Help me find a campaign world, please!

[Felon]

My PC's have just reached 4th level, and I need to expand my campaign so that they actually have a world where they can learn the names of places and personages.

I have the Forgotten Realms sourcebook, but the general sentiment in my group is that it's a world where everything's been staked out by high-powered heroes and villains, kinda like joining the cast of DragonBall Z after Goku's gone Super Sayan III.

I need something fresh. And what's more, I need something friendly to player-characters. Has anyone published a campaign setting that actually has a primer for the players to use? Just something they can read to know what the major cities are and who the major players are?

 

[Spatula]

The Scarred Lands, perhaps. It hasn't been out too long so there's not a ton of material to get bogged down with, and it has some short intro-type stuff on its website as I recall that you could easily print out and hand to players.

Ah, here you go:
http://www.swordsorcery.com/swordsorcery/scarredlands.html

 

[Crothian]

Okay, then what type of setting are you looking for? Some campaign worlds like Midnight, can't be just sprung on that easily in the midst of a campaign. Others like Greyhawk can be.

I'll recommend a nice pdf that is good, and I doubt anyone else will mention: Next Age Heroes. It has everything you need to start journeying outward. In the pdf is says the highest level NPCs are 7th level and they are few. Its a world ready for the new heroes to make a name forthemselves. Here's a link to the product on the REview Database:

http://www.enworld.org/reviews/index.php?sub=yes&where=currentprod&which=NAH

THere are many setting out there, I'm just trying to point out a good one that few know about. The others will cover the more well known ones.

 

[Ed Cha]

My PC's have just reached 4th level, and I need to expand my campaign so that they actually have a world where they can learn the names of places and personages.

"World of Whitethorn 1B: The Village of Oester" is being released in stores next week or so and it is designed for character levels 3-5 and beyond. It is very story and character-oriented and highly detailed.

I need something fresh. And what's more, I need something friendly to player-characters. Has anyone published a campaign setting that actually has a primer for the players to use? Just something they can read to know what the major cities are and who the major players are?

The World of Whitethorn is a brand new, build-as-you-go campaign setting. It is not oppressive or over-the-top-weird.

Free player's handout here:
http://www.openworldpress.com/b.php?p=history_calas

I wouldn't recommend anything longer than a couple of pages for players to read before the game starts. Get them interested in your actual game first, not a lengthy handout.

Pitch over.

 

[Mark Plemmons]

Well, at the risk of a shameless plug...

I'll briefly point you towards the Kingdoms of Kalamar campaign setting, at
http://www.kenzerco.com/rpg/kalamar/index.php There are several good preview links there, to direct you towards different aspects of the setting. And there's a "Player's Primer" coming out in a couple months!

If that interests you, you can also pop in on the discussion forums at
http://www.kenzerco.com/forums/postlist.php?Cat=&Board=KalamarGeneral

 

[RangerWickett]

Damn, sometimes I wish I'd published a campaign setting. I get to shamelessly plug books in almost every other subject, but not campaigns. Then again, I like weird, so if I ever came up with a campaign setting, it probably wouldn't help Felon in his current predicament.

 

[Felon]

Okay, then what type of setting are you looking for? Some campaign worlds like Midnight, can't be just sprung on that easily in the midst of a campaign. Others like Greyhawk can be.

The campaign I'm running right now makes heavy use of monster classes from Savage Species, so I think it's safe to say that it's going to get a little weird. It's pretty much vanilla D&D in terms of power levels.

I guess I just really want something that the players will find accessible. They need something they can digest easily. That's why I stressed the desire for some sort of primer. I certainly appreciate the suggestions I've heard so far. I'll go check'em out!

 

[Renshai]

How about Dawnforge?

www.pathsoflegend.org

www.fantasyflightgames.com


Todd

 

[Kesh]

See if you can pick up either the Living Greyhawk book, or the D&D Gazeteer. That'd give you enough places and people, without changing the gods, spell names or anything else.

 

[Desdichado]

kinda like joining the cast of DragonBall Z after Goku's gone Super Sayan III.

Not to derail your thread or anything, but I have no idea what you just said right there.