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Message: <blockquote data-quote="cotton" data-source="post: 1611739" data-attributes="member: 20053">For my latest campaign it started with a gimmick, like many others here.  It needed to stand out and I stole an existing idea from a video game to do it.The campaign used the basic premise from Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles.  If you haven't played it, the game world is covered in a poisonous gas-like substance called Miasma and is lethal to men and animals.  Only a special type of magical crystal can keep it at bay.  The basic and overlying problem seems natural for adventurers to try to work on and potentially even solve!I decided to make a deity responsible for bringing forth Miasma, and other gods who supported (or opposed) him.  Thus, a pantheon was born.Next, I came up with some organization of civilized lands: how would humans and other races be able to adapt?  This led to the "founding" of some cities, and also precipitated some changes to the basic races and classes.Finally, I drew up a map, connecting some of important landmarks and cities that I had in mind.  I realize that this is a lot later in the sequence than most others who have posted!This campaign has only really started in the last month or so, so I can't say how successful it will be.  But this is how it all came together.</blockquote>