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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kitsune9" data-source="post: 5424399" data-attributes="member: 18507">The way I would do a campaign introduction through small bites of information.The larger the region, the more generalized view to the more smaller the detail, the more specifics I would give.Also, I try not to offer no more than a couple of pages of campaign stuff for the players and I would only introduce details that are truly relevant to the campaign that will start now, otherwise, the players will read and then forget after the first or second adventure.Now the format that I have used is in the form of letters and a chronicle of certain recent events. Here's an example letter that I have written at the beginning of the campaign for the players to read.My Lord Aranwe,I wish to report that our village is in serious need of knights and healers of the land. There are more reports of undead and other horrors spilling over from the old Tokite border into our farmlands, and some families from the remote areas are missing. Some of the farmland seems to be blighted too as plants that are supposed to be ready for harvesttide grow into twisted blackened husks with cysts all over. Lastly, many charters and explorers are using our village as a meeting point and waystation to delve the ruined lands of Tokis and even Kalamar. Unfortunately, many of these charters are lawless, rowdy, and more than a handful for us. Our Constable and his small garrison is severely outmanned in trying to keep the peace with them alone, not including the vile merchants that are setting up shop catering to their decadent tastes of slaves, dragon dens, and other depravities. Such things we are forced to tolerate despite that we have sworn to uphold your good and just laws against such practices. Sooner or later, these charters will tire of risking their lives in Tokis and decide to pillage us. Already some farmers are complaining of being extorted of their food and livestock by some of the charters that are planning long overland trips. If we don’t obtain enough resources soon, our village may fall as soon as I write this. We implore you to send help. Already the villagers are worried that they will not be able to meet the tax collection this Harvesttide Festival, but I assured them that you will be lenient given our current state of affairs. I humbly ask that you consider so.Your ever faithful servant,Council Elder Hyannith Freeman of Maltopido</blockquote>

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