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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Celtavian" data-source="post: 255536" data-attributes="member: 5834">My 2 cp'sThe first thing I do to run a good campaign is find a group of players I would like to run, either friends or people online.What I look for in a player:1. Likes to roleplay: The player develops a relationship with the other players such as friendship or brotherhood. Writes up an extensive background on their character. Roleplays their character as actually having a personality.I can't stand hack and slashers. Players like this should stick to video games.2. Likes to work with the other players to make a cohesive group that would actually travel together. I don't like parties who are just thrown together with no good reason why they are together. For example, someone making a Chaotic Neutral Half-orc barbarian who just wanders the world killing and looting while another player makes a Lawful Good Aasimar Paladin who is on a crusade to destroy all evil outsiders. There is no good reason why these two would travel together, and I hate fudging reasons why they stay together just so players can be happy.Players should talk before they make their characters. It helps the DM create a story.3. Doesn't cheat. I don't like players you have to watch like a hawk. Once I get a good group of players together, then I just start concocting an ongoing story. I usually alternate between modules and my own adventures. I dont' need an overall plot. The characters will hopefully have goals of their own that they are pursuing.Some key parts of a campaign I run include the following:1. Arch Villains: I like to develop ongoing enemies who are a pain in the character's side.2. Romance: I like to have the characters have a romantic interest. How else can you ruin their lives? hehe.3. Epic Adventures: I make sure to include a few epic adventures in their so the PC's are eventually considered heroes.Like was previously stated, ongoing campaigns are like T.V. shows or short stories loosely strung together. You just have to keep the players entertained.It takes alot of preparation, but it pays off if the players are good. The players really make or break the campaign.</blockquote>

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