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<blockquote data-quote="Rel" data-source="post: 1681424" data-attributes="member: 99">I think Henry is definately right with the &quot;stick with it&quot; advice.&nbsp; I'll also say that I think it would be constructive to try and pinpoint exactly what went wrong with your last campaign and brainstorm some ideas as to how to avoid those same pitfalls this time.I will offer one specific recommendation as to a campaign theme:&nbsp; Have the PC's be criminals.&nbsp; Have an NPC gather them together to commit some sort of heist.&nbsp; Think Oceans 11, The Italian Job, Ronin, that sort of thing.&nbsp; The eclectic mix of characters is well reflected in this genre because you need a variety of skills in order to pull this sort of thing off.You can of course throw some kinks into the situation to make things interesting.&nbsp; Have the NPC double cross them and swipe the loot, thus giving you a mentor AND villian as the bonding agent for the party.&nbsp; Perhaps the NPC hired a BETTER (higher level) group to actually pull off the job and the PC's were hired (unwittingly) to act as a diversion.&nbsp; Or maybe (by design or fluke) they fail to pull it off and get caught.&nbsp; Then you can run their prison escape or possibly they are taken to a remote island penal colony.Possibilities abound.&nbsp; Have fun with it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rel, post: 1681424, member: 99"] I think Henry is definately right with the "stick with it" advice. I'll also say that I think it would be constructive to try and pinpoint exactly what went wrong with your last campaign and brainstorm some ideas as to how to avoid those same pitfalls this time. I will offer one specific recommendation as to a campaign theme: Have the PC's be criminals. Have an NPC gather them together to commit some sort of heist. Think Oceans 11, The Italian Job, Ronin, that sort of thing. The eclectic mix of characters is well reflected in this genre because you need a variety of skills in order to pull this sort of thing off. You can of course throw some kinks into the situation to make things interesting. Have the NPC double cross them and swipe the loot, thus giving you a mentor AND villian as the bonding agent for the party. Perhaps the NPC hired a BETTER (higher level) group to actually pull off the job and the PC's were hired (unwittingly) to act as a diversion. Or maybe (by design or fluke) they fail to pull it off and get caught. Then you can run their prison escape or possibly they are taken to a remote island penal colony. Possibilities abound. Have fun with it. [/QUOTE]

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