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<blockquote data-quote="Lord Mhoram" data-source="post: 7720534" data-attributes="member: 4789"><p>I'll admit - setting with the detail of Forgetten Realms are things I avoid - inevitably a player knows more than I do, so I won't run it.</p><p></p><p>A "single campaign" side mission in a published setting can work. I GMed a part in MERP - There was this monster in Rolemaster that was like an unstoppable demonmonsterthing.I borrowed the idea, and adjusted power level. the characters did normal (but ME flavored) fantasy stuff, then I dropped in hints about a danger to the west. It turned out a group of nasties summoned/created one of these unstoppable menaces to kill Aragorn. That became the campaign focus, and when they beat it, the campaign was over. Everyone had a great time. And they were important - if they hadn't done that, the west would have lost to Sauron. So the PC look like background characters, but can say to themselves "heh, if it wasn't for us, this wouldn't happen".</p><p></p><p>Of course when it was over, Aragorn came over and thanked them. He knew, and knew they were good enough to take care of it, without his help - and acknowledges that if it hadn't been for them, he would have failed. So they did get a private moment in the sun with a primary cannon character. </p><p></p><p>But I tend to avoid licensed setting, more for the reason that I love inventing my own worlds than any other reason.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lord Mhoram, post: 7720534, member: 4789"] I'll admit - setting with the detail of Forgetten Realms are things I avoid - inevitably a player knows more than I do, so I won't run it. A "single campaign" side mission in a published setting can work. I GMed a part in MERP - There was this monster in Rolemaster that was like an unstoppable demonmonsterthing.I borrowed the idea, and adjusted power level. the characters did normal (but ME flavored) fantasy stuff, then I dropped in hints about a danger to the west. It turned out a group of nasties summoned/created one of these unstoppable menaces to kill Aragorn. That became the campaign focus, and when they beat it, the campaign was over. Everyone had a great time. And they were important - if they hadn't done that, the west would have lost to Sauron. So the PC look like background characters, but can say to themselves "heh, if it wasn't for us, this wouldn't happen". Of course when it was over, Aragorn came over and thanked them. He knew, and knew they were good enough to take care of it, without his help - and acknowledges that if it hadn't been for them, he would have failed. So they did get a private moment in the sun with a primary cannon character. But I tend to avoid licensed setting, more for the reason that I love inventing my own worlds than any other reason. [/QUOTE]
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