TheHand
Adventurer
So this thread is inspired by "Failed Campaigns"... but, naturally, the opposite!
The idea here is to post about a campaign (or series of games) that you didn't actually think would work out, but somehow, against all odds, it did! Or just a campaign where something unforeseen and amazing happened, like you met your partner or your one-shot game turned into multi-media franchise.
My example is this: One of the members of our weekly group asked me if I knew anything about the ttrpg "BattleTech", as his teenage son was interested in the video games. I hadn't played it in years, but in the 90's I used to play it a lot and even used to host big games at conventions. So I dusted off all my books, we gathered a couple other curious players and I ran what I thought would be a simple one-shot demo game. After the one-shot they wanted more(!), so I spun it into a campaign story inspired by the old video game "Crescent's Hawks Revenge!". The game lasted almost a year, ending only when the story was complete. By the end, the son had purchased a whole slew of his own miniatures, started painting them, and was even teaching his friends how to play. Now we're playing a MechWarrior Destiny campaign based off the original characters.
The idea here is to post about a campaign (or series of games) that you didn't actually think would work out, but somehow, against all odds, it did! Or just a campaign where something unforeseen and amazing happened, like you met your partner or your one-shot game turned into multi-media franchise.
My example is this: One of the members of our weekly group asked me if I knew anything about the ttrpg "BattleTech", as his teenage son was interested in the video games. I hadn't played it in years, but in the 90's I used to play it a lot and even used to host big games at conventions. So I dusted off all my books, we gathered a couple other curious players and I ran what I thought would be a simple one-shot demo game. After the one-shot they wanted more(!), so I spun it into a campaign story inspired by the old video game "Crescent's Hawks Revenge!". The game lasted almost a year, ending only when the story was complete. By the end, the son had purchased a whole slew of his own miniatures, started painting them, and was even teaching his friends how to play. Now we're playing a MechWarrior Destiny campaign based off the original characters.