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Message: <blockquote data-quote="evildmguy" data-source="post: 3701160" data-attributes="member: 6092">Almost on topic:If I were to run a DS campaign, I would make the first campaign about them being in service to Kalak.  Then, they get to choose if they try and take him down or help him with his plans.  I would have Kalak still do his plan but allow the PCs to either help him succeed or fail, perhaps by cautioning him or coming up with something better.  Sure, Kalak will be lying about some things, but it would be a perspective thing as he talks about why he wants to become a dragon.  (Or maybe he doesn't care if he is an avangion or dragon, just wants the power.  Again, I would leave all of that open to the PCs to influence.)  This would put me firmly in the first boxed set with the ideas of the second available but not necessarily present.  I don't like Rajaat still being around after millenia and still being sane.  I like the origin idea of the world, as presented in the revised boxed set, but would have Rajaat gone for good.  Rajaat is a good literary device but not role playing, imo.  I would figure out what Borys is up to as well at this point.  I liked his city and its people, for the most part.  I just don't know what he would be doing.  I would also find an explanation of why the SKs are all here, instead of other areas.  Maybe it's not needed but it could be fun to have some reason why they have all stuck around in this area.  I do like the idea of the other city states including the reformed SK but it wouldn't come out in the first campaign.  I also like the idea of something existing outside of the tablelands but I don't think I would make it such a "paradise" but lost civilizations.  Places where the other races went to hide from their would be killers.  I would figure out what the other SKs are doing and see how they would interact.  However, they have long term plans, so more than likely no more than two, and probably only one, would ever have plans going at the same time.  Besides, makes it easy on me!  As someone else said in a different thread, I liked having different things serve the same purpose in DS.  I liked kanks instead of horses.  It took a bit of research but I liked not having corn/wheat as the main crop!  It added a lot of nice details to the game. ymmvI don't think I had the ability to do something like this years ago.  Also, since I am using Alternity, I would get the "feel" of it being more powerful, since the ability scores do have limits.  I just don't know when I will be able to do this.  edg</blockquote>

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