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Message: <blockquote data-quote="baberg" data-source="post: 4765000" data-attributes="member: 61654">The answer that first popped into my head was Lord of the Rings.  In Two Towers, there is an amazing war as the forces of Isengard attack Helm's Deep.  The battle goes poorly for the heroes but somehow in the end (with a bit of Deus Ex Machina imo) they emerge victorious.  But even though this battle is over, Sauron is still amassing forces in Mordor who then march on Minas Tirith.Having your PCs fight and win a glorious battle only to be told that there is another army that's either amassing somewhere in distant lands or is already steamrolling human settlements in another part of the world would keep the campaign going.It's a bit of chain-yanking and railroad-y, but if your PCs aren't bored of the campaign yet and still want to play, they might welcome the inclusion of another force into the fray - one that requires them to chase a MacGuffin for a while, and even then they have to seek help from the Dwarven Armies because the Yuan-Ti are still just overwhelming.</blockquote>