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<blockquote data-quote="S'mon" data-source="post: 2225990" data-attributes="member: 463"><p>I agree with this.&nbsp; I also agree that starting at 1st level on a small scale is the best way to begin a long running campaign.&nbsp; Have some scenarios that you can run for the first few levels.&nbsp; Have some long running themes in mind, like the rise of a particular evil power, but DON'T plot the whole campaign out in advance.&nbsp; Be very attentive to what the players want.&nbsp; Give the PCs great freedom in what they do, where they go.&nbsp; Have plenty of hooks sketched out, let the PCs decide what direction they go in.&nbsp; Encourage the players to develop backgrounds for their PCs, use those to develop adventures.&nbsp; Campaign building should be an interactive process with the players, not something you spoon-feed them.&nbsp; Don't be afraid to radically shift direction - eg in one campaign I ran the PCs were early on employed by a LG noble, they decided they didn't like that and ended up as evil outlaws - the last session I ran, the evil PCs were leading a hobgoblin horde attacking the LG castle, and having a great time.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="S'mon, post: 2225990, member: 463"] I agree with this. I also agree that starting at 1st level on a small scale is the best way to begin a long running campaign. Have some scenarios that you can run for the first few levels. Have some long running themes in mind, like the rise of a particular evil power, but DON'T plot the whole campaign out in advance. Be very attentive to what the players want. Give the PCs great freedom in what they do, where they go. Have plenty of hooks sketched out, let the PCs decide what direction they go in. Encourage the players to develop backgrounds for their PCs, use those to develop adventures. Campaign building should be an interactive process with the players, not something you spoon-feed them. Don't be afraid to radically shift direction - eg in one campaign I ran the PCs were early on employed by a LG noble, they decided they didn't like that and ended up as evil outlaws - the last session I ran, the evil PCs were leading a hobgoblin horde attacking the LG castle, and having a great time. [/QUOTE]

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