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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dead Scribe" data-source="post: 5673242" data-attributes="member: 21288">I'm sorry to ask, but... have you read the book?  Because once your players pick Themes, most of those questions are answered for you.  Is one of your players a n Heir of Delzoun?  If so, then finding and reclaiming Gauntlegrym is probably going to be a major focus of your campaign.  And when you know that, you know that your players are going to be up against the Ashmodai and the Abolethic Sovereignty.  Is another player an Ilyanbruen Guardian?  Then the group is probably going to come into some conflict with the Netherese Shadovar who have been looting his cultural heritage.On the other hand, if your players have themes like Neverwinter Noble, Oghma's Faithful, and Son of Alagondar, the party is probably going to be a lot more involved in the political skullduggery of Neverwinter proper, plotting with or aganist Lord Neverember and his agents.  But if you want to throw in some undead from Thay, then the chapter on the Thayans has a few suggestions on how they might be connected to Lord Nevember.The whole book is designed so that the Themes your players pick will inform how to structure your campaign.  And you don't have to guess--most of the Factions and locations have sidebars that say "Hey, X type of Character is going to be interested in this!" or "These guys could cause your Y player trouble!"And if this stuff isn't a pretty useful way to structure a Neverwinter campaign guide... what is?</blockquote>

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