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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Angelus789" data-source="post: 5279606" data-attributes="member: 89505">Story time.... The background:I think the very first time I tried my hands at a campaign focused on war was in the old Mystara setting. At this time I was around 10 years old and had barely had a year of GMing under my belt. Still, I've been playing with the same group of friends during the entire time and knew about their motivations: become nobility!The plan Having the players take the initiative for war was a thought that never struck our minds. Instead I knew that they were on friendly terms with the King of Alfheim. So what I ended up with was having the players be the Generals / Assassins of the elven army. The troops were unspecified ("You command around 1000 elves.") and the strategy simple: "The King wants you to invade this nearby country". With equally simple way of solving combat "Your army lay siege to the large capital, after 4 months they capitulate." The conclusionTruth be told, all the player had fun. They got to call themselves 'General' and ended up marrying various female relatives of the elven King. As a long time effect the elven kingdom became the undisputed ruler of the entire world and the players could just bully other people around as they saw fit.Lesson learnedWorking with the players by designing plots that take into account their motivation is always good, it will help to progress the story.Overdoing a war is NEVER a good thing, unless you want the war to be a campaign ender.</blockquote>

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