Upgrade your account to a Community Supporter account and remove most of the site ads.

Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="THEMNGMNT" data-source="post: 7969815" data-attributes="member: 6809274">Welp, my notes are a hot mess, but I can summarize the broad strokes.My design goal is to create a light sandbox for levels 1-10 that I could run multiple groups through. I want enough detail to get a campaign kicked off, but leave plenty of blanks that I can customize to fit the wants and needs of the player characters. I very much believe in making the stakes personal for the characters.Note that my take on the Realms generally is to take what I like, discard the rest, and remix it into a sort of "Marvel Ultimates" version that suits my taste. It might not be to your taste. And it's a continuity nightmare.Finally, it utilizes a Mike Schley Daggerford map that was commissioned for the 5E DMG but never published. You can find the map on his website.Also, beware this is full of spoilers, so...[SPOILER]<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">According to Chapter 2 of Storm King's Thunder Duke Daggerford is apparently dead, Lady Morwen is a captive of Baron Cromm, and Penchaska the succubus rules Daggerford posing as Morwen. Using that as a jumping off point...</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Adventurers, blamed for the death of the Duke, are not welcome in Daggerford.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The alliance between Penchaska, the Red Wizards, and the Zhentarim has collapsed. Because I don't believe evil organizations can maintain lasting alliances.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Red Wizards have withdrawn completely and turned their attention elsewhere after getting their butts kicked in Scourge of the Sword Coast, Dead In Thay, etc. (I'm kind of sick of the Red Wizards and anyway I like their 3E incarnation better.) I might replace the Red Wizards with the Arcane Brotherhood, who are my preferred evil wizards for the Sword Coast.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Zhentarim likely back Baron Cromm, who is marshaling her forces to march on Daggerford, slay Penchaska, and claim the succubus killed Morwen. Naturally, Cromm will become Duke.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Penchaska serves Baazka the pit fiend and is trying to return him to Faerun.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Artor Morlin has a renewed interest in the ruins of Castle Morlin, upon which Daggerford Keep was built. Morlin could be a patron to the players, under the right circumstance.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dragonspear Castle is once again the lair of a dracolich. Or three. They're likely in opposition to Artor Morlin.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Evil forces yet to be determined by me are moving against Floshin Estate and the House of Long Silences to seize the portal in the latter.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Lizardfolk are raiding from the Lizard Marsh, goblinkin from the Crags have conquered Julkoun, undead are spotted in the ruins of Delimbiryan, trolls are up to no good, etc, etc, etc.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The elves and dwarves around Illefarn are under seige from the above monsters and looking for help from local heroes.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Blackstaff, smelling something rotten in Daggerford, has dispatched a spy to uncover wrongdoing and recruit adventurers to fix the problem.</li> </ul>[/SPOILER]Edited for fun.</blockquote>

Verification