World from nothing session crafting.

[warpshadow]

So I have this idea for a campaign, the fabric of reality has been torn asunder and the world is in chaos. My thought was multiple timelines crashing into each other. As a last ditch effort great heroes of the past have been summoned to set the world right however something went wrong and somehow an earlier version of them were called (these are the pcs).

My problem is what should I do for a first session since my previous attempt amounted to just giving the players a short explanation of what was happening from the priest who summoned them and then sending the players into a castle-dungeon where they make some choices after some combat to stabilize the first area of the campaign.

I think my idea for a campaign is good but I need some ideas on how to make my first session better.

 

[CubicsRube]

Ask loads of questions. Use the answers.

So you're an elf? Where do elves live? The sea? Of course they do! That's because they cab breathe underwater.

If you have interactions like that the world will come alive on the players input.

 

[Imaculata]

I would play around a lot with different timelines. Villains in one timeline could be their ally in the next. Plus you could have monsters that have time-bending abilities.