A Campaign Is Born

[sixsideddice]

Pen to Paper â€" At Last.

Well, I now finally have my own website. All I have to do is work out how to run the bl***y thing is all (not as easy as it sounds, if you`re me â€" a puter idiot). I have to transpose material to it from various sources, work out how to size images and stuff, make it all look nice and pretty. And all in all, I think I`m looking at a lot of work, so it won’t be up and running publically for quite some time I`m afraid. However, when it`s ready, the campaign will kick off with regular instalments for anyone who wants to read them.

Just I warning though; it will be big, a complete photographed and written out campaign, as it happens - covering many many episodes/sessions (I`ll be videoing the sessions, and backing these up with MP3 recordings as well; so I don`t miss anything).  Actually, this is all good because it will give me time to play about, and write everything properly at my leisure. Sadly I don`t have all the time in the world to mess about with the web site as I`d like, because I have other writing to do (need to earn a few pennies) and I`m on a few deadlines I`m afraid.... and I have a few mini adventures to complete for Leon (which are a joy to do), which I believe might soon be included with all expansion Dungeon Packs purchases. Anyway, as soon as the website is ready, I`ll announce it with a fanfare. I`m really looking forward to being able to show off my proper collection of 10mm fantasy  figures in this way â€" especially as they will be shown in action on the table, as it were, in all their `old school`  glory.

Meanwhile, I`ll be starting the actual game sessions within the next two weeks I hope.

Can`t wait.

Six  

[Squirrel]

Excellent news Six Good luck with setting up the web-site - I've never been brave enough to attempt it myself.

I shall look forward to 'many' episodes once you begin

Cheers,

Kev

[nikharwood]

Yep - I'm looking forward to seeing this too [sounds like a mega-project though - you're a brave man!]

I had a (brief) chance to look some stuff today - so what I did was to pull out:

- Basic & Expert D&D
- 1st ed AD&D
- 2nd ed AD&D
- 3.5
- 4ed
- Pathfinder

...and then read the 'Combat' sections in each...

I was right: once I got to 3.5 & beyond, my head hurt...and it stopped being fun  From the reading I did today, I think my preferred systems for a game now (and I've not played for a while - not even solo) would be Basic or 2nd edition.

I'll see if I get a chance to look through some of the 'clones' I've got tomorrow & see how much they improve on what I think is pretty elegant & simples...

It's probably time to have a clearout of stuff I know I'm not going to use / need as well really...would make sense while I've got some time off 

[Hector]

Hello all
Six I have read (with great enthusiasm) all your blogs and I must say I find them rather inspiring!! so much so in fact that I have decided to plunge myself back into the mystically world of DnD and purchase my own dungeon. You have really given me a sense of longing to play the game again. I remember back in college when we use to play with simple figures and graph paper what a difference it will be to have my own fully furnished dungeon, an order must be placed at once with great haste. I only have the first edition books and know nothing of the new editions, but they always served me well so seems like the correct place to start

I look forward to seeing your great campaign develop with baited breath six, thank you for the inspiration.

[sixsideddice]

Hello all
Six I have read (with great enthusiasm) all your blogs and I must say I find them rather inspiring!! so much so in fact that I have decided to plunge myself back into the mystically world of DnD and purchase my own dungeon. You have really given me a sense of longing to play the game again. I remember back in college when we use to play with simple figures and graph paper what a difference it will be to have my own fully furnished dungeon, an order must be placed at once with great haste. I only have the first edition books and know nothing of the new editions, but they always served me well so seems like the correct place to start

I look forward to seeing your great campaign develop with baited breath six, thank you for the inspiration.

Hi Hector,

it’s really great to see you have been inspired to want to join the gang, and start delving deep into some fantasy dungeons of your own. I think there are probably a fair few of us who played in our youth, who suddenly got the urge to `get back into it ‘again at some stage.

If I were you, just my advice... I`d certainly get the Dungeon Starter Set first: this will contain a complete set of dungeon tiles and doors, some dungeon furnishings, and all the miniatures you need to get playing right away - including rules. After this, and at your leisure, I`d pick off one or two of the add on packs "Domain of the Drow" "The Rat King's Lair" etc. These will add more miniatures to the game and give you a wider range of in game options.

Did you know that a set of rules called “Dungeon World” already exists and were specially written for the mini dungeon... and are free from this forum? You may want to download a PDF copy so you have something to read while you wait or your own dungeon set to arrive.


Free Rules

http://www.pendraken.co.uk/FileBin/DungeonWorld%282nd%20edition%29.pdf

And the Supplement:

http://www.pendraken.co.uk/FileBin/DungeonWorldAdvancedSupplement.pdf

Battle Report

http://www.pendraken.co.uk/FileBin/Dungeon%20World%20BatRep.pdf

Review

http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=1017.0

Cheers, and happy gaming,

Six  

[sixsideddice]

So, the scene is now set for my new game.

The Heroes will wake up one cold, windy, rainy morning to discover the walls of their beloved City Tamalir has been besieged by a terrible enemy, “The Overlord” and his nefarious dark forces.

Secret Council is held within the City by the noble hierarchy, and a desperate and cunning plan is conceived in an attempt to thwart the terrible `enemy at the gates`.

Magical, Sacred, Pure, and Powerful heirlooms, lost through the ages, need to be recovered and brought together that their combined might can aid all of Terrinoth in defeating the danger now threatening to overrun the entire land.

Heroes must be found with the hearts and courage to face many horrifying and deadly quests, to find the artefacts and restore the balance... that the forces opposing The Overlord may at last openly stand and face the enemy on an even keel.

True Heroes must be found to slip past the enemy`s besieging army, and complete their arduous quest before the City falls.

The Maps are ready, the encounters prepared, the back-story in place, the miniatures painted, the terrain pieces finished and varnished, and my notes are all in order. Dungeons are stocked with Monsters and the tunnels and chambers neatly assembled on numerous charts and tables. City street and building plans have been poured over, studied and memorized, and correlating numbers for NPC`s and City encounters worked out and fully indexed.

I`m just about ready to go.

I need another week or so to finish painting some additional Monsters I might need (you can never be too prepared), and then we can begin.

All I got to do now is write everything that happens in the campaign, take numerous photos, and make it all come together properly. Meanwhile, I`ll slog away getting used to working my website so that I can transpose everything there when I know what I`m doing.

Wish me luck,

Six  

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Good luck Six.
Every hour spent in preparation is an hour of glory in a campaign.
Now just wait for you players to go completely off track and circumnavigate all your carefully laid plans!  They always do...   
Dibs on the halfling thief...

[sixsideddice]

Good luck Six.
Every hour spent in preparation is an hour of glory in a campaign.

Now just wait for you players to go completely off track and circumnavigate all your carefully laid plans!  They always do...  

Dibs on the halfling thief...

hehe, thanks mad lemmey  

Gosh yes, players never do the expected do they.

HAHA, what is it about halfling thieves. That role was grabbed within minutes of me telling the gang I was going to put this thing together.


Six  

[Blaker]

Looking forward to following your campaign and you happy band of heroes . . . including the halfling thief 

[sixsideddice]

 

I`m sure the Thief will thrive and do well 

[Annatar]

  Please start your blog soon ! Looking forward to read how your party is doing!

[O Dinas Powys]

HAHA, what is it about halfling thieves.

Well, in AD&D it was the bonuses 

[sixsideddice]

soon... very soon. I`m getting closer to understanding and cracking this website monster every day.

[sixsideddice]

Yeeeey! I just worked out how to add images to the site 

Hmmmmm, now I got to work out how to add sounds and animation 




Six 

[sixsideddice]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm,

So far we have a huge City layout to drop into the game (isolated and mountainous), with a vast sewer system underneath that, and an even bigger `deeps`below it.

I wonder how she`d react if she knew its all set in a customized version of Expedition to Ravenloft (its okay, if she sees this, she still wont have a clue what Ravenloft is)  



WOOOHahahahahahaahaaa <------  




Six