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Greetings! The current campaign in the world of Thandor has the group of PC's travelling to the northern frontiers of the Vallorean Empire. The group has travelled from the great fortress-city of Gaeden, to the town of Vhandus. Vhandus rises from a cluster of hills overlooking the confluence of...

Greetings! I'm interested in running a campaign set in my World of Thandor setting, for D&D 3.5. Is there anyone that would be interested in playing? I'm thinking of rounding up about 6 people here for the game, maybe a few more. I'm aware that people have lives and schedules and all that. I'm...

The large chamber was heavily-scented with the sweet smoke of burning incense in numerous ornate bronze braziers. The priestess Sybilla chanted to her ancient snake goddess, and completed the final elements of her fertility ritual. First, Sybilla had her way with the Archaedian warrior, Python...

Greetings! I was finishing up my introduction to the Shifting Twilight Campaign, (noted below)--and I was thinking about level limits for demi-humans from the standard rules. I suppose I can see how level limitations do *something* for race/class balance, but at the same time, I hate them. You...

Greetings! I am hoping to begin a new PBP campaign here at En-World. The system is 1st Edition AD&D. Looking to recruit players. Must be able to post once every 2 days or so. More, of course, is better. The Shifting Twilight Campaign is set in the World of Thandor. The usual suspects are...

Greetings! I have recently decided to return to my gaming roots, and begin a campaign using the "Old School" AD&D rules. I have just about everything from back in the day, and while I played AD&D for many years--it has been many years since I played an AD&D campaign. Having said that, I am...

The Dogs of War! Greetings! I love dogs. I have owned and enjoyed dogs all of my life, and believe that dogs make wonderful, amazing pets and friends. In so many ways, the strange bonds between dogs and people can truly be amazing. Animal science is increasingly gaining new insights to the...

Greetings! Mercenaries have been a standard feature of warfare throughout human history. Mercenaries have provided significant forces in many battles and wars, occasionally proving to be decisive in a particular conflict. Mercenaries are warriors and soldiers that serve in wars typically...

Greetings! SEX. Yes, sex is often a volatile and controversial topic--as well as often seemingly trivial, irrelevant, and frivolous. However, it seems to me that--at least in my experience, many mature players that are sincerely interested in the campaign world and the immersion of their...

Greetings! How have you used romance in your campaigns? Has Romantic relationships been significant or important to various player characters? Have you thought about how various romantic relationships between important NPC's in the campaign can affect them, and thus, their relationships with...

Greetings! COURTLY LOVE Courtly Love--enflamed and inspired the imagination and the human spirit during the High Middle Ages, and was developed from troubedors and knights returning from the Holy Land during the Crusades. Courtly Love grew, and was contributed to by important commentary and...

Magical Applications To The Campaign Milieu! Greetings! I often work on aspects of magical applications to my own campaign milieu. Some people complain that magic isn't "mysterious" when it is treated like a science and so on, like magic is merely some kind of technology. Well, the old saying...

Greetings! What kind of "Campaign Assumptions" do you make? Certainly, the rulebooks make some very explicit "Campaign Assumptions". Sometimes, we don't always realise why these particular campaign assumptions exist, or how they developed to begin with. I have some thoughts on this topic, as it...

Greetings! I was thinking about the questions that often arise on what makes for good adventures and scenarios in a Roman Empire setting? It is important, for Rome--and any psuedo-Rome--has certain characteristics and dynamics that help to make the campaign setting compelling. What do you think...

Greetings! Well, I wrote up some thoughts on paladins. I created a paladin class for my own campaign. A brief preview of the paladin is noted below. Further details are in my blog here, under the title of The SHARK Paladin. I always thought the paladin in the book was bland, weak, and...

Greetings! How do you use mystic forests in your games? Have you used any special supplements for them? I often like some quick, thought-provoking tables or ideas that can inspire a scene or brief scenario on the fly in mere moments. What kinds of ideas and elements in the classic magical...

Seven Principles of Dynamic Temples! Greetings! Temples are very important in most any campaign. However, their importance and significance is often overlooked by DM's and players alike. Oftentimes in many campaigns, temples seem to fall into merely a routine, bland *Healing Station*--where...

Greetings! I have always loved magic pools, ever since back in the day with 1E, and the DMG random dungeon tables where Gary Gygax wrote them into the tables as an encountered feature. Just great stuff! Do you like magic pools? How have you used them in your campaigns? Have you created any...

Greetings! I have drawn up some notes and stuff on making a new paladin. I think to begin with, the paladin actually seems pretty lame after 5th or 6th level. The paladin is *supposedly* a skilled warrior, mounted champion, chivalrous knight--as well as being a smooth operator. I've already...

Greetings! Pelagia must be saved from mediocrity!:) A player character--Bahiyya Melanthe--has several new cohorts and followers. Pelagia is one of Bahiyya's followers. Bahiyya is interested in creating some magic items to help her followers. What kind of items would you create for such a...