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The Complete Guide to Creating Epic Campaigns – Digital
£14.95
Everything you need to conceptualize, plan, and execute an epic campaign in any TTRPG system. Learn how to create a nemesis, how to keep your players coming back for more and how to ensure your game runs smoothly for hundreds of gaming sessions. Included in the book at a series of exercises which, if you complete them, result in a complete campaign ready to run!
This book partners perfectly with the Practical Guide to becoming a Great GM!
Description
Unlock the potential for truly memorable tabletop roleplaying experiences with “The Complete Guide to Creating Epic Campaigns.” This book presents a refined approach to game mastering, shifting the focus from rigid plot structures to dynamic, character-driven narratives.
Building upon established principles while introducing significant advancements, this guide offers a comprehensive methodology for crafting campaigns that resonate with players and unfold organically. Discover how to move beyond pre-determined storylines and empower the non-player characters (NPCs) within your game to become the driving force behind your world’s events.
Key Concepts Explored:
- NPC-Centric Campaign Design: Learn to construct narratives where the desires, secrets, and actions of NPCs shape the unfolding story, fostering a sense of dynamism and player agency.
- Organic Narrative Development: Move away from prescriptive plotting and embrace a fluid approach where the consequences of NPC actions and player choices naturally drive the campaign forward.
- Practical Skill Development: Each chapter includes actionable exercises designed to build your proficiency in key areas such as NPC creation, intrigue development, and improvisational storytelling.
What’s New and Enhanced:
- Revised Core Principles: Familiar concepts from foundational GMing practices are re-examined with a focus on the central role of NPCs in campaign evolution.
- Expanded Content: Explore new chapters dedicated to advanced topics including navigating city politics, designing compelling ancient ruins, and incorporating cosmic-level mysteries into your narratives.
- Refined Techniques: While some foundational elements remain, expect updated methodologies for encounter design and world interaction, emphasizing NPC motivations and their impact.
Relationship to “The Practical Guide to Becoming a Great GM”:
While “The Practical Guide to Becoming a Great GM” offers a valuable introduction to fundamental game mastering skills, “The Complete Guide to Creating Epic Campaigns” presents a more advanced and specialized approach to long-form campaign design. This book stands as a self-contained resource, offering the necessary tools and insights to craft truly epic and engaging narratives, regardless of prior reading.
Embark on a journey to elevate your game mastering skills. Learn to forge living worlds, where legends are not written by the GM, but emerge from the intricate interplay of characters and their ambitions. “The Complete Guide to Creating Epic Campaigns” equips you to shape truly unforgettable odysseys for your players.
Learn about the first edition here
Pages: 142 pages
Written by: Guy Sclanders
Release: 27 July 2022
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Noah S. (verified owner) –
Overall, on the complete package, I have to say that this material is by far the most informative. The material others put out simply can’t hold a candle to the way you have explained. Thank you for your hard work putting this information together. You have truly brought DMing to a whole new level. Keep up the great work and I hope to see more great content in the near future. Money well spent!
Fae Courter (verified owner) –
Phenomenal!
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Eric May (verified owner) –
Have not read it yet; but if it’s as a gm friendly read as the last book, my family may get to be my first epic level players!
Anonymous (verified owner) –
An informal book that anyone who wants to gm should read.
Trent Thompson (verified owner) –
Great resource for any type game!
Andrew (verified owner) –
I’ve barely scratched the surface of this book. The layout appears to be well thought out and I’m looking forward to creating my first serious campaign.
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Pascal Vendette (verified owner) –
This book is the best. I realy enjoy it and will promote it to others.
Anonymous (verified owner) –
I bought this 2 days before my next session and rewrote my whole campaign. Now my players are challenged, motivated, and most importantly, terrified. A++ book!
Helen L. (verified owner) –
This book specifically has given me so much confidence in running my games. It was always intimidating and overwhelming when the players went ‘off script’, and with the charts and information from this book, I can just roll with the punches. Using the chart, I have actually gotten the, “You knew that from the start! You’ve been planning this the whole time! That’s amazing!” which, of course, is delicious, because no such thing. You give anchor points that we can use to weave paths together for our players to traipse along… and occasionally burn to the ground.
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Lucas Pitcher (verified owner) –
Great ideas, Well presented!
Shelly (verified owner) –
Looked at table of contents. If anything like gm guide. Should be super helpful
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Navid Amiri (verified owner) –
Still early in my exploration of the book but I know your videos tied to this are great. Keep up the great work.
Justin G. (verified owner) –
This book is phenomenal, extremely thorough and full of humor as well as plenty of information. Amazing work!
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Laura Renwick (verified owner) –
An excellent reworking, and am already using it to build a campaign arc within my current game
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Scott Anderson (verified owner) –
A fantastic re-working of a classic. The tagline should read: “Now 10% more complete!”
Joshua Almonicar (verified owner) –
This book pairs well with Practical Guide to be a Great GM, but it has similar albeit personal preferential issue I had with the previous book.
John (verified owner) –
Excellent as expected. Fantastic update to the original edition.
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