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Lately I was reading the DMG, and once again I was positively surprised by how modular the planning of a "campaign" can be, how easy it is to plan a series of encounters, with the XP budget and the Treasure Parcels.

So I thought, as a "mental exercise" and also for use by all of us, why don't we create 300 encounters, 10 for each level, all tied up in one big campaign?

The challenge is of course to try to find a connection to what the person that posted before us has done... if someone created an encounter with goblins in a big room, am I going to create another encounter where the PCs get out of the room, and into the wilderness? Or do I keep mapping dungeon rooms?

The idea would be to have as much variety as possible, still trying to keep coherent with each other.

We can have 10 encounter for each level, and each 10 encounters will be one "dungeon" (but can also be one story-line, travel, RP plot, etc), at the end of which the players can go back to their home base (or keep travelling), for levelling up, replenish resources and such.

Each encounter will have the standard XP budget, for the Treasure Parcels, I think we can proceed as follows:

Encounter 01 - Parcel 10
Encounter 02 - Parcel 9
Encounter 03 - Parcel 8
Encounter 04 - Parcel 7
Encounter 05 - Parcel 6
Encounter 06 - Parcel 5
Encounter 07 - Parcel 4
Encounter 08 - Percel 3
Encounter 09 - Parcel 2
Encounter 10 - Parcel 1

With Encounter 10 being the final showdown with the "level-boss"

of course, as DMs, sometimes we put more parcels to one encounter, like when we want to simulate a Dragon's Horde, or a treasure chamber... not sure how we can handle this, but i guess if someone feels like his encounter shouldn't have any treasure, he can "leave it open" for someone else to use in a future encounter.

Same goes for XP budget... usually, I allot less XP to early encounters, and give more for the Final Showdown, but I felt it was better to give all encounters the same XP budget in this situation, so nobody feels neglected

if you post an encounter, you cannot post until 2 OTHER encounters have been posted (so, if you post encounter 1, you need to wait till 4 to post again)

Try to put as much details as you can in your encounter, like a map, tactics, personalities of the creatures involved, skill challenges, description of traps, etc.

Maybe you expect me to start this up with an encounter, but I really just thought about posting this... if I see no responses in the forst few days, I'll come up with something.

ok, I think that's it, if you have any suggestions, feel free to post.

I think this could be a great tool for all DMs on these boards, and honestly I have much more trust in fellow palyers to create scenarios than in "so-called" professionals... but that's another story entirely

have fun!

COMPLETED ADVENTURES

Level 1 - The Tomb of Lord Horian

DKase wrote:

Question! Are we just going to use monsters straight from the MM or can we custom make some too?

if you feel sure you can create something balanced and interesting, i don't see a problem in creating something new ^^

Delazar, you mention that the first room has "openings on all sides." I have a few questions about what exactly you mean by that. Does it mean that there are wide open archways in three directions? You mention double doors, so I am assuming this is not the case; that instead there are 3 doors the players can choose.

From the way I am understanding the description, one of the 'sides' of the room would be where the PCs first enter the complex; the other 3 'sides' have double doors which lead elsewhere.

RichD wrote:

Have you clicked on the map link, Johnny? Its pretty clear. In any case you have it right. Double doors in the center of the four walls and one of them is the dungeon entrance.

Somehow I missed the link the first time around. I'll probably post something to contribute once I come up with something.