Edit: You can now download the complete Instant Campaign Builder.(pdf file)
What is the Instant Campaign Builder Project?
As a DM I always have 2 objectives when I plan a campaign.
Official Character Sheets. Click on the links below to download D&D character sheets. These files are zipped pdfs; you may print and photocopy them for your own personal use. Using Notion.so for Lazy D&D Campaign Planning. By Mike on 6 July 2020. This article describes how I use the notebook application Notion.so to prepare and run my D&D games. You can view and duplicate the Lazy D&D Notion Campaign Template to set up your own campaign notebook or see how I use it to prepare my D&D games in my Lazy DM Prep Youtube.
Create the best campaign ever.
- Not spend any time doing it.
They seem to be contradictory goals. Well, they are. Compromises have to be made. The more time you spend planning and plotting, the better your campaign should be. But I believe that it is possible to prepare a quality campaign without spending too much time at the drawing board.
Over the next 2 weeks I’ll share my thoughts on optimizing prep time, channeling inspiration and creating unforgettable scenes.
The objective
What is too much time? In my opinion anything over 1 hour of prep time for 4 hours of play is unnecessary but you can spend as much time as you want creating and writing – I wish I could.
Expy the dragon says:
Always wear a helmet when
building a campaign.
So let’s say you’re planning a campaign that will last 100 hours of play – roughly 25 4-hour games. You should be able to plan the whole campaign in 25 hours so you’ll probably need as much as a few weeks of preparation in your spare time – or 1 week-end if you’re really pumped up. (to get pumped up, you can browse this collection of gaming motivational posters)
The objective of the Instant Campaign Builder is to give you the necessary tools to keep that prep-time to play-time ratio under 1 to 4.
The prerequisites
As long as you’re not Dming your first game ever, I think this project will help you. If you’re just undertaking the Dungeon Master profession, I think you would be better served by using a published campaign setting, or at least a published adventure to get your feet wet, see what your players like and what your strengths and weaknesses are as a dungeon master.
Download the complete Instant Campaign Builder! (pdf file)
D 26d Campaign Planner Template
Or read the articles online:
- Instant Campaign Builder #2: Props
Arcane Quarter explores the workshops, libraries, and arcane orders that might appear in any urban fantasy setting, from the artisans making mastercraft goods to the aging wizards and sorcerers protecting their academic traditions. Every aspect of the setting is created with the larger city of Liberty in mind, but designed so that GMs can pick and choose which elements to include in their own campaigns.
Arcane Quarter includes:
* maps by Christopher West, a regular contributor to Dragon and Dungeon magazines
* dozens of complete NPC and familiar stat blocks, from archmages to spell component vendors
* new rules for magical duels
* plots, plot hooks, and conspiracies linking it all together
Requires the use of the Dungeons & Dragons®, Third Edition Core Books, published by Wizards of the Coast, Inc. This product utilizes updated material from the v.3.5 revision.
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