Prepare a better campaign in less time
This is a quick read that will help you shave dozens of hours in campaign planning. A lot of work went into this document and the content was edited and updated since it was first written. Have fun.
Dowload the Instant Campaign Builder (.pdf file) (right-click and “save as”)
Build a great campaign in a great setting
As I edited the Instant Campaign Builder articles to bundle them together I noticed that some of the content was complimentary with another Dungeon Mastering project: the Instant World Builder. If you haven’t read it yet this is your chance!
Download the Instant World Builder PDF (right-click and “save as”)
My suggestions
Make it unique and keep the players guessing by using unique scenes, monsters, and NPCs. Don’t labor over stat blocks too much. Feel free to email me if you have questions - I’m always happy to help out.
Your suggestions
Your comments are worth a lot to me. Help me make this site more useful by telling me what you think of the DMing PDFs and the website in general. Thanks!
11 Comments
7:22 pm on September 19th, 2007
thanks yax… but it didnt work :(
it say the file damaged nd cant b repaired!
10:19 pm on September 19th, 2007
Whoa! super cool!
3:27 am on September 20th, 2007
@stunibu and others who might have damaged file problem:
It works for me. Maybe try right-clicking the link and choosing “save as”. Just a gues…
I’ll look at it closely when I come back home. I’m chillin’ in Waikiki right now. Let me know if you still have trouble.
6:09 am on September 20th, 2007
I right clicked for a successful ’save as’
Great product, thanks
9:19 pm on September 21st, 2007
Great. I’m relieved it works. Please let me know if it doesn’t work for you.
4:17 am on September 22nd, 2007
hey, yeah that did work ;-)
thanks it looks good!
3:54 am on September 24th, 2007
Congratulations on the amazing accomplishment, master Yax!
May Mystra grant you immortality in order to keep em coming! :)
9:41 pm on January 21st, 2008
Great info in both of these! I’m looking for a place I can go or download software to creat my own towns, dungeons, caverns and such. Any ideas?
Email susieharty@hotmail.com
1:26 am on February 6th, 2008
Hey your tips and web links really help me a first time DM! I’ve seen a few good DMs who ended the game with a whimper and ended a campaign series with a huge bang! A old friend of mine (my step brother now) had a huge series I was in from the first battle. In the very end he asked me if I would like to do the most awesome part of the story. Everyone I was playing with depended on me ( My killer wizard and my werewolf pet) we fought a Black dragon. He let me use a spell we came up with at the end of the game it was I believe we called it… The sacrifice yeah it did huge dmg at the cost of the users life. All my allies were knocked out and had to leave the house for ten minutes came back in (woke up) and I was dead Its was kick fucking ass.
To the point … your tips helped me finish putting together my first game I got it all ready and my friends will be playing in a few days. Ive created an entire world for several games! You tips helped me come up with an EXELENT ENDING! Thank you very much!
In my opinion the best way to end a campaign is to introduce death to your PC’s is to have an NPC or a friend die in the end. A good friend a dependable ally. Show story, make it look and feel real. Show that they aren’t gods. Make them feel powerful one second and feel sad and weak the next. Simply show death is a factor in the game.
You could use this on the site if you want!
6:17 am on March 9th, 2008
Awesome :)
I’ll be sure to use this at our next meetup (I’m running an assassins and thieves game :))
3:38 am on June 5th, 2008
what do people think of a halfling lycanthropy?????