So I'm Writing Another Campaign

So I'm writing another campaign

This time its pirate themed and definitely not a rip-off of an anime I've never watched

If you're one of my players, don't read this because this will just be the nonsensical ramblings of a mad DM going insane over trying to shove random ideas together with a pinch of satire

Please ignore any spelling errors and enjoy the show

So there was this pirate dude

He old, he ded, and he had treasure. Pirates like treasure, right? Pirate players want treasure, right? Boom, player motivation.

But theres this other* pirate

The astrict gotcha, right? I'll explain in the "spoilers" section I guess lmao

So this dude isn't any normal pirate. He's a Warforged. And he somehow got fused to the mast of his ship. And is missing his arms and legs. And a lot of his memory. Bro even got wood where metal should be. His name is Stan (or Stanly or Stanford or S.T.A.N.). Stan want pirate treasure.

Player stuff

So theres a thingy I wanna put within each of my players' backstories: they each have the fraction of a magical unidentifiable crystal in their possession. It somehow got into their possession (to the players digression), and always somehow gets back into their possession.

They also somehow have a reason to join a random Pirate Captain that's looking for a crew. They could've heard from posters, job listings in taverns, word of mouth, etc. Said pirate captain is Stan.

I'd like for the players to start at level 2 or 3, tbd. I like the idea of them having some experience, and knowing enough of their craft to be comfortable exploring and adventuring.

ZA WARUDO

Sorry, I had to. Anyways, I used a free map making program to make a possibly prototype map for this world, yall should lmk if I should post it.

The known world is spots of land encompassed by water, encompassed by a long circular strip of land called "Giant's Path". No one goes past it, due to rumors and myths. Only few are brave to go past the Giant's path, and there are no existing maps or documentation of what lies past.

Spoilers and BBEG stuff

I hope no one reading this will eventually be a player, because this shit is wild and I'd rather see your reaction at the table.

So predictably, Stan is the old dead pirate. Do you wanna know how he ended up like that?

Its wild.

Are you sure you wanna know?

Ok, but I warned you, this is some of the weirdest writing I've done.

Death. Literally Death.

You ever see the new Puss in Boots movie? The one where he wants that wishing star? Yeah, that. Death gets pissed at virtually imortal mortal, so Death wants to punish said mortal.

Death succeeded in this campaign, hiding away Stan's treasure, and binding him to his ship. The idea is that Stan was an untrustworthy and arrogant pirate who would always betray anyone who trusted him, so Death split up his Battery Gem thingy between random people to force Stan to work with people. Death believes Stan can't work with others, so he even made it a little easier by making the gem the key to wherever the treasure is held.

I'm still in the process of writing this, and I'd love tips and ideas! I love writing campaigns, and I love running them more, especially if my players enjoy them. I want to make this as enjoyable as possible, so let me know if I should change anything!

▪︎this is planned for newer players, and maybe some players with a bit of experience

EDIT: I've realized that I made a post about an earlier draft of this campaign, so... go check that out if you wanna lmao

Update on my SBR inspired campaign (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 7 spoilers)

I took as much advice as I could, and my players love it!

I've got horses, but I decided to not let the players use them in battle.

The corpse parts are known as "The Artifacts of Old" but no one shows what the artifacts are. Old was the original ruler of the country that this takes place in, but he gave up ruling to travel. He was never seen after a serten date, and his body was never found. The race is ment to reflect the path he was believed to have taken across the country.

I could give updates about what the players do each session, the third just happened yesterday! I'd be happy to share if y'all want, and I'll also take suggestions on what I could do for the campaign!

Also I've got someone who is the Diego Brando, all mysterious and stuff lol

Just a vent

I feel like I'm "the black cat" when it comes to friendship. Something always goes wrong within the first few months I become a friend with someone. Something in their life goes wrong, a relationship they're in goes wrong, something. I always seem to carry bad luck and pass it on to everyone I become friends with.

Just last month, I became friends with someone. Now, it seems like they're having relationship troubles. I get on call with them every so often, and they're also on call with their s/o. The s/o seems to have gotten more distant from them since I became friends with them.

I just carry bad luck it seems.

Hey everyone!! We're now open for name and neopronoun suggestions for anyone who'd like to use them, including using them for fictional characters! :3 just send me an ask and ill give you some help

-Quin (host)

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