{"id":1792,"date":"2013-01-11T18:47:43","date_gmt":"2013-01-11T23:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rpggm.com\/blog\/?p=1792"},"modified":"2013-01-11T18:49:23","modified_gmt":"2013-01-11T23:49:23","slug":"begin-at-the-beginning-rpg-campaign-creation-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rpggm.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/11\/begin-at-the-beginning-rpg-campaign-creation-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Begin at the Beginning: RPG Campaign Creation Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rpggm.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/11\/begin-at-the-beginning-rpg-campaign-creation-resources\/campaign-setup\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1799\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1799\" alt=\"campaign-setup\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rpggm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/campaign-setup.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>Setting up a campaign can be a challenge. Where do you start? What&#8217;s important to develop before play? How the heck do you even <em>start<\/em> planning a campaign?<\/p>\n<p>Below is a list of campaign creation resources available online:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dukestreet.org\/archives\/004096.html\">How to Organise Excellent RPG Campaigns<\/a> (http:\/\/dukestreet.org\/archives\/004096.html): Eleven tips for working with players and what (and how much!) information to prepare for your game.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/homework.never-ends.net\/2010\/01\/how-to-start-an-rpg-campaign-step-1-want-it\/\">How to Start an RPG Campaign Step 1 &#8212; Want It<\/a> (http:\/\/homework.never-ends.net\/2010\/01\/how-to-start-an-rpg-campaign-step-1-want-it\/): The first post in a series on setting up campaigns. This one covers getting yourself motivated to begin a campaign. Other posts cover choosing a game system, choosing a genre, story creation, worldbuilding and more.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.campaignmastery.com\/blog\/category\/campaign-creation\/\">Campaign Creation<\/a> (http:\/\/www.campaignmastery.com\/blog\/category\/campaign-creation\/). A list of posts about campaign creation on the <em>Campaign Mastery<\/em> website.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.obsidianportal.com\/\">Obsidian Portal<\/a> (http:\/\/www.obsidianportal.com\/): A site that hosts campaign wikis. A GM can set up a site for his game here, providing a one-stop place for the campaign&#8217;s players to look up important NPCs, summaries of previous game sessions, game calendars, and more. Offers both free and paid services.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/rpg.stackexchange.com\/questions\/11\/what-qualities-are-important-when-creating-a-fantasy-rpg-campaign\">What qualities are important when creating a fantasy RPG campaign?<\/a> (http:\/\/rpg.stackexchange.com\/questions\/11\/what-qualities-are-important-when-creating-a-fantasy-rpg-campaign): Tops for creating a generic fantasy setting for an RPG campain.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rpggm.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/13\/questions-for-starting-a-new-campaign\/\">11 Questions for starting a new campaign<\/a> (http:\/\/www.rpggm.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/13\/questions-for-starting-a-new-campaign\/): My own post giving eleven questions that will help you set up a new RPG campaign.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rpgtableonline.com\/welcome.php\">RPGTable Online<\/a> (http:\/\/www.rpgtableonline.com\/welcome.php): This site offers on-line tools to help you run your game, including die rollers, maps, monster stats, tokens, and more.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thewargate.blogspot.com\/2011\/10\/building-rpg-campaigns.html\">Building RPG Campaigns<\/a> (http:\/\/thewargate.blogspot.com\/2011\/10\/building-rpg-campaigns.html): Advice on choosing a game system, creating adventures, creating a campaign story, setting up for sandbox campaign play, using published adventures, closing a campaign.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.roleplayingtips.com\/rpg-articles\/#design\">Campaign, Adventure, and Encounter Design Articles<\/a> (http:\/\/www.roleplayingtips.com\/rpg-articles\/#design): A list of articles on the Roleplaying Tips website related to rpg campaign creation. Some topics include <a href=\"http:\/\/www.roleplayingtips.com\/gm-techniques\/choosing-a-setting\/\">Choosing a Setting<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.roleplayingtips.com\/gm-techniques\/preparation-of-material-for-a-roleplaying-adventure\/\">Preparation of Material for a Roleplaying Adventure<\/a>,\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.roleplayingtips.com\/gm-techniques\/writing-the-effective-villain\/\">Writing the Effective Villain<\/a>, and more.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/rpgathenaeum.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/20\/creating-an-rpg-campaign-for-children-part-i\/\">Creating an RPG campaign for children, pt. 1 <\/a>(http:\/\/rpgathenaeum.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/20\/creating-an-rpg-campaign-for-children-part-i\/): The first of three posts on planning a campaign for kids, using as an example the campaign the author created for his 7 year old son.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>How about you? Do you have any favorite campaign creation resources? Feel free to post them in the comments section below. What do you find the most difficult about creating a new campaign? Any tips for making campaign creation easier? 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Where do you start? What&#8217;s important to develop before play? How the heck do you even start planning a campaign? 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