Campaign Creator A4 - Printer Friendly
Campaign Creator A4 - Printer Friendly
Campaign Creator A4 - Printer Friendly
HOW TO USE:
he Campaign Creator Deck can be used
Additional tools:
Slay
the
Infiltrate
&
rescue
in multiple ways. Shuffle and draw cards, D6 Prompts:
placing them beside one another, to create
a string of events that will guide you when
writing and planning for your next campaign.
After drawing from your deck, roll
a handful of six-sided dice and place them on
your cards. These can determine the difficulty
beast
card types:
level of a ‘Quest’, or provide unique words and
ideas associated with the drawn ‘Interludes’ and
‘Themes’. These words can be used as further
P ick up a contract to slay a monster,
or hunt for the beast that tore your
friends apart. Perhaps fiends stalk the city
U se stealth and break into a prison to
free a friend or a person of interest.
Perhaps an NPC has been locked away by
Quests: These cards make up the main prompts when writing the campaign narrative. streets at night, preying on the weak... a monster far too powerful to confront...
beats of the campaign. Draw them and
place them in a line above ‘Themes’.
Flip a coin: [1] Very Easy [1] Very Easy
Interludes: These can be drawn
and placed between ‘Quest’ cards. Another way to gain more depth from
the cards drawn is to flip coins and place in the [2] Easy [2] Easy
They depict areas of respite, or lesser
importance to the campaign narrative. top corners of the ‘Quest’ cards. A ‘Heads’ will [3] Medium [3] Medium
represent a ‘Quest’ being embarked upon for
Themes: These cards are drawn and personal reasons, whereas a ‘Tails’ represents [4] Hard [4] Hard
placed below ‘Quest’ cards, attaching a a job, or contract, of some kind. A ‘Quest’ may [5] Very Hard [5] Very Hard
single theme to the overall campaign, or start out as a job, but become personal, or a
many themes to several ‘Quests’. personal ‘Quest’ may lead to employment. [6] Nearly Impossible [6] Nearly Impossible
Split into the three coloured decks and draw, These tools are optional, and the coins can be
or draw from all of the cards at random! changed to represent anything you wish!
puzzles
&
assassinate
your
DUEL Escort
traps
or
target open combat mission
[1] Very Easy [1] Very Easy [1] Very Easy [1] Very Easy
[2] Easy [2] Easy [2] Easy [2] Easy
[3] Medium [3] Medium [3] Medium [3] Medium
[4] Hard [4] Hard [4] Hard [4] Hard
[5] Very Hard [5] Very Hard [5] Very Hard [5] Very Hard
[6] Nearly Impossible [6] Nearly Impossible [6] Nearly Impossible [6] Nearly Impossible
Story cards: Campaign deck
Layout example:
The ‘8’ elements of a quest:
1. Enemies
2. Allies
3. Setting
5. Problems
6. Solutions
7. Secrets
O nce you have drawn and placed your cards,
try to think how adjacent cards can flow
together and affect one another. The titles of the
4. Lore 8. Objectives cards can be used as inspiration for campaign
events, and do not have to be taken literally.
The eight elements can also be used to plan You can, if you wish, draw less ‘Interlude’ cards
the overall arc of your new campaign. and have directly adjacent ‘Quest’ cards.
[1] Very Easy [1] Very Easy [1] Very Easy [1] Very Easy
[2] Easy [2] Easy [2] Easy [2] Easy
[3] Medium [3] Medium [3] Medium [3] Medium
[4] Hard [4] Hard [4] Hard [4] Hard
[5] Very Hard [5] Very Hard [5] Very Hard [5] Very Hard
[6] Nearly Impossible [6] Nearly Impossible [6] Nearly Impossible [6] Nearly Impossible
chase
or
map
the
delve
in the
politics
&
race land deep Intrigue
R un down your enemies with haste,
or beat your opposition to a certain
location. Perhaps you wish to test your
B ecome a cartographer. Perhaps a local
guild has asked you to venture into
dangerous territory, and map it as best you
V enture into gloomy caves or delve into
haunted dungeons. Perhaps you wish
to find treasure, or answers in the deep.
B ecome embroiled in backstabbing
politics. Attempt to discover secrets
or documents in order to oust those in
horse or chariot in a literal race... can. Maybe you wish to find new lands... The foul things of the dark wait for you... power. Perhaps you wish to rule instead...
[1] Very Easy [1] Very Easy [1] Very Easy [1] Very Easy
[2] Easy [2] Easy [2] Easy [2] Easy
[3] Medium [3] Medium [3] Medium [3] Medium
[4] Hard [4] Hard [4] Hard [4] Hard
[5] Very Hard [5] Very Hard [5] Very Hard [5] Very Hard
[6] Nearly Impossible [6] Nearly Impossible [6] Nearly Impossible [6] Nearly Impossible
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[1] Very Easy [1] Very Easy [1] Camp [1] Monster
[2] Easy [2] Easy [2] Farmstead [2] Army/Force
[3] Medium [3] Medium [3] Village [3] The Law
[4] Hard [4] Hard [4] Keep [4] Disaster
[5] Very Hard [5] Very Hard [5] Town [5] A God’s Wrath
[6] Nearly Impossible [6] Nearly Impossible [6] City [6] Collapsing Environment
[1] Cabin [1] Monsters [1] Visit a Casino [1] Grassy Plains
[2] House [2] Humans [2] Dice Game [2] Deep Forest
[3] Tower [3] Animals [3] Card Game [3] The Wetlands
[4] Castle [4] Chariots [4] Jousting [4] Hot Desert
[5] Boat [5] Naval Battle [5] Target Archery [5] Frozen Tundra
[6] Lair [6] Magical Duels [6] Arm Wrestling [6] Mountain Range
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face
your
fight sail
the
sail
the
to
demons survive seas skies
A dd an element of internal struggle.
Your past catches up to you, or your
dark acts set in motion a chain of awful
A dd an element of survival. Perhaps
monsters are far deadlier here, or
resources are fewer and hard to come by.
A dd nautical elements. Perhaps you
travel between the islands of an
archipelago, or fight pirates within sunken
E xplore the skies. Perhaps you steal
an airship to reach a long forgotten
magical island in the clouds. Maybe
events. Will your flaws define you?... Death is a sure thing in this world... tombs. Let compass and stars guide you... winged creatures can be trained as pets...
[1] PC’s Past [1] Water is rare [1] Islands [1] Airships
[2] Phobias [2] Food is rare [2] Pirates [2] Cloud Temple
[3] Secrets [3] Weaker PCs [3] Buried Gold [3] Sky Islands
[4] Punishment [4] Items Break [4] Royal Fleet [4] Winged Mounts
[5] Addiction [5] Fewer Resources [5] Beneath the Sea [5] Magical Storms
[6] Personality Flaws [6] Dismemberment [6] Commandeer a ship [6] Floating Cities
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Allies Lore
Solutions Objectives
campaign campaign
STUDIO. STUDIO. creator. creator.
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