I began adding ruins, castles, and more to the map.
I had my idea list, but it wasn’t enough to fill the giant world I had created. Once you’ve got all of your continents and oceans created, it’s time to start dropping in adventure sites. I’ve already written about how I made the maps for Exploration Age. Tips for idea generation are below! Map It Up My latest map of Canus… still needs some tweaks You never know when you’ll feel inspired! If you don’t have any ideas, have a good old-fashioned brainstorm session, or have no fear and continue on. The important thing is to get any ideas you have down on (virtual) paper so you don’t forget them.Īs you know I love Google Drive, so I recommend starting a document there, so you can add ideas as you get them. You could simply write – red dragon, volcano, portal and know what that meant. For instance, maybe you’ve got an idea for red dragon’s volcanic lair which also serves as a portal to the Elemental Plane of Fire. You don’t need more than a line for each site and the description only needs to make sense to you. Write Down What You Gotīefore you begin adding adventure sites to your world, make a quick list of all the ideas for cool dungeons, forests, castles, and more that you have.
I thought I’d talk with you all a bit about how I built some adventure sites into Exploration Age and then give you some examples (which you can feel free to pillage for your home campaign). Preach!Īnyway, with this release I know the DMs out there are beginning to craft worlds of their own. Be polite and respectful and people will respect your own view-point more. Remember, in the coming days of discussion and possible disagreement – just because someone disagrees with you doesn’t mean he or she is a Nazi. I love to hear others thoughts and opinions. Let me know if you think I’m right/wrong and sound off in the comments or hit me up on Twitter. Maybe you’re not feeling these new rules or maybe you agree with me that this could be our finest D&D yet. In the coming weeks, I’ll be posting many a podcast about my thoughts on the new edition, but spoiler alert… I feel very positive about it.
Well, fifth edition has been released! The D&D Starter Set hit local friendly game stores last week and the D&D Basic rules are up… for FREE! Go download and check out over 100 pages of new D&D content for $0.