kaulguard
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Posts: 18
Favorite D&D Class: Wizard
Favorite D&D Race: Elf
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Post by kaulguard on Feb 16, 2016 22:58:36 GMT
This is something I'm currently doing, and while some may find it dumb or cheesy, I like it. So, I thought I'd share it. My idea is to find a poem. In my own case, I chose To Lucasta, Going to the Wars by Richard Lovelace. From this very short poem, I took a few phrases. My main campaign is called 'To War and Arms'. The world is called 'Shalador'. I am currently running a short campaign set 700 years before the events in TWAA called 'The First Foe'. The epilogue campaign will be clerics and paladins only, and will be entitled 'With a Stronger Faith'. Here's the poem:
To Lucasta, Going to the Wars By Richard Lovelace
Tell me not (Sweet) I am unkind, That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind To war and arms I fly.
True, a new mistress now I chase, The first foe in the field; And with a stronger faith embrace A sword, a horse, a shield.
Yet this inconstancy is such As you too shall adore; I could not love thee (Dear) so much, Lov’d I not Honour more.
Why? First of all, it sounds cool, and I assure you Richard Lovelace has a greater facility with the English language than I. But, second, should they come across this (fantastic) poem at any point in their lives, I have preloaded it with a few Easter eggs for them to enjoy.
Minor idea, but thar she blows.
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Post by DM Windhover on Feb 18, 2016 14:01:38 GMT
That's an awesome idea! I may need to do this myself.
Just looking through some of my favorite poems for cool phrases is actually really inspirational. I already have a few which are sending my mind flying. And you could do it with more than just poems, too... here are a few from Hamlet, for example.
Sea of Troubles The Undiscovered Country (yeah, Star Trek already stole this one) Convocation of Worms The Winds of Heaven The Burning Eyes of Heaven Passion in the Gods Silence in the Heavens The Fall of a Sparrow
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Post by lasersniper on Feb 19, 2016 22:55:50 GMT
I usually like to give a little campaign teaser in the title of my games. Like "The Tower of the ---------" where they start out at the end of dungeon with no memory of anything before this point. It is actually called "The Tower of the Forgotten". Or "The Fall of Overdale" which takes place in a floating gnomish city....which kinda explains itself. Or "A Catalyst For Change" where the evil group is named the Catalyst. At this point however, my players have caught on to this so I am totally going to try this new method
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