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So, you’ve got your setting map all laid out and an overall idea of the big picture of your campaign. We’re not ready to start our campaign yet, however. Drawing the map is only half the battle for making a setting, it still needs filling. After all, a world isn’t just a map with a few interesting landmarks, it’s people, places and problems, all of which are present for the players entertainment and engagement.

Welcome to from the DM’s chair, I’m Shadowonthewall and, today, we’ll be looking at how to put the finishing touches on your D&D campaign setting. First thing’s first, a quick recap. Last session I talked about world building and provided an example of the map for my campaign setting: Dorvine and the distant continent of Ustegard. Here’s the map I created for the setting below, and in this next section, I’m going to try and give…

Rolling up characters together gives a great chance for players to learn about each other and can be introduced to your new world together. Artwork taken from Comicfans.com, piece by Milivoj Ceran.

When coming to start a new Dungeons and Dragons campaign, laden down with notes, books and plotted maps of a freshly detailed setting, the first thing many a DM desires is to do is jump straight into the action, get the story going immediately, and there is nothing wrong with this approach. However, there is another way which, in the long run, might give your players, and yourself, more satisfaction.

Welcome to From the DM’s Chair, I’m Shadowonthewall and today, we’ll be looking at how to start off your Dungeons and Dragons campaign. Now, after all the time I’ve spent writing about developing settings, you’d think we were done with our preparation stages. Before you can even think about…