🎉A wedding provides a built-in backstory and a great way to involve your players.
👨⚖️Starting in a courtroom allows for a dramatic entrance and sets up immediate conflict.
⚰️Begin with a funeral to introduce important NPCs and create connections between characters.
🙌A flashback allows you to delve into the formative events of each player character's backstory.
🔮Explore an alternate future to show the consequences of the party's inaction.
Why start with a wedding?
—A wedding provides a built-in backstory and a great way to involve your players in the campaign from the start.
How does starting in a courtroom create conflict?
—Starting in a courtroom allows for a dramatic entrance and immediately puts the players in a challenging situation where they must defend themselves.
Why start with a funeral?
—Beginning with a funeral introduces important NPCs and creates connections between the player characters and the deceased.
What is the purpose of a flashback?
—A flashback allows you to delve into the formative events of each player character's backstory, providing depth and opportunities for role-playing.
What is an alternate future?
—An alternate future is a scenario that shows the consequences of the party's inaction, giving them a glimpse of what could happen if they don't take action.
00:00Starting with a wedding provides a built-in backstory and a great way to involve your players in the campaign from the start.
01:53Beginning in a courtroom allows for a dramatic entrance and immediately puts the players in a challenging situation where they must defend themselves.
02:39Starting with a funeral introduces important NPCs and creates connections between the player characters and the deceased, providing depth to the story.
06:36A flashback allows you to delve into the formative events of each player character's backstory, providing depth and opportunities for role-playing.
10:37An alternate future is a scenario that shows the consequences of the party's inaction, giving them a glimpse of what could happen if they don't take action.
