Campaign Completed
Well, after a year and a half, I have finally finished running another campaign, this time, the Witchfire Trilogy from Privateer Press, using the Iron Kingdoms RPG for a group of my online friends using Discord.
This is one that’s been sitting on my wishlist for over ten years now, ever since I first picked up the book at my FLGS (sadly now closed). A fun campaign in the world of my favorite minature wargame, I never got the opportunity to run it in the original 3.5 setting, but almost two years ago, I converted it to IKRPG, and got my Saturday night group to start playing.
Last night, the players defeated the final boss in an epic fight that had us all on the edge of our seats (I was worried about a TPK, the former King was being a hell of a badass). Fortunately, the party managed to pull through, defeat the king, save the city and prove the innocence of their friend. They spent some time chatting with each other and a few prominent NPCs, then decided to go someplace warm with lots of rum for a vacation. I posted some epilogue text, describing what happened in the following years, and left off with a plot hook for a sequel campaign.
I’ve run several campaigns over the years, and this is the fourth that I’ve succesfully completed without burning out. It’s a good feeling. I love running games for my friends, there’s no better feeling in the world for me. Making worlds come to life through description, seeing my players’ characters interact with the people I’ve put in them. I love every part of it.
I especially like writing epilogue text, ala the Fallout ending slides. I feel it adds a personal touch, showing the players just how their actions have affected the other NPCs and the world in which their characters lived.
Of course, now that this campaign is done, it’s on to the next one. A GM’s work is never done, after all. I’ve been writing up this one for a little while in anticipation of the finale.
I’m going to run a Pathfinder game based off of the classic Quest for Glory adventure games, introduce my players to my favorite game series ever through the lens of a long term RPG campaign! I may just put up a few posts with my designs and thoughts on this. After my players get past those points, of course. Wouldn’t want to spoil anything for them :)
