Comments on: Campaign Design: Geography http://dungeonsmaster.com/2009/04/campaign-design-geography/ A Dungeons & Dragons Resource Blog For Dungeon Masters & Players Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:58:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Campaign Design: Politics and Groups of Influence — Dungeon's Master http://dungeonsmaster.com/2009/04/campaign-design-geography/comment-page-1/#comment-770 Campaign Design: Politics and Groups of Influence — Dungeon's Master Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:06:37 +0000 http://dungeonsmaster.com/?p=1080#comment-770 [...] world is starting to take shape, the geography has been defined and named and you have appropriate resources on hand to assist you. Now comes the [...] [...] world is starting to take shape, the geography has been defined and named and you have appropriate resources on hand to assist you. Now comes the [...]

]]> By: Wimwick http://dungeonsmaster.com/2009/04/campaign-design-geography/comment-page-1/#comment-427 Wimwick Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:15:48 +0000 http://dungeonsmaster.com/?p=1080#comment-427 @ Rook I like the idea of using name gnerators to provide the inspiration for the geographic features and dungeons. @ Rook
I like the idea of using name gnerators to provide the inspiration for the geographic features and dungeons.

]]> By: Rook http://dungeonsmaster.com/2009/04/campaign-design-geography/comment-page-1/#comment-414 Rook Mon, 06 Apr 2009 06:32:39 +0000 http://dungeonsmaster.com/?p=1080#comment-414 Nice post, much food for thought. I whole-heartedly agree that every aspect of your world should have at least a minimally logical reason for being. An oddball feature that sticks out like a sore thumb with no rhyme or reason doesn’t add to the flavor of your world, it just creates a “Huh?” reaction and tends to break your player’s suspension of disbelief. As far as naming features, one trick I’ve incorporated is to use online name generators. Once you’ve got a few cool sounding names, let them become the inspiration for the story behind the feature. Of course, this works best with a gaming world that is, for the most part, uncharted. Nice post, much food for thought. I whole-heartedly agree that every aspect of your world should have at least a minimally logical reason for being. An oddball feature that sticks out like a sore thumb with no rhyme or reason doesn’t add to the flavor of your world, it just creates a “Huh?” reaction and tends to break your player’s suspension of disbelief.

As far as naming features, one trick I’ve incorporated is to use online name generators. Once you’ve got a few cool sounding names, let them become the inspiration for the story behind the feature. Of course, this works best with a gaming world that is, for the most part, uncharted.

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