Post by DM-Chris on Feb 12, 2007 22:18:54 GMT -5
Hello!
Welcome to the forum-site for my homebrewed campaign setting called Emilin. The purpose of this site is two-fold. For one, it allows me to organize the work I've completed and see what is still left to do. Secondly, it allows interested, potential players to browse the world as I unfold it, one entry at a time.
It is my hope that readers will enjoy the material I post here, and feel inspired to ask questions, post comments, or offer constructive criticism. I even intend to provide a board where individuals can make contributions.
Where am I? And what the heck is a campaign setting?
If you somehow ended up here by accident or curiosity, don't panic. There's nothing "weird", illegal, or pornographic on this forum. There *might* be some adult content, but more in the nature of a topic than by language or graphic images.
This is a forum for a Dungeons and Dragons (D&D v3.5) "homebrewed" Campaign Setting. "Homebrewed" is a slang term for a campaign setting created by one or more individuals who enjoy the D&D role-playing game who are not necessarily employees of Wizards of the Coast, the company which publishes D&D products. Most homebrewed settings are intended for private, non-profit use, and they rarely see publication.
Wizards of the Coast offers two complete and rich settings for players to enjoy. One is Forgotten Realms, an old and massive setting adopted from 2nd edition, and the other is Eberron, a wild setting created by Keith Baker. Eberron was the winning entry of a contest held by Wizards of the Coast to have your homebrew judged and published.
Keith Baker is now a successful member of the Wizards of the Coast development team, and new products for Eberron are being published regularly. The runner-up of said contest is one of my favorite web comic authors, Rich Burlew. He runs a site called Giant in the Playground, famous for the web comic "Order of the Stick". Very funny stuff.
Returning from the tangent...
A campaign setting is simply a backdrop for the game. It provides the who, the when, the where, and the why of the fantasy world that players will adventure in. In theory, a successful, rich campaign setting could be picked up and enjoyed by multiple groups, who would each have different stories and adventures within the same world.
A campaign, not to be confused with a campaign setting, is the series of adventures that comprise a group's story over the course of their play sessions. Multiple campaigns can be played out in the same campaign setting.
To put it simply, just as every good D&D character has a backstory, every good D&D world also has one, known as the setting.
Please enjoy browsing this forum, and contact me via post or private message if you have any questions.
Welcome to the forum-site for my homebrewed campaign setting called Emilin. The purpose of this site is two-fold. For one, it allows me to organize the work I've completed and see what is still left to do. Secondly, it allows interested, potential players to browse the world as I unfold it, one entry at a time.
It is my hope that readers will enjoy the material I post here, and feel inspired to ask questions, post comments, or offer constructive criticism. I even intend to provide a board where individuals can make contributions.
Where am I? And what the heck is a campaign setting?
If you somehow ended up here by accident or curiosity, don't panic. There's nothing "weird", illegal, or pornographic on this forum. There *might* be some adult content, but more in the nature of a topic than by language or graphic images.
This is a forum for a Dungeons and Dragons (D&D v3.5) "homebrewed" Campaign Setting. "Homebrewed" is a slang term for a campaign setting created by one or more individuals who enjoy the D&D role-playing game who are not necessarily employees of Wizards of the Coast, the company which publishes D&D products. Most homebrewed settings are intended for private, non-profit use, and they rarely see publication.
Wizards of the Coast offers two complete and rich settings for players to enjoy. One is Forgotten Realms, an old and massive setting adopted from 2nd edition, and the other is Eberron, a wild setting created by Keith Baker. Eberron was the winning entry of a contest held by Wizards of the Coast to have your homebrew judged and published.
Keith Baker is now a successful member of the Wizards of the Coast development team, and new products for Eberron are being published regularly. The runner-up of said contest is one of my favorite web comic authors, Rich Burlew. He runs a site called Giant in the Playground, famous for the web comic "Order of the Stick". Very funny stuff.
Returning from the tangent...
A campaign setting is simply a backdrop for the game. It provides the who, the when, the where, and the why of the fantasy world that players will adventure in. In theory, a successful, rich campaign setting could be picked up and enjoyed by multiple groups, who would each have different stories and adventures within the same world.
A campaign, not to be confused with a campaign setting, is the series of adventures that comprise a group's story over the course of their play sessions. Multiple campaigns can be played out in the same campaign setting.
To put it simply, just as every good D&D character has a backstory, every good D&D world also has one, known as the setting.
Please enjoy browsing this forum, and contact me via post or private message if you have any questions.