Frontiers of Qith

 In scheming for this campaign I am attempting to adhere strictly to the idea that less is more. I want to put just enough stuff o'juiceut there with a vague idea of what is going on in the periphery to allow the players to really generate the "juice" of the campaign. But to kick things off, there really needs to be a change to the status quo that causes things to get interesting and spark a sort of "gold rush" type of excitement for the players to participate in. I've always loved Ravenloft. So my first inkling was to make the continent of Qith a pocket dimension. That would be really cool. I already view Qith the Conqueror as a Lord Soth-type character, but Ravenloft has been done. It's been done to death. In fact, it's been done so much in the current edition of Ravenloft there are now 39 Domains of Dread with rules for creating your own Domain of Dread.  I've already decided I want a semi-post apocalyptic feel for this place, it being the sit

I'm alive and well! Life is full of seasons, and my latest season has been dominated by work. Things are beginning to return to normal and my itch to run a game has started anew. I am lucky enough to have successfully passed the DM reigns to one of my players, and those players are having their 5e needs met I am looking to explore a bit. Inspired by Jeffro Johnson's 1:1 game time experiments I am looking to run an OSE game using the controversial time conventions with a West Marches style approach. I am in no rush to begin, instead, taking my time to gather my thoughts and design the backdrop of a world for the players to breathe life into. Turning shower thoughts and drivetime distractions into a solid piece of gameable lore is a bit of a guilty pleasure so I hope you don't mind if I take my time indulging in it and bringing you along for the ride. The first bits of inspiration come from an abandoned trail of thought to create a smaller setting based on my homelands in th