tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20485732.post8605305467510728268..comments2023-10-23T14:43:44.674-05:00Comments on In Like Flynn: Of Campaigns Past: A Multitude of Races...Flynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05661073420680953560noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20485732.post-53555114191206424342010-12-04T07:13:25.830-06:002010-12-04T07:13:25.830-06:00I find that games which focus on a reasonably smal...I find that games which focus on a reasonably small area are enhanced by fewer races. It gives campaigns set in those areas a very distinctive feel, which is something that I strive for with every campaign I run. The problem I've encountered is that players prefer to have options that often don't lie in the small selection of races that I create for a given region.<br /><br />For example, in the Madlands campaign I'm running right now, the common races in the area are humans, orcs, artathi and giantkin. My party is made up of one human, one orc, two dwarves and one halfling. The three "outlanders" all have different reasons for being in the region, mostly given the adventure-rich nature of the Madlands and the cosmopolitan nature of Fellgorge, and I'm cool with the story they've created. However, it demonstrates that players often want options that aren't normally available.<br /><br />I've ran a few short campaigns that were humanocentric, and they were a lot of fun for me. I find that they capture the Sword & Sorcery feel very well, and in my case, the games bordered more on historical fantasy than traditional high fantasy. They were short-lived, though, as the players grew tired of worlds that focused on human-based issues and craved more monster encounters and supernatural challenges. Granted, at the time I ran them, I wasn't as experienced in diversifying my adventure content. I used to drive a region's theme into the ground; now I use multiple themes and try to balance between the different themes in terms of adventures offered.<br /><br />With Regards,<br />FlynnFlynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05661073420680953560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20485732.post-42083587054144708202010-12-03T23:56:36.929-06:002010-12-03T23:56:36.929-06:00I used to like incorporating many races. However,...I used to like incorporating many races. However, I tend to find in the past few years that I much prefer using very few races. In fact, my prefered gaming style right now is to only have humans as a PC race and other races are very rare and mysterious and have a pretty alien outlook on things. Not sure why that is but I've become incredibly humanocentric in my gaming (maybe I'm just getting old, hehe).Xyanthonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07902260753434100101noreply@blogger.com