D&D campaign

[cellio]

This week's D&D game was nifty. The last several sessions have had some very nice scenery and world-building, thanks to ralphmelton. The land in which the characters live bears, shall we say, tight relationship to a certain dragon; we've recently been exploring in "Laryn" (tied to sound) and "Optalis" (left as an exercise). Each area has had thematic magics and thematic inhabitants. Next we are heading to the gorge of fire. :-)

I've also been enjoying the character-level developments. I find particularly striking the divergence between two characters. Liandra (lorimelton's character) has a clear place in the world (that's been known all along) and a place to settle down when "all this is over". Larissa (my character) doesn't; it's pretty much established that she can't go home again, but she also has nowhere to go to -- except that there's been a surprise development (surprise to both the character and the player) that could play out interestingly. I've been trying to play Larissa as being a little sad about the future but trying to ignore it because she doesn't want to be jealous of her friend Liandra; I don't know how successful I've been.

The world in which we're playing is rich, and even if that story line doesn't play out, I can think of oodles of things to keep my character busy for her post-campaign life, and even when the game is over I may try to write some of that. (I've been writing some of her story during the campaign, so this would be a continuation.) I've been having a lot of fun with the creative aspects of this that go beyond game sessions.

Comments

[indigodove.livejournal.com]

I've thought about that too. I try to play Liandra as not wanting to fling that fact in everyone else's face -- that she has a home that actively misses her, but supports what she's doing. But it's true that she's never wondered about what she'll do when it's all over.

Ralph really does work hard to make it a rich world and story. I'm glad most of the players try to do the same.