rigoman2000
Squire
posted 05-19-01 01:11 AM
CT (US)
4 / 14
It is easy to generate names:
Just think of an apropiate termination (basing criteria on race, gender and civ), and then start variating from a real life name until you have something that sounds good. Actually, nearly anything fits as a good name: Look at The Swallowed Realm series. Would you actually use names such as Davub and Fresin in your scenarios? But Shadows did... And it worked.
Qazitory
HG Alumnus
posted 05-19-01 03:09 AM
CT (US)
5 / 14
Flavius Aetius had some ideas there... I Haven't seen any campaign with Swedes&Finns vs. Novgorod or have I just missed them?
rigoman2000
Squire
posted 05-19-01 03:52 AM
CT (US)
8 / 14
A decent storyline is always a very difficult thing to pull off. As for me, I always start an RPG with a normal character that normally hasn't anything to do with the plot. As the story advances, he gets more and more involved on it, and later on his participation is indispensable. Try it. It is easy to bake up storylines like that.
Artorus
Squire
posted 05-19-01 12:14 PM
CT (US)
11 / 14
My advice, for what it's worth, is that for good ideas you can't go wrong with real historical figures or events. If you've read about some historical figure then you immediately have a structure for the campaign. Where the facts are thin, apply a little imagination. Maybe it's just me, but I prefer campaigns based in history rather than fantasies.