Planning Your RPG Campaign - 3 Ways to Start

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You're keen to start a new roleplaying game but you're not sure where to even start. Do you design your own campaign, choose a pre-generated world to play your game in, or do you homebrew your own world? In today's video, I talk about the very first step in designing or building your world space which is where to start! We'll chat about the 3 common approaches to this step - the advantages and the disadvantages of each one and then allow you to make your decision. Where will you begin in creating your next TTRPG campaign?

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00:00 Introduction
02:56 Where do you start?
03:17 Campaign idea
05:44 Pre-made world
10:09 Homebrew
12:40 The negative aspects

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