Hey, I spoke too soon! I found some stuff from the old D&D 3.0 game I ran after the Mars campaign concluded. This was a really good campaign, maybe the most successful long campaign I've ever run (although there was a 1st edition game I'm still proud of).
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Tag: 3.0
Mars Campaign
The Mars campaign was a D&D 3.0 game that ran from 7/2003 to about 7/2005. The idea was that the setting would be a John Carter sort of thing, but D&D. So, I used a National Geographic map of Mars and started brainstorming. Some of the things I remember:
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C’ai Shen
For the Dreadmire campaign, I had the idea that there was this huge port city somewhere off in the void. It would be the source and a way-point for trade goods and people, and a source of rumor. Going there might have become a goal for the PCs. I never really developed any of this stuff, but the ideas are still interesting, at least to me.
The City “T’sai-shen”
Cai-shen
The Chinese god of prosperity, both of religious Taoism and in the syncretist folk religion. He has various magical powers, such as warding off thunder and lightning, and ensuring profit from commercial transactions. As a historical figure he is identified as Zhao Xuan-tan (Chao Hsüan-t'an), "General Zhao of the Dark Terrace", from the Qin Dynasty. He attained enlightenment on top of a mountain. He also assisted Zhang Dao-ling on his search for the life-prolonging elixir.
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Dreadmire – Adventure #1
Dreadmire Campaign
Adventure #1: The Saga Begins
- Silur Rock
- Time: early morning
- At the shore is a hill giant throwing rocks
- Near the near bank of the river can be seen a fishing boat with one small figure in it (50’ out)
- Tip of rock is 250’ from the shore; wavefront of ocean can be seen; swampland seen to the west, hills to the east, river going north; the river is 300’ across with virtually no current
Bob (Bayou Halfling) old fisherman
Knowledge local +10
Boat can carry six uncomfortably
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Dreadmire campaign ideas
This was just a file of notes of plot points, setting ideas, encounter ideas, and whatnot for the campaign. Since the game never really went anywhere, I never used 90% of this stuff.
Dreadmire Campaign Ideas
Tribe of Fomorians –
- a city of them, but scattered members can be found all over the Dreadmire.
- Some can pass as human, though the cat-eye gives them away if you can see through their glamer.
- Similarity to Rakshasa – urbane, yet cruel – communicative, but not open – enjoys society, but is an enslaver and tyrant.
- Fomorian warlock ruling a plantation – Halflings in servitude, almost slavery
- Fomorian rogue passing as a human woman – may be an ally to the PCs, but is also quite willing to turn on them if hired by an enemy
Dreadmire
Somewhere along the way, I don't remember when and I don't remember how, I acquired this little beauty: Dreadmire. It's a campaign setting book for D&D 3.0 -- think swamp, Cajuns, frogs, swamp, swamp people, voodoo, swamp magic, swamp, mosquitos, and swamp.
I started developing a campaign using this setting, but that was about when D&D 4.0 came out and I wanted to try it, so I started converting stuff. Unfortunately, after running the campaign a few sessions, I discovered that I really didn't like running 4.0, so we quit and went on to something else.
But here are a bunch of notes from the game, some of which is still in the original 3.0 form and some converted to 4.0. Enjoy!