@TheEdVerse I’m thinking of doing a campaign for my fiancé and my kids. Any tips for starting with #ForgottenRealms
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Thank you !!
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Kay, a second possibility occurred to me (besides Myth Drannor). If you want things lower-powered, and closer to help/settlement, just a bit south of Myth Drannor is Battledale; the road between Sembia and the city of Hillsfar runs through it. Battledale is mainly rural, with...
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...one settlement: Essembra. West of Essembra, in the forest, are a whole bunch of abandoned mansions, overgrown and now home to outlaws/brigands and monsters. Known as the Ghost Holds, they are former Sembian (and other wealthy folks) "homes in the country." Only lightly...
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...covered in official lore, so you have a free hand. Meaning: pick your starter mysteries, intrigue plots, and ANY adventure you love, and put it in the cellars of an overgrown, abandoned stately home. Swipe the floorplans from real-world mansions and historical homes online...
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...and treat the homes like a dungeon (on top of the cellars that you derive from someone's dungeon adventure). Tinker with the monsters and treasure to be what you want in your campaign, build in a supporting cast of recurring NPCs like a TV sitcom, and...you're good to go!
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Do you recommend any reading materials ?
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There's almost nothing. Dalelands by Rich Baker, Volo's Guide to the Dalelands (both 2e), and there's a third-party adventure for DM's Guild that's slowly moving towards publication...

Jan 15, 2023 · 6:19 PM UTC

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If you're familiar with the real-world "Ghosts of the Hudson" (the decaying abandoned mansions of the rich crumbling away in the woods up the Hudson River from New York), that could serve as inspiration (several "coffee table" books of evocative photos have been published).
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