5 tips for making a campaign mashup

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[@ishmiel21]

Great video! I plan on doing something a lot like this the next campaign I run. I'll be using stuff from a couple different Pathfinder setting books, a couple Osr adventures, couple original old school adventures, and I'll be using, probably, beyond the wall as the game rules. Should be pretty interesting

[@RedDiceDiaries]

Thanks, glad you liked the video, the campaign idea sounds pretty cool, you'll have to let me know how it goes 😁👍

[@Daemonworks]

The more clear your core idea of what the thing should be, the easier of a time you'll have sorting out what does and doesn't fit, but also the easier of a time you'll have getting others on the same page.
Having a few short, evocative sentences of the sort one might use as particularly good Fate Aspects is a solid start, and I tend to like to have a clear High Concept, and a bunch of supporting phrases that further define it, though there's other ways to get your ideas organized that'll work. I've seen folks use mind-maps, venn diagrams and organizing concepts in terms of concentric circles of how core they are to the concept. Whatever works, so long as it solidifies the idea.
In particular, I really want to explicitly nail down core core character-and-story tensions down. White hats vs black hats can be fine, and at least a bit of it honestly helps a lot, but I prefer value tensions where there's a more "live" tension. Balancing Duty and one's personal Desires is a classic. Another is using the enemy's methods making you more like the enemy (staring into the abyss, and all). Or Bear vs Criminal.
It's a thing that's often overlooked, but knowing that can /really/ help you to decide what make the cut entirely, what's being sidelined for if/when it's time to muddy the waters. It also helps set up a really good first session because opening with something that supports the main conflicts/tensions is always solid way to get the ball rolling in the right general direction.

[@RedDiceDiaries]

All great advice, thanks for sharing 😁👍