
Ep49: Five Bad Campaign Ideas
07/19/23 • 14 min
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There are campaign ideas and then there are bad campaign ideas.
What makes a campaign idea a bad one and how can you avoid creating a campaign from a bad idea?
These are the 5 common campaign ideas that I see time and time again, and I really wish folks wouldn't ruin their TTRPG games with them!
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There are campaign ideas and then there are bad campaign ideas.
What makes a campaign idea a bad one and how can you avoid creating a campaign from a bad idea?
These are the 5 common campaign ideas that I see time and time again, and I really wish folks wouldn't ruin their TTRPG games with them!
If this podcast means something to you, please consider following the channel so that you never miss an episode or maybe you'd like to consider becoming a supporter of the show.
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