Running Campaigns
8 guides from The Lore Wiki.
Crafting Coherent Campaign Lore: A Full Guide to Consistent World History
Build campaign history around causes and consequences that explain the present, then record the rules and details in a shared reference. Keep only lore…
Building a Fantasy Campaign Timeline Your Players Will Remember
Build a short timeline around events that can change what the players encounter. Give each event a cause, a visible trace and a person who remembers it.…
How to Write In-World Documents as Letters, Maps and Journals
Write each handout for a clear purpose, then let its author’s needs and assumptions shape the words. Use a letter to show a relationship, a journal to…
How to Handle Player Characters Who Break Your Lore
Pause before correcting the player. Find out whether the clash comes from a misunderstanding, a deliberate challenge or a lore detail you are willing to…
How to Run Political Intrigue in a Fantasy Campaign Without Losing Players
Keep political intrigue legible: give players a clear arena, a few factions with distinct aims, and stakes they can understand. Offer more than one route…
Rumour Tables for Fantasy Campaigns: How to Build and Use Them
Build a rumour table as a clue-delivery tool: each entry should raise a question and point towards a person, place or event the characters can…
Session Zero for Fantasy Campaigns: A Worldbuilding Checklist for Game Masters
Use session zero to agree on the campaign’s tone, expectations and boundaries, then pitch the setting in a few sentences. Invite each player to add a…
Seeding Lore Clues in a Campaign: Revealing World History Through Play
Turn history into clues the characters can find, rather than speeches they must sit through. Choose past events that matter to present choices, then…