A special episode! A look at my own campaign with my players after the fact. This is a post session recording with my players and me after the conclusion of our D&D 4e campaign Orkish Rising.

The campaign focused on the orc chief, Gregor, and his rise to power within the Orclands. He had to fight and unite tribes to oppose the evil necromancer tribes trying to take over the Orclands. At the end he stood as King of All Orcs.

Our post session conversation covered a range of topics. What’s it like to run a campaign where a single PC is the focus? What were some of the missed plot threads of the campaign that weren’t explored? Was Gregor a fascist or a typical monarch for his time? How did the NPCs make their decisions?

Hopefully the breakdown is a unique experience and a useful tool for your own campaigns and how you design and execute the adventures for your players.

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Welcome to the GoCorral website! I’m Isaac Shaker and this is a place for me to write about D&D and occasionally other topics. I host a podcast called Setting the Stage that interviews different DMs about their campaigns. I’m currently focused on completing the Cimmeria campaign setting and turning it into a book.

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