West Marches: Season 2 Inspiration and Planning
Season 2: 5 Years Later The Music Perfectly captures the feeling I want to create a legacy. A little dramatic, but I want to create a shared history of this world with the players in my West Marches campaign. Over time they have grown attached to their characters, as have I. I want their choices to have impact, and see the effort that they put into the game be put to use. Therefore, following the conclusion of season 1, which took place over the course of 15 four hour sessions over the course of 5 months, the next season will start 5 years in the future. In addition, following the final session, the players will be given a chance to create their own epilogue for their character, briefly describing what they would like to accomplish over the 5 year time skip. This time skip will allow the players and I to write in the history that takes place between the seasons. What new locations will arise in that time, what old ones will fall into ruins, what characters will pass on and ...