Efficient GM Prep 53 | Symbaroum

[@marioherrmann9142]

Hey Leo, I do not know where to start :) So I find it totally amazing that you try times another tool than R20 and give us a few ideas. (Maybee you can make a separate videos with you pros and cons to that tool) Thanks for that. And as you said in this and the last long (but great) video you would share the maps you have created yourself. I would be happy if you would share your ideas and maps with me. (Google Drive folder is still there ;) ) Then thanks for the ideas on how to make the campaign more fluid. I really find that in the book a bit exhausting to break up the extremely linear course here. It's a lot of work to incorporate links here without blowing up the entire adventure. I am also in the starting blocks with my group. My idea was that on the way to Na-Ethikel they meet the templars who are on the way to Karvosti to get the prophecy tablet. So I have a cliffhanger to later when they meet again at the battle. I am very curious how you pack this here or if you leave this side task out because the Sunsouls take a strong part in your game.

[@jerichojeudy]

Hi Mario! I’ll answer your comments in the same order you wrote them. Yeah I finally made the hop to Foundry and I'm loving it. It has a little learning curve, but with The Forge, I found it quite easy to learn in the end. I haven’t found all my streamlined methods for it yet, though. Because for Efficient GM prep, Foundry can be a trap. ;) I might make a video about my setup at some point, yeah. For WotW, I decided I would get the Sellswords out of the way because I want to run it as a quick paced episode that really stays on track with the main investigation without any weird side quests. The really awesome bit will be to go to the Halls, and I don’t want too many hurdles before we get there. Having the PCs meet the Templars before hand is great! Maybe even use them as build towards the fight against Eran Kalfas? Have the PCs meet the Templars as they are searching the woods for their missing friends? Eran and cie disappeared while scouting ahead or something. Then have the Templars say that their main mission is too important to keep looking, so if the PCs could try to find their friends, they would be forever in the light of Prios. Then they leave and the PCs have an added motivation when they get to the Vale. More drama when they face Eran Kalfas! In my campaign, I had foreshadowed the passage of the Templars through Lodemei's father, that knew something was up in the forest and that a precious cargo would come through. It’s one of the reasons he sent his daughter to TH, to protect said cargo.

[@RedRoseInBlood]

Hi Leo, thank you for the feedback on discord! Would you mind sharing your notes for A blooming Vale? I'm planning to run Mark of the Beast after and am using the Vale as a way of bringing everyone together. I'll be making notes once I get this far in our game 😁

[@jerichojeudy]

Sure! I can’t remember what is in French and what’s in English though… and some of it is written by hand in my little notebook. But if you don’t mind, I’ll put what I have in the share folder and send you the link.

[@RedRoseInBlood]

Thank you 🙂 That is no problem I can piece it together with Google translate I'm sure! Where is easy for you to send the link?

[@jerichojeudy]

@@RedRoseInBlood We talked on Discord, right?

[@RedRoseInBlood]

@@jerichojeudy yeah, I can send you a private message if you don't mind that?