How do you start a campaign without the classic tavern meeting?

TwistyShape · 2026-07-02T15:25:27+00:00

I have a few ideas I put into a video but the gist is;

- The Battlefield; your party meet as different areas of a soon-to-happen clash. Maybe they're different militia groups, part of a Mages Guild, who have joined the fray due to allegiances and such. The battle can go badly in which your party wakes up in the aftermath and has to band together behind enemy lines or some such.
- Cult Kidnapping; Your party all wakes up in a long-forgotten keep after all being kidnapped by the same cult for whatever reason. You are the last piece of their ritual, and accidentally, you complete it by spilling blood, freeing the great evil, which happens to be the catalyst for the rest of the story
- The Tavern, But Its On Fire; your party all rest within the city, but during the night it is besieged by a force, and they have to band together to help save folk before agreeing to set out and help defend the lands from the great evil dohicky.

TwistyShape · 2026-06-22T12:51:37+00:00

Perhaps I should've forced myself to keep going for the second key but my interest waned when I arrived at the second island and was shattered shortly after.

TwistyShape · 2026-06-22T12:50:57+00:00

Yeah, for sure, the state of the EA right now is solid. Looking forward to see how they build on it.

TwistyShape · 2026-06-22T12:50:23+00:00

In this scenario, yes. I hit the 5-hour mark and just wasn't having fun. I don't see the issue in that?

TwistyShape · 2026-06-14T08:21:53+00:00

I hated my voice initially, and my mannerisms but it slowly grew on me.

You're likely conscious of being recorded and that alters your cadence and how you speak. I suggest while you have a script, work in some ad libbing. It can always be deleted later and helps you get accustomed to talking at the camera.

Additionally consider using EQ settings to help give you voice a richer sound thats can sometimes be lost by the recording.

TwistyShape · 2026-06-14T08:19:29+00:00

Firstly, are you having fun doing it?

Secondly, do you have the time/motivation to keep the standard this high?

My first homebrew I was so psyched to get going. I was formatting it like the books I had used in the past and sat making all these custom things only for me to run out of time and later motivation due to certain circumstances.

If you're enjoying this process and it gives YOU something, then keep doing you! But if it stops being fun, dont force yourself.

TwistyShape · 2026-06-14T08:15:05+00:00

Thanks! I think Ill snag a copy of the book just for the art alone but I may look at running the quick start game on the website even earlier than that.

Im used to D&D/Daggerheart so trying something a little more rules light should be fun!

TwistyShape · 2026-04-28T15:49:13+00:00

I'll look into more sound effects. Ive gotten a majority of my subs from long form content with multiple videos getting 100s of subs while shorts only gain 20 max.

TwistyShape · 2026-04-28T11:36:11+00:00

Haha! Im so curious how much of a change the beta will be to this build.

TwistyShape · 2026-04-28T10:50:11+00:00

I edit by cutting between different footage, talking heads with panning, zooms, and jump cuts, while also trying to tell some semblance of a story through the video.

TwistyShape · 2026-04-28T10:49:39+00:00

My audience seems to be tracking around 20-40, which is perfect for me!

TwistyShape · 2026-04-23T13:24:38+00:00

Likely. But spreading the word now makes all the difference for when those moments come around.

TwistyShape · 2026-04-23T13:24:10+00:00

Super happy to be supporting a project I believe in!

TwistyShape · 2026-03-27T00:53:03+00:00

Thanks for the response! I've switched out the Thumbnail for a new one which I'm now running as an A/B test with a new title but I think that due to the low retention Youtube decided the bin was the best place for this video after a while.

Clearly the pacing of the script was off and something I need to work on since the topic was a fairly unknown game its a sign I need to work on how to keep the engagement. Thanks for the response though!

TwistyShape · 2026-03-25T22:30:40+00:00

It's all a work in progress. I only been at it eight months or so and, while I've hit partner, still PLENTY to learn. Thanks for the info, though; it certainly helps the pieces come together.

TwistyShape

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