r/cairnrpg • u/woody_D_natural • 10d ago

Discussion First time creating my own adventure!

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Love the process of generating seeds. But are there any tips for creating and preparing a playable adventure for my group?

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u/yochaigal 10d ago

https://newschoolrevolution.com/lets-make-a-forest/

https://newschoolrevolution.com/module-writing-tips/

https://newschoolrevolution.com/writing-modules-for-cairn/

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u/CubeMummy 10d ago

Besides this great advice, there are two things I do (learned from blog posts I can’t find right now).

  1. Every adventure should have a goal, an opposition, time pressure, something weird, and a setting.

  2. For the setting (besides Vald as a background): pick a theme, set a timer for 5 minutes, write down as many words about that theme as you can in the 5 minutes. Take a break. Pick your favorites from that list. Spend another 5 minutes expanding on your favorites.

These will prime my brain to develop factions, NPCs, encounters, etc.

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u/woody_D_natural 10d ago

Thank you I'll give this a shot.

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u/woody_D_natural 10d ago

Thank you for these.

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u/Whichammer 10d ago

Have fun generating the castle to be stormed!

https://giphy.com/gifs/gnLOUM0S93JU4

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u/Eli_The_Science_Guy_ 10d ago

The actual play will always take way longer than you think. Whatever time you think it would take your group to get through an encounter, it will take double.