Going, Going, Ghostwalk

Last Friday, dOrange wrapped up another campaign, delivering Ghostwalk a fitting finale. For posterity, the list of major players and their characters in this campaign were:

• Alikros & Lexa (Anthony)
• Dantes (Nate)
  
• Rossa (Erin)
  
• Selyf (Leslie)
• Wren (Anna)

The campaign also featured several appearances of Arcus (Matt), as well as small guest roles played by Cally, Drew and Karis. We were also fortunate enough to have both Colleen and Jay join us for the final session (which Jay photographed and uploaded to Facebook).

Having been the third dOrange campaign I've finished (and the first pure D&D campaign under my belt), I can say I definitely learned a lot by trying new things. I discovered that I could stand to keep much better notes (on everything from the PCs leveling up status to the facts of my ever-evolving storyline). As a group, we learned that trying to run four campaigns simultaneously was just a little too schizophrenic and we needed to pare it down to keep everything straight.

Lessons aside, I feel really good about how Ghostwalk began and ended. Kudos to all the players for all your effort and enthusiasm, because it's absolutely true that the success of any campaign depends on you. Extra kudos to Anthony and Leslie, for developing such rich backstory for their characters (which greatly influenced the campaign) as well as for their admirable dedication from start to finish.

As you all know, I'm taking a GMing "vacation" for awhile, while we enjoy the fruits of Anthony's Paragon and Nate's Genesis. However, when the time is right, you can bet your bottom dollar that I'll be itching to get back in the saddle to run Next-Gen Moreau (which is only a working title). So it's never too early to start thinking about your character concepts! (That means you, Anna!) Keep rolling, my friends!