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How to Make Your Own PnP Games

Pen and paper (PnP) role-playing games, such as "Dungeons and Dragons," allow players to experience and affect a dynamic group-driven story. Players affect the game world by using a rule set, often involving dice, to determine the results of actions taken. Creating a custom campaign world is a step many pen-and-paper enthusiasts take. This allows the game master to completely customize the world, tone and story the campaign takes place in.

Instructions

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  Determine the rule set you want to use for your custom campaign, then obtain the appropriate rulebooks.
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  Design your campaign world and develop a theme. The details of a magic-filled world will be quite different from one with no magic at all. The more detail you create for your world, the more dynamic it will feel to the players.
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  Create a campaign story. This story can be open ended, allowing players the ability to highly affect the direction and flow of the story, or it can force players down a predetermined path. The choice largely depends on the preferences of those involved.
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  Find players interested in playing through the campaign. If you do not know anyone personally who would like to participate, checking your local hobby store can often yield good results.
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  Meet with your committed players and play.

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