Oct 20, 2019 by [ "James R. Miller" ]
Categories: rpgs Tags: 5e dnd homebrew lets-write-a_module

Let's write a module part 1: Introduction

I recently had dinner with a good friend, who was picking my brain on how I prepare adventures for 5E. He’s a veteran player but looking to dip his toe in the GM water. That gave me an idea to write, in blog form, how I brainstorm and prepare adventures for 5E.

Goal

The goals of this series and the module are fairly simple:

• Show my process in preparing a homebrew adventure
• Cover levels 1 through 5 for a typical party of 4 PCs
• Show how I use technology to organize everything during writing and for use at the table
• Keep the module setting agnostic
• The module should feel open world to the PCs and not a railroad
• Have some fun

Topics that will be covered

• Brainstorming
• Software / Technology used
• Maps
• Miscellaneous GM’ing tips and tricks

List of posts in this series

• Part 1: Introduction (this post)
• Part 2: Design Goals and Introduction to Snowflake Method
• Part 3: One-Sentence Summary
• Part 4: Summary Paragraph
• Part 5: Major NPCs
• Part 6: Minor NPCs
• Part 7: Summary Paragraph
• Part 8: Summary Page Review