Blog posts on how to run a West Marches campaign
Blog posts on how to run a West Marches campaign
West Marches was a game I ran for a little over two years. It was designed to be pretty much the diametric opposite of the normal weekly game: 1) There was no regular time: every session was scheduled by the players on the fly. 2) There was no regular party: each game had different players dra
Thought this was pretty interesting, especially in how a West Marches campaign can deal with the problems of having more players interested in a game than you can accommodate at the table, and the dreaded specter of scheduling issues. Might try to run one myself at some point!
This is an old concept, isn't it?
I don't know how old it is, but it's certainly not new. The article linked is one I read several years ago before I ran my own West Marches game.
Edit: the post is dated 2007.
That's the original post.