The Dungeons and Dragons universe is a wonderfully expansive opportunity for players to enter a world full of fantasy, mystery, magic, and excitement that they simply cannot receive in their everyday, mundane lives. Players will take on the persona of another character with a special set of skills and they will join a team comprised of other similar characters with skills much like and different than theirs. These players then enter a highly specialized, crafted world that is rich in detail, in which they attempt to complete a number of tasks which are set before them.
These tasks are generally called campaigns. The Dungeon Master is in charge of these campaigns, giving the players the settings that they find themselves in as well as specific events which happen during these campaigns. The Dungeon Master will set the goals for the group during each leg of their campaign, determining in each sitting how far the group will make it on their way. This can be an incredibly taxing job, for these individual worlds are fraught with detail and keeping all of the elements of them straight can be quite a task.
This is why the Dungeon Master will use a guidebook to help them with elements that get somewhat convoluted. When it comes to the campaigns themselves, however, many different options are present. A Dungeon Master can either entirely make up a campaign, giving players a completely original design that has never before been seen. This can be an incredibly rewarding experience, although it is one that requires a great deal of thought, planning and dedication. For players without the ability to do this, though, there are a number of pre-established campaigns that a Dungeon Master can follow to give the group a great outlet.
These pre-established campaigns can come either directly from the manufacturers of Dungeons and Dragons, or it can be written and produced by an outside company. Many of these campaigns, from both sources, have grown incredibly popular with dedicated players of Dungeons and Dragons. Some of them, such as Greyhawk, have been officially adopted into the Dungeons and Dragons canon. The third edition of the game is written as if players are playing with the Greyhawk campaign, although this format is no longer being actively published. Other campaigns, such as Dragonlance, were the first fictional worlds to be intentionally produced as a supplement to a role-playing game.
Forgotten Realms is perhaps the most famous Dungeons and Dragons campaign. First conceived by Ed Greenwood and described in detail in Dragon Magazine, Forgotten Realms was laid out in extreme detail for any players interested in finding a new outlet for their gaming adventures. This world has since become immensely popular, even having a number of novels set within its bounds. This campaign was the one that proved to the world that a well-planned campaign can support more than just one set of gamers, as the detail found in them can be rich enough to support many forms of media.
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