Resuming the Campaign

Due to holidays and other events, the "Storm King's Thunder" campaign has been on hold for a month. Conveniently, the last session before the break saw the party reach the end of the current mini-arc, reach 8th level, and generally get to a really good break point.

We're due to resume next week, at which point it is my intention to advance the campaign timeline by several months. This has several advantages: firstly, it advances the calendar past the winter months, when travelling would have been difficult. Secondly, it allows me to clear out the remaining legacy quests, none of which were hugely interesting, and lets us jump straight to the next section of the campaign book. And, thirdly, it allows those players who have been absent for a little while to jump back into the action with a minimum of backstory to assimilate. It's pretty much a win on all counts.

For that reason, the action in the next session will pick up with the party meeting Harshnag the Grim outside of the citadel of Mirabar, and from there they can begin their journey to the Eye of the All-father.

I'm not entirely sure how much remains of the campaign. I think we're now closer to the end than to the beginning, and certainly it is now my intention not to pad out the next sections as I have the previous wanderings. However, it is also my intention to have the PCs tackle more than one of the giant chieftains - I'm not a fan of the storyline's design decision that the campaign should only use one of four chapters provided for that purpose.

I think my hope is to bring this campaign to an end by the end of this year, with a view to starting a new campaign early in 2020. However, whether that is actually practical remains to be seen. Most importantly, though, is picking the action up for a new season...