Odyssey: The Complete Game Master's Guide to Campaign Management

Odyssey: The Complete Game Master's Guide to Campaign ManagementOdyssey is jam packed with in depth advice on starting, managing, and ending campaigns. Whether you're an old hand or are new to game mastering, you'll find a wealth of tips and techniques you can put to immediate use in Odyssey. To our knowledge, Odyssey is the first system neutral book solely dedicated to the art of managing campaigns. Odyssey's authors bring unique perspectives to the topic of campaign management. Phil is a project manager and

Odyssey is jam-packed with in-depth advice on starting, managing, and ending campaigns. Whether you're an old hand or are new to game mastering, you'll find a wealth of tips and techniques you can put to immediate use in Odyssey. To our knowledge, Odyssey is the first system-neutral book solely dedicated to the art of managing campaigns.

Odyssey's authors bring unique perspectives to the topic of campaign management. Phil is a project manager and wrote Never Unprepared: The Complete Game Master's Guide to Session Prep. Walt is an improvisational game master with years of experience in the tabletop RPG industry. Both write for the award-winning game mastering blog Gnome Stew, and they collaborated on Masks: 1,000 Memorable NPCs for Any Roleplaying Game and Eureka: 501 Adventure Plots to Inspire Game Masters.

Odyssey is full of practical guidance on campaign management for almost any RPG:

A guide to starting a new campaign, from coming up with the initial concept to running a smooth first session
Tips on structuring stories, handling problem players, and making your campaign thrive
Advice on actively managing every element of your campaign - stories, characters, players, risk, and change - while avoiding common pitfalls
Examples of how every aspect of campaign management looks when handled well or badly
How to end campaigns on a high note, including what to avoid