Common Grounds Guild - West Marches Campaign

Sandbox Storytelling: Creating Narrative Threads Without a Central Plot

Sandbox Storytelling: Creating Narrative Thread...

West Marches campaigns thrive on freedom. Instead of one epic storyline, players chart their own course. At Common Ground Games in Dallas, TX, our West Marches world—the Common Grounds Guild...

Sandbox Storytelling: Creating Narrative Thread...

West Marches campaigns thrive on freedom. Instead of one epic storyline, players chart their own course. At Common Ground Games in Dallas, TX, our West Marches world—the Common Grounds Guild...

Random Encounter Tables Done Right: Breathing Life into Greyhawk’s Wilderness

Random Encounter Tables Done Right: Breathing L...

In a traditional campaign, random encounters often get a bad rap—viewed as filler or distractions from the “main story.” But in a West Marches campaign, especially one set in a...

Random Encounter Tables Done Right: Breathing L...

In a traditional campaign, random encounters often get a bad rap—viewed as filler or distractions from the “main story.” But in a West Marches campaign, especially one set in a...

Treasure Hoards and Magic Items: Loot Distribution in a Nonlinear Campaign

Treasure Hoards and Magic Items: Loot Distribut...

One of the trickiest balancing acts in a West Marches-style campaign is loot—especially in a shared world like the Common Grounds Guild of Greyhawk, where player groups change from session...

Treasure Hoards and Magic Items: Loot Distribut...

One of the trickiest balancing acts in a West Marches-style campaign is loot—especially in a shared world like the Common Grounds Guild of Greyhawk, where player groups change from session...

Living World Events: How to Evolve the Greyhawk Setting Based on Player Actions

Living World Events: How to Evolve the Greyhawk...

One of the most exciting—and challenging—parts of running a West Marches campaign is managing the persistent world. In the Common Grounds Guild of Greyhawk, we want players to feel like...

Living World Events: How to Evolve the Greyhawk...

One of the most exciting—and challenging—parts of running a West Marches campaign is managing the persistent world. In the Common Grounds Guild of Greyhawk, we want players to feel like...

Taming the Chaos: How to Keep a West Marches Campaign Organized Across Multiple DMs

Taming the Chaos: How to Keep a West Marches Ca...

Running a West Marches campaign is already a unique challenge—with players coming and going, modular stories unfolding, and a world that’s constantly evolving based on player actions. But when you...

Taming the Chaos: How to Keep a West Marches Ca...

Running a West Marches campaign is already a unique challenge—with players coming and going, modular stories unfolding, and a world that’s constantly evolving based on player actions. But when you...

Balancing Challenge and Accessibility: Designing Quests for Mixed-Level Parties in a West Marches Campaign

Balancing Challenge and Accessibility: Designin...

One of the unique challenges of running a West Marches campaign—like our Common Grounds Guild of Greyhawk—is managing player groups of varying experience and power levels. Some adventurers might be...

Balancing Challenge and Accessibility: Designin...

One of the unique challenges of running a West Marches campaign—like our Common Grounds Guild of Greyhawk—is managing player groups of varying experience and power levels. Some adventurers might be...