Mini-Campaigns I’m Looking Forward to Running

I’ve been blabbering on and on about Mini-Campaigns and their benefits. I know, I know. “Move on!” you say, “we get it.”

But I thought I’d share some mini-campaigns I’m looking forward to running in the future.

1. Mouse Guard: Naturally. Probably run the game over the course of a full game year, adding a lot of intrigue you see in the comics. This will probably be one of the first I run.

2. Savage Spycraft: Using Savage Worlds and playing a little espionage would be awesome. I’m a big fan of modern spy movies like “Spy Games,” “The Recruit,” and the newer James Bond films. Running a game of cat-and-mouse using the current political climate around the world could be pretty awesome.

3. Battlestar Galactica: I’ve had the book sitting on my shelf for more than a year now, and haven’t gotten the opportunity to really have a good game of it. I do love the Cortex rules on which it’s based, since I ran a small campaign of Serenity in the past. Not sure if it would take place on the Galactica itself, or perhaps on another Battlestar that has survived the destruction of the colonies, but we’ll see.

4. Dungeons and Dragons 4e: I’d love to run a mini-campaign following a group of adventurers as they delve into the depths of the Underdark. With a definite beginning, middle and end, focusing more on the story and less on the XP and loot could make the game very cool.

5. A Song of Ice and Fire: Another book I’ve had sitting on my shelf. This game seems to truly lend itself to a mini-campaign setting, allowing the players to be a part of an up and coming noble house destined for greatness.

6. Warhammer Fantasy 3e: I’d probably run a game in Mordheim, City of the Damned, since it’s a campaign setting I know pretty well from my years playing the skirmish game of the same name. Following a group of adventurers deep into a cursed city looking for glory and riches makes a perfect game.

7. Savage Marvel: I mentioned it before, but I would love to run a game featuring the heroes of Marvel during the Civil War and its aftermath. It gives the perfect opportunity for heroes and villains to unite for a common purpose.

8. Call of Cthulhu: I think if I were to run this, it would end up like a slasher flick, in that it would basically be a way to see who would end up surviving to the end. Madness and horrors abound!