Campaign building question

[bnickelsen]

For a long running Campaign

I got to thinking that by level 20 a campaign could be rather large.

I am Currently running a group through LMoP, the through a side adventure that segways into the dragon queen

Should I try to keep it all in one campaign or break it into smaller campaigns and transfer characters as we go?

[Griogre]

The other way around is easier. Generally you base campaign should only have the PCs in it and maybe some general world info/maps. All of your other adventures should be modules you open when running that adventure and then close when they are done.

[damned]

Use LMoP as your example - it is a module that you load into and then unload from your campaign.
That is the best way to manage your campaign data.

Build side quests in a separate campaign and export them as modules. You can then load these modules into your live campaign. You can also reuse these in another campaign easily that way.

[epithet]

I'm currently running the Shackled City adventure path, which is 1 - 20. I have a campaign in FG where the player characters are, as well as a few NPCs like the paladin's warhorse and a warlock's familiar. I have another campaign where I put in all the maps, NPCs, etc from the main city that forms the base of operations and quest hub, then I have a campaign for each chapter of the adventure path (12 chapters.) For each campaign other than the one with the PCs, I have exported it as a module and I open them in as needed for the players. Even so, it is starting to take Fantasy Grounds a while to load up. I'm looking forward to the multithreading unity build.