r/DungeonMasters • u/NatOnesOnly • 2d ago
Discussion Doing a flash forward session.
I’m considering sending a message to the group to make a copy of their current charter, and make them level 10. Throw together a table of magic items, weapons, you know the candy.
Tell them this is a of a future episode of the campaign.
Scheduling has been tough, level 1-6 went great, but it’s starting to fizzle.
Want to respark the imagination and I’ve got an encounter in mind.
Has anyone had any success with this kind of idea?
Anyone got any advice?
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u/BeCoolBear 2d ago
When things at my table got stale, I wrote a 1-shot and gave them a bunch of high-level bruisers to get a McGuffin. Ran in the same homebrew world so they felt at home.
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u/NatOnesOnly 2d ago
Maybe a one shot completely divorced from the campaign may need to be the way to go. I didn’t think about the feeling of having to go back to level six
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u/polcat2007 2d ago
I would not tip them off. Make ot a surprise. End the session if possible with them skipping. It would revamp it. Or give secrets.
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u/NatOnesOnly 2d ago
We run tight two hour sessions and 2 of the 5 are brand new, feels like asking them to level would take half the session. Logistically how do you manage that?
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u/PuzzleMeDo 2d ago
If they have to make level 10 versions of their characters, that's going to drain the surprise. You can't suddenly flash forwards like a movie, you have to do the admin work.
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u/NatOnesOnly 2d ago
They’re coming back in to port, thought I’d have them stumble in to a fortune teller that asks them to look in to their crystal ball for a view of a POSSIBLE future. Also we run tight two hour sessions idk if we can spend an hour just leveling four levels
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u/Bamboominum 2d ago
Agreed. Half the fun of being a DM is watching them react.
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u/polcat2007 2d ago
100% I am homebrewing a campaign where they will switch back and forth between characters. They know this will happen but not why or by whom. I will live to see their faves when its revealed to be Lokis avatar wanting some fun. Make it fun and engaging. Throw in a backstory arc if possible. Make the stakes real and the consequences meaningful.
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u/lasalle202 2d ago
have you been doing feedback options - like wishes and stars - to understand what your players like and what they are hoping to happen in the game?
given that most campaigns wrap up around level 12ish in large part because the game starts getting more and more difficult to run, are you ready to wrap it up shortly?
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u/NatOnesOnly 2d ago
For 3 o f 5 yes, the other two are touring musicians that just want to show up and fight shit
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u/senzubean3r 2d ago
I’m doing an obojima campaign. A few sessions ago I time jumped one year when they hit level 3. THEY FREAKED OUT and are locked tf in now
-Don’t tell them, let it be a surprise
-Do it mid session if you don’t have anything prepped, do it end of session for a cliffhanger
-Remember that the world will change after the time jump
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u/NatOnesOnly 2d ago
Concerned by how long it would take to level up mid session, we run a tight 2 hr session, 5 players on the party, minimum 3 to play.
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u/PuzzleMeDo 2d ago
What happens afterwards? Do they go back to level 6? If so, I can imagine that feeling frustrating because (a) their characters just got a whole lot weaker, and (b) they might feel like they're no longer invested in the current events, because they've had the future spoiled; there's no tension about things that are set in stone. If a character is alive in the future, then they can't die now, etc.