First things First

One of the most important issue for any campaign (I would think) is choosing a location for it to take place within. The following options have occurred to me so far.

-Biblical Setting

-A D & D established setting

-Home Brew Setting

Each of these has its advantages and disadvantages and I am initially leaning towards homebrew.

This would allow me complete control over my setting and inhabitants but obviously requires a great deal more work on my part. I would certainly have more flexibility to incorporate events and stories from the Torah in whatever order we decide upon. This also comes with the added bonus of being able to deviate from the religious curriculum easily if the opportunity arises. This could be due to a shortage of time, a slow week as far as what is occurring in the Torah portion or any other possible issue.

The above benefits would come with using a D & D pre-made world as well but offers slightly less customization. As I write this and keep in mind the amount of work that will go into this project this idea becomes more attractive to me despite the added cost of procuring the additional books and or other resources that may be necessary. I have an account for the D & D tool kit on the Wizards of the Coast website and I have yet to fully explore it so it is possible that the resources are already available to me.

I started writing this last night and have since had a chance to look at the rule book for Testament which is a great resource that anyone interested in this type of project should look over.

It has special classes for Israelites, Babylonians, Egyptians and more. The whole thing looks very cool. I don't think I want the entire campaign to take place specifically in the world of the ancient Middle East though so I'm leaning towards either home brew or pre made D & D world and will then input my players into the various time periods and scenarios from the Torah/Testament. Otherwise it would be hard (I think anyways) to get them from one event to the next as they can be separated by hundreds or even a thousand years.

I'll look over testament again and have more info for the next post.

If you take the time to read this please let me know how I'm doing and if you have any suggestions!

Thank you.