0.1 An Intro to Campaign Recaps

This article serves as an introduction to the campaign recaps themselves. Please refer back to this article as needed!  

Reflection

Following the premature end of our previous campaign - Cradle - we began to seriously discuss our next one as early as September 2018. Our goal was simple - make this campaign much easier to run for Ricky. After some back and forth discussing the theme and going over some basic session zero stuff, Heaven's Path became official. Ricky would DM and Elton, Bubbles and Maltose would be the three players. Things would go differently this time.   And differently it went! Heaven's Path morphed into it's own beast entirely, but one that I felt more ready to tame as the years went by. And now, in March 2022, at the time I'm writing this article, I feel reinvigorated to give this campaign everything I've got. We as a group have gone through a lot together, both in the game and in our own personal lives. People have joined and left. Ideas have come and gone. However fun was always had.   For our next step, we were compelled to reflect on what has happened through all these years of playing so that we can acquire a better sense for our future. We are just now exiting a months-long hiatus from playing at all, and an almost year-long hiatus from progressing the main plot of this campaign. The remaining group members, consisting of me (Ricky), Bubbles, and Maltose, require a comprehensive summary of all the major happenings and story beats of Heaven's Path. It will be no small undertaking, but it was one borne of necessity and forged by love.  

Structure

My major goals for these campaign recaps are as follows:

• Breaks down the campaigns into chapters, individual articles, and smaller sections within those articles
• Maintains a lighthearted tone so that the recaps themselves are both informative and entertaining
• Includes a section at the end that lists the major revelations and clues that are relevant to the overarching plot
• Allows for easy navigation to other campaign recaps throughout my World Anvil world

For transparency's sake, I would like to be very clear about how I am approaching these recaps.   The trajectory of the overarching plot has shifted significantly from the earliest iterations of Heaven's Path. As I recap, I myself will be doing some light retconning that alters the meaning behind certain events and actions, but not the actions themselves. Whatever has happened, has happened, and I do not foresee any major changes in the current narrative being made. If such an issue does arise, I will bring it up with you guys, my players and we will discuss it together.   Additionally, these articles are not criticism-proof, and I welcome any and all feedback from you guys to make this a better reading experience for all. Don't hold back, I welcome feedback of any kind!   So, without further ado, use the navigation below to take a look at the very first campaign recap!