r/AvatarLegendsTTRPG • u/Jstarkey4 • Jul 25 '25

Question How do campaigns work vs dnd

As the title says, interested in trying this - coming from DnD 5e being the only ttrpg I have played. I was struggling to work out how do campaigns work? Is it like DnD where they are in a campaign book or is it a different system? Apologies for my naivety!

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u/Weary-Emu-3498 Jul 25 '25

Different system (Powered by the Apocalypse used as the base) it has its own pre-made adventures that are generally one-shots that can be used as campaign starters

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u/Jstarkey4 Jul 25 '25

So do you just homebrew the rest of the campaign if it’s more of a starter?

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u/Weary-Emu-3498 Jul 25 '25

Basically, yes. I personally like and dislike this approach

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u/Jstarkey4 Jul 25 '25

Wow that really puts a lot on the GM

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u/finessefidelity Jul 25 '25

It really doesn't, because PbtA is not about giving precooked content to the players. It's about telling a story together, so players contribute almost as much as the GM.

Been running an Avatar Legends Campaign for a year+. We are 21 sessions in and nowhere close to ending 

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u/purebredslappy Jul 28 '25

do tou have an extra spot?

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u/finessefidelity Jul 28 '25

Hey! Sorry, it's an in person campaign in Delhi, India

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u/purebredslappy Jul 28 '25

Oooh now im interested does ATLA have a big fandom over there

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u/saltwitch Jul 25 '25

Not necessarily. The whole table is supposed to be involved with coming up with the fiction, and what the GM puts in front of them is just going off of what the characters have already given you. Every character carries so many hooks to play off of. There's also something called the 7-3-1 technique to help prep some stuff loosely before playing, that keeps things efficient and not too much hassle.

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u/Weary-Emu-3498 Jul 26 '25

While true, it still doesn't give you as much as the adventures do when you start. The book helps guide you definitely, and the players are supposed to be involved in the fiction. I've found that more often than not, even though it's easier to prep than a game like dnd its still a lot more work than more work than if a full module was made from the beginning.

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u/Weary-Emu-3498 Jul 25 '25

I definitely agree. Im a gm myself, so I know what it's like. I personally like making homebrew adventures, but personally, they should do campaigns as well as the one-shots