Campaigns - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 12:47, 18 March 2018

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Staffan Björk at 15:27, 30 October 2014

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Staffan Björk: /* Using the pattern */

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‎Using the pattern

Staffan Björk at 15:26, 30 October 2014

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Staffan Björk: /* Can Be Modulated By */

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Staffan Björk: /* Using the pattern */

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Staffan Björk: /* References */

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‎References

Staffan Björk at 15:23, 30 October 2014

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Staffan Björk at 15:19, 30 October 2014

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Staffan Björk: /* Examples */

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‎Examples

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 === Examples ===
-While [[Campaigns]] are its origins in [[:Category:War Games|War Games]], they are more often used in [[:Category:Tabletop Roleplaying Games|Tabletop Roleplaying Games]]. Examples of [[Campaigns]] include "Queen of the Spiders"<ref name="queen"/> for [[Dungeons & Dragons]], "Shadows of Yog-Sothoth"<ref name="Yog-Sothoth"/>  for [[Call of Cthulhu]],  and "The Enemy Within campaign"<ref name="enemy"/> for [[Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay]].
+While [[Campaigns]] are its origins in [[:Category:Wargames|Wargames]], they are more often used in [[:Category:Tabletop Roleplaying Games|Tabletop Roleplaying Games]]. Examples of [[Campaigns]] include "Queen of the Spiders"<ref name="queen"/> for [[Dungeons & Dragons]], "Shadows of Yog-Sothoth"<ref name="Yog-Sothoth"/>  for [[Call of Cthulhu]],  and "The Enemy Within campaign"<ref name="enemy"/> for [[Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay]].
 [[Advance Wars series]], [[Memoir '44]], and [[Left 4 Dead series]] are examples of non-roleplaying games that have [[Campaigns]].

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 [[Category:Subjective Patterns]]
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 ''A series of designed gameplay experiences for a game that are intended to be played in sequence.''

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 [[Campaigns]] are typically a series of [[Adventures]] or [[Levels]] (for [[:Category:Tabletop Roleplaying Games|Tabletop Roleplaying Games]]) and [[:Category:Computer Games|Computer Games]] respectively) that are linked together by a common theme, an overarching [[Quests|Quest]], or a developing narration. The difference between using [[Adventures]] or [[Levels]] to create [[Campaigns]] depend on the game types, but typically relates to the degree the game state is maintained or reset when changing [[Adventures]] or [[Levels]]. For games using [[Adventures]], with their origins in [[:Category:Tabletop Roleplaying Games|Tabletop Roleplaying Games]], the [[Character Development]] is typically maintained and possibly also how social relations have developed. For games using [[Levels]], the [[Abilities]], [[Powers]], etc. unlocked are typically maintained as well as which [[Weapons]] and how much [[Ammunition]] players have, but not much else.
-[[Campaigns]] typically make use of [[Summary Updates]] for prologues and epilogues but also to provide continuity between [[Adventures]] and [[Levels]] through explaining changes in setting and events that have occurred between the them. Without these, the individual parts can easily be seen as separate entities not related to each other, although the use of [[Finale Levels]] provides an additional way of emphasizing the narration structure. This can make [[Campaigns]] a [[:Category:Subjective Patterns|Subjective Pattern]], especially for those built upon [[Levels]]. One example of this can be the [[Levels]] in the [[Doom series]] of games, which can be viewed as [[Campaigns]] but given the lack of substantial narration between them would be a weak example at best (it is telling that the official name for the collection of [[Levels]] in these games are episodes).
+[[Campaigns]] typically make use of [[Summary Updates]] for prologues and epilogues but also to provide continuity between [[Adventures]] and [[Levels]] through explaining changes in setting and events that have occurred between them. Without these, the individual parts can easily be seen as separate entities not related to each other, although the use of [[Finale Levels]] provides an additional way of emphasizing the narration structure. This can make [[Campaigns]] a [[:Category:Subjective Patterns|Subjective Pattern]], especially for those built upon [[Levels]]. One example of this can be the [[Levels]] in the [[Doom series]] of games, which can be viewed as [[Campaigns]] but given the lack of substantial narration between them would be a weak example at best (it is telling that the official name for the collection of [[Levels]] in these games are episodes).
 In games with [[Game Masters]], [[Campaigns]] can easily be modified by these. This is most often done to react to unexpected actions by players but may also be to fit the [[Campaigns]] in the narration that has been created earlier during gameplay.

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	For games with [[Achievements]], it is quite common to include specific [[Achievements]] related to completing [[Campaigns]].		For games with [[Achievements]], it is quite common to include specific [[Achievements]] related to completing [[Campaigns]].
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 [[Achievements]],
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+[[Finale Levels]],
 [[Game Masters]],
 [[Non-Consistent Narration]],

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 <ref name="enemy">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Enemy_Within_Campaign Entry] for "The Enemy Within campaign" on Wikipedia.</ref>
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 == Acknowledgements ==
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-''The one-sentence "definition" that should be in italics.''
+''A series of designed gameplay experiences for a game that are intended to be played in sequence.''
-This pattern is a still a stub.
+Some games divide the gameplay time of a game into distinct parts, sometimes for narration purposes, sometimes for gameplay reasons, and sometimes both. [[Campaigns]] are gameplay structures built by combining several such parts together that could be experienced individually, and by doing so can offer additional narration or more clearly support some form of progression.
 Wikipedia has a page for [[Campaigns]]<ref name="wiki"/>.