Campaigns
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Campaigns are typically a series of Adventures or Levels (for Tabletop Roleplaying Games) and Computer Games respectively) that are linked together by a common theme, an overarching Quest, or a developing narration. They typically make use of Summary Updates for prologues and epilogues but may also use these between Adventures to explain changes in setting and events that have occurred between the Adventures.
Campaigns in games with Game Masters 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.
For games with Achievements, it is quite common to include specific Achievements related to completing Campaigns.
Narration Aspects
Containing structures of narration in games, Campaigns are Narration Patterns.
Consequences
Campaigns are basically Predetermined Story Structures. While they rarely are designed to have Non-Consistent Narration, this can occur in games where several players can interact with each other after having played through the same Campaigns independently of each other.
Relations
Can Instantiate
Predetermined Story Structures
Can Modulate
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Can Be Instantiated By
Can Be Modulated By
Achievements, Finale Level, Game Masters, Non-Consistent Narration, Summary Updates
Possible Closure Effects
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Potentially Conflicting With
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History
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