Campaign Building (Silver)

Design memorable long-form campaigns with strong narrative arcs, dynamic factions, and evolving NPCs. Learn to balance pacing, player agency, and emotional engagement across sessions.

Campaign Building (Silver)

by Prof. Kelly Lynne D'Angelo and Chris Perkins

This course provides Dungeon Masters with a comprehensive framework for designing and managing long-form D&D campaigns. Focusing on four key pillars : meta-narrative construction, faction and NPC development, campaign pacing, and player agency. DMs will learn to craft compelling story arcs, maintain narrative consistency, and create dynamic characters that evolve in response to player choices.

Meet Your Professor

Kelly Lynne D'Angelo

A D&D in a Castle Dungeon Master since it's beginning, television, book, musical, and TTRPG writer Kelly Lynne D'Angelo has done her fair share of storytelling in many mediums. Recent credits include Amazon's 'Critical Role: Legends of Vox Machina', TBS’ 'Miracle Workers', Adult Swim's 'Final Space', and Dungeons and Dragons' 'Candlekeep Mysteries'. Having started her journey into professional DMing in 2015, her credits include Dungeon Mastering for Dungeon & Dragon's 'Girls Guts Glory', being the Game Master for Geek & Sundry's 'Tales From The Loop', and a player in 'Sirens of The Realms.'

Additionally, Kelly has participated in several D&D Live Events, both as a Dungeon Master and Player, as well as D&D Celebration specials. You can catch her on various online platforms speaking further to her experience from her interviews with Brennan Lee Mulligan, Dragon Talk team Greg Tito and Shelly Mazzanoble, and Geek & Sundry's GM Tips and Game Masters Hall, Buzzfeed's "The Dungeon Club", and more. @kellylynnedang

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Meet Your Professor

Chris Perkins

As a creative leader behind many of the most iconic Dungeons & Dragons storylines, Chris has inspired countless Dungeon Masters around the world. His approach to narrative design, using equal parts imaginative story combined with rigorously crafted rules, reflects exactly what the DMU faculty aim to share with its students: the art and discipline of world-class Dungeon Mastering.

At DMU, our mission is simple: to help Dungeon Masters at every level elevate their craft. Whether you’re running your first session or refining your professional skills, the opportunity to learn alongside a DM as respected as Chris Perkins.

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