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TermTabletop term

Living campaign

An organized-play format in which thousands of players run characters through a shared, persistent setting at conventions and game stores, with results carried from table to table. The RPGA's Living City and later Pathfinder Society and D&D Adventurers League followed this model.

An organized-play format in which thousands of players run characters through a shared, persistent setting at conventions and game stores, with results carried from table to table. The RPGA's Living City and later Pathfinder Society and D&D Adventurers League followed this model.

Origin

Developed by TSR's Role Playing Game Association (RPGA), which ran large programs at Gen Con from the 1980s.

Quick answers

What does "Living campaign" mean?
An organized-play format in which thousands of players run characters through a shared, persistent setting at conventions and game stores, with results carried from table to table. The RPGA's Living City and later Pathfinder Society and D&D Adventurers League followed this model.
Where does the term "Living campaign" come from?
Developed by TSR's Role Playing Game Association (RPGA), which ran large programs at Gen Con from the 1980s.

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