Philosophy
Goal-Driven Campaigns
Goalforger uses a goal-first philosophy: player objectives and promises are campaign signals that shape what deserves prep attention first.
Focus on player intent
Treat promises as live threads
Prep around stakes
Player goals as campaign signals
Goals reveal where player attention and emotional investment are concentrated. Treating goals as signals helps the GM focus prep where table energy already exists.
What changes in prep
Unresolved promises
Commitments made at the table become live campaign threads until they are fulfilled, abandoned, or transformed by events.
Stakes first
Goal-first prep asks what blocks the objective, who benefits, who resists, and what changes if nothing is done.
GM judgment stays central
Goalforger supports prioritization and drafting, but the GM still decides pacing, tone, fairness, and direction for the campaign.