Campaign

campaign, n., v. 1. in general usage, a connected series of military operations forming a distinct phase of a war; from French campagne, Italian campagna "level country," "campaign," from Late Latin campania "level country," from Latin Campania, the level country around Naples; c. 1656. 2. (gamerese) in role-playing games, a connected series of game adventures or modules, involving the same set of characters, that form an overall story or plotline. 3. a long-running RPG, involving many sessions of game play, usu. conducted on a regular basis. [GJ1]