gleichman <fox1_217@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:
> On May 6, 8:49 am, Ben Finney <b...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > The adventure was run today, in a single afternoon; it was
> > proclaimed a success.
>
> Gratz are in order then, although for myself I'd consider that much
> work to be something less than a success :)
The work was mostly in organisation of existing material, and in
point-form notes for creative inspiration. It was a trade-off: rather
than fumbling to teach the group how to play *and* try to be inventive
on the spot, I opted for putting in the right preparation that allowed
me to make things up *consistently* on the day, in quick response to
what the players wanted.
> One question. Is this how you normally run your games?
Normally the preparation would be less intense, because I wouldn't be
trying to prep characters, adventure, and newbie material in a single
week. I wanted to get this new group into an exciting, fast-moving
game, so I tried to make sure the players had answers quickly, either
to hand in the sheets and reference cards I prepared, or from my head
prompted by the material behind the screen.
Having learned from this, though, I'll definitely be doing the scene,
location, NPC, and statistics prep on index cards for any future
sessions: that was such a superior method to relying on the rulebooks
that I don't want to go back.
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Ben Finney
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