BookBarbarian
Expert Long Rester
MM=Matt Mercer? Mike Mearls? Mickey Mouse? Marshall Mathers?
We'll now I want to see Eminem DM in rhyme. Another dream that will never be realized!
MM=Matt Mercer? Mike Mearls? Mickey Mouse? Marshall Mathers?
After being in a game with no recap (except what us players could manage to cobble together) this article resonated with me: https://theangrygm.com/the-art-of-the-recap/
How often do you play?
It seems to me that players who don't remember what happened last week must be incredibly bored/disengaged. I have one guy like that in one online game who just sort of tags along. But most players pay attention.
Yes I would think a recap would be necessary for passive entertainment like streaming, unless the campaign was highly episodic.
I guess re players I would worry it would tend to push them further into the passive recipient role, which ime Angry's advice assumes. imo the players are there to entertain me and each other just as much as I am there to entertain them. If they follow what is happening that gives them a lot more power to shape events so imc paying attention is rewarded in-game. If a player does not pay attention that is a signal they are not interested in the big picture. Maybe they just want to kill things; maybe they want to do something else.
(As a side note, if you aren't watching the "Handbooker Helper" video series, you are really missing out. Yes, they are campy and cringy for seasoned gamers, but they are also insightful and fun. I've learned a great deal from watching them, and not just about multiclassing.)