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<blockquote data-quote="dren" data-source="post: 2030384" data-attributes="member: 5176"><p>Yes, DMing high level games is a task, I'll agree. But it's worth it, especially if you have really good players who show excitement, enthsuiasm and put in detail over both their game mechanics and storyline. </p><p></p><p>There are some good ideas listed here, but another is to just keep a notepad on you at all times...then jot them down when inspiration strikes you. When you are on a roll, you can crank them out beforehand, rather than the night before a game.</p><p></p><p>Another one is reuse and recycle: your own stuff! Yes, believe it or not, you can re-use many of the same baddies again and again, change the small details (hair colour, type of weapon/armor, their accent) as 95% of the npc is in areas that the PCs never see. Who cares if a fighter has ranks in climb, swim or animal handling??? Unless it is critical to a scenario or was previously encountered, most PCs won't (or shouldn't) tell the difference.</p><p></p><p>Lastly, I highly recommend a character creation program. Redblade 3.5 has saved me hundreds of hours of prep time. Use all of the free resources that are out there, ENworld, the Wizards freebie stuff, and even the 3.5 SRD sites are great at shaving time off.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dren, post: 2030384, member: 5176"] Yes, DMing high level games is a task, I'll agree. But it's worth it, especially if you have really good players who show excitement, enthsuiasm and put in detail over both their game mechanics and storyline. There are some good ideas listed here, but another is to just keep a notepad on you at all times...then jot them down when inspiration strikes you. When you are on a roll, you can crank them out beforehand, rather than the night before a game. Another one is reuse and recycle: your own stuff! Yes, believe it or not, you can re-use many of the same baddies again and again, change the small details (hair colour, type of weapon/armor, their accent) as 95% of the npc is in areas that the PCs never see. Who cares if a fighter has ranks in climb, swim or animal handling??? Unless it is critical to a scenario or was previously encountered, most PCs won't (or shouldn't) tell the difference. Lastly, I highly recommend a character creation program. Redblade 3.5 has saved me hundreds of hours of prep time. Use all of the free resources that are out there, ENworld, the Wizards freebie stuff, and even the 3.5 SRD sites are great at shaving time off. [/QUOTE]
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