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Minimizing Prep Time - Forked from "DMing: from fun to work "
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<blockquote data-quote="Shemeska" data-source="post: 5164914" data-attributes="member: 11697"><p>Around half of my prep time takes place during my drive home from work, or over lunch when I take a nice mile or two walk and listen to my ipod. I use the time to just think about possible situations during the next game situations, what various NPCs are up to and how they might react to something. </p><p></p><p>I've also found myself composing important bits of possible NPC dialogue in my end while doing small animal surgical work. Though I apparently started doing different voices while practicing it all and pseudo-composing it there, so it's probably a good idea that none of my coworkers happened to walk into the room at that point to find me talking to, and responding to myself. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>Once I get home I write it all down in summary, add any brief numbers I need to add and I'm good. I spend my time creating a world and important people and places the PCs might interact with, not creating specific encounters.</p><p></p><p>I also have players who will talk amongst themselves and/or an NPC for hours on end in-character without the need for any numerical prep work on my behalf. They're awesome and I'm amazingly lucky to have them as friends.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shemeska, post: 5164914, member: 11697"] Around half of my prep time takes place during my drive home from work, or over lunch when I take a nice mile or two walk and listen to my ipod. I use the time to just think about possible situations during the next game situations, what various NPCs are up to and how they might react to something. I've also found myself composing important bits of possible NPC dialogue in my end while doing small animal surgical work. Though I apparently started doing different voices while practicing it all and pseudo-composing it there, so it's probably a good idea that none of my coworkers happened to walk into the room at that point to find me talking to, and responding to myself. ;) Once I get home I write it all down in summary, add any brief numbers I need to add and I'm good. I spend my time creating a world and important people and places the PCs might interact with, not creating specific encounters. I also have players who will talk amongst themselves and/or an NPC for hours on end in-character without the need for any numerical prep work on my behalf. They're awesome and I'm amazingly lucky to have them as friends. [/QUOTE]
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