Game Prep on a Pizza Box!

[Wycen]

My friend Monte recycles envelopes for his games. He's drawn maps on them and uses them for notes during the game. I've even adapted that myself, though just taking notes when playing computer games or when I need a reminder or a number or name for a library book.

Using a pizza box is interesting though I'm wonder how you are going to top such a thing.

 

[Tharian]

Hey Umbran, is that old brickoven place still around? We went there a couple times when I was a kid. Think it was called Regina's?

If you mean the place over in Allston, yeah, that's still there. My gf and I were just there last month.

 

[Quickleaf]

If you mean the place over in Allston, yeah, that's still there. My gf and I were just there last month.

In Allston... do they still have the bocce ball "court" there?

 

[Wycen]

So did this get used?

 

[TheAuldGrump]

I long ago came to the conclusion that the backs of fast food restaurant tray liners are an important part of my design process. It seems that is how many adventures get started, and where most of my favorite encounters first become a glimmer.

The Auld Grump

 

[Thunderfoot]

Along those lines Scotty's Brewhouse in Indianapolis had these placemats they put out during GenCon...they had a module on them.

There were two sections one for players and one for DMs. It had a map, a key and all the information needed, just add dice. It was quite impressive.

 

[JamesonCourage]

I long ago came to the conclusion that the backs of fast food restaurant tray liners are an important part of my design process. It seems that is how many adventures get started, and where most of my favorite encounters first become a glimmer.

The Auld Grump

I got into writing by eating at fast food for $1.20 a day while living in my car (only had about $60 a week to live on, including gas). Of course, I had a lot of time to kill, so I used tray liners extensively as paper (it's also why my male friends complain about/admire my very small handwriting). Wrote my first short story, typed it up later on, and it just took off from there.

I don't know what it is about sitting in a fast food place, but just sitting there, taking in the wide variety of people that stop by, I get a ton of ideas for all sorts of things. I started my first book in one, and I started my RPG in one. I'll always have a soft spot for one specific Jack In The Box.

Side note: even after I got a job as a pizza delivery guy (in the car I was living in), I stayed in my car for three years by choice. Those were surprisingly good times, and probably fairly unique.

As always, play what you like

 

[lejanius]

Well played sir.

I used to be an architect and I can't tell you how many building designs and problems we drew on cocktail napkins at bars. Sadly, designing $50 million dollar buildings pales in comparison to Lovecraftian roper dungeons!

 

[Quickleaf]

So did this get used?

Soon, I'm running a game based on this pizza box in November...though I'll be transcribing my notes so as to avoid getting people's expectations up. "Sweet! You brought pizza!" "Uh these are my game notes?"

I long ago came to the conclusion that the backs of fast food restaurant tray liners are an important part of my design process. It seems that is how many adventures get started, and where most of my favorite encounters first become a glimmer.

Way to reduce, reuse, recycle