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Celebrim replied to the thread Which are you, The plan everything out GM, or the Ad lib?.@zarionofarabel: I'm going to only respond to a limited number of claims in your post, just to avoid argument without structure. It... -
Celebrim reacted to Clint_L's post in the thread Which are you, The plan everything out GM, or the Ad lib? with
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I don't think you understand what people are describing as prep. I view my role as "playing the world." If I am ad-libbing, it really... -
Celebrim reacted to Clint_L's post in the thread Which are you, The plan everything out GM, or the Ad lib? with Like.
It is not. Did you not read the rest of what I wrote? Because I don't see how you could read what I wrote about players making...
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Celebrim replied to the thread Which are you, The plan everything out GM, or the Ad lib?.Even the most linear adventure, say Tomb of Horrors will provide different experiences to different groups. There will be a lot in...
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Celebrim replied to the thread Which are you, The plan everything out GM, or the Ad lib?.This is why people buy adventures. It saves them prep time. You're paying someone else to do it.
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Celebrim reacted to Vael's post in the thread Which are you, The plan everything out GM, or the Ad lib? with Like.
A lot of the time I'm running pre-published adventures, so ... I guess that's planning everything out, only I didn't do it? Obviously, I...
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Celebrim replied to the thread Which are you, The plan everything out GM, or the Ad lib?.This is 100% correct. The reason I prepare so much is so the game won't be on rails. The more I prep, the less on rails it would be...
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Celebrim reacted to Clint_L's post in the thread Which are you, The plan everything out GM, or the Ad lib? with
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I plan a ton because I don't want the players to feel railroaded. So that makes me feel like I need to have a ton of contingencies in... -
Celebrim reacted to zarionofarabel's post in the thread Which are you, The plan everything out GM, or the Ad lib? with Like.
Never meant for it to come off that way, sorry. Just curious is all. I've played in games with a couple of prepper GMs and they had...
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Celebrim reacted to Ralif Redhammer's post in the thread Which are you, The plan everything out GM, or the Ad lib? with Like.
I think that's a good way to sum up good prep - not so much needing to plan for every outcome, but to understand the situation and the...
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Celebrim reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread with Like.
It really isn't. And most of the people in this conversation seem to agree that it isn't. Again, it really well and truly is not. Your...
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Celebrim replied to the thread Which are you, The plan everything out GM, or the Ad lib?.The structure I'm providing is more "narrow-broad-narrow". The PC's are bounty hunters. Right now I am not giving them really the...
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Celebrim replied to the thread Which are you, The plan everything out GM, or the Ad lib?.Your average of 3000 to 4000 words a session sounds to me like a very realistic estimate for planning purposes. I'm guessing that I'm...
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Celebrim reacted to Clint_L's post in the thread Which are you, The plan everything out GM, or the Ad lib? with Like.
How many words is a typical game's worth of planning? Factoring in the prep materials specifically for the game and then averaging out...
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Celebrim reacted to darjr's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
Mearls helped design 5e and he crunches the numbers. Interesting that Johnathan Tweet chime in about timing with rests changes the...