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Well, I have One-Shot Wonders, so I wouldn't need to do it for 5E. But I think it's doable, although my Shadowdark games tend to be more...

Out of curiosity, would you do zero prep D&D if you were in a similar situation? Or is there a reason that you feel confident doing it...

That poor mimic was terrified.

That makes me wonder when the clock starts and stops on prep? I mean that if you do prep things as part of the session of play, is it...

The transition of grimy black.& white illustration to airbrushed fantasy, and then the transition to dungeon punk, were jarring to folks...

As I mentioned in the other thread, something like a 50 Fathoms plot point frame is what leaps immediately to mind. Something like that...

Shrine on the Mosswater I’m hesitant to post this first version of today’s map – it is one of my first attempts to add watercolours to...

I think one of the kinds of products we are likely to see a lot of from community 3PPs are campaign frames (and many of those will...

Is “mental prep” prep? I don’t feel like it is, but I can understand the opposite viewpoint.

Scum and Villainy is an explicitly zero prep game, if I recall correctly. As is Ironsword and Starforged (though those are built...

Adventuring Party composition in D&D fiction is an interesting challenge because you need to both represent the people actually playing...

You can zero prep any RPG. The key is ones own familiarity with the game. Some games, including many PbtA games, are intended to be...

Agreed. You describe everything in terms of concepts and ideas; once you get to a point where the mechanics get involved is when you...

When I do zero prep, I lean into the players. "Who are you? What do.you do? What do you desire?" Then as they actually build characters...

Ran the Quickstart for 3 people. It started out fun. I really like the Connections between the characters and Experiences to drive the...