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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Morpheus" data-source="post: 1820787" data-attributes="member: 612">Do you read the whole module beforehand and only glance at the module during play when you need to?I try to read most of it beforehand and review the part(s) that we are going to use for the next session. Do you study it so much that you remember everything?Nope, but I know it pretty well.Do you skim over the module just to get an idea of what to expect and basically learn it as you are running it?See above.Do you study the module first and just run what you remember and wing the rest?See above.Is it frowned upon for a DM to quickly review a portion DURING the game because he forgets the details?Nope-especially if there is text that is to be read aloud.And what about running a huge module that's 150 pages or more? Do you study sections of it between each session or do you learn the whole module and then run it?Study between sessions.Do you usually study several adventures at once so you can use multiple scenarios in the same game so players don't feel railroaded? For example; you study 3 different modules so if the players start to head in one direction that is part of adventure A, and then take a turn down Adventure B because you presented the opportunity, they can end up taking a turn down Adventure C and they won't feel railroaded.Nope-one at a time.Oh and my last question, do you take notes while studying a module, and if so, what kind of notes?This is where I make my money. Head over to <a href="http://www.theothergamecompany.com" target="_blank">www.theothergamecompany.com</a> and get their Character Cards, Monster Cards, NPC Cards and Location Cards. Fill these out and put them in an index card holder. Voila! Instant stats, PC info and Location info at your fingertips so that it only looks as if you know the module inside and out. Plus, you can never be too organized...Oops, forgot to mention that the stuff on the website is free... <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

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