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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Runesong42" data-source="post: 2153167" data-attributes="member: 10578">I usually muse about what I'd like to happen or see in a game over the course of a week, and jot down a few ideas here and there.  Once I have an idea firmly in mind, I'll go through the bother of statting out the monsters and NPC's so I don't waste time digging through books for them.  I'd say about a good 60-75% of my game time is spent 'winging it', as I like to use a lot of NPC interaction and banter.  Also, once the players starrt formulating ideas about their situation at hand, I listen and take notes, because sometimes what they come up with is better than what I had planned.  In fact, one of my now famous taglines is, "It is now!".  Example:Me, as DM: "You enter the nightclub.  It is dark, with violet accent lighting spread throughout.  Small, lithe waitresses serve neon-colored drinks out of test tubes as they sashay all over the place.  The music is typical of most top-40 dance joints."Player: "I thought this was more of a goth place."Me: "It is now!" and I proceed to re-describe the scenery, making adjustments as I go.</blockquote>