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<blockquote data-quote="dreaded_beast" data-source="post: 1464455" data-attributes="member: 11185">(After re-reading this post, I apologize if this sounds like a regurgitation of many of my other posts in the past.)I have run 10 sessions so far and I am afraid that I have been doing what is known as &quot;Lazy DMing&quot;.However, I am not exactly sure what that term entails, so please let me know, according to your own definition; and if you think &quot;Lazy DMing&quot; is a &quot;bad thing&quot;.I am very bad at preparation. Usually my preparation consists of thinking over an idea for a couple of weeks/days/hours before the actually session. If I can ever get to it, then I jot down a few notes in regards to what I want to run in the upcoming session. However, the notes are very minimalist and sometimes are just echoing the thoughts I have mulling over in my head. There is nothing concrete, beyond a who, what, where, and why. I usually don't write down DCs, monster stats, NPC stats, etc. For these things, I usually refer to the Core Books during the actual session or I make something up on the spot. In the case of making something up on the spot, I try to do it in such a way so that the players do not know this.However, I am starting to discover that I have an easier time at &quot;winging it&quot;. Since I have spent a good amount of time thinking about possible events before a session, I have my ideas somewhat &quot;memorized&quot;. Using those ideas as a guide, I &quot;make things up&quot; as the session progresses.I would say the most work I do would be after the session, where I write a summary of events for that particular session. This way, I feel I can keep a sense of consistency, vermisilitude(sp?) and it also helps me come up with ideas for upcoming sessions. (Hmm, according to my notes, 2 sessions ago they killed a random boar in the forest. Perhaps the boar belonged to a wereboar who has come looking for his animal companion?)Being new to the world of DMing, I have been worrying over if I have been doing things the &quot;correct&quot; or &quot;right way&quot;. My only consolation is that my player has been saying she has been having a lot of fun and is always eager to play.Now, is this &quot;Lazy DMing&quot; or do any of you DM in such a way?Any comments/suggestions are welcome.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="dreaded_beast, post: 1464455, member: 11185"] (After re-reading this post, I apologize if this sounds like a regurgitation of many of my other posts in the past.) I have run 10 sessions so far and I am afraid that I have been doing what is known as "Lazy DMing". However, I am not exactly sure what that term entails, so please let me know, according to your own definition; and if you think "Lazy DMing" is a "bad thing". I am very bad at preparation. Usually my preparation consists of thinking over an idea for a couple of weeks/days/hours before the actually session. If I can ever get to it, then I jot down a few notes in regards to what I want to run in the upcoming session. However, the notes are very minimalist and sometimes are just echoing the thoughts I have mulling over in my head. There is nothing concrete, beyond a who, what, where, and why. I usually don't write down DCs, monster stats, NPC stats, etc. For these things, I usually refer to the Core Books during the actual session or I make something up on the spot. In the case of making something up on the spot, I try to do it in such a way so that the players do not know this. However, I am starting to discover that I have an easier time at "winging it". Since I have spent a good amount of time thinking about possible events before a session, I have my ideas somewhat "memorized". Using those ideas as a guide, I "make things up" as the session progresses. I would say the most work I do would be after the session, where I write a summary of events for that particular session. This way, I feel I can keep a sense of consistency, vermisilitude(sp?) and it also helps me come up with ideas for upcoming sessions. (Hmm, according to my notes, 2 sessions ago they killed a random boar in the forest. Perhaps the boar belonged to a wereboar who has come looking for his animal companion?) Being new to the world of DMing, I have been worrying over if I have been doing things the "correct" or "right way". My only consolation is that my player has been saying she has been having a lot of fun and is always eager to play. Now, is this "Lazy DMing" or do any of you DM in such a way? Any comments/suggestions are welcome. [/QUOTE]

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