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<blockquote data-quote="Ktulu" data-source="post: 4971106" data-attributes="member: 13465"><p>I usually prep about one game in advance (so, essentially, I start working on the next week's game a week before this game). However, I'm never done. I'm constantly updating, tweaking, and absorbing new ideas. I usually have a finished product about 24 hours before game-time, though. In fairness, we game on Monday evenings, so I have all of Sunday (day off) to put the finishing touches on a session.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm a mid-afternoon sort of guy. In the morning (sunday, specifically) we go to the farmer's market and then go to breakfast, etc... In the early afternoon, after lunch, I sit down in my game-room and spread out different maps/tiles I want to use, and start pushing through the books on what monster/treasure/etc... I am looking for. 4-5 hours later I'm usually ready to go, along with a good idea of what the next session will entail.</p><p></p><p>After the session, I start all over, and spend the week mulling over their decisions, and the encounter outcomes, before diving back into the planning stages.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ktulu, post: 4971106, member: 13465"] I usually prep about one game in advance (so, essentially, I start working on the next week's game a week before this game). However, I'm never done. I'm constantly updating, tweaking, and absorbing new ideas. I usually have a finished product about 24 hours before game-time, though. In fairness, we game on Monday evenings, so I have all of Sunday (day off) to put the finishing touches on a session. I'm a mid-afternoon sort of guy. In the morning (sunday, specifically) we go to the farmer's market and then go to breakfast, etc... In the early afternoon, after lunch, I sit down in my game-room and spread out different maps/tiles I want to use, and start pushing through the books on what monster/treasure/etc... I am looking for. 4-5 hours later I'm usually ready to go, along with a good idea of what the next session will entail. After the session, I start all over, and spend the week mulling over their decisions, and the encounter outcomes, before diving back into the planning stages. [/QUOTE]
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