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<blockquote data-quote="Noumenon" data-source="post: 5145109" data-attributes="member: 70102">OK, I added &quot;look for opportunities to reuse existing NPCs&quot; to my checklist.&nbsp; The whole &quot;design fight-thrower, then design handler, then flowchart criminal's interactions with handler&quot; at first seemed like it was getting down a long sidetrack like I always do, but because you posted so much about your process I eventually understood that it was part of the flowchart design process.&nbsp; This is how I'm summarizing the checklist now:Step One: Generate Flowchart1)&nbsp; &nbsp; generate timeline without PC interference````a)&nbsp; &nbsp; look at last session notes for chains of consequences````b)&nbsp; &nbsp; look at campaign notes for hanging quest threads2)&nbsp; &nbsp; generate flowchart ````a)&nbsp; &nbsp; Create locations.````````i)&nbsp; &nbsp; look at last session notes for planned PC destinations````````ii)&nbsp; &nbsp; create timeline of what happens at that location````````iii)&nbsp; &nbsp; flowchart what happens when PCs interfere at various points in timeline.&nbsp; ````b)&nbsp; &nbsp; create NPCs````````i)&nbsp; &nbsp; look at locations for needed NPCs````````````(1)&nbsp; &nbsp; look for existing NPCs to reuse````````ii)&nbsp; &nbsp; create timeline of what that NPC does````````iii)&nbsp; &nbsp; flowchart what happens when PCs interfere at various points in timeline````c)&nbsp; &nbsp; Insert hooks where flowchart doesn't connect````d)&nbsp; &nbsp; repeat process once or twiceStep 2: Go through flowchart and design needed elements4)&nbsp; &nbsp; design new NPCs````a)&nbsp; &nbsp; personalities````b)&nbsp; &nbsp; may require new locations – add to flowchart, design later5)&nbsp; &nbsp; design needed locations &amp; travel obstacles````a)&nbsp; &nbsp; create flavor````b)&nbsp; &nbsp; no complete sentences6)&nbsp; &nbsp; Design needed battles````a)&nbsp; &nbsp; stats````````i)&nbsp; &nbsp; minis````b)&nbsp; &nbsp; maps````c)&nbsp; &nbsp; treasure (optional)This little checklist is all the design work I did in the last three days... probably my real problem.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Noumenon, post: 5145109, member: 70102"] OK, I added "look for opportunities to reuse existing NPCs" to my checklist. The whole "design fight-thrower, then design handler, then flowchart criminal's interactions with handler" at first seemed like it was getting down a long sidetrack like I always do, but because you posted so much about your process I eventually understood that it was part of the flowchart design process. This is how I'm summarizing the checklist now: Step One: Generate Flowchart 1) generate timeline without PC interference ````a) look at last session notes for chains of consequences ````b) look at campaign notes for hanging quest threads 2) generate flowchart ````a) Create locations. ````````i) look at last session notes for planned PC destinations ````````ii) create timeline of what happens at that location ````````iii) flowchart what happens when PCs interfere at various points in timeline. ````b) create NPCs ````````i) look at locations for needed NPCs ````````````(1) look for existing NPCs to reuse ````````ii) create timeline of what that NPC does ````````iii) flowchart what happens when PCs interfere at various points in timeline ````c) Insert hooks where flowchart doesn't connect ````d) repeat process once or twice Step 2: Go through flowchart and design needed elements 4) design new NPCs ````a) personalities ````b) may require new locations – add to flowchart, design later 5) design needed locations & travel obstacles ````a) create flavor ````b) no complete sentences 6) Design needed battles ````a) stats ````````i) minis ````b) maps ````c) treasure (optional) This little checklist is all the design work I did in the last three days... probably my real problem. [/QUOTE]

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