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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dykstrav" data-source="post: 5178066" data-attributes="member: 40522">Usually, taking a break for a few days works for me. But as you've been in a dry spell for so long, this probably won't apply to your situation...Try re-phrasing stories into a gaming context. Pick up a piece of fiction. Read it. Now imagine how you could translate that into an adventure. Do it again. Do it a third time, if needed. By this time, you should have a few ideas, probably as a mix of elements from the different pieces of fiction that you've read. Remember, creativity isn't in coming up with a new story. It's in re-writing an old story in a new way. It's hiding your sources, filing off the serial numbers and mixing things up in such a way that your source material is unrecognizable.What really helps me is to set a minimum page count for a day. Even if I have to force myself to write (and yes, sometimes I do nothing but copy stat blocks or generate random dungeons), I end up with something usable.</blockquote>