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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 9114667" data-attributes="member: 6801845">I do prep general stuff ahead of time and have a quick cheat sheet for any complex encounter.&nbsp; So a reminder of lair actions, when people will probably come in, etc.&nbsp; I use DndBeyond so I can just make encounter notes in the app.As far as turn trackers I use laminated cards for all my encounters.&nbsp; Just buy some laminating sheets from your favorite office supply store and then laminate blank pieces of paper (I cut a standard 8.5x11 into 4 cards).&nbsp; You can then write notes with dry-erase markers on them.&nbsp; When done, wash them off.&nbsp; I used to print out the monsters and that was all I used before I started using DDB.&nbsp; It's amazing how much you can abbreviate most of the critical monster info.Example:[ATTACH=full]293961[/ATTACH]While I run monsters off DDB, I still use the cards and write things like lair actions on it's own card.&nbsp; For casters I list the spells they're likely to cast first on my card.&nbsp; I also create custom versions and swap out spells as appropriate, most high level casters in the MM have the same boring spell list.So that covers most of it. I use this all the time so I use the laminated cards (which I also have for PCs), but of course any index cards will work.&nbsp; I use a small whiteboard for tracking HP, and something for condition markers.Only other thing I can think of is that if I have more than 5 or so of any one type of creature I break them into groups and consider using the Mob rules from the DMG.That's about all I can think of off the top of my head.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 9114667, member: 6801845"] I do prep general stuff ahead of time and have a quick cheat sheet for any complex encounter. So a reminder of lair actions, when people will probably come in, etc. I use DndBeyond so I can just make encounter notes in the app. As far as turn trackers I use laminated cards for all my encounters. Just buy some laminating sheets from your favorite office supply store and then laminate blank pieces of paper (I cut a standard 8.5x11 into 4 cards). You can then write notes with dry-erase markers on them. When done, wash them off. I used to print out the monsters and that was all I used before I started using DDB. It's amazing how much you can abbreviate most of the critical monster info. Example: [ATTACH type="full" width="595px"]293961[/ATTACH] While I run monsters off DDB, I still use the cards and write things like lair actions on it's own card. For casters I list the spells they're likely to cast first on my card. I also create custom versions and swap out spells as appropriate, most high level casters in the MM have the same boring spell list. So that covers most of it. I use this all the time so I use the laminated cards (which I also have for PCs), but of course any index cards will work. I use a small whiteboard for tracking HP, and something for condition markers. Only other thing I can think of is that if I have more than 5 or so of any one type of creature I break them into groups and consider using the Mob rules from the DMG. That's about all I can think of off the top of my head. [/QUOTE]

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