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<blockquote data-quote="ivocaliban" data-source="post: 3668239" data-attributes="member: 17596">I compare it to cooking. I don't necessarily need a recipe, but I do like to have all my ingredients and supplies in front of me before I begin. I've spent hours planning out and writing detailed adventures in the past and more often than not they don't happen anything like they're written. Furthermore, some of the best moments in my games have happened when a player did something totally unexpected and I had to improvise anyway. Eventually, it got to the point where they players couldn't tell whether I'd planned an adventure or was playing it by ear.That said, I still like to have a general outline of what's going to take place. It may be something that takes no more than five or ten minutes to jot down. If there's going to be combat I like to jot down abbreviated stats for common foes and have those close at hand. Once I have those things, I can pretty much handle whatever comes my way.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ivocaliban, post: 3668239, member: 17596"] I compare it to cooking. I don't necessarily need a recipe, but I do like to have all my ingredients and supplies in front of me before I begin. I've spent hours planning out and writing detailed adventures in the past and more often than not they don't happen anything like they're written. Furthermore, some of the best moments in my games have happened when a player did something totally unexpected and I had to improvise anyway. Eventually, it got to the point where they players couldn't tell whether I'd planned an adventure or was playing it by ear. That said, I still like to have a general outline of what's going to take place. It may be something that takes no more than five or ten minutes to jot down. If there's going to be combat I like to jot down abbreviated stats for common foes and have those close at hand. Once I have those things, I can pretty much handle whatever comes my way. [/QUOTE]

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