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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Zandy" data-source="post: 1423285" data-attributes="member: 4906">Hello all - Time to delurk to ask a probably envolved question/opinion of the DMs out there.First of all, I've been playing since the original box set and the cutout chits in a cup.  Call me ancient...  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />  I've spent all that time DMing about 50% of my time.  My preference; long, envolved campaign with the same group of PCs unless one of them does something stupid which deserves a fate of death.  I LOVE to see PCs go from 1 to higher levels, and I LOVE to play in that type of game.  My DM style; lots of prep, throw out hooks, let the players bite on what they want.  What they miss usually comes back to bite them...  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />  My Strength; on-the-fly DMing and characterizations of NPC (I perform some).  So, my group has just finished a 6+ year campaign.  Time to start over.  I came up with an idea where I provide basic outlines (only descriptions, no specific idea of class or levels, just hunches)  of about a dozen PCs, and the six players in my group each chose one.  I detailed the town they live in, some of the area, create a player canon.  They chose, I work with them to flesh things out and get ready for my first session.I've put in over 60 hours and we're still weeks away from the start.When I mentioned to my group how much time I put in, they were thankful, but a bit incredulous all the same.  I think that any good campaign MUST have that much time spent on the background or it will just lay there gasping for any shred of fun.Thus, my ponderence.  How much time do DMs put into getting a new campaign off the ground?  Am I just too meticulous?  Am I just plain goofy?  Please, everyone, tell me I'm "normal" so I don't feel like I'm wasting my time.  I probably won't change, but it is interesting to know what goes on in the rest of the world.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Thanks...</blockquote>

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