How to stop thinking about your adventure/campaign/game session?
- Thread starter huank
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Note books are a good idea, however as of January my D&D habit is now 30 years young, and I think about my campaigns so much I sometimes find myself discussing them with my Mrs. Who I may add, after ten years of putting up with me, still has no understanding of the game- needless to say my conversations and questions are met with tired looks.
Then again she still doesn't understand cricket either and I sometimes get very excited about that...
Goonalan
Then again she still doesn't understand cricket either and I sometimes get very excited about that...
Goonalan
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That's unfortunate, Goonalan.
I'm incredibly lucky that my wife not only enjoys gaming but, when she's not participating, she LOVES helping me come up with ideas for my games. She pretty much demands a recap of every session and actively offers up ideas for what should happen next.
It's amusing what percentage of our pillow talk is comprised of her being a Rat Bastard.
huank
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Well, it's good to see that a lot of GMs have kind of the same problem... I'm not that lost, jeje. The notebook is a good idea and also setting a special day or time of the day for prep sounds very good, I'll try to do it like that. Thanks to all who took the time to share your thoughts.
Relique du Madde
Adventurer
4e? You mean there's a edition after 3.xe?
Then again... Mutants and Masterminds 3e also uses "Fortitude Defense" but in that case she would have to defend against an Affliction(Limited to Transform[Pregnant]) attack.
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Barastrondo
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That depends entirely on the spouse. Mine would consider them a violation of the GM/player contract. (It's fair to say that she's not an Old School player.)
But yes, it helps to have an outlet. I have a notebook and a wife who talks gaming with me, to the point that when we go out to a restaurant for lunch or dinner she encourages me to bring my notebook. It is doubly helpful that she's also not afraid to say "I can't talk about that now, it's work time."
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Scott DeWar
Prof. Emeritus-Supernatural Events/Countermeasure
I have to sit and order my day. Some times that means a mentle schedule, others I have to write down all of the things I need to do. You may want to set aside a cirtain time and or place of the day or work area or home to sit and brain storm your d and d thoughts.
Then you have to use the mentle dicipline of restraint, that means total concentration on the work day ahead. There might be an element of OCB in all of that, but the amount is so minor that it may not be a problem.
Then you have to use the mentle dicipline of restraint, that means total concentration on the work day ahead. There might be an element of OCB in all of that, but the amount is so minor that it may not be a problem.
Alexander123
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Ayn Rand (I recommend her books by the way, both fiction and non-fiction.) has an essay in her book The Virtue of Selfishness titled The Psychology of Pleasure, written by Nathaniel Branden where he divides the requirements for enjoying life into five broad categories: productive work, human relationships, recreation, art and sex. I understand that a healthy and happy life requires all five categories not just one, remembering this fact allows me to allot the appropriate amount of time to each of them. This doesn't mean that I don't think about D&D other than when I am preparing for a game, but I make sure that it does not prevent my functionality in other areas of my life.
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