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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Piperken" data-source="post: 9688334" data-attributes="member: 7047091">Gus, ty for the link as well as past thoughts on your blog; your writing along w/ others have been influential in terms of how I prep now for my campaign -- the changes when I look what I wrote last year versus now has been pretty dramatic.1A. In terms of format/structure, my key aesthetics fall between published module in appearance, to one page highlight prep on the spectrum (I still do a separate, one page highlight for the session). I've moved from single to double columns, tend towards landmark-hidden-secret w/ bullet points and bold font, and try to constrain what I've written while keeping it muscular when I revise. I still use box text, and my keys are probably still too long.I try to avoid having stat blocks break between pages whenever possible (hard in 5E, probably should just truncate more, like ability scores to just their bonuses etc).My latest dilemma I've been pondering has been whether it's better for me at the table, to locate an enemies roster at the end of a chapter/floor/etc. vs. embedding them within the keys. I've found I do the first when the location is active; when there's a good chance that groups will be moving throughout the physical space regularly. Even with that, I still keep named NPCs in an abbreviated block (appearance, motivations, etc) in the key.I do the latter when the space feels small, or the likelihood that the space will not be traversed as much.1B. A great key I feel is one that you can open to at random at a game shop, be inspired as to what that place/situation is like by its writing, and makes you want to run that adventure, after reading it once.</blockquote>

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