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<blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 5040488" data-attributes="member: 29398">** The maps must be physically separate and detached from the rest of it, so I can tack them to my screen without shredding my module.&nbsp; Most 0-1e-style modules do this.&nbsp; Most recent ones do not (the maps are in with the words) and it's a bloody pain.** Make it obvious how the levels interconnect; how long and steep the stairways are, etc.&nbsp; An example of what not to do is in Keep on the Shadowfell: nowhere does it state how long the stairway is from level 1 down to level 2, which is really annoying when people are trying to cast spells up and down it!&nbsp; It's surprising how many modules aren't clear on this.&nbsp; It's probably best to treat each stairway or shaft as its own &quot;room&quot;; this will force you to give it measurements, description, etc.** Put the full monster statblock in with the description of where the monster is (intended to be) encountered, e.g. do NOT do like Forge of Fury where all the monster stat-blocks are in their own section - another bloody pain.** Don't worry about keeping encounters to a single page or page spread.&nbsp; It's annoying when there's obvious filler to make it fit, and even more annoying when useful information has obviously been left out (e.g. the final encounter in Keep on the Shadowfell) in order to make it fit.&nbsp; Write what needs to be written...and then edit really harshly.&nbsp; Point form is often more useful than full sentences.Lanefan</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lanefan, post: 5040488, member: 29398"] ** The maps must be physically separate and detached from the rest of it, so I can tack them to my screen without shredding my module. Most 0-1e-style modules do this. Most recent ones do not (the maps are in with the words) and it's a bloody pain. ** Make it obvious how the levels interconnect; how long and steep the stairways are, etc. An example of what not to do is in Keep on the Shadowfell: nowhere does it state how long the stairway is from level 1 down to level 2, which is really annoying when people are trying to cast spells up and down it! It's surprising how many modules aren't clear on this. It's probably best to treat each stairway or shaft as its own "room"; this will force you to give it measurements, description, etc. ** Put the full monster statblock in with the description of where the monster is (intended to be) encountered, e.g. do NOT do like Forge of Fury where all the monster stat-blocks are in their own section - another bloody pain. ** Don't worry about keeping encounters to a single page or page spread. It's annoying when there's obvious filler to make it fit, and even more annoying when useful information has obviously been left out (e.g. the final encounter in Keep on the Shadowfell) in order to make it fit. Write what needs to be written...and then edit really harshly. Point form is often more useful than full sentences. Lanefan [/QUOTE]

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