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Message: <blockquote data-quote="nijineko" data-source="post: 6272489" data-attributes="member: 52240">stripping stuff out is almost zero work. the only time taken is the time to read it (or part of it) and go, "nope". besides, even if i strip it out for this particular situation, that material might be just the thing for some other situation, so i collect it and reread stuff on occasion just for current and future inspiration. let it all mix together in the back of my head, and then all sorts of fun stuff just piles out... too much for me to use, actually.... coming up with ideas is practically zero work for me too. the real work is paring back my ideas to something manageable. and on top of that, i deliberately leave stuff open ended and unfinished so that my players (knowingly or otherwise) decide how most detail-stuff turns out for me. then it's just as much fun for me as dm as it is for them as players, cause while i may know the overall plot and numerous sub-plots currently running and where things are roughly going to go, my players constantly surprise me and improve upon my ideas by coming up with weird, unique, and humorous ways to get to the next plot point. ^^</blockquote>