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<blockquote data-quote="Stormborn" data-source="post: 2159804" data-attributes="member: 14041">I agree about premade characters.&nbsp; Even for one shots, my players prefer to make their own.&nbsp; So set a level and whatever guidelines you want in a one page document and e-mail to the group a week ahead (or give it out in the session before)Try one of the free adventures on the WotC site, most of those can be done in one.Or, pick up a new favorite book you have and make your own. (like Sandstorm or soemthing, although many of the new WotC books have mini adventures in them that could work for you too).Explain to them why the PCs are in location X, no long RPing to get there.Then Encounters (Book of Madness has this in there somewhere, but I don't have it on me at the moment):1. Party Level -12. Party Level3. Party Level4. Party Level +15. Party Level +2 or +3.A monsterous shrine, for example, could have worshipers for 1., Cultists and Minons for 2. and 3., High Priest for 4., and Big Nasty Beast that is the subject of veneration for 5.That would make a pretty simple plan for a 4-6 hour session.Edit:&nbsp; If you want continuity in a metaplot way from one DM to the next, simply establish a sponsor for the PCs.&nbsp; Each one shot can be another task given out by the sponsor to the group.&nbsp; Universities and Temples or Nobles can all be great patrons.&nbsp; Describe this in 2-3 sentences and include it in the one page document I mention above.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Stormborn, post: 2159804, member: 14041"] I agree about premade characters. Even for one shots, my players prefer to make their own. So set a level and whatever guidelines you want in a one page document and e-mail to the group a week ahead (or give it out in the session before) Try one of the free adventures on the WotC site, most of those can be done in one. Or, pick up a new favorite book you have and make your own. (like Sandstorm or soemthing, although many of the new WotC books have mini adventures in them that could work for you too). Explain to them why the PCs are in location X, no long RPing to get there. Then Encounters (Book of Madness has this in there somewhere, but I don't have it on me at the moment): 1. Party Level -1 2. Party Level 3. Party Level 4. Party Level +1 5. Party Level +2 or +3. A monsterous shrine, for example, could have worshipers for 1., Cultists and Minons for 2. and 3., High Priest for 4., and Big Nasty Beast that is the subject of veneration for 5. That would make a pretty simple plan for a 4-6 hour session. Edit: If you want continuity in a metaplot way from one DM to the next, simply establish a sponsor for the PCs. Each one shot can be another task given out by the sponsor to the group. Universities and Temples or Nobles can all be great patrons. Describe this in 2-3 sentences and include it in the one page document I mention above. [/QUOTE]

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