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<blockquote data-quote="MadLordOfMilk" data-source="post: 5028873" data-attributes="member: 77691">Planning: I've used a variety of programs, though MS Word and OneNote are my particular choices. I prefer OneNote now that I've used it, but it's a lot less accessible for most people (yay, student discount!)My method generally consists of the following steps:<ol>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Brainstorm</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Create a general outline of the night's session</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Add in details (monster stats, etc).</li>
</ol>RPing: This one's just a matter of getting used to it. Roleplay what happens in-combat. I feel examples are better for this than explanation, and they also tend to get your imagination going <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D"&nbsp; data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />Examples:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Semi-elaborate: &quot;The gnolls bark at each other, then point at Arathy. Suddenly, all three of them fire arrows at him! ...22, 18, and 17 vs AC&quot; &quot;they all miss!&quot; &quot;Despite being barraged with arrows, you narrowly avoid being hit!&quot;</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Quick and dirty: &quot;The goblin swings at Karash with his sword - 27 vs AC&quot; &quot;...Seriously? Hit.&quot; &quot;He slices into you, 10 damage&quot;</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Quicker and dirtier: &quot;Both orcs swing at Rai - 21 and 23 vs reflex&quot; &quot;Both hit&quot; &quot;28 damage as their hammers smash into you!&quot;</li>
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[QUOTE="MadLordOfMilk, post: 5028873, member: 77691"] [B]Planning[/B]: I've used a variety of programs, though MS Word and OneNote are my particular choices. I prefer OneNote now that I've used it, but it's a lot less accessible for most people (yay, student discount!) My method generally consists of the following steps: [LIST=1] [*]Brainstorm [*]Create a general outline of the night's session [*]Add in details (monster stats, etc). [/LIST] [B]RPing[/B]: This one's just a matter of getting used to it. Roleplay what happens in-combat. I feel examples are better for this than explanation, and they also tend to get your imagination going :D Examples: [LIST] [*]Semi-elaborate: "The gnolls bark at each other, then point at Arathy. Suddenly, all three of them fire arrows at him! ...22, 18, and 17 vs AC" "they all miss!" "Despite being barraged with arrows, you narrowly avoid being hit!" [*]Quick and dirty: "The goblin swings at Karash with his sword - 27 vs AC" "...Seriously? Hit." "He slices into you, 10 damage" [*]Quicker and dirtier: "Both orcs swing at Rai - 21 and 23 vs reflex" "Both hit" "28 damage as their hammers smash into you!" [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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