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<blockquote data-quote="Beginning of the End" data-source="post: 5099870" data-attributes="member: 55271">Are you talking about &quot;I don't know what they're going to do&quot; or are you talking about &quot;I don't know how they're going to respond&quot;?The former is relatively simple to solve: Ask them. When I wrap up a session I almost habitually ask, &quot;What are you planning to do next time?&quot; There may be times when I know something they don't that will probably send them in a completely different direction, but in general there's no better way to get a firm grasp on &quot;what I should be prepping&quot; than by asking what they're planning.Solving the latter is simply a matter of prepping resources instead of encounters. <a href="http://www.thealexandrian.net/creations/misc/prep-scenario.html" target="_blank">Don't Prep Plots</a> gives some insight into designing a &quot;toolkit&quot;. (EDIT: Oh, hai. I should read the thread before posting.)Could we get a specific example of this? Either something you've experienced in the past or something upcoming? Then we could discuss specifics.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Beginning of the End, post: 5099870, member: 55271"] Are you talking about "I don't know what they're going to do" or are you talking about "I don't know how they're going to respond"? The former is relatively simple to solve: Ask them. When I wrap up a session I almost habitually ask, "What are you planning to do next time?" There may be times when I know something they don't that will probably send them in a completely different direction, but in general there's no better way to get a firm grasp on "what I should be prepping" than by asking what they're planning. Solving the latter is simply a matter of prepping resources instead of encounters. [url=http://www.thealexandrian.net/creations/misc/prep-scenario.html]Don't Prep Plots[/url] gives some insight into designing a "toolkit". (EDIT: Oh, hai. I should read the thread before posting.) Could we get a specific example of this? Either something you've experienced in the past or something upcoming? Then we could discuss specifics. [/QUOTE]

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