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<blockquote data-quote="VikingLegion" data-source="post: 6693201" data-attributes="member: 6794627">The groups I've DMd for have always had a chronicler as well - we called him the journal keeper.&nbsp; He basically had a day planner dedicated for the campaign, and took notes on what was accomplished each day in short form:fought 6 brigands on the roadarrived in town of &quot;x&quot;talked to local priest about removing Bob's curseheard rumors of a gorgon marauding the local farmsteadsThis role was of crucial importance several times during a campaign when the players seemed to be a bit stuck.&nbsp; Our group only met once or twice a month, so small details were easy to misplace.&nbsp; The journal keeper would peruse his notes during downtime and was able to connect the dots on many important plot pieces.&nbsp; Lastly, I didn't award xp after every session, but rather when the players &quot;finished&quot; a chapter or major portion of adventure.&nbsp; At that point the journal keeper would go back and tick off all defeated enemies and I would award the xp value for them, sometimes tacking on bonus story xp if they accomplished major goals.&nbsp; These little 10 minute segments every 3 or 4 sessions served as a fun recap to the party to relive the last couple months of gametime.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="VikingLegion, post: 6693201, member: 6794627"] The groups I've DMd for have always had a chronicler as well - we called him the journal keeper. He basically had a day planner dedicated for the campaign, and took notes on what was accomplished each day in short form: fought 6 brigands on the road arrived in town of "x" talked to local priest about removing Bob's curse heard rumors of a gorgon marauding the local farmsteads This role was of crucial importance several times during a campaign when the players seemed to be a bit stuck. Our group only met once or twice a month, so small details were easy to misplace. The journal keeper would peruse his notes during downtime and was able to connect the dots on many important plot pieces. Lastly, I didn't award xp after every session, but rather when the players "finished" a chapter or major portion of adventure. At that point the journal keeper would go back and tick off all defeated enemies and I would award the xp value for them, sometimes tacking on bonus story xp if they accomplished major goals. These little 10 minute segments every 3 or 4 sessions served as a fun recap to the party to relive the last couple months of gametime. [/QUOTE]

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