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<blockquote data-quote="Nytmare" data-source="post: 8107153" data-attributes="member: 55178"><p>Written notes still exist in whichever folder, binder, or GM screen I had been using at the time. I ran a handful of floating RPGs for a couple of years in college where the players would choose which system and game we'd continue with depending on who showed up. I stumble on to the folder full of characters every couple of years while I'm reorganizing my shelves. </p><p></p><p>The longest successful campaign I ran (about 4 years?) involved me <em>administering</em> 1/2" binders for each of the players that had all of their past characters and character sheets in the back. Those binders are sitting and waiting patiently, along with all the campaign notes, just waiting for us to pick back up after the 13 year hiatus.</p><p></p><p>Digital files are all still lurking around. Most on the nested drive in my desktop that, if you dig deep enough, still contains the contents of my first 1996 personal computer. I also have a cardboard box in my closet with all of the zip and 3.5" floppy disks that I assume contain most of the backup files for any of the games I ran from about 1992-1995.</p><p></p><p>Apple ][e digital files from the 1990-93 era are theoretically still on floppy disks in the diskette file in my parent's attic.</p><p></p><p>Paper notes, character sheets, and maps from the before times that did not migrate with me to college are probably in a box in my childhood bedroom closet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nytmare, post: 8107153, member: 55178"] Written notes still exist in whichever folder, binder, or GM screen I had been using at the time. I ran a handful of floating RPGs for a couple of years in college where the players would choose which system and game we'd continue with depending on who showed up. I stumble on to the folder full of characters every couple of years while I'm reorganizing my shelves. The longest successful campaign I ran (about 4 years?) involved me [I]administering[/I] 1/2" binders for each of the players that had all of their past characters and character sheets in the back. Those binders are sitting and waiting patiently, along with all the campaign notes, just waiting for us to pick back up after the 13 year hiatus. Digital files are all still lurking around. Most on the nested drive in my desktop that, if you dig deep enough, still contains the contents of my first 1996 personal computer. I also have a cardboard box in my closet with all of the zip and 3.5" floppy disks that I assume contain most of the backup files for any of the games I ran from about 1992-1995. Apple ][e digital files from the 1990-93 era are theoretically still on floppy disks in the diskette file in my parent's attic. Paper notes, character sheets, and maps from the before times that did not migrate with me to college are probably in a box in my childhood bedroom closet. [/QUOTE]
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