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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 8227476" data-attributes="member: 23751">Going back to the OP.  There is no "the point" of DM notes.  The point varies depending on the kind of game you run.If you run a detailed sandbox, the point is to set down all the details of the world to be discovered.  The DM cannot remember them all, so it's all written down.If you run a loose sandbox, the notes are a framework to build upon, noting important sites, cities and a few NPCs, but leaving the rest open to either be detailed when the party gets closer, improv'd, or both.  If you run an improv style game, the point is to put down what has been established through play.And so on.  There are lots of ways to play and lots of "the point" of notes.</blockquote>