The Myopic Sniper
Adventurer
In a hot tub.
It is what Gary would have wanted.
It is what Gary would have wanted.
nice. Wouldn't have worked for the last group I was in.... had me DMing for 7 players... 2 married couples and 3 singles. Luckily, the married couples both lived in the on campus housing, and they had fair sized living rooms with enough chairs for everyone (once we all pitched in on some folding chairs). We did try playing in my trailer once, and we were pretty squeezed in...My gaming room. A bit small but since I never play with more than 3 other players it works.
I spend most of the week-and change between gaming thinking about things, turning things over in my head, sometimes working on some part of the setting where the characters aren't.
Then, a day or so before the session, I sit at the table in the game room and write stuff down in a desperate rush to be at least somewhat ready when I sit down to game.
I prepare my adventures in my home office. I'm usually working on three projects at a time and I take a little bite off each one every day - write one blurb or encounter, design one monster, flesh out some chamber or whatever. When one adventure is complete, I add a new one to the pipeline. I find this works better than trying to rush through one adventure at a time and losing steam halfway through.
I do everthing by hand by choice, to get away from the screens. I only use the computer to communicate with the players via Messenger and our FB group private page. I find that if I write or draw on the computer I elaborate too much instead of remaining somewhat vague. I helps my improvise more during the sessions.
Man in White Coat: "Is your neighbor talking to himself again?"Have a conversation with an npc in my head to get a sense of who they are or if I want to have specific mannerisms or speech patter while I'm trying to get to sleep at night for example.
they're coming to take me away ha-haaaMan in White Coat: "Is your neighbor talking to himself again?"
Neighbor: "Yea, something about a magical sword and some imaginary country."
MiWC: "Do you feel he's dangerous?"
Neighbor: "Oofta? Naw, he's just one of those original geeks. You know, those funny dice and imaginary dragons."
MiWC:" Ah, ok. Well here's my card, call us if you need us to come take him away."
Smart. I should try this.I prepare my adventures in my home office. I'm usually working on three projects at a time and I take a little bite off each one every day - write one blurb or encounter, design one monster, flesh out some chamber or whatever. When one adventure is complete, I add a new one to the pipeline. I find this works better than trying to rush through one adventure at a time and losing steam halfway through.
"Design" happens when I have unoccupied moments. Commuting, in the shower, whatever.
"Logistics" happens in front of a computer. Typing it up, checking stat block and copying in bits I need (or whole ones for non-D&D where they sell PDFs), etc.
When that happens to me, I send myself an email from my phone - just a short sentence, or even a single word, to remind me of the idea when I have time to write it down properly.I often wonder how many good ideas I've forgotten because I think of them when I go to bed at night or I'm just out walking and so I don't write them down.
Obviously you don't have a boring desk job.I find it's a great way to look busy when I'm not.At least the "at work" people are being honest.
That's what I should do instead of relying on my memory. I have set up a Google doc for DnD ideas that I often add ideas for feats, subclasses, etc. I should do another for my campaign.When that happens to me, I send myself an email from my phone - just a short sentence, or even a single word, to remind me of the idea when I have time to write it down properly.