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Which are you, The plan everything out GM, or the Ad lib?
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<blockquote data-quote="ReshiIRE" data-source="post: 9774261" data-attributes="member: 7031231"><p>I'm still surprised you're able to do it that quickly.</p><p></p><p>Like, don't get me wrong. Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master has made me a MUCH better GM, along with taking player feedback into account. I've modified your methods as you gave them and I found them a powerful, great tool.</p><p></p><p>But I find I still need a good amount of time - though not as much as I used to, in many scenarios - to plan things out properly, so I can ad-lib and keep track of my notes during the game. Especially for descriptions of areas - that still alludes me - making sure encounters are interesting (Pathfinder 2e being a system where you have to think about levels and how they fit with your party changes up that section), and finding cool equipment and items to give out.</p><p></p><p>Still - those eight steps are pretty powerful. The loose intro, scenes and secrets and clues together really reformed how I used to run sessions and lay out my notes; with my own further modifications, I've really got a much better grasp on how to fit NPCs and locations into it all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ReshiIRE, post: 9774261, member: 7031231"] I'm still surprised you're able to do it that quickly. Like, don't get me wrong. Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master has made me a MUCH better GM, along with taking player feedback into account. I've modified your methods as you gave them and I found them a powerful, great tool. But I find I still need a good amount of time - though not as much as I used to, in many scenarios - to plan things out properly, so I can ad-lib and keep track of my notes during the game. Especially for descriptions of areas - that still alludes me - making sure encounters are interesting (Pathfinder 2e being a system where you have to think about levels and how they fit with your party changes up that section), and finding cool equipment and items to give out. Still - those eight steps are pretty powerful. The loose intro, scenes and secrets and clues together really reformed how I used to run sessions and lay out my notes; with my own further modifications, I've really got a much better grasp on how to fit NPCs and locations into it all. [/QUOTE]
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