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<blockquote data-quote="MonkeezOnFire" data-source="post: 7896014" data-attributes="member: 6784845"><p>The most important thing I think is to find a published adventure that you actually like and are excited to run. There's nothing that kills the enthusiasm at the table faster than the DM being bored. </p><p></p><p>Once I choose an adventure the first thing I do is just read the adventure in its entirety. I'll only note down ideas for tweaking or expanding something if they come to me, but at this stage it's not the main goal. I just want to get an understanding of the adventure as a whole at a high level. </p><p></p><p>Next is where I start to make more detailed notes on certain NPCs, locations or plot hooks. There's no real science to this. I might just go back to things that stuck out to me during my first reading. Or I'll go chapter by chapter. Or if I know I'm converting to another setting I'll systematically go through things that need changing. This can result in anywhere from a single page document to dozens of pages depending on where my ideas take me. </p><p></p><p>Then from there it will just be standard weekly before pre-session prep. Uploading maps and tokens to Roll20. Refreshing myself on possible scenes or locations the party can visit for this session. Rebalance encounters as needed for a bigger or smaller party. </p><p></p><p>Generally my style is pretty light on prep. I'm confident in my ability to improvise as long as I have a solid understanding of the story and the characters.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MonkeezOnFire, post: 7896014, member: 6784845"] The most important thing I think is to find a published adventure that you actually like and are excited to run. There's nothing that kills the enthusiasm at the table faster than the DM being bored. Once I choose an adventure the first thing I do is just read the adventure in its entirety. I'll only note down ideas for tweaking or expanding something if they come to me, but at this stage it's not the main goal. I just want to get an understanding of the adventure as a whole at a high level. Next is where I start to make more detailed notes on certain NPCs, locations or plot hooks. There's no real science to this. I might just go back to things that stuck out to me during my first reading. Or I'll go chapter by chapter. Or if I know I'm converting to another setting I'll systematically go through things that need changing. This can result in anywhere from a single page document to dozens of pages depending on where my ideas take me. Then from there it will just be standard weekly before pre-session prep. Uploading maps and tokens to Roll20. Refreshing myself on possible scenes or locations the party can visit for this session. Rebalance encounters as needed for a bigger or smaller party. Generally my style is pretty light on prep. I'm confident in my ability to improvise as long as I have a solid understanding of the story and the characters. [/QUOTE]
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