ZEITGEIST Zeitgeist 2: The Dying Skyseer (GM Running Questions)

[PinkyWinky]

Hi,

So I am sorta new to the GM world (have only done a couple short adventures). So I have set up the first Zeitgeist book in Roll20 and am prepared to run that next week if my PCs can finally finish their characters. I was just trying to get myself prepared for book 2, and I was wondering if anyone had any advice, or maybe a run a a blog they could point me to so I can understand the pace.

Which brings me into my next question. How are the threads handled? Should I force them through 1-4, or does it work like 1-3 can be done in any order, and then 4.

But love the AP and I'm aching to start.

 

[gideonpepys]

Welcome to Zeitgeist, PinkyWinky. If you're new to DMing you've chosen a pretty challenging place to start, but with plenty of prep, you'll be fine. I'm a pretty disorganised DM, but even I felt it necessary to do a bit of work for Zeitgeist (especially adventures 2,4 & 5).

There are a lot of campaign journals and blogs on running Zeitgeist. The section of my own (The Continuing Adventures of Korrigan & Co.) that covers adventure #2 is from p3 onwards, and offers DMing advice after each major section.

But what I don't think I mention is that I had an A4 sheet with a very clear diagram of how all the various threads linked together with two 'focal points' - Nilasa (her body and all the evidence associated with it) - and Macbannin (where the evidence would ultimately lead).

I also prepared a rough timeline (on my phone, as it happens) which I could amend on the fly as the players missed stuff, or jumped ahead.

Smaller note, but a helpful one: if you're running the fights straight out of the adventure, cross out 'Cillian Creed' and write Shadow Man instead, so you don't say his name out loud by accident!