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What do you write down when planning a session, an adventure, or a campaign? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 weeks ago by Dread_Spark@lemmy.world to c/rpg@ttrpg.network

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[–] calamitycastle@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

When planning a session, I like to jot down a few key events that will need rolls that are likely to come up. In call of cthulhu or delta green this will be sanity check roll events as I want to make sure these actually happen!

But regardless of the system, for one shots I definitely plan 'beats' as it's annoying to run out of time to conclude whatever's going on.

I try to keep NPC details light so they're adaptable. The important stuff is stats and skills, the rest you can improvise

[–] paddirn@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

A very basic overview of what’s going on, who is involved, their motivations, and npc stats for potential combat, maybe some key events. Otherwise, I don’t like having expectations about what the party may do or where the story may go. I want to figure things out on the fly, I really don’t like pre-plotted campaigns.

[–] ErrorCode@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

I am running Star Wars (FFG/Edge). So I write down the opening crawl, which is a combination of what they did recently with some setup for the current session. I have a few more notes on important people, planets, cities, and ships for the session, and a general idea of steps they will need to go through. And last I have a few extras - uses for Dark Side points, ideas for Despair roles, and general complications if things are not flowing (or if they end steamrolling certain things so I have more content ready).