2019-10-06 How to Prep

I just found this example of how I often prepare for my games, apparently from 2013. 🙂

Picture from my notebook

What do we see?

• an annotated map
• the map is very simple
• monster stats
• the encounters have minimal notes
• an elaborate trap protecting a spell book (the main treasure)
• some notes on other NPCs that might show up

I’d say that sometimes the proportions are different. In this case I started with the map of the tower, then the trap, and then the spellbook. These days I often start with the random encounters, which gives me ideas for the lairs, which leads to the map, and maybe to tricks and traps.

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