Comments on: Start A Campaign – Part 4: How to prepare a great game in less than 30 minutes http://www.dungeonmastering.com/campaigns-adventures/how-to-prepare-a-great-game-in-less-than-30-minutes The D&D Blog Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:29:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Adventure Prep: My Recent Time Management Shortcuts : Critical Hits http://www.dungeonmastering.com/campaigns-adventures/how-to-prepare-a-great-game-in-less-than-30-minutes#comment-10036 Adventure Prep: My Recent Time Management Shortcuts : Critical Hits Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:58:03 +0000 http://www.dungeonmastering.com/storytelling/how-to-prepare-a-great-game-in-less-than-30-minutes#comment-10036 [...] So I set out to look for time saving resources and I found a lot of them. [...] [...] So I set out to look for time saving resources and I found a lot of them. [...]

]]> By: Scarlet http://www.dungeonmastering.com/campaigns-adventures/how-to-prepare-a-great-game-in-less-than-30-minutes#comment-6164 Scarlet Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:53:58 +0000 http://www.dungeonmastering.com/storytelling/how-to-prepare-a-great-game-in-less-than-30-minutes#comment-6164 I find that it is a lot better not to have it lain out on a map. My brother (always DM in the games I was in.) Just laid little bits of paper on the table and we got to chose what to do from there. It was really restricting when I first tried it on a map. Anyway your tips are very helpful. I find it hard to create campains because I never know where to start. And because I always put it off (it takes just too long) but this really helps. Thank-you. I find that it is a lot better not to have it lain out on a map. My brother (always DM in the games I was in.) Just laid little bits of paper on the table and we got to chose what to do from there. It was really restricting when I first tried it on a map.

Anyway your tips are very helpful. I find it hard to create campains because I never know where to start. And because I always put it off (it takes just too long) but this really helps. Thank-you.

]]> By: Yax http://www.dungeonmastering.com/campaigns-adventures/how-to-prepare-a-great-game-in-less-than-30-minutes#comment-5892 Yax Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:29:54 +0000 http://www.dungeonmastering.com/storytelling/how-to-prepare-a-great-game-in-less-than-30-minutes#comment-5892 @Selles: You don't want to improvise all the time, but improvising a session won't kill your campaign. A balance can be struck there. @Selles:

You don’t want to improvise all the time, but improvising a session won’t kill your campaign. A balance can be struck there.

]]> By: Selles http://www.dungeonmastering.com/campaigns-adventures/how-to-prepare-a-great-game-in-less-than-30-minutes#comment-5618 Selles Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:59:29 +0000 http://www.dungeonmastering.com/storytelling/how-to-prepare-a-great-game-in-less-than-30-minutes#comment-5618 Monty Hall garbage. Why not just pretend you had an adventure and go straight towards the loot. This saves even more time!! What do we have here a +6 holy avengers and 100,000 platinum in his belt pouch. Well heck!!, you guys just leveled 5 times for one "tough" goblin. Lazy DM'ing leads to crap games that have no real sense of worth. Too many campaigns like it out there already, don't encourage this shit. If you don't have time to make a quality adventure, don't play for a week or two. Monty Hall garbage. Why not just pretend you had an adventure and go straight towards the loot. This saves even more time!! What do we have here a +6 holy avengers and 100,000 platinum in his belt pouch. Well heck!!, you guys just leveled 5 times for one “tough” goblin. Lazy DM’ing leads to crap games that have no real sense of worth. Too many campaigns like it out there already, don’t encourage this shit. If you don’t have time to make a quality adventure, don’t play for a week or two.

]]> By: b0xman http://www.dungeonmastering.com/campaigns-adventures/how-to-prepare-a-great-game-in-less-than-30-minutes#comment-3763 b0xman Sun, 01 Jun 2008 11:23:01 +0000 http://www.dungeonmastering.com/storytelling/how-to-prepare-a-great-game-in-less-than-30-minutes#comment-3763 sometimes, you dont even need that.. a successful game can come from spur of the moment... although the percentile is low, its is a fun challenge for the dm to think on their feet. make up a map in game on a post-it note, use your judgement, and eventually you wont need to plan, just have the main story in mind, and when the player strays too far, think fast! sometimes, you dont even need that.. a successful game can come from spur of the moment… although the percentile is low, its is a fun challenge for the dm to think on their feet. make up a map in game on a post-it note, use your judgement, and eventually you wont need to plan, just have the main story in mind, and when the player strays too far, think fast!

]]> By: Noumenon http://www.dungeonmastering.com/campaigns-adventures/how-to-prepare-a-great-game-in-less-than-30-minutes#comment-3331 Noumenon Sat, 03 May 2008 10:10:16 +0000 http://www.dungeonmastering.com/storytelling/how-to-prepare-a-great-game-in-less-than-30-minutes#comment-3331 "Add a situation that involves a riddle to the game. Just <i>google</i> riddles." I was amused by the way you italicized <I>google</i> like it was the name of a spell. (<I>Google</i> has to be what, seventh level? If <I>legend lore</i> is level six?) “Add a situation that involves a riddle to the game. Just google riddles.”

I was amused by the way you italicized google like it was the name of a spell. (Google has to be what, seventh level? If legend lore is level six?)

]]> By: Yax http://www.dungeonmastering.com/campaigns-adventures/how-to-prepare-a-great-game-in-less-than-30-minutes#comment-2483 Yax Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:03:12 +0000 http://www.dungeonmastering.com/storytelling/how-to-prepare-a-great-game-in-less-than-30-minutes#comment-2483 You're welcome! You’re welcome!

]]> By: Wayne Humfleet http://www.dungeonmastering.com/campaigns-adventures/how-to-prepare-a-great-game-in-less-than-30-minutes#comment-2482 Wayne Humfleet Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:57:47 +0000 http://www.dungeonmastering.com/storytelling/how-to-prepare-a-great-game-in-less-than-30-minutes#comment-2482 Awesome ideas Yax. My problem is my players don't like pre-made adventures and I have no time with three kids to actually sit down and hammer them out. I'll be using your tips to keep them on their toes when it's my turn to DM. Thanks. Awesome ideas Yax. My problem is my players don’t like pre-made adventures and I have no time with three kids to actually sit down and hammer them out. I’ll be using your tips to keep them on their toes when it’s my turn to DM. Thanks.

]]> By: Musings of the Chatty DM » Blog Archive » Adventure Prep: My Recent Time Management Shortcuts http://www.dungeonmastering.com/campaigns-adventures/how-to-prepare-a-great-game-in-less-than-30-minutes#comment-1258 Musings of the Chatty DM » Blog Archive » Adventure Prep: My Recent Time Management Shortcuts Mon, 19 Nov 2007 01:22:51 +0000 http://www.dungeonmastering.com/storytelling/how-to-prepare-a-great-game-in-less-than-30-minutes#comment-1258 [...] So I set out to look for time saving resources and I found a lot of them. [...] [...] So I set out to look for time saving resources and I found a lot of them. [...]

]]> By: Dungeon Mastering » Are you a successful dungeon master? http://www.dungeonmastering.com/campaigns-adventures/how-to-prepare-a-great-game-in-less-than-30-minutes#comment-1224 Dungeon Mastering » Are you a successful dungeon master? Thu, 15 Nov 2007 04:12:59 +0000 http://www.dungeonmastering.com/storytelling/how-to-prepare-a-great-game-in-less-than-30-minutes#comment-1224 [...] I was just hanging out, doing nothing (college).  But time marches on and I sometimes have to prepare a game in 30 minutes - which can be [...] [...] I was just hanging out, doing nothing (college).  But time marches on and I sometimes have to prepare a game in 30 minutes – which can be [...]

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