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Adventure Prep: Grand Finale, World Saved? Roll Credits!

May 7, 2008 – 9:23 pm

There we are, this is going to be the last Adventure Prep post of the current campaign.
A lot of things were said since that September 6th night where I pondered how to salvage a campaign that started on the wrong foot. Now I’m planning how to end it.
Last game, the PCs met with the Ambassador [...]

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Adventure Prep: Hide in Shadows

April 10, 2008 – 7:50 am

I sat down yesterday to prep and I’m a bit out of ideas for custom scenes and hacking ideas for the adventure we’re playing (Expedition to the Demonweb Pits).
I therefore decided to play the next session almost directly from the adventure and I set out to read it once again to familiarize myself with it.
(It’s [...]

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Adventure Prep: My Rewind button

March 26, 2008 – 8:21 pm

This week, my actual prepping work is rather light.
Since all 6 players are available (What are the odds?) we have to move the game out of my place. I can only accommodate 5 in my gaming den. That means I’ll have to pack my stuff to go to Math’s on Friday evening.
It also just happens [...]

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Adventure Prep: Planning Ahead for the End

March 10, 2008 – 7:37 pm

This series covers the thoughts that go behind my Adventure Preps. I don’t go into details as my players read this blog, but I try to showcase the key challenges and choices I face every time I sit down in the days before we play.
Game week again!
For those who don’t know, our [...]

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Mini-Fluff: More on-the-fly world building

February 27, 2008 – 4:06 pm

Mini-posts are approx. 500 words posts on one of my pet subjects. I usually do them when I have a busy evening, like Adventure Preping or doing things like, you know, exercise!
I’m deep in adventure prep, deeper than I have been for a long time.
I don’t know if it’s the same for you (and [...]