tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post5126156297489263079..comments2024-03-19T16:24:23.777-07:00Comments on Playing D&D With Porn Stars: Things Go Like ThisZak Sabbathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-22027609215435458902010-09-03T19:13:20.396-07:002010-09-03T19:13:20.396-07:00Excellent post. 14 hours is a pretty good session....Excellent post. 14 hours is a pretty good session. Reminds me of the way to infrequent gaming weekends we did back in my late teens. Start either Friday night or Saturday morning play until either a good portion of the players or the GM was incapacitated, sleep then keep going til Sunday evening. I miss those times when everyone's schedule would permit that kinda thing.Denjirohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13405920387629316655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-23275010198964795662010-09-03T10:44:31.759-07:002010-09-03T10:44:31.759-07:00"Look, guys, a flamethrower, I'll just si..."Look, guys, a flamethrower, I'll just sit and think while you deal with that. Yes. It will take them longer to assimilate that than it will take me to think of the next thing."<br /><br />There's nothing else, _nothing_, that gets me to exactly the same place as this bit which you described so well.Goth Hickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04966377384431228682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-62634405809443527612010-09-01T22:21:32.518-07:002010-09-01T22:21:32.518-07:00This is the same rant that goes through my head ev...This is the same rant that goes through my head every time I start. Utter chaos. It's only a matter of time before the DSM-IV starts listing "Dungeon Mastering" as a serious mental disorder.CaptPocohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15199867473543535234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-46085121112567983712010-09-01T10:19:45.966-07:002010-09-01T10:19:45.966-07:00Oh, forgot, most excellent post, Zak.Oh, forgot, most excellent post, Zak.A GMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14013007369310498835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-12913757370686585342010-09-01T10:12:27.118-07:002010-09-01T10:12:27.118-07:00Maybe "We Did Roleplaying (no, the other kind...Maybe "We Did Roleplaying (no, the other kind)" ;)A GMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14013007369310498835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-12289573992913748882010-09-01T06:35:31.634-07:002010-09-01T06:35:31.634-07:00I have taken the checklist approach to a ludicrous...I have taken the checklist approach to a ludicrous level -- <br />a) Create locations<br />i) look at last session notes for planned PC destinations<br />ii) create timeline of what happens at that location<br />iii) flowchart what happens when PCs interfere at various points in timeline. <br />b) create NPCs<br />i) look for existing NPCs to reuse<br />(1) check each PC's list of contacts<br />(2) check list of NPCs in that location or quest line<br /><br />Then the actual NPCs get designed with a checklist that has a bunch of random generators in it. Race, class, level, check. Motivation or encounter goal, check. Secret, check. Personality trait, mood, mannerism, check. Physical appearance, check...<br /><br />You can see that Zak is showing me a completely other world of DMing style with posts like this...Noumenonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01597461989960782762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-7779091820220932162010-08-31T23:51:04.854-07:002010-08-31T23:51:04.854-07:00Chris, check out the titles of Zak's other boo...Chris, check out the titles of Zak's other books, and you'll see why I suggested what I did.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-32741304129568194322010-08-31T20:34:29.690-07:002010-08-31T20:34:29.690-07:00FWIW, my "checklist" is just regarding t...FWIW, my "checklist" is just regarding the physical accoutrement you need on the table to begin, not adventure notes or anything. (Mine goes: dice, DM screen, battlemap, minis... pencil, ruler, paper clips, calculator, tape measure, etc.)Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-10074699299732564662010-08-31T19:58:40.826-07:002010-08-31T19:58:40.826-07:00Holy shit, did you say you have played for 14 hour...Holy shit, did you say you have played for 14 hours before!? That must have been awesome, unless it had too many slow parts i guess.<br /><br />I have to say this post is pretty close to my normal thought process during game, nice job sir, a very good readSeth S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15420255267222005027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-34486446905982008282010-08-31T18:27:16.579-07:002010-08-31T18:27:16.579-07:00Wow, Zak, this is perfect. You exactly outline all...Wow, Zak, this is perfect. You exactly outline all the mental states I go through while gearing up for a session. I especially love the "high-focus productive submanic state." Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-10078793629515696322010-08-31T17:47:29.551-07:002010-08-31T17:47:29.551-07:00Great post Zack. Definately can relate.Great post Zack. Definately can relate.Gothridge Manorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11371740532802642972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-61745606394665638852010-08-31T17:02:00.005-07:002010-08-31T17:02:00.005-07:00I think "DnD Done Dirt Cheap" would be f...I think "DnD Done Dirt Cheap" would be funnier.Chris Lowrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14261681408965717414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-8488705229441558222010-08-31T16:30:29.042-07:002010-08-31T16:30:29.042-07:00I've basically found that my current "adv...I've basically found that my current "adventure notes" are just checklists, yeah.<br /><br />Also "We Did DnD" is a dang funny title.mordicaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05713766652793265867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-4179429264378031082010-08-31T15:38:40.422-07:002010-08-31T15:38:40.422-07:00@delta
1-thanks!
2-don;t need a checklist. i pos...@delta<br /><br />1-thanks!<br /><br />2-don;t need a checklist. i post stuff like this because i feel like talking about the ideas that go through your head when GMing, not because I genuinely need help doing it.Zak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-88053982970916260992010-08-31T15:33:12.718-07:002010-08-31T15:33:12.718-07:00This may be one of the most brilliant posts yet. K...This may be one of the most brilliant posts yet. Keep this, it's important.<br /><br />Observations: (1) <a href="http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/jan-june10/gawande_02-08.html" rel="nofollow">A checklist for your stuff helps.</a> (2) My creativity while playing is an order of magnitude beyond when I'm not-playing. Playing, I come up with stuff instantly and with zero effort, stuff that would be impossible with weeks of effort while not-playing. Same goes for my math teaching, surprisingly.Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-54368340714421208382010-08-31T15:25:35.566-07:002010-08-31T15:25:35.566-07:00When you put all these posts into a book (We Did D...When you put all these posts into a book (<i>We Did D&D</i>?), this, this will be the foreword.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-49517016957661189622010-08-31T14:48:29.067-07:002010-08-31T14:48:29.067-07:00The problem is obvious...
You've forgotten th...The problem is obvious...<br /><br />You've forgotten the bacon to dip in the Dr. Pepper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com