First is the use of a dry erase surface. Writing on a paper has such a feel of permanence that I hesitated to simply jot things down as I played a session, so I kept getting drawn into prose which slowed down the action. However the new plexiglass on my wargame table also makes a great dry erase surface, which by its nature is transient. I was jotting and doodling away as I went, seeing my progress accumulate before my eyes.
The second was that I say down at the table with no plans or anterior motives. I didn't know the setting or the plot, much as I would were I setting down to a more traditional game with a GM. Roy cubes and the ME, and a few other tools lead the way. Here again the dry erase helped, because I simply jotted down the first logical thing that popped in my head.
I'll attach a couple of photos, including my untimely demise in a crypt I tried to shelter in during a sudden snow storm in th mountains. I was looking for a victim snatched by cultists, because apparently even random generators love the classics. Never found the poor soul.
Sorry for the typos, I should no better than to post from my phone without proofreading.
ReplyDeleteDry erase sounds really good. I use notecards personally because they are file like, I can move them around, and I can throw them away. I know they make dry erase notecards... hmmmm.....
ReplyDeleteI really like your use of dry erase - although i suspect if i did it, i'd still end up typing up the session notes in a googledoc or something, just to preserve my memory of it, since my handwriting is horrid.
ReplyDeletep.s. That looks like one of my dungeon generators (d12, ver. 3.0). glad to see someone else getting use out of it!
It is exactly that generator! I love it, I use it along with the Dungeon Words generator. The kids and I were using it for quite a while for random Risus Dungeon Crawls. In fact, I've had to reprint it because the last one became so worn.
ReplyDeleteGeoff Osterberg I would love to hear about your random dungeon crawls with your kids. I've had great luck GM'ing Faerie's Tales for my girls, but would love to play with them in a GM'less game too.
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