Hey community,
I have a beginner question and my google fu seems to be too weak to find an answer on my own:
How do you track your progress?
I started playing a Solo RPG in january (with the help of the GM apprentice's card deck) in some kind of hard-boiled detective Setting. I'm using a notebook/calendar/planner of yesteryears (the actual thing made of paper that pile up on every office desk) to keep track of timeline, deadlines etc. (sometimes as keywords, sometimes prose) and a folder for my NPCs.
But still I get lost in the information. I need to skim through my notes repeatedly and read passages I read a dozen times before to get me on track again on every session.
I've been thinking about making a NPC-relationship map but still: All the bookkeeping feels like a chore and even keeps me from proceeding the game now to avoid all the "work".
On the other side, as a GM for my group, I don't take that much notes. All the necessary information is distributed among the hive mind of my gaming group. So, even in my long term campaign I just need a couple of pages and my setting information.
I finally found the link that introduced me to a cool way to label your notebook. If you mark on the edge of the paper, you can see it when the book is closed. Then put a table of contents in front that you can align marks with.
ReplyDeletelifehacker.com - Mark Page Line Edges to Organize Your Paper Notebook
this is a great idea.
ReplyDeleteSpencer Salyer I do the 3x5 card thing for PCs and NPCs as well. Maps get their own sheet, because I make big maps. The ability to have something on hand without having to flip back in the notebook is really useful, because flipping through the notebook disrupts the flow of playing. That's great advice! I'm glad you brought it up.
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