How long does it take for you to prepare your sessions?
Added 2024-06-02 10:25:31 +0000 UTCJust a lil fun poll because I'm curious. How long does it take for you to say prep a 3-4 hour session?
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I found a great model to trim down prep time on a session, helps keep it open-ended and flexible. World building and all that is its own beast, but prepping a session in a world I'm already building takes *about* two hours with a little over. (Great maps really, really help cut down that time, so THANK YOU.) Honestly, the recap takes as long as anything else-- making sure all the PCs are mentioned, and asked an immersive question to get 'em back in PC headspace as we 'lock in'.
This Guy
2024-06-07 15:14:56 +0000 UTCLike currently I have been on and off working on a city map for my next campaign. Would I count that time in and how would I do it? Seeing how it will not be used for a while but when it will be useful for a while as long as the adventure take place in that city
Didrik Svahn
2024-06-03 10:55:12 +0000 UTCInteresting take - it is generally hard to say and there were a couple of comments that mentioned this on Reddit/Twitter. Like the long term prep will likely help with the short term one too and is difficult to "count". :D
Snowystar122
2024-06-03 10:31:03 +0000 UTCAbsolute mood - I do tend to spend around a week to make it...but generally 3-4 evenings in a week - there's probably a reason I burned out so quickly XD
Snowystar122
2024-06-03 10:29:44 +0000 UTCIs there maybe a week option? X)
Strixyon
2024-06-02 12:41:40 +0000 UTCI vary by game and session. My current V5 game, I spent most of a month pre-planning and prepping for Session 0 and Session 1.. and since then, most sessions have been an hour at most, and often 0 prep. My The Crow game has been fairly 0 prep, but I need to change that, because I f'ed up. My One-shots usually get several hours or none at all, depending in what the group is looking for.
Sean Prunka
2024-06-02 10:32:22 +0000 UTCWell that depends a lot of what the session will have. And how you count the time, like do you only count the time between each session. Or do you even count the time where you are preparing long ahead?
Didrik Svahn
2024-06-02 10:30:03 +0000 UTCI mean, it's kinda up to every DM. I've seen guys that spend about a month preparing every session on Foundry, and they automatize everything in game so they don't even have to speak. But there's also people who lets everything to dices and randomness
William O'Law
2024-06-02 10:28:06 +0000 UTC
