• Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    6
    ·
    edit-2
    1 year ago

    Straight up this so much

    I’ve literally rescheduled games due to this

    Inattentive ADHD and being a DM can a bit of a mixed bag a lot of the time, but hey I can improvise like hell in sessions when the party starts to wander

    Hell for the last 4 months the party has been wandering

  • funkyb@ttrpg.network
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    4
    ·
    1 year ago

    Toss them a minor magic item. Prep while they squabble over who should take it for 30-60 minutes.

    In 3 months, you’ll forget they have it and they’ll use it to completely bypass a 4 hour combat you planned, leaving you in the exact fake boat you are now but even worse.

    But that’s a problem for future you.

  • CommunicationOk3492@feddit.de
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    4
    ·
    1 year ago

    For me it’s all the time the other way around. I prepared everything and think about the session later the day. Then I read the group chat and people cancel and try to reschedule without finding time for it…

  • Eagle0600@yiffit.net
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    3
    ·
    edit-2
    1 year ago

    I mainly GM Adventure Paths, so it’s a bit different, but typically aim to prepare up to a whole book in advance. Which really is overkill, but it does mean that I’m never in a rush or panic over it, and lets me devote extra prep time to whatever I feel deserves it.