Whats a good way to keep things minimal behind the screen to save time and confusion?
Dungeons and Dragons is hard to make easy. But there’s no better feeling than being a smug dungeon master with a healthy amount of notes, music, and miniatures behind the screen. 1. In a word, preparation. http://critgames.com/rpg/dnd-5e-encounter-sheet/Go and print off about 50 of these and put them in a binder, they’re effective for keeping the combat flowing. 2. At the start of each session, ask each player to answer (in character) how their character feels about the events of the previous session. Not only do you and the players have good prompts and an idea of the tone. But they are now doing the heavy lifting in recalling details that you might have missed. Make notes of what they say. And use it in session.3. Make your own generator charts before the session, rather than using standard ones.Why the hell would you encounter a Minotaur in a quest to slay a vampire?It’s all well and good rolling on random charts, and then rationalizing the story after the fact. But by taking that little bit more agency of what you’re rolling for, whether it’s names, monsters, or weather. Will give your imagination a great jump-start, inspire you, and help keep things consistent. 4. Leave the books at home, or at least to one side. They’re fantastic for reference, don’t get me wrong. But having 3-6 core rule books at your table means that a good portion of them will go unused, unless you count paperweights as a useful thing.I do not. Getting into the habit of researching the material before hand, constructing your own traps, areas, and maps, will be an incredible confidence booster. With preparation comes confidenceWith confidence, comes improvementWith improvement , comes better enjoyment for all.
