Comments on: From Con to Con: Playtest Notes http://www.gnomestew.com/gming-advice/from-con-to-con-playtest-notes The Game Mastering Blog Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: nblade http://www.gnomestew.com/gming-advice/from-con-to-con-playtest-notes/comment-page-1#comment-1737 nblade Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:02:03 +0000 http://www.gnomestew.com/?p=554#comment-1737 Actually, I feel these are good suggestions for any game session be it at a con, some other live event, or simply your normal gaming session. I agree with Scott, that #4 and #5 are very important. #3 is a real killer in any game. Sometimes its unavoidable, but every GM should do his prep work. For that matter Players should do their prep work, I don't know how many times that a summon monster spell in D&D caused a lag while the monster's stats in questioned were looked up.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1737','nblade'); return false;">Reply</a> </div> Actually, I feel these are good suggestions for any game session be it at a con, some other live event, or simply your normal gaming session. I agree with Scott, that #4 and #5 are very important.

#3 is a real killer in any game. Sometimes its unavoidable, but every GM should do his prep work. For that matter Players should do their prep work, I don’t know how many times that a summon monster spell in D&D caused a lag while the monster’s stats in questioned were looked up.

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]]> By: Hella Tellah http://www.gnomestew.com/gming-advice/from-con-to-con-playtest-notes/comment-page-1#comment-1668 Hella Tellah Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:43:26 +0000 http://www.gnomestew.com/?p=554#comment-1668 Victoriana is awesome. Good on you for representin' at Gen Con.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1668','Hella Tellah'); return false;">Reply</a> </div> Victoriana is awesome. Good on you for representin’ at Gen Con.
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]]> By: Scott Martin http://www.gnomestew.com/gming-advice/from-con-to-con-playtest-notes/comment-page-1#comment-1652 Scott Martin Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:48:03 +0000 http://www.gnomestew.com/?p=554#comment-1652 Points 4 and 5 are important; I'm glad you figured out the problems before it went live in front of strangers. Sometimes players sideline themselves, but I don't think there's a good [or at least non-intrusive] way to let them play as they wish and never get off course.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1652','Scott Martin'); return false;">Reply</a> </div> Points 4 and 5 are important; I’m glad you figured out the problems before it went live in front of strangers. Sometimes players sideline themselves, but I don’t think there’s a good [or at least non-intrusive] way to let them play as they wish and never get off course.
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]]> By: LesInk http://www.gnomestew.com/gming-advice/from-con-to-con-playtest-notes/comment-page-1#comment-1647 LesInk Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:41:36 +0000 http://www.gnomestew.com/?p=554#comment-1647 Your notes are good. From doing a few RPGA sanctioned Living Greyhawk sessions, your tips are spot on. You don't have alot of time to embellish, so the game has focus on the main points. Timing is everything -- if things are going slow, move on.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1647','LesInk'); return false;">Reply</a> </div> Your notes are good. From doing a few RPGA sanctioned Living Greyhawk sessions, your tips are spot on. You don’t have alot of time to embellish, so the game has focus on the main points. Timing is everything — if things are going slow, move on.
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