Switched to notecard style GM'ing after 8 years of bullet point notes

I used to write out full session scripts for D&D with bullet points for every encounter, but last month I tried using 3x5 notecards with just a few key words and prompts instead. It forced me to improvise more and the game felt way more alive when I wasn't flipping pages to find the right line. Has anyone else tried scaling back their prep work and found it actually improved the game?

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kevin_harris7816d agoMost Upvoted

Did you find it helped you remember the rules better without looking things up constantly?

evan_burns9516d ago

For sure @kevin_harris78, that's a solid point. It's rough when you're fumbling through a game every other turn.

seth68316d ago

Yeah, @evan_burns95 I totally found that. After I played a few rounds without checking the book every time, stuff stuck way better in my head.