From:	korishinzo@*****.com (Ice Heart)
Subject:	The Shadowrun NPC Wiki is now open!
Date:	Thu, 14 Jul 2005 10:45:04 -0700 (PDT)

--- Allen Versfeld <allen.versfeld@*****.com> wrote:

> On 7/14/05, Bull <bullcon@*****.com> wrote:
> > > > --doesn't have more than an hour or so to prep for game
> sessions in any given week :)

> > > An hour? I can beat that ;)

> > Err... you prep for a game? :]

> Of course! There's the phone calls to confirm that people are
> actually going to be there, there's the negotiations on who's turn
> it is to bring refreshments, there's the quick rush to the
> stationers to grab yet another replacement pencil, and even the 15
> minute brainstorming planning session while all the players get
> comfortable and wait for you to start.

Precisely. My table top game runs most every Saturday night from 6pm
to midnight. I am usually at the gaming table, laptop and reference
materials set up, by about 5pm. As people wander in, I collect money
for refreshments, field game-related questions, check my notes from
the previous session, and so on. By 6, my head is thoroughly in the
game, and I am ready to pick up where we left off the week before.
Rules questions from the previous session have been researched and I
have an answer/ruling ready. I often read sections of my favorite SR
or Gibson novels, or let Johnny Mnemonic play on the laptop. This
channels my imagination towards cyberpunk-style descriptions and
characters. Etc etc. At 5:30 I call anyone I have not heard from
regarding their presence at the session. At 5:45, I send someone to
the store with all collected funds and a snack/beverage list. They
are also instructed to pick up stragglers. None of this prep work
leaves room for writing up full NPC character sheets. :)

======Korishinzo
--the devil is in the details



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