Ernie Noa's RPG Blog

How I Prep for my Weekly Gaming Session My long-term campaign prep and short-term weekly prep are quite different.  The long-term campaign prep is more intensive early on and is ongoing throughout the campaign.   The weekly prep is relatively short and quick but the long and short-term prep definitely influence one another.  Short Term \ Weekly Prep Prep for the next game takes place during the current game.  I take notes as I go.  Names, professions, and locations of key NPCs, particularly unexpected or improvised NPCs are written down. Magic items picked up by the party are noted.  The date and time of the end of the session are also noted.  I am pretty confident I can remember what happened in the session and do need to write that down during the current game.   My notes are quick and dirt, usually a bulleted list and just a few words, rarely complete sentences. During the off week, I create an outline for the next sessions.   It usually has the session number and date as a heading.

  https://www.dmsguild.com/product/409692/L1-The-Secret-of-Bone-Hill--5e-Conversion-Guide-with-Maps Please enjoy this 5e D&D conversion of the various monsters, creatures, magic items, and encounters for the classic D&D module L1 The Secret of Bone Hill.  The original module, the Monster Manual, and the Dungeon Masters Guide are required to use this conversion guide.  This 30 page conversion guide includes conversions of each location and encounter, maps, new monsters and NPCs as well as new magic items.   The original adventure is available for purchase on DMs Guild. The following digital maps have been included at 70 DPI.  Grid and no grid options have been included.     Two variants of each map have been provided. Map of the Wilderness The Village of Restenford Bone Hill Castle Ruins Castle Bone Hill Castle Ruins 2nd Floor Bone Hill Castle Ruins 3rd Floor Bone Hill Castle Ruins Basement Bone Hill Castle Ruins Lower Level Guard Station, Building #32 Guard Station, Rats Nest