Ravings of a Textual Deviant » Lunchtime Poll 24: The Sweet Spot
Li asks:
A common complaint that GMs hear is that they’re unprepared. Another common complaint GMs hear is that they’ve overprepared. How’s a GM to know when she’s hit that sweet spot, and the level of preparation is Just Right?
Well, I admit freely that I have trouble hitting that sweet spot. Like Li, I often have too much plot for con games, and wind up either jettisoning it mid-route, or worse, have actually split a game into next year (Ad Astra) to accomodate the rest of the plot.
This year, I jettisoned a lot in TOTR: Royal Legacy because I only had three players. In my other two TOTR games, the players did it for me, moving with a single-mindness that sometimes scared the crap out of me. Side plots and problems never materialized thanks to the likes of Bridgette, Michael and Ginger on the case.
Posted by Jvstin at April 29, 2005 2:02 PM