Ive been a DM for 30+ years and do practically zero prep. If the Rules Cyclopedia doesnt have what I need I just make it the fuck up, which is, yknow, half the DM’s job - improvising answers that make sense.
As a dm for me theres no game if im not inventing the world. For exampe one game was that of the players being chased by a lich rampaging across the world because they had the piece his immortality spell needed to be complete. This idea came about cause i decided to see what combo of spells one could use to become immortal. Another idea got torpedoed in session zero when i tried to do a genetation ship situation and a player guessed it, so i had to come up with a whole different idea that i think turned out much better.
As a dm where is the fun of the game if i leave all that to a computer?
Good on you that you have enough experience to run things with an encyclopedia in your head. The rest of us don’t have that luxury. We need prep in order to not have a boring session. Can’t you remember your first couple of times?
You don’t need anything. You can play D&D on a napkin in a McDonalds.
Doesn’t mean we should avoid every tool, including LLMs.
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Ive been a DM for 30+ years and do practically zero prep. If the Rules Cyclopedia doesnt have what I need I just make it the fuck up, which is, yknow, half the DM’s job - improvising answers that make sense.
You dont need AI. Period.
As a dm for me theres no game if im not inventing the world. For exampe one game was that of the players being chased by a lich rampaging across the world because they had the piece his immortality spell needed to be complete. This idea came about cause i decided to see what combo of spells one could use to become immortal. Another idea got torpedoed in session zero when i tried to do a genetation ship situation and a player guessed it, so i had to come up with a whole different idea that i think turned out much better.
As a dm where is the fun of the game if i leave all that to a computer?
Exactly!
Good on you that you have enough experience to run things with an encyclopedia in your head. The rest of us don’t have that luxury. We need prep in order to not have a boring session. Can’t you remember your first couple of times?
You don’t need anything. You can play D&D on a napkin in a McDonalds.
Doesn’t mean we should avoid every tool, including LLMs.
Who says the cyclopedia is in their head?