hi big huge fan this is an insane shot in the dark but would you want to read some of my ttrpg prep and tell me if it is like. interesting or not. i am trying to do something in the world and i feel like sharing my knowledge on youtube or something but i dont know if it is egocentric and a profiteering mindset to want to espouse my own ideas over the internet in that way. i hope you are having a lovely evening
You are paying me a compliment with this request but I’m afraid it’s much too high a compliment. I can’t look at your prep and bring anything to it that I don’t think you can bring to it.
GMing—or at least the type of GMing I have any amount of skill in—is largely a skill grounded in the particulars of the social structure of your table. Your prep should reflect the flags set by your players, from the character types they like to the style of pacing, action, and worldbuilding details they respond to.
Importantly: Prep isn’t the Thing, it’s one of the tools you and the other players will rely on
to bring the Thing into reality. I can’t look at your toolbox and say you have the wrong hammer, the wrong screwdriver, or the wrong pliers unless I know what exactly you’re trying to build. I might not like your nails, but they may be perfect for the armoire you’re building together .
But if what you’re hoping for is prep so solid that it will result in the armoire of your personal dreams, then I don’t think you’ve built prep at all.