Keep a Cheat Sheet
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Nothing crazy fancy or philosophical today.
I just wanted to remind you that, if you don’t keep a player cheat sheet, you should. It’s one of the single most useful tools behind your screen.
Mine has evolved over the years quite a bit. It looks like this right now:
With those passive skills on there, it lets me easily roll a stealth check behind the scene (way more suspenseful), check what proficiencies a character has, refresh my memory on what they look like, and more. It’s a handy dandy thing to have, that’s for sure.
Thanks to Sly Flourish, I checked out Notion for digital campaign prep, and I do like what it can do. So here’s what that same cheat sheet looks like digitally:
If you don’t keep a cheat sheet, give it a try. You might be surprised how often you find yourself referring to it. If you want mine, you can snag it here: https://www.dmsguild.com/browse.php?discount=9673a23219.
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Now get out there and tell a story!
Peace,
Maximilian