Greatings all fair folk of the land, now I did see Jeremy Friesen talk about a written session recap, and so I was wondering is that something you alle do? And if you do, is it then the DM, one of the PCs or do you take turns?
It sounds like a great ideer but we have just never done it in my group.
I (the GM) transcibe the session and write the session recaps. It is getting a bit taxing (both in game and out) so we are thinking about creating a Book of Lore.
A “Book of Lore” contains all the player generated content that results from answering the GM’s questions. The rule is – if you speak it, you must write it.
IMO a “Book of Lore” is an extension of player created maps. It’s a record of player generated content – and a time saver for the GM trying to run a game.
Well, one of my players wrote down our sessions because (if I can ever find the time) I plan on turning it into a comic book-sort of thing.
However, we haven’t written down any other games
I let each player write down important things on a piece of paper that is stapled to his character sheet. So each player becomes responsible for part of the lore.
When it came to session recaps, I found billeted lists to work best. That way I didn’t have to worry so much about sentence structure and could easily insert list items as needed.
I also use the notes as a chance to synthesize both the events and the meta-game.
And sweet heavens, the Book of Lore is a great idea. I must remember to bring that to the table.