Going through old 5e prep notes reminded me how happy I am with OSR!

(pictured here is a screenshot of my prep notes, which are remarkably similar to what a published OSR adventure might look like, after stripping out all the unnecessary words from the original 5e module)

I started going through and deleting my old 5e notes and such—some digit spring cleaning—and was reminded of the amazing amount of energy that goes in to that system from both the writer and the GM!

As with most 5e modules, I had to read through this one cover-to-cover (at least twice), then write notes that summarize each room so I can actually run the game.

The creators put a huge amount of time and energy into writing this adventure, then I spent my time and energy stripping out all the extraneous bits, reworking it into a bulleted set of notes that can be quickly referenced at the table.

Preaching to the choir, but if they weren’t so verbose to begin with then I wouldn’t need to rewrite it.

Anyway… \*\*so glad to be here, and a HUGE thanks to all the OSR adventure writers for publishing modules that require such little work on my en!\*\*

This is not meant to bash 5e or the folks that enjoy it, just to reflect on how happy I am to have found the thing I like.