Daily DM tasks

Do you have a list of tasks you do every in-game morning as a DM? For example:

  • roll for weather
  • keep track of that curse time bomb
  • roll for encounters for the day
  • check for public holidays
  • ....

I want to make my game more consistent and feel more alive. I'm wondering if there are things I should be tracking to achieve the feeling that the world is moving no matter what the players decide to do that day.

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Jocarnail@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y

I usually don't have any strict roll at the start of the day. Only when in specific situations. For example I track weather only if the travel itself is the focus of the adventure.

For time, I have started using BitD clocks. They are just the right amount straightforward to just works.

boatswain@infosec.pub · 1 pts · 3y

For me, it really depends on what the party is up to. The big one would be advancing the in-game calendar; we play remotely using Foundry VTT, and I've got a calendar mod installed that I can use to keep track of time. Can even keep notes on it, which is super handy for knowing what happened when.