Lessons Learned

<BODY BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#C0C0C0" LINK="#FFFF00" VLINK="#808080"> <TABLE WIDTH="400" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0"> <TR> <TD> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="../images/mhb1.jpg" ALT="Magic Horizons Title Graphic" ALIGN="BOTTOM" WIDTH="398" HEIGHT="162"></P> <H2>Lessons Learned: My Experiences on the Game Committee</H2> <H4><EM>by Ken Burnside</EM></H4> <P>Having recently come off a year slot on the Southern Wisconsin <EM>Magic Horizons</EM> game committee position, I've learned a number of things about producing a Magic Horizons game through the "Walk face first off a cliff method". In the interests of recording those often-times painful lessons for future game committees, I'm recording them here, warts and all. If other GC members want to write similar articles, there's plenty of space on the server. </P><HR> <DL> <DT><A HREF="#Rules">Know The Rules!</A></DT> <DT><A HREF="#NPCs">NPCs are a limited resource</A></DT> <DT><A HREF="#Escalation">Plotline Escalations</A></DT> <DT><A HREF="#Logistics">Framework Logistics</A></DT> <DT><A HREF="#Uncommon">Uncommon Sense (Or Things I Got Bit By)</A></DT> </DL><HR> <H4><A NAME="Rules"></A>Know The Rules!</H4> <P>Magic Horizons is a very rules-light system. </P> <H4><A NAME="NPCs"></A>NPCs Are A Limited Resource</H4> <P>Beneficial NPCs</P> <P>The Importance of Framework Items (Patrols)</P> <P>In-Town Encounters</P> <H4><A NAME="Escalation"></A>Plotline Escalations</H4> <H4><A NAME="Logistics"></A>Framework Logistics</H4> <P>Preparation, Preparation Preparation.</P> <P>Never kit-bash unless you need to.</P> <H4><A NAME="Uncommon"></A>Uncommon Sense (Or, Things I Got Bit By.)</H4> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0"> <TR> <TD><A><IMG SRC="../images/left_h.jpg" ALT="Left End Of Scroll Bar" WIDTH="32" HEIGHT="116"></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="../info/info_toc.html" TARGET="_top"><IMG SRC="../images/info_h_n.jpg" ALT="[Logistics]" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" WIDTH="45" HEIGHT="116" NAME="info"></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="../game/game_toc.html" TARGET="_top"><IMG SRC="../images/game_h_n.jpg" ALT="[Game Info]" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" WIDTH="60" HEIGHT="116" NAME="game"></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="../misc/misc_toc.html" TARGET="_top"><IMG SRC="../images/misc_h_n.jpg" ALT="[Miscellaneous Information]" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" WIDTH="62" HEIGHT="116" NAME="misc"></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="../faq.html" TARGET="_top"><IMG SRC="../images/faq_h_n.jpg" ALT="[Frequently Asked Questions]" BORDER="0" WIDTH="58" HEIGHT="116" NAME="faq"></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="../new.html" TARGET="_top"><IMG SRC="../images/new_h_n.jpg" ALT="[What's New]" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" WIDTH="52" HEIGHT="116" NAME="whatsNew"></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="../index.html" TARGET="_top"><IMG SRC="../images/home_h_n.jpg" ALT="[Magic Horizons Home Page]" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" WIDTH="59" HEIGHT="116" NAME="home"></A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC="../images/right_h.jpg" ALT="Right End Of Scroll Bar" WIDTH="22" HEIGHT="116"></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P>Problems with the page? Email <A HREF="mailto:burnside@itis.com">Ken Burnside</A>.</P></TD> </TR> </TABLE> </BODY>