Taking notes isn’t the exclusive domain of Dungeon Masters when playingDungeons & Dragons.

Committing some of it to writing helps deal with these long gaps.

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Notes are also important for the overall group.

If your goal is to jog your memory in a week, simple notes are often better.

A list of characters relevant to the session is also important:Quest givers, antagonists and recurring characters.

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Narrative Events

Both the plot of the session and itsrole in the larger campaign narrativeare important.

Character-specific storylines should also be noteddown but may be listed separately.

Enemies Fought

Random encounters may not always seem relevant butmight contain clues that become relevant later.

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Rewards Earned

Lots of sessions end just as the party collects their trophies but before deciding who claims what.

Havingdetails of what loot the party gained allows it to be divided fairlybefore the next session.

Putting the notes you take in the tone of your character is agreat way to practise your roleplaying.

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Have Your Notes Be An In-Character Document

Session notes take the form of a guild ledger or after-action report.

Having your notes be a prop for a document that exists in the game is another useful roleplaying addition.

This helps theother players around the tableandthe Dungeon Master.

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Compare Notes With Other Players

Players and characters with different perspectives mightpick up on details that you miss.

Sharing notes like this can take the form of an in-character scene where the party members exchange information.

Often,you’ll come up with questions in the process of reviewing your notes.

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Other questions from your notes might require you to seek out the answer in character.

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