Travel Check

If you can’t put yourself in other people’s heads, you won’t be able to put yourself in your NPCs’ heads.

NPCs in long-term campaigns often do a lot of scheming off-camera; this tool helps quickly understand where that intersects with the players’ story.

Planning can often result in talking in circles; surveys let you cut through the confusion.

Know your strengths and your limitations; plan the important stuff during GM prep so you don’t get flustered while wrangling players.