Before I call a campaign system healthy, I want to see that prep is reusable, open questions are visible, and the notes help the next session start in action rather than in paperwork. If not, the campaign archive is probably serving the GM's anxiety more than the table.
Three evaluation axes to compare:
- clarity of session and campaign notes
- flexibility of the prep structure during play
- reusability of the saved GM materials
Review materials:
- Donjon generators: donjon.bin.sh/
A durable resource for names, dungeons, treasure, and procedural prompts.
- Cairn resources: cairnrpg.com/resources/
Handy for tables that want generators, references, and lightweight adventure material.
- Iron Vault source: github.com/iron-vault-plugin/iron-vault
A thoughtful open plugin for running Ironsworn and related games in Obsidian.
Save the strongest examples, scorecards, and decision memos in this folio so future teammates can see what good evaluation looked like at the time.
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