When I started my latest 'Dungeons & Dragons' campaign back at the beginning of the year, my goal was to reduce the amount of time I spent preparing for each session. I'd burned out on building crazy complex combat encounters and over-plotting with hundreds of wiki articles linked together like some nutcase's string-smothered pegboard. I needed simplification, so I made a vow to keep it to 30 minutes of prep for every weekly session.
