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Where facilitators compare craft notes
Discussion norms and pointers—not an exhaustive directory of every Discord on earth.
Weekly referee or rotating chair: write spotlight norms and ruling appeals once.
For a weeknight: three player-facing goals, one complication, and a retreat that is not a shame spiral.
Norms worth copying
- Label spoilers for freshly released adventures.
- Separate rules questions from horror/bleed talk when tone is heavy.
- Credit freelancers when you share layouts or tools.
- Assume good faith; escalate to mods instead of pile-ons.
For a weeknight: three player-facing goals, one complication, and a retreat that is not a shame spiral.
One-page house rulings. If a call repeats, ink it so the table trusts the process.
No invented prices or stock counts. Orientation only: habits, vocabulary, and public references.
Track spotlight, threat clocks, and prep hours like hit points—they are the facilitation pressure.
If a procedure adds ten minutes every fight and nobody likes it, cut it. Fairness beats page fidelity.
Date NPC notes and house rulings. A guest GM should inherit a one-pager, not a vibe.
Related desks in this neighborhood
System crates nearby (5e, Savage, OSR, and more) supply dialect-specific notes.