During last week’s Dear Apathy Jeff came up with the idea of writing down a list of unresolved plot threads in order to keep players on one track of adventure. I’d like to suggest that instead of doing this when you’ve come to a cross roads instead keep a running character journal of what your character has been doing. This will allow you to reflect back on what you’ve been doing in the campaign and what needs to be done. Besides it makes for easy doodling if you need to make some quick sketches or map out some particularly nasty corridors.

Characters grow like branches of a tree. They start out as a singular thought are planted, cared for, and grow fast.