Looking back on some of my hand-written play records, everything’s a bit dry and lifeless. There’s enough description that I could go back and relive the moments, but the descriptions would be significantly less comprehensible to anyone else.

I wanted to share two links I’m looking at in my search for solutions.

The Bullet Journal for Game Masters Community – https://plus.google.com/communities/110082948640893810864

Perhaps there’s some crossover between our communities already, but if you haven’t dropped in over there, I encourage you to take a look. Some people prioritize beautiful layouts, while others make clean, efficient ones. There are a lot of ideas to harvest there to take your session records in whatever direction you’d like.

Sketchnoting – https://www.jetpens.com/blog/sketchnotes-a-guide-to-visual-note-taking/pt/892

This is just one of many overviews on the topic, but the basic idea was to make lecture notes more effective by visualizing connections and emphases using layouts and graphics. For hand written session reports, establishing a language of icons, containers, and connectors might look nicer than stream-of-consciousness paragraphs.

I haven’t tried any of the above ideas out yet (newborn in the house, what is free time anymore?), but if I do, I’ll make sure to share pics.

Check out my dice journey, from the early days of stealing monopoly dice for my Fighting Fantasy books to the crazy sets I use now for Gamebooks and Solo-RPG Experiences!!

Ok, so I’ve decided to share the Fate/Fudge dice Oracle system, in case anyone needs it.

First and foremost, do you have any Fate/Fudge dice (Fd’s)? If not, you can easily create your own by taking a bunch of d6, a sharpie, and the image I’m including attached. It’s a cheap and easy solution that works just like the real deal!

Now, with your Fd’s ready, here’s the Oracle. You just need 2Fd’s for it. The meanings would be as follows:

+ + = Yes, and… (Or exceptional/critical YES!)

+ [] = Yes

+ – = Yes, but…

[] [] = No, but…

[] – = No

– – = No, and… (Or exceptional/critical NO!)

[] = a blank

Also, thanks to +Sam H’s suggestion, you could add another level of depth to your Oracle: Do you need to determine the level of probability of something happening? Roll 2Fd’s.

+ + = Very likely

+ [] = Likely

+ – = 50/50

[] [] = 50/50

[] – = Unlikely

– – = Very unlikely

If you obtain a Likely, roll the Oracle for a Yes/No and then move your result 1 level towards a more favorable result:

i.e A no, but… becomes a yes, but… if it’s Likely.

The Unlikely is the same as the Likely, except it alters your result towards a more unfavorable one.

A Very Likely result moves your Yes/No Oracle 2 levels towards a favorable result:

i.e A no, but… becomes a Yes if it’s Very Likely.

The Very Unlikely is the same as the Very Likely, except it alters your result towards a more unfavorable one.

A 50/50 result does not alter your Yes/No Oracle result.

Enjoy!