DMs who actually do "prep plots" - What methods and strategies do you use?
What strategies have you developed to keep a campaign story arc natural and not feel contrived, where the players can still act with agency and not feel like they are "on rails"? What have you learned, what has worked, and what hasn't?
EDIT: I'm a fan of homebrewing campaigns with arcs, I'm not against it.
For reference: "Don't Prep Plots" https://thealexandrian.net/wordpress/4147/roleplaying-games/dont-prep-plots
u/monkeynose — 17 hours ago