Scenario Briefings: Who Writes Good Ones

[Zimorodok]

that I can copy for my scenarios

Zimorodok

[Hans]

There is a mixed bag out there in the scenario depot - depends on what you consider a good style.

For my own I've taken structural elements from several other briefers that I found useful.

Recommend you develop your own style as most use a personal modification from the CM standard.

Those who have good briefings? I would look at

Andreas, Rune, Wild Bill, Berl......, plus a half dozen others of the old faithfuls.

[Andreas]

I think you really need to think about what you want to write yourself. For CMBB, and again for CMAK, we have been given a structure for the briefings by Rune. I quite liked it, and have adopted it in all my scenarios now. Length is depending on how much time I have when I develop the scenario, and how much background material I have, or how interesting I consider it to be.

Other authors have different styles, going into much more detail, or trying a different way to immerse you in the action, using e.g. a narrative, while I use a more formal, somewhat military briefing style, most of the time.