.. don't be afraid to take your time while devising this Chronicle. In fact, no matter how much Time of Judgment fever may have gripped you, it's probably best if you give yourself anywhere from six months to a year's lead time in order to get things ready.

Why? Because there's usually nothing worse than reading the last few issues of an ongoing comic book series that was canceled on short notice. The last two or three issues are obviously rushed, things are brought to the boil way too soon, and the last issue seems like more of wistful goodbye than a proper send off.

And it's the same with RPGs. Players can tell when the Chronicle's turned on a dime and is heading towards The End in a month's time. The sudden appearance of this, that or the other thing makes it all too clear that the cancellation of the game is at hand.

You could still make it a memorable ending, and everyone might have fun. But it's still advisable to give people a fair amount of lead time before Oblivion starts bubbling up out of the ground. That way, you can work in End Time plot elements way in advance, so that it's not entirely obvious what's going on, or so that there is a natural, logical progression of events.