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Gnometown Hero
I'm a big user of sound effects and music, both live and in the games I run on Discord. I've bought a bunch of Michael Ghelfi's work on Bandcamp (better returns to artists than other music stores), but his work is also available on YouTube.
Although I've yet to run Curse of Strahd, and it doesn't seem likely to happen in the foreseeable future, I picked up a Tarokka deck to use in conjunction with Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft and have been toying with picking up a spirit board on Etsy for the same purpose. And by the time the Book of Many Things comes out, I will have a Deck of Many Things from there as well. (I suspect the WotC deck will have a definite created-by-a-committee feel that isn't what I want from my dangerous artifacts.)
And now I'm toying with D&D scented candles, for things like dungeons and taverns. (Eat your heart out, Yankee Candle.)
I've found props and special effects add a lot to my games -- my daughter specifically reminded me to fire up the sound effects when I ran her through a solo game recently -- but they are an extra level of something to fiddle with.
Does anyone else do this? What stuff has worked best for you?
(Note: None of these are affiliate links, because come on.)
Although I've yet to run Curse of Strahd, and it doesn't seem likely to happen in the foreseeable future, I picked up a Tarokka deck to use in conjunction with Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft and have been toying with picking up a spirit board on Etsy for the same purpose. And by the time the Book of Many Things comes out, I will have a Deck of Many Things from there as well. (I suspect the WotC deck will have a definite created-by-a-committee feel that isn't what I want from my dangerous artifacts.)
And now I'm toying with D&D scented candles, for things like dungeons and taverns. (Eat your heart out, Yankee Candle.)
I've found props and special effects add a lot to my games -- my daughter specifically reminded me to fire up the sound effects when I ran her through a solo game recently -- but they are an extra level of something to fiddle with.
Does anyone else do this? What stuff has worked best for you?
(Note: None of these are affiliate links, because come on.)