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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 6996274" data-attributes="member: 29398">Prep: - graph paper, coloured pens/pencils, various other drawing and drafting supplies - adventure modules of all kinds - even if I'll never run it as is, any module - no matter how bad - can still be mined for maps or ideas or whatever - hard copies of any books or other materials I need - pre-printed forms (character sheets, xp and finances tracking sheets, etc.) in quantity - if players use a standardized character sheet, finding info on it is much easier for you-as-DM - coffee - timeAt the table: - a big-ass table - no table is too big - a handy place to store what I'll need, be it shelves behind me, a small table beside me, a box on the floor, or (like me) all of these - DM screen with all my notes/charts/maps/tables paper-clipped to my side of it - chalkboard, chalk, eraser (for drawing out maps of what they see) - minis in vast quantity - no matter how many you have you'll all too often find you don't have the one you need - and of course dice - a pointer (low tech: long stick; high tech: laser pointer) for indicating something on the board/map you can't reach from behind the screen - in case questions arise, some version of an Arms and Equipment Guide and a Castle-Builders Guide are often useful - note paper - large, for you to make your game notes; and small, for you to send hidden info to a player when required - beerLan-"by no means is this a full or comprehensive list"-efan</blockquote>

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