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<blockquote data-quote="Mercule" data-source="post: 7749596" data-attributes="member: 5100">When I played WoD, years ago, we did pretty well with atmosphere. My wife and I have always dug the old oil lamps and had enough to adequately light the play room so no one got eye strain. I usually opened the session with a themed music selection, but tend to avoid overdoing it during games because it quickly becomes white noise -- though I did find some pretty good music for Black Spiral Dancers that could almost make you dizzy on surround sound.We take our D&amp;D a bit less serious (and always have). I've played with soundboard apps and the above link, but my computer speakers are generally between me and the players, so I have to compete with it for volume or leave it too quiet to be heard by the whole table. I used to use the <a href="https://www.peginc.com/store/savage-worlds-customizable-gm-screen/" target="_blank">Savage World GM Screen</a> with the player side having maps and thematic images. Lately, I've been going minimalist, though, which means open die rolls, using D&amp;D Beyond, OneNote, etc. instead of a stack of books or even a screen -- I still use a <a href="https://www.gamenightlife.com/product-p/ss1.htm" target="_blank">battle mat</a>, and the players have minis, but I use all the odd dice I've accumulated over 35 years of gaming, instead of minis for monsters.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mercule, post: 7749596, member: 5100"] When I played WoD, years ago, we did pretty well with atmosphere. My wife and I have always dug the old oil lamps and had enough to adequately light the play room so no one got eye strain. I usually opened the session with a themed music selection, but tend to avoid overdoing it during games because it quickly becomes white noise -- though I did find some pretty good music for Black Spiral Dancers that could almost make you dizzy on surround sound. We take our D&D a bit less serious (and always have). I've played with soundboard apps and the above link, but my computer speakers are generally between me and the players, so I have to compete with it for volume or leave it too quiet to be heard by the whole table. I used to use the [URL="https://www.peginc.com/store/savage-worlds-customizable-gm-screen/"]Savage World GM Screen[/URL] with the player side having maps and thematic images. Lately, I've been going minimalist, though, which means open die rolls, using D&D Beyond, OneNote, etc. instead of a stack of books or even a screen -- I still use a [URL="https://www.gamenightlife.com/product-p/ss1.htm"]battle mat[/URL], and the players have minis, but I use all the odd dice I've accumulated over 35 years of gaming, instead of minis for monsters. [/QUOTE]

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