the Jester
Legend
I will use handouts for notes, maps, journals, etc that the pcs find. Plus we use props for minis and such (I give xps for props, actually!)
Does anyone use props?
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jdrakeh
Front Range Warlock
I used to get pretty incolved with props, from hand-inked maps (i.e., inked with a quill pen in iron gall ink) on faux parchment to museum reproductions of roman currency (the museum gift shop had a run on them). I haven't done that for years now -- I often found that campaigns fell apart due to time/scehdule constraints before they get played all the way through and, in the end, there was a lot of wasted effort on my part.
Today I still do PDF handouts for the group (when I have one) and update a dedicated website, but I stay away from props (unless I'm printing out a letter from an NPC or something). I do have some 2500 fonts installed on my PC for the PDf stuff, so if I have to make it look convincing, I can (one pass with funky fonts, another with Photoshop textures and I'm set).
One thing I want to do for the next game that I run is send out a weekly in-setting news rag. I've begun to incorporate moveable type into some of the settings that I design so I'll have a reason to do this -- Balphor (in vs. Elves) has printing presses, for example.
Today I still do PDF handouts for the group (when I have one) and update a dedicated website, but I stay away from props (unless I'm printing out a letter from an NPC or something). I do have some 2500 fonts installed on my PC for the PDf stuff, so if I have to make it look convincing, I can (one pass with funky fonts, another with Photoshop textures and I'm set).
One thing I want to do for the next game that I run is send out a weekly in-setting news rag. I've begun to incorporate moveable type into some of the settings that I design so I'll have a reason to do this -- Balphor (in vs. Elves) has printing presses, for example.
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RichGreen
Adventurer
Hi,
Really like the idea of using index cards or physical pieces of paper for scrolls, especially when introducing new spells. Going to nick that one.
A friend of mine ran an excellent Call of Cthulhu adventure at his house at night and included LARP elements and props. We had to go in his loft and search an old chest up there as well as down to the bottom of his garden where we found a physical clue of some sort. He got the right atmosphere going and it was pretty creepy. Very memorable and fun!
Cheers
Richard
Really like the idea of using index cards or physical pieces of paper for scrolls, especially when introducing new spells. Going to nick that one.
A friend of mine ran an excellent Call of Cthulhu adventure at his house at night and included LARP elements and props. We had to go in his loft and search an old chest up there as well as down to the bottom of his garden where we found a physical clue of some sort. He got the right atmosphere going and it was pretty creepy. Very memorable and fun!
Cheers
Richard
Wombat
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For a long time my group used washers for coins -- brass for gp, ordinary for sp, pennies for cp. We had a lot of fun with that -- made for great visuals!
Several times "wizards" have brought a book, a staff, a wand, or some other item to the table.
And then there was the one guy and his sword ... well, he's no longer in the group...
Several times "wizards" have brought a book, a staff, a wand, or some other item to the table.
And then there was the one guy and his sword ... well, he's no longer in the group...
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