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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TheSword" data-source="post: 8107137" data-attributes="member: 6879661">If we’re talking about atmosphere there are a few things I really enjoyed trying with Curse of Strahd.Coloured lighting - a simple phone app controlled colour changing light can be awesome. For moonlight switch to a light blues, for an eerie dungeon green, firelight orange etc. it’s far more evocative than normal light particularly in combination with...Candle light - Four or five big squat candles (less likely to be knocked over) again very cheap can transform the feeling from a time of security and comfort in a living room to one reminiscent of a deprivation. Turn the normal lights off in the room if you can. Your characters become their own points of light surrounded by darkness and the occasional aforementioned mood light.Sound Effects - Syrinscape is awesome for creating mood effects, rain, thunder, howling wolves, breathing, manic laughing in the distance, the cawing is crows. I love it and have never regretted the $10 a month I pay for subscription - particularly as I get to keep the sound sets released since I’ve had it, even if I cancel the subscription!Reduce distraction - We try and be more formal with breaks, phones on silent, snacks to a minimum and play for a specific time - even if you take a break before and after that. Helps keep immersion.NPC cards - I used a simple A5 portrait NPC with a bust picture of the NPCs. There is some fabulous artwork out there and it can really speed up descriptions and bring them to life.Just a few things I did that seemed to go down well.</blockquote>

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