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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Annie Bulloch" data-source="post: 7748588" data-attributes="member: 6940258">I do like using pictures of settings sometimes, and I've occasionally shown players the Monster Manual illustration of whatever they were fighting if I didn't have the right mini and they didn't know -- especially in the game I run for kids. You can't always prepare for everything. Yesterday, one of the kids planted a bean from the Bag of Beans before the combat, hoping it might help. When he rolled for the effect after the in-game minute had passed, the battle was already over and everyone was healing up and looting. He rolled a 99 so a huge pyramid erupted from the ground. The kids decided to go in and loot it, and ended up fighting the mummy lord inside. One of them had been polymorphed into a unicorn. It was hilarious, and I wasn't prepared at all mini-wise, but we made it work!As a player, I love getting a physical card from my DM for a new item. I'll probably get into this more in-depth in a future column, talking about more ways to help set the tone and immerse players in the game.</blockquote>