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<blockquote data-quote="Ralls" data-source="post: 5441411" data-attributes="member: 6668808">I do often, and I find it beneficial to set the mood.To start, I usually pick a theme for the party. A nice, more than likely heroic tune to go on in the background. I ususally use youtube to find the tunes I need, then a youtube looper to keep it going in the background. For the current campain the parties theme tune is this:[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmuJNsBxgkM]YouTube - Interlude (8-bit) - Attack Attack[/ame]Then, I often find remixes of the same song that are more upbeat, and/or hold more of a gravity to them. I use the heavier tune for boss battles that are going the right way, or generally when the party is kicking&nbsp; @#!*% . Here's the one I'm using for my current campain:[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vfq9KeShQLE&amp;ob=av2el]YouTube - Attack Attack! - Interlude[/ame]Then, I find another tune (or variation of the original) to play when the party is in trouble, and/or things arn't going their way. Again, here:[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbafCRhscuo]YouTube - Interlude (Attack Attack!) - Sunset On the Sound Remix[/ame]Of course, you're not limited to just a few songs. Theme songs for villians are appropriate, or even songs for a particular area, songs for travelling, exploring, foraging, even ask your players if they'd like a theme song.Just make sure the sound adds to the game in a subtle way, and doesn't take attention away from the game by drawing it to itself, and most importantly: have fun!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ralls, post: 5441411, member: 6668808"] I do often, and I find it beneficial to set the mood. To start, I usually pick a theme for the party. A nice, more than likely heroic tune to go on in the background. I ususally use youtube to find the tunes I need, then a youtube looper to keep it going in the background. For the current campain the parties theme tune is this: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmuJNsBxgkM]YouTube - Interlude (8-bit) - Attack Attack[/ame] Then, I often find remixes of the same song that are more upbeat, and/or hold more of a gravity to them. I use the heavier tune for boss battles that are going the right way, or generally when the party is kicking @#!*% . Here's the one I'm using for my current campain: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vfq9KeShQLE&ob=av2el]YouTube - Attack Attack! - Interlude[/ame] Then, I find another tune (or variation of the original) to play when the party is in trouble, and/or things arn't going their way. Again, here: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbafCRhscuo]YouTube - Interlude (Attack Attack!) - Sunset On the Sound Remix[/ame] Of course, you're not limited to just a few songs. Theme songs for villians are appropriate, or even songs for a particular area, songs for travelling, exploring, foraging, even ask your players if they'd like a theme song. Just make sure the sound adds to the game in a subtle way, and doesn't take attention away from the game by drawing it to itself, and most importantly: have fun! [/QUOTE]

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