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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Argyle King" data-source="post: 7652673" data-attributes="member: 58416">Does a pencil and some paper count as a gadget?  I'm not a great artist by any means, but sometimes I simply make a quick sketch of something if I want to to help visualize part of a exploration or roleplaying encounter.  If a certain NPC is important enough to have a unique voice, I write down the distinguishing characteristics that make the voice unique.  If I can play/speak with those characteristics I do; otherwise, I describe the voice of the npc.  I believe many DMs (including myself) get stuck thinking of descriptions in visual terms.  Describing what the PCs smell, hear, feel, and even taste opens up a whole new set of tools, and this is especially true during roleplaying encounters when you have freedom to describe what PCs sense when around an important NPC.To be honest, I suppose I'm a little unclear of what is being asked here.  What is the problem which is trying to be solved when it comes to "exploration"?</blockquote>