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<blockquote data-quote="Whizbang Dustyboots" data-source="post: 8747130" data-attributes="member: 11760"><p>I'm a big user of sound effects and music, both live and in the games I run on Discord. I've bought a bunch of Michael Ghelfi's work on Bandcamp (better returns to artists than other music stores), but his work is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/MichaelGhelfiMusic" target="_blank">also available on YouTube</a>.</p><p></p><p>Although I've yet to run Curse of Strahd, and it doesn't seem likely to happen in the foreseeable future, I picked up a Tarokka deck to use in conjunction with Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft and have been toying with picking up a <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1059657788/black-talking-spirit-ouija-board-game?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=spirit+board+ravenloft&ref=sr_gallery-2-23&frs=1&organic_search_click=1" target="_blank">spirit board</a> on Etsy for the same purpose. And by the time the Book of Many Things comes out, I will have a <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/654297337/the-deck-of-many-things?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=deck+of+many+things&ref=sr_gallery-1-28&organic_search_click=1" target="_blank">Deck of Many Things</a> from there as well. (I suspect the WotC deck will have a definite created-by-a-committee feel that isn't what I want from my dangerous artifacts.)</p><p></p><p>And now I'm toying with D&D scented candles, for things like dungeons and taverns. (Eat your heart out, Yankee Candle.)</p><p></p><p>I've found props and special effects add a lot to my games -- my daughter specifically reminded me to fire up the sound effects when I ran her through a solo game recently -- but they are an extra level of something to fiddle with.</p><p></p><p>Does anyone else do this? What stuff has worked best for you?</p><p></p><p>(Note: None of these are affiliate links, because come on.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Whizbang Dustyboots, post: 8747130, member: 11760"] I'm a big user of sound effects and music, both live and in the games I run on Discord. I've bought a bunch of Michael Ghelfi's work on Bandcamp (better returns to artists than other music stores), but his work is [URL='https://www.youtube.com/c/MichaelGhelfiMusic']also available on YouTube[/URL]. Although I've yet to run Curse of Strahd, and it doesn't seem likely to happen in the foreseeable future, I picked up a Tarokka deck to use in conjunction with Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft and have been toying with picking up a [URL='https://www.etsy.com/listing/1059657788/black-talking-spirit-ouija-board-game?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=spirit+board+ravenloft&ref=sr_gallery-2-23&frs=1&organic_search_click=1']spirit board[/URL] on Etsy for the same purpose. And by the time the Book of Many Things comes out, I will have a [URL='https://www.etsy.com/listing/654297337/the-deck-of-many-things?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=deck+of+many+things&ref=sr_gallery-1-28&organic_search_click=1']Deck of Many Things[/URL] from there as well. (I suspect the WotC deck will have a definite created-by-a-committee feel that isn't what I want from my dangerous artifacts.) And now I'm toying with D&D scented candles, for things like dungeons and taverns. (Eat your heart out, Yankee Candle.) I've found props and special effects add a lot to my games -- my daughter specifically reminded me to fire up the sound effects when I ran her through a solo game recently -- but they are an extra level of something to fiddle with. Does anyone else do this? What stuff has worked best for you? (Note: None of these are affiliate links, because come on.) [/QUOTE]
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