Favorite DM or Gaming Aids/Tools
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2014 6:59 pm
I've seen posts that touch on this topic, but the closest I've come is "GM Binder": viewtopic.php?f=30&t=124133
So here's my question, what do you use to aid in your role playing experience or campaign running? Dice, pencils, paper, sure.But are there other things you love to use or that you've found incorporating makes your job easier or your gameplay more fluid? It can be anything! I've known players who buy a specific PDA carrying case because it is just perfect for their pencils and pads, and some players had these cases that had a clipboard on top with a deep inside that could hold dice and notebooks. Had a DM once who had a tablecloth fashioned with a grid for minis.
I have:
*A foldable, pocket whiteboard that's blank on one side and gridded on the other.
*A case for sorting my dice/community dice.
*A DM binder complete with seperate sections, extra paper, labels, plastic sleeves, etc.
*An index card box complete with the basic info for all spells and psionics written out and labeled on index cards (easy to hand out instead of looking up or writing down every time, though it took a long time to put together.)
*An old cigar box repurposed as my campaign case for post its, notepads, pens, highlighters, label tabs, paper hole reinforcement stickers, etc.
I also have a whiteboard notebook on its way from a kickstarter campaign I backed, which I am looking forward to using a lot (no more buying and losing notebooks!)
So here's my question, what do you use to aid in your role playing experience or campaign running? Dice, pencils, paper, sure.But are there other things you love to use or that you've found incorporating makes your job easier or your gameplay more fluid? It can be anything! I've known players who buy a specific PDA carrying case because it is just perfect for their pencils and pads, and some players had these cases that had a clipboard on top with a deep inside that could hold dice and notebooks. Had a DM once who had a tablecloth fashioned with a grid for minis.
I have:
*A foldable, pocket whiteboard that's blank on one side and gridded on the other.
*A case for sorting my dice/community dice.
*A DM binder complete with seperate sections, extra paper, labels, plastic sleeves, etc.
*An index card box complete with the basic info for all spells and psionics written out and labeled on index cards (easy to hand out instead of looking up or writing down every time, though it took a long time to put together.)
*An old cigar box repurposed as my campaign case for post its, notepads, pens, highlighters, label tabs, paper hole reinforcement stickers, etc.
I also have a whiteboard notebook on its way from a kickstarter campaign I backed, which I am looking forward to using a lot (no more buying and losing notebooks!)