So I've run Swords twice now, and after the last one, one piece of advice that my friend and longtime multiple-system GM Jon gave was to put together a kit with everything needed to play, as having feelies helps get you in the right headspace.
I have a list of things to include, and would like suggestions for other things I might have missed, as well as any thoughts on form factor to carry the thing around in.
» Rogue Sheets
» Full print copy of the rules
» Phase quick reference sheet
» Glum die
» Jovial die
» Overtone card, two-sided
» Moral cards (Marked as such)
» Mystery cards (Marked as such)
» Motif cards, bullet points marked
» Title cards, oversized
» Floating Rogue Trick card, oversized
» "A tale of..." cards (One of each genre)
» Blank index cards
» Writing implements
» An art book or two
» X-Card
I believe Andy Hauge has built a kit such as this and may have advice!
ReplyDeleteAndy Hauge All very good advice, thank you! Especially prototype tetris, that will likely save a lot of headache.
ReplyDeletePlaying cards for Eidolons would perhaps be a good idea, as in addition to being space-efficient players could actually clip a copy to their sheet. And Magic does have some gorgeous art; last time we played, Jon actually busted out a Magic catalog, and one or two people picked their Eidolons from there. On the other hand, I think the larger form factor of an art book would make for better mood-setting (and would be quicker to swap out for evoking specific themes), so I'll have to think about it.
Also! Adding in the X-Card, as I had somehow forgotten it. (I know we have the Rituals of the Weird and the Outlier, but they don't really seem sufficient to me.)
Edit: Wow, that template maker is really cool!
Yeah, the form factor is really the reason I suggest going with cards. Art Books are amazing, but they take up a lot of space and weight. Everway's cards and a nice, vivid tarot set would also make fantastic portable Eidolons. Oh! And if you found some neat, evocative bits of prose that you could arrange and have printed out on cardstock (you should have a UPS shop nearby that would do that).
ReplyDeleteAndy Hauge Hadn't considered tarot cards; good suggestion! I've seen some really solid decks, very flexible but anchored. And cardstock printing is how I was thinking of doing the genre cards, at a minimum. Probably-possibly some of the other cards as well.
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