Want to take your DND to the next level?
My family is kind of a nerdy bunch, which includes a love for Dungeons and Dragons. But I have one daughter that absolutely goes over the top with her group. People would pay to get into her events. It's like being in an escape room or attending a mystery dinner. She just finished a two year campaign as the DM (Dungeon Master). Now, not all campaigns take this long, but her group didn't want it to end. Now that it is summer, maybe it would be a fun time to try out just a summer campaign using some of these ideas.
For each game she decorates the play area with thematic decorations, as well as goody bags that have munchies, often including individual sized liquors. She uses a lap top that has computerized photos and sounds of scenes they were involved in, and to top it off, when the lap top is not being used, she has back ground music playing to enhance the game. Holiday's like Easter and Christmas are even designed and placed into the quest. She even enlisted her dad to record campaign summaries before each new adventure. In one event there was a mass combat scenario where we printed out, and cut over 120 images of magic casters, monsters, cavalry and foot soldiers. Then she wrote the stat of the military unit on the back of EACH ONE OF THEM. She purchased little individual plastic stands from Amazon to stand each one up. The whole process was a bit time consuming, but this is what makes the games more fun.
Last week her group started a new campaign with one of the other players wanting to give it a try and DM. In order to help him out, she is going to provide dinner before the games which means new dishes and silverware that look and feel like the time period. The menu for these nights will always be in character with the game. For example, for her first meal, she served a hearty stew with home made bread.
So how does one keep the same group for two years and always have them show up excited and ready to play? By taking it to the next level.
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