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Combat isn’t just combat in TTRPGs.
The music and ambience should fit the environment to create real immersion.

The Combat of the Giaour and Hassan (1824) by Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863)
#Art #OldSchoolArt #TTRPG #EugeneDelacroix

This is becoming one of the hardest things when commissioning someone:
Validating they don't use AI in their piece whether it being illustrations or music.
#NoAI #Supportcreatives #TTRPG​

Sometimes the best ambience in a TTRPG game session is one that barely says anything. 🤫
#TTRPG #Ambience

I hope the chemistry is there 🤞 Playing with the wrong people can be worse than not having anyone to play with.

I hope it was free.

It happens. Creativity cannot be forced, unfortunately.

The world will soon be split between real creatives and AI. My two cents.

Part of building Tabletop Master isn’t just sounds and scenes.
It’s making sure artists get paid and attributed fairly.

Not flashy news, but important..

#TTRPG #IndieDev #CreatorJourney

Another gem from the archives 🎨
A market isn´t just a market in TTRPG´s.

Market in Constantinopel by Harald Jerichau (1851–1878)
#Art #OldSchoolArt #TTRPG

Yep.

Do you ever intentionally cut the music in your sessions?
If you want to get the most out of using music at the table, you should.
#TTRPG #Music #Ambience

Awesome! I missed those.

Hey Zak,

I just checked out "Murder on Music Row" on YT that you GM´d.
Currently 30 min in, and just wanna say that I love the atmosphere!
You should do this more :)

This piece will also be a mood setter for a future Tabletop Master setting.

Midsummer Eve (1908) by Edward Robert Hughes (1851–1914)
#Art #OldSchoolArt #PublicDomainArt #Feywild #EdwardHughes

I imagine a Cthulhu game where something suddently happen during a game of L’hombre.

A game of L’hombre in Brøndum’s Hotel (1885) by Anna Palm de Rosa (1859-1924)
#Art #OldSchoolArt #TTRPG #AnnaPalmdeRosa

For those wondering if the molotov cocktail in D&D actually fit the era.
Recipe: flask of oil, a rag, and a flame source

The flask is clay: Easy find
Oil: Crude oil was practically used 1000´s of years ago.
Rag: Easy
Flamable source: Check
#DNDthoughts #TTRPG

Planning a D&D session is tough.
Planning one for a table of neurodivergent players?
That’s a whole other level, and I wouldn’t trade it for anything.
#DnD #TTRPG #GameMaster #Neurodiversity #SessionPrep

Important. Even when you grow.

Totally fair.
Good luck with the progress.

Let’s Stop Fooling Ourselves. Loudness Standards For Streaming Do Not Exist | Production Expert We keep pretending music has a loudness standard. It does not. Play three brand new tracks back to back and you will hear a wild swing that no meter can explain. If this is a standard, it is a fiction...

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@production-expert.com has a solid article on loudness standards across streaming services.
(Link in the comments 👇)
I aim to have a standard on my own platform, but keeping it consistent is time-consuming.
#Producer #Music #TTRPG #Soundboard

I haven’t tried that one, but keen to hear how you adapt it to HOSTILE.
What’s your conversion plan for pacing and threat levels?

Great! Let me know how it goes.

From experience I’ll never run a campaign with 8 players again.
6 is my max (with one occasional guest), and 5 is the sweet spot.

I´ve run a table of 8 players, but won´t do that again.
My limit is 6, but I´ll allow my self to introduce a guest player for 1-3 sessions.
Groups are different, but from my experience 5 is the sweet spot.

Is anyone running a Christmas adventure this December?
Tell me about it.

Santa Claus (1862) by William Holbrook Beard (1825-1900)
#Art #OldSchoolArt #SantaClaus #WilliamBeard #TTRPG

"A spelljammer was a type of magically powered vessel that could travel great distances, even into the Sea of Night."

A Voyage to the Moon (1868) by Gustave Doré (1832-1883)
#Art #OldSchoolArt #GustaveDore #TTRPG #ForgottenRealms

You can still make it!

Good pictures 🙂 Did you sign an NDA for this gig?