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Got any pre-game prep rituals?

Started by Alamar, August 20, 2019, 12:00:03 PM

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Shasarak

#15
August 20, 2019, 09:18:36 PM
Now I want to get myself a Boxer hoodie and paly Eminem's Lose Yourself before the game starts.
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FickleGM

#16
August 21, 2019, 01:14:18 PM
If I happen to be using a published module, I will give it a quick skim in order to minimize what I will miss. Other than that, I tend to mentally go through what I think the players will do during the game... sometimes I am even correct.
 

RPGPundit

#17
August 30, 2019, 03:38:19 PM
I scream at all my players for arriving on time, then rant at them about politics until my coffee is ready.
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Razor 007

#18
August 30, 2019, 05:34:41 PM
Quote from: Alamar;1100247Do you have any routines you like to do before a game to try and get you into that mindset? I myself for example am a simple shower before going and listen to the soundtrack of a movie in the same genre type of guy. Just makes me feel like I'm washing the hangups of the real world off and getting psyched for the upcoming game. Just wondering if you have any you'd wouldn't mind sharing or any recommendations please do. That or let me know if I'm just crazy.


Cerveza!!!
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rgrove0172

#19
August 30, 2019, 10:36:14 PM
Quote from: Darrin Kelley;1100287A run to the store for snacks. To make sure there is enough at the table.

Never have liked eating at the gaming table. 8ve tolerated it with a few players who apparently cant go a few hours without sustenance but I dony like it.

Morblot

#20
August 31, 2019, 02:53:44 PM
Quote from: Steven Mitchell;1100284I herd cats for a few minutes before the game starts.  It's easier than herding players. :)

Quote from: Alamar;1100292Now if we could only teach them to roll the dice. :)

What would you play with them? Cats of Catthulhu, I assume?

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I guess my ritual is simply setting up everything: my laptop, the DM screen, the battlemat (whether we'll be needing it or not, doesn't matter), my special DM dice, etc. I also try to minimize social contact, because for some reason I'm always a bit anxious and irritable before running the game. That quickly passes after the actual play commences, though.

I like Antiquation!'s idea of an opening song. Might have to steal that.

Heavy Josh

#21
August 31, 2019, 09:55:32 PM
Coffee. Either drink some, or prep some for me and my players for later. Sometimes both.

Shuffle the deck of cards I use for initiative (lifted from Savage Worlds).

I think a game starting song is a cool idea.
When you find yourself on the side of the majority, you should pause and reflect. -- Mark Twain

VincentTakeda

#22
August 31, 2019, 11:08:58 PM Last Edit: September 02, 2019, 12:44:05 PM by VincentTakeda
Right before game day my favorite ritual is to spend about 4 to 6 months on the game forums lambasting the industry.  My players appreciate visceral adversity and I feel like it really helps me get in the right headspace.  

Its about the little things. Ambience.

Razor 007

#23
September 01, 2019, 04:09:40 AM
Quote from: Omega;1100300I review my notes on index cards and make sure have everything on hand. Thats about it really. Pretty mundane I know.

Main one is I make sure I have my dice with me. These I've had for a long time. Picked up on my first ever GenCon. Chezzex. Also make sure I have my "bloody bones" d20. A rare red and bone Chezzex miscast so all the colours are on one side each instead of swirled. Looks like a bone dipped in blood. Makes a great drama die for those big moments.


I have a set of Chessex dice that I've been calling the Bloody Bones for years.   They aren't pictured in the current Chessex lineup.  They are white, with pinkish red numbering; and the pinkish red has sort of stained the white dice.
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Darrin Kelley

#24
September 03, 2019, 07:22:27 PM
My game group loved the onion rings I brought from home. The two $1 bags of onion rings. And they said they loved them more than the restaurant ones.

So my trip to the local dollar store was absolutely vindicated.
 
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