Posts Tagged by setting the mood

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Ever play Vampire during the day in a well lit room? Then you know how important aligning the mood of the room with the game you are playing can be. Some games are more susceptible to it than others, but when the atmosphere of where you are playing does not align with what you are playing, it can create a barrier from really immersing into the game. Over the years I have tried a few different things that have helped to set the mood for my game. So slip…

Today is Halloween here in the United States, and of all of the holidays Halloween is my favorite for gaming!  Even non-gamers get into the act of imaginative play and storytelling around Halloween.  Halloween is a holiday that makes it easy for adults to let down their guard and indulge their childish and mischievous natures without fear of embarrassment.  This makes it easy for people who consider RPGs to be restricted squarely into the camp of teenage entertainment to let their hair down and to…