Another_Poet
2010-08-23, 03:24 PM
I am looking for suggestions on ways augment a Gothic, Romantic horror/supernatural mood in an upcoming game.
I am not looking for plot suggestions. I already have a plan for story & game mechanics.
I'm looking for other things I can do to increase the "feel" of the game and its impact on players. Here's what I already have:
Play mood-appropriate music (some pieces for specific areas/scenes, and general soundtrack for the rest of the evening)
Play the game at night
Have images available to put up on my projector showing the landscape, derelict buildings, windswept moors, etc.
Use short but lavish descriptive text for each new area, often describing some minor item or detail to make players wonder if it has added significance
Give some NPCs a quirk, tic or speech pattern that seems "off"
Have some things happen without explanation to increase "supernatural" feel (I have a system of giving tokens to my players whenever I pull something supernatural; they can redeem these tokens like Action Points as desired, so that my "Yoink! This is supernatural, sorry" moments don't just blatantly screw them over.)
Other ideas for building the mood and feel are needed! Thanks all :)
ap
I am not looking for plot suggestions. I already have a plan for story & game mechanics.
I'm looking for other things I can do to increase the "feel" of the game and its impact on players. Here's what I already have:
Play mood-appropriate music (some pieces for specific areas/scenes, and general soundtrack for the rest of the evening)
Play the game at night
Have images available to put up on my projector showing the landscape, derelict buildings, windswept moors, etc.
Use short but lavish descriptive text for each new area, often describing some minor item or detail to make players wonder if it has added significance
Give some NPCs a quirk, tic or speech pattern that seems "off"
Have some things happen without explanation to increase "supernatural" feel (I have a system of giving tokens to my players whenever I pull something supernatural; they can redeem these tokens like Action Points as desired, so that my "Yoink! This is supernatural, sorry" moments don't just blatantly screw them over.)
Other ideas for building the mood and feel are needed! Thanks all :)
ap