How Do YOU Get In The Mood...

[MaxiDuRaritry]

...for D&D?

Personally, I enjoy listening to atmospheric music (https://whitepaintedwoman.wordpress.com/2015/09/14/music-monday-derek-brandon-fiechter/), which rarely fails to get me fired up for adventuring in a fantasy world. There's nothing that screams "magical monster-filled lair" or "bright little hamlet" than the Lord of the Rings soundtrack, as another example.

So, how about everyone else? Do you do the same? Do you have a favorite OST you listen to? Do you do other things to get your imagination and die-rolling muscles primed?

[Thurbane]

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[Galacktic]

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[MaxiDuRaritry]

So, drugs and garbage-for-food? Not a positive showing, so far.

[Jack_Simth]

...for D&D?

Personally, I enjoy listening to atmospheric music (https://whitepaintedwoman.wordpress.com/2015/09/14/music-monday-derek-brandon-fiechter/), which rarely fails to get me fired up for adventuring in a fantasy world. There's nothing that screams "magical monster-filled lair" or "bright little hamlet" than the Lord of the Rings soundtrack, as another example.

So, how about everyone else? Do you do the same? Do you have a favorite OST you listen to? Do you do other things to get your imagination and die-rolling muscles primed?

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Wouldn't that imply that at some point I left the mood?

[Thurbane]

We used to have music, but a couple of the group found it distracting. FRPG game soundtracks, mainly...

[flappeercraft]

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Wouldn't that imply that at some point I left the mood?

This. I am completely addicted to this game and don't show any signs on getting better.

[DeadMech]

Like other things if you go 2 weeks - 6 months between sessions it doesn't take much.

[tstewt1921]

So, drugs and garbage-for-food? Not a positive showing, so far.


Neither of those are drugs....and where as I don't like pretzels it's not the worst thing most gamers eat lol.

[MaxiDuRaritry]

Neither of those are drugs....and where as I don't like pretzels it's not the worst thing most gamers eat lol.O RLY?


drug drəɡ
noun: drug; plural noun: drugs
a substance taken for its narcotic or stimulant effects, often illegally.Looks like alcohol qualifies to me.

[Elkad]

We used to have music, but a couple of the group found it distracting. FRPG game soundtracks, mainly...

I find "mood music" for TTRPGs incredibly annoying.

But then I could say the same about background music in almost anything else. There are computer games I've played for hundreds of hours and have NO idea what the music sounds like, because I turned it off before I ever started playing. Same with the "ambient" track. I don't need to hear the wailing of my peasants as I kill them off via the whip in Civilization.

[tstewt1921]

O RLY?

Looks like alcohol qualifies to me.

Okay, well when it's put in that light yeah it can be considered a drug...I probably have more to say but I really don't want to go that direction and I'll just end with you're right, but still it's not the worst things that can be done to get ready for a game.

[Dr_Dinosaur]

O RLY?

Looks like alcohol qualifies to me.

So you don’t drink coffee? Tea? Soda? Get over yourself

To actually answer the question, I’m basically always in the mood for RPGs in general, but the prepare for DMing I have a big meal (my low blood sugar tends to make running long sessions hard otherwise) then lay my notes out and blast my “brainstorming” playlist while pacing around mentally reviewing NPCs, story beats, etc. I almost always catch something previously missed or get excited about a new hook in this pregame ritual.

[Celestia]

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Wouldn't that imply that at some point I left the mood?
^ This

I could play any time any day. If I'm sleeping, wake me up, and I'll immediately start playing. If I'm on the toilet, call me on speaker phone, and I'll shout out my actions in between poops. If I'm at work, I'll induce myself to vomit so I can pretend to go home sick. I am always ready to game. :smallamused:

[MaxiDuRaritry]

So you don’t drink coffee? Tea? Soda?No, no, and no.


Get over yourselfNo. :smallamused:

[liquidformat]

^ This

I could play any time any day. If I'm sleeping, wake me up, and I'll immediately start playing. If I'm on the toilet, call me on speaker phone, and I'll shout out my actions in between poops. If I'm at work, I'll induce myself to vomit so I can pretend to go home sick. I am always ready to game. :smallamused:

^ this is a true diehard fanatic, good show! Except for maybe the barfing part I like eating too much for that it would just make me sad...

[Thurbane]

So, drugs and garbage-for-food? Not a positive showing, so far.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_and_pretzels_game

[MaxiDuRaritry]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_and_pretzels_gameDoesn't make the idea any less gross.

[Seto]

As a player, reading D&D campaign stories, or even just reading the srd ("wow, I can't wait to use that class/feat/spell!". As a GM, thinking about how I could fit cool content into my campaign. Notably, reading any article by the Angry GM gets me fired up, eager to run sessions and improve as a GM to offer my players the best game I can.

[Thurbane]

Doesn't make the idea any less gross.

Meh, each to their own...

[ezekielraiden]

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Wouldn't that imply that at some point I left the mood?

Must also echo this. It either never leaves, or takes basically nothing--a gesture, a stray thought, a funny thing someone said--to get me "in the mood."

The thing I *like* to do for my DW games, though, is to ritually invoke the session start. "Previously, on Dungeon World..." (Or for my current Arabian Nights type game, "Previously, on Jewel of the Desert..."/"Previously, in the Desert...") Everyone's already good to go, that's just the signal that I'm speaking with DM voice now.

[One Step Two]

This (https://youtu.be/5ZY2mRG5mzg?t=62), at 1:02, is all I need to get ready for some D&D

[Quertus]

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Wouldn't that imply that at some point I left the mood?

Agreed. Much like eating (good) pizza, it's a simple status check:

Am I dead?

Am I sick?

Am I in the middle of s...something?

If the answer to these is "no", then, yes, I'm in the mood.

[Celestia]

^ this is a true diehard fanatic, good show! Except for maybe the barfing part I like eating too much for that it would just make me sad...
Yeah, I was maybe exaggerating a bit. I'm too poor to waste food. :smallsigh:

[MaxiDuRaritry]

Yeah, I was maybe exaggerating a bit. I'm too poor to waste food. :smallsigh:Ah. You must be pre-princess Princess Celestia, then.

I know you love pastries. Did you ever happen to team up with a certain perpetually bald human that managed to steal 40 cakes? Because that's horrible.

[Goaty14]

Officially joining the "I was born ready" bandwagon.

Battle for Wesnoth (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5gIr9B5-kU) has some good tracks, though (read: All of Them).

[denthor]

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Wouldn't that imply that at some point I left the mood?


This. I am completely addicted to this game and don't show any signs on getting better.


^ This

I could play any time any day. If I'm sleeping, wake me up, and I'll immediately start playing. If I'm on the toilet, call me on speaker phone, and I'll shout out my actions in between poops. If I'm at work, I'll induce myself to vomit so I can pretend to go home sick. I am always ready to game. :smallamused:

All but the missing work part or the poop parts.

If I like the game. However I do not get invited to many.

[Celestia]

Ah. You must be pre-princess Princess Celestia, then.

I know you love pastries. Did you ever happen to team up with a certain perpetually bald human that managed to steal 40 cakes? Because that's horrible.
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[Pex]

After playing for so long since 2E, nowadays I'm only willing to play on days that end in a "y".