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    Dwarf in the Playground
     
    AssassinGuy

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    Apr 2007

    Default Re: DMs who don't also host -- how do you carry your stuff?

    I have always had a problem of carrying things that I don't really need. I kinda over-embraced the Boy Scouts motto "be prepared".

    When I was attending games held at a local game store, where there was a chance important people wouldn't show up for your game and you would wind up joining another, or you might pick up players when that happened to them, I would bring:
    At least 2 sets of dice that I don't mind loaning out, plus the one for me.
    A bunch of cheap mechanical pencils (McDonald's did a promotion with a free pencil with breakfast, and when that ended they threw out hundreds of them that somehow didn't make it to their dumpster.)
    The rule books needed for character generation for all the most popular games.
    And so on.

    I had gotten sturdy plastic boxes that were meant for cases of soda, big enough for two rulebooks side-by-side and designed to stack. I would usually bring in a stack of three, and had more stuff in the car.

    Don't be like me. Carry less. Figure out what the bare minimum is, and carry a few spares.

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    Ogre in the Playground
     
    Asmotherion's Avatar

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    May 2015
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    Default Re: DMs who don't also host -- how do you carry your stuff?

    I know this is not what you want to hear, but to my experiance, the most easy way to organise this would be online.

    If you absolutelly want to play in-person, may I add my two cents and suggest adding a Laptop to your kit, so you can use the countless useful online tools that exist? It's easy to carry around, and as long as you have an internet connection, you have access to most stuff. At least that's how I would do it.

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    Bugbear in the Playground
     
    Zombie

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    May 2010

    Default Re: DMs who don't also host -- how do you carry your stuff?

    I use a small backpack. It holds a 6"x9" rulebook (Old School Essentials Classic Fantasy Rules Tome for all the D&D I need), an A5 notebook, a clipboard with a folding cover (which I use to hold maps and prop up as a screen when needed), a big bag of dice, pencils, and a big eraser.

    I don't use minis. I make pencil marks on the map to say "Ok, the goblins are over here behind some rocks" or whatever. If exact positioning is necessary, I use extra dice as minis: "This sheet of paper is the room. I drew the doors here and here. Draco is the purple D4 and Chisel is the red D8. This stack of 8 white D6s are the gelatinous cube. These black D6s are the zombie elves. The 6 blue D6s in a 2x3 rectangle are the big table."
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    Halfling in the Playground
     
    SamuraiGuy

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    Apr 2014

    Default Re: DMs who don't also host -- how do you carry your stuff?

    That's the stuff my party used back in school's days :

    A case from tabletop games :
    Just be sure to take one that fit your needs.
    For the spaces in it, you can buy a whole block of foam and cuts through it like you see fit. Some material companies (for construction) just throw them away, so you could maybe ask for some for free.
    And make space dedicated to your decks, to your minis, dice and anything you want.

    For the books, anytime I want to leave my house with one, I make sure that it is fully covered. And then it's into the bag pack with the delicious snacks. (We called them the offering to the DM, so if I had to run the game, I would let others buy them =p)

    For the map, we used a flexible plastic sheet (that you can roll) with a grid and some markers.
    After every dungeon, we just erase everything.
    The DM always had his map on a laptop, but only draw the walls when we opened the door.

    It was heavyly handcraft. Since we didn't have money but the job was done.

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    Dwarf in the Playground
     
    GreatDane's Avatar

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    Jul 2013

    Default Re: DMs who don't also host -- how do you carry your stuff?

    One more for fairly minimal supplies:

    • Big Chessex battlemat
    • Dice
    • PHB
    • Notebook or 1/2" binder for adventure, notes, stats, etc.
    • iPad for monster illustrations or digital statblocks
    • Pencils and wet-erase markers

    It all fits comfortably in one bag. As a DM, I don't use minis specifically because they take up too much space. Players bring PC minis if they want; monsters/NPCs are all d6s of various colors, or miscellaneous table objects for larger creatures. (I've used die capsules, water bottles, etc.)
    Currently running: Rise of the Runelords!

    Characters I've played for more than three sessions:
    [3.5] Ephraim Therele (CG gray elf focused transmuter 4/Master Specialist 3/Loremaster 2)
    [3.5] Gandrin "Thunderfingers" Melifar (LG gnome illusionist 3/Master Specialist 3/Shadowcraft Mage 5)
    [PF] Reglay Pent (N human conjurer 15 + Archmage 2)

    Campaigns I've run: Shackled City, Mummy's Mask, Age of Worms, Red Hand of Doom, Kingmaker, Guardians, Rising Dawn

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    Bugbear in the Playground
     
    Kobold

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    Jul 2015

    Default Re: DMs who don't also host -- how do you carry your stuff?

    I put the stuff into a canvas sided rolling tool bag that I bought at Home Depot. It has external pockets and pouches and a cavernous primary cargo space lined by small pockets. I can fit core books, big 3" binder, a small tacklebox of monster miniatures, a box of dungeon tiles 10"x10"x1", and a bass fishing tray for PC minis. Dice fit in externals, condition cards in an interior pocket.

    Sorta this:
    https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-19...-EXO/315847602

    Not cheap but effective.
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