Comments on: Gifts for Your Players http://www.treasuretables.org/2006/06/gifts-for-your-players Game mastering advice, ideas & resources • Dedicated to helping GMs Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:04:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rick the Wonder Algae http://www.treasuretables.org/2006/06/gifts-for-your-players/comment-page-1#comment-2626 Rick the Wonder Algae Tue, 27 Jun 2006 14:28:34 +0000 http://www.treasuretables.org/?p=381#comment-2626 I ordered a set of dice for each of my players for my shadowrun campaign I've just started running. I bought 180 dice and I'm hand-painting three sides of each (the botch side gets a red starburst, the sucess side gets a green starburst and the sucess+reroll side gets a green starburst with a yellow cross in the middle.) It's taking considerably more time to finish them than I originally thought it would (largely because I have no large chunks of time just lots of small ones) but I hope everyone goes "OOOOOO!" when I hand them out. I'm not terribly hopeful though. My last prop/gift got largely ignored (Through bad circumstances. I don't think they're being actively rude.) and I was working on the dice last week when a player showed up early and I got the comment "There's something to be said for simplicity, don't you think?" in a snide tone. When I test to make sure they're rolling relatively true (and add extra layers of sealant to the light sides if they're not) he's getting the dice that roll low. So, in preperation for my impending frustration, anyone out there give their players a gift that was not well received? I ordered a set of dice for each of my players for my shadowrun campaign I’ve just started running. I bought 180 dice and I’m hand-painting three sides of each (the botch side gets a red starburst, the sucess side gets a green starburst and the sucess+reroll side gets a green starburst with a yellow cross in the middle.) It’s taking considerably more time to finish them than I originally thought it would (largely because I have no large chunks of time just lots of small ones) but I hope everyone goes “OOOOOO!” when I hand them out. I’m not terribly hopeful though. My last prop/gift got largely ignored (Through bad circumstances. I don’t think they’re being actively rude.) and I was working on the dice last week when a player showed up early and I got the comment “There’s something to be said for simplicity, don’t you think?” in a snide tone. When I test to make sure they’re rolling relatively true (and add extra layers of sealant to the light sides if they’re not) he’s getting the dice that roll low.

So, in preperation for my impending frustration, anyone out there give their players a gift that was not well received?

]]> By: Lilith http://www.treasuretables.org/2006/06/gifts-for-your-players/comment-page-1#comment-2613 Lilith Mon, 26 Jun 2006 17:34:51 +0000 http://www.treasuretables.org/?p=381#comment-2613 I have given quite a few gifts as a GM. They've ranged from dice (nothing random, but a particular set I felt matched the character or player), art prints (particularly ones that I know the player will like - Todd Lockwood is a favorite of mine) or sketches of their characters. I've also taken the players out to lunch, on me - without my players, my game is nothing. :D I have given quite a few gifts as a GM. They’ve ranged from dice (nothing random, but a particular set I felt matched the character or player), art prints (particularly ones that I know the player will like – Todd Lockwood is a favorite of mine) or sketches of their characters.

I’ve also taken the players out to lunch, on me – without my players, my game is nothing. :D

]]> By: Martin http://www.treasuretables.org/2006/06/gifts-for-your-players/comment-page-1#comment-2604 Martin Mon, 26 Jun 2006 03:13:15 +0000 http://www.treasuretables.org/?p=381#comment-2604 Ooooh -- tell us about it once the cat's out of the bag, will you? :) Ooooh — tell us about it once the cat’s out of the bag, will you? :)

]]> By: DMN http://www.treasuretables.org/2006/06/gifts-for-your-players/comment-page-1#comment-2601 DMN Sun, 25 Jun 2006 20:24:17 +0000 http://www.treasuretables.org/?p=381#comment-2601 Good point. When I started my campaign, I gave the players some dice. Just a little token to express my thanks to them for playing. I am planning something else, but I can't say anything yet. I think it will blow them away. Good point.

When I started my campaign, I gave the players some dice. Just a little token to express my thanks to them for playing.

I am planning something else, but I can’t say anything yet. I think it will blow them away.

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