EASY props to LEVEL UP your D&D night!

Here are some easy props to level up your D&D night! There's something magical about your DM reaching behind their screen and pulling out an actual physical thing. Bringing props into your Dungeons and Dragons game can really be fun for your players. These props can be great for dnd 5e, or any TTRPG!
Potion stand build pdf:
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Amazon links for items mentioned in the video:
Glass vials that I used (25mm x 150mm size):
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Red D4 dice that I used:
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Aged paper (48 pack):
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Map generator:
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The potion idea is really cute!

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We have similar pfps

[@Jathom]

I made something similar using glass vials and really tiny red D4s. There are all sorts of sizing options for physical "potions" and they all are awesome!

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[@RodJSmith]

Don't soak the maps in water, soak them in tea. It gives a nice colour to the paper when it dries.

[@BLEBBLEB]

I used coffee and it turned out really good (and smells nice ^^')

[@EyeMCreative]

You can also dab or soak in coffee or tea, then bake in the oven at a low temperature to dry them out. It will give a cool texture as the paper wrinkles and warps from being dried rapidly.

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Soak the tea bag in rubbing alcohol. It dries faster and cancels the telltale smell of tea.

[@377GhrHello]

I once tried using soy sauce... it did not turn out the best

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[@benry007]

When I made cards I had the back be a generic pattern over the whole page. That way you dont need to line them up. You can still have different colour backs to represent different kinds of item.

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Oh that's a great idea! I'll definitely do that next time!

[@AimarPrabhaswaraDZ]

I've been trying to download them but when printed, the icons (potions, sword, etc) doesn't show up?

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The potion is a fantastic idea. And that is a wonderful execution.

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Back when I ran COC IRL (our campaign ended right before Covid hit), I loved handing my players the handouts for the scenarios I was running and watching them pour over it like detectives. I’ll have to use some of these for my planned IRL campaigns.

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Holy shit the potion vials are actually next level, I'm totally stealing that idea 😄

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Love the potion idea. Will be using that. In my campaign I had a secret order, that has a talisman of a unicorn head made of amethyst. So I printer off a model that matched, made a mold and made a resin version of the talisman using colored inks and gels, etc, and handed it to my players. They had to find a member of the order on some city docks and i had them RP trying to covertly flash this talisman at npcs until they found the right one. 😂

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So cool! I'm really interested in trying some resin projects

[@drawbyyourselve]

Another take for the item cards. I use tcg clear sleeves instead of laminating. It saves time, cards can be re done if there is an error and Most importantly, if there is a cursed item I can print card and back seperately and have a "good" side to gove to Players and a "real" side with the curse to be swapped around

[@alexmiller1800]

I love this. Actually, I have tools and sealing wax, so to start my first Campaign I handed the players a hand written and wax sealed letter. I need to get myself a DM screen and other things moving forward, including making that potion stand cause that is amazing

[@GodOfWindSikar]

Man, maps, coins - standard stuff. But that potion with dice? Totally awesome, gotta make one too! Thanks!

[@JessieTheGoblin]

I’m glad you mentioned Staples, lol. I work there in the print center and we can do a lot of neat stuff for you for D&D! I’ve produced my fair share for local games!

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[@KatieBadenhorst]

I'm DMing for kids and I'm so excited to make these props. It really makes the story come alive for them ❤

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I'm glad this showed up on my recommended. Quick, fun, clear and useful. Sure going to check your other stuff.

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Thank you so much!

[@HOGANHAGGAR]

That's a neat handlebar you have sir! Thank you for the links and ideas. My players really love props!

[@MrSteveK1138]

I have tons of blank white and beige playing cards as well as different index cards for items and spells. Now I bought stained paper for notes and stuff thanks to your suggestions.

[@JonarRoman]

Little something to boost those potion vials. A bit of red tinted resin in the bottom will both make them sit in the holder a bit better and offer them a bit more weight. Doing so also fills a bit of the visual space when they are sitting on the table.

[@Poisonedblade]

These are great! I have the party roll a D100 for Treasure, if it is high, they get more. If it is lower, they get less. If they roll really high, I already have my hand in my bag and toss a bag of chocolate gold coins into the air and it lands on the table. Everyone loves this. Extra loot + thematic snacks.

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That so great!

[@bestleftforgotten]

I've always seen the potion idea and not been sure of it but I think your design has sold me!

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[@nickm9102]

Several years ago MtG had a tournament where the gave out red and blue d4s I bought the extras from my local store and any store I came across in a 50 mile radius. I have about 80 red ones and 60 blue ones. I figured use the red for potions and blue for Magic Missile.

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I love how to-the-point this video is, although, I would have loved to see a brief tutorial for each of the DIY items :)

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This is also the very first time I noticed the replay-ability of where vid's can be reviewed and I imagine its worth doing some more work on card manufacture wirh ideas of ease of home printing or maker-space printing if possible. Detail would help me in this instance. Hey, thanks for your time brother!

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[@derwhiskeyflitscher1327]

aged paper is also super easy to make with instant coffee, just dip your paper into cold coffe (the effect will get stronger the longer you leave it soak)

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My favourite KZbin intro ever.

[@stevenphilpott4294]

This intro did make me laugh! After I watxhed this video originally I have gone on a spree and began getting tons of props... I'm not even running any games lol. Someone mentioned on The Dungeon Masters Block, they were given a watch. They held onto it for months. Turns out there was a secret compartment in it, with a secret note the whole time!

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As a forever DM/GM who does props as well this is a great resource.

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[@AzraelThanatos]

I've, recently, found it's rather easy to find a laser cutter/etcher that's either free to use or cheap. One of the coolest props that I've used at the table was a 2'x2' leather map of the area the campaign was in. It was a thing that was always available on the table for two and a half years there and is now framed on the wall... It wasn't an extremely detailed map of the type you'd think with things like the big, detailed sword coast one or similar, it's a more rustic looking one with roughed up edges and some wear from the time used, and looks like something you might find in a world and one that would be of use in a more rugged region where there's a lot of things that might destroy a paper or similar map.

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That's such a cool idea!

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The potion stand is dope

[@Autumnlight91]

Okay, but the sketch in the beginning is an actually good idea to pull off for a campaign...

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Another really cool idea is to make a little newspaper for the town/city you're in! Obviously depends on the setting but it can be used as a good way to introduce some political or general knowledge. It could include the weather, political stuff, new shops that have opened, ads that ask for weird errands... whatever you want! I got my template on canva and just folded it and tied it with some string.

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[@Sumguyinavan_]

Craft stores are the best for this as long as your players have some imagination and reasonable standards. A bit of felt or craft foam cut into vague shapes goes a long way for terrain and is highly reusable but also easy to replace so you don't need the same shapes over and over and over. The fun is always just going through a store and thinking "what can i make with any of this", give yourself $20 and find some tools or material that you can get the most variety value out of. Rarely do you need anything hyper specific, so you can get so much stuff to put on a table to play with by not requiring high amounts of detail or specificity. You don't need the wall to be to scale, you just need a vertical thing on the table and say "this is 10 feet high even though your mini can see over it"

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Thank you! I'm a big fan of Bob so that's a very nice compliment!

[@edouthouse613]

I also make cards with downloaded illustrations for class/racial abilities with limited uses, like Rage, Action Surge, Wild Shape, etc. When the player uses the ability, we don't need to mark it on their character sheet or anything, they just hand over one of their cards. After a short/long rest, I give them back their cards. I have an extensive design background, so I love making this type of stuff for our campaigns.

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When I watched the intro joke I thought the moustache was a prop, things got mighty fine shape

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Using garden and fish aquarium decorations is realy fun too

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Fr though, ive done most of these before and its worth it. Fairly low effort and big impact at the table. I like making quest hook flyers like they were put up on a job board in a tavern or adventurers guild

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As the map maker of my group, i feel very called out by this skit. Ive ran 3 sessions and i think ive made 7 detailed maps and 3 lower quality maps.

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La introducción fue maravillosa

[@Braincain007]

Wow, this video is blowing up for you! Makes sense though, it's a good video. For the magic item cards, I made a little Excel template that was the same dimensions as a trading card like Magic the Gathering (3.5" x 2.5") so that I can just print them out and put them in a card sleeve. You can either print it on card stock or just print it on regular paper and get some cards you don't use as a backing to add rigidity

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That's a great idea to use another card as a rigid back! You can select all kinds of different card sizes in that rpg cards tool, but I just picked the tarot size because it looked a bit more unique. The standard card sizes are great for card sleeves though, that's a good thought!

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Love you video! Great job! The potions and map are the first thing I am adding to my campaign!

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Thank you so much!

[@RobertManzano]

Love the potion setup -- do you keep it in the middle of the table and people roll then reload the potions when they use them?

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Yeah exactly! Everyone just pops the dice back in after rolling

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Thank you!

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[@eternalmiasma5586]

For my tales from the loop game I went all out with props. Missing persons posters, keys to a hotel room, a matchbook from the actual hotel from the town I set it in, news paper cut outs, hand scrawled notes, scout patches, a 3D printed mechanical device which acted as a real puzzle they had to solve, nuts and bolts they collected to craft things, cassette tapes, it was really fun

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Aged paper is good call. I should have thought of that.

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Thank you!

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I bought a few small vials of drinkable liquid as healing potions. I was so excited to show them. Guess which party hasn't bought any healing potions for over a year....and still hasn't bought one

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Thank you so much! I'm using an A7iii with a Sony 20mm F1.8. But I'm using it in APS-C mode so it's effectively a 35mm

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[@Steelsoul88]

cool tips. i make paper minis with the character creation from soulcalibur 5-6. you can make cool npcs with this game and you can let they transform. the games gives a variety of creative options