My portable Dungeon Master Kit

[@Kittykattarina]

I really like how the kit is geared toward helping new players and underprepared players! Also you can use dice to prop up elevated figurines and that can help with remembering exactly how they are. 1die = 10 or 20ft.

[@FontofInspiration]

Thanks for watching! My primary goal was to make a kit that could be useful at a convention when playing with new people. It helps get the game going faster when the GM has player aids the players can reference.

[@3nertia]

Adding to that idea, you could even have the die itself represent how high up they are; 1=10 feet, 2=20 feet, etc.

[@CardboardCleric]

Using the dice container as a flying stand is brilliant. Not sure why I never thought of that!

[@FontofInspiration]

Thanks! It's cheap and it works. I'm glad you like it. :)

[@EeryPetrol]

Minimalist kit for the whole table: stack of index cards and a very slim pencil case (containing some pencil nubs, one for each, an eraser & sharpener, and 1 set of dice: 2d20, 1d12, 1d10, 1d8, 4d6, 1d4). You could pre-write basic actions on a couple of index cards to pass around.

[@tomaeya]

This is actually really helpful for a beginner DM who wants to introduce the game to someone too. It isn't that hard to put together and isn't very intimidating. I'm probably going to design something for a 3D printer for the tokens, because that is a really clever idea.

[@malenalatorre535]

bruh, this is the best gift idea ever. I made the dice bag and the tray before but I can just deliver a whole ass kit and it's gonna be ten times more practical and useful, thank you!

[@recowabunga7200]

Also, those colored dice for new players! Excellent idea!

[@FontofInspiration]

Thanks! I was inspired by the old-school D&D dice sets

[@AzraelThanatos]

My big suggestion would be to add a notepad to it, just a small and cheap one. It helps to keep track of some things physically as a just in case for things going wrong on your end and handing sheets to a player who asks is great for keeping them involved. It also lets you pass some notes to players if you don't want to let the other players know directly... 3x5 cards are another thing that's useful both for the notes and they have a lot of uses that keep popping up. Special status condition from a scenario, well, put it on a card for the players, having some computer issues, well, player and monster names on the cards for initiative, limited item the players have access to during the adventure only, put it on a card (Helps remind them that they have them so that they actually get used), players keep using spells that have marked effects, well, the cards work well for templates in a pinch... Of course, some basic templates for spell effects and the like tend to be very useful as well.

[@FontofInspiration]

Excellent point! I keep a notepad handy with my adventure, so I forgot to mention it because it wasn't in the box.

[@danielleverhoeff4126]

Hi! We use rings from a bottle (the ring that is connecting the cap to the bottle). For marking conditions on the battle field. The colours are corresponding with the condoom cards we use. And to mark how high a player is flying we use a d4/d6. Each number x10. That is in case of certain spells or if a player loses its concentration and falls. Apologies for my English! But I hope it helps :) Loved the video btw❤ Greetings from Holland🌷🇳🇱

[@scarystrixx88]

I just love this setup and the 3d printed tokens too. this totally inspired me as a new dm.

[@FrMartinsNunes]

Really happy to see so many simple ideas that can really work, and so intuitive for new player!

[@FontofInspiration]

Thanks for watching! I'm glad you liked it! :)

[@pencilbender]

The colored dies are an absolute massive brain suggestion. Im gonna carry a set

[@terinjokes]

This is a great kit for when I can finally resume playing in person, thanks!

[@FontofInspiration]

Thanks for watching! I hope we can all resume our IRL games soon.

[@raytimorason9691]

the cheat sheet are a very genius idea! and the different colored dice are crazy smart

[@chippichawa4843]

i like this minimalist kit, thank you for this informative vid. It saves me from lugging a heavy backpack to games

[@FontofInspiration]

I’m glad you liked it!

[@johnharrison2086]

The Tokens from Sidequest TTM are brilliant. I always have them as part of my own GM Kit

[@Jimalcoatl]

My kit is very similar, except I use an Android tablet (Galaxy tab s8+), Paizo flip mats instead of the chessex mat, I just use Yugioh cards and card sleeves as backings for my custom cards, and instead of wet erase I use Korean liquid ink board markers. They work like dry erase but are refillable and don't stain. I also bring a small box of painted Heroquest and D&D board game minis because I like painting and want to show off my work. I also make sure to have a charged usb power bank. I once ran a campaign using nothing but dice, my phone, and some index card size mini white boards just to see if I could. It went ok, but it didn't flow as well as I like. I had to draw any visuals by hand, and paging through phone apps isn't great. I got it streamlined after two or three sessions, but it still wasn't ideal.

[@DDCRExposed]

For that portable light, you can even add in a "Micro USB Male to USB Female adaptor" to use that light with your phone/tablet if no laptop is available. Better yet, a simple folding stand for your phone could work too. 🤦‍♂️ Specific colored dice to help new players. That is a perfect answer to a question nobody has been asking because it was so easy, it was over looked. Totally borrowing that idea. Those coin tokens are fantastic. I hope they're still available.

[@FontofInspiration]

Concerning the USB connection, absolutely! Thanks for adding this. I'm glad you found the coloured dice idea handy.

[@RoryMcShane]

Great video! Lots of good ideas, I'm planning on DMing for the first time in the next couple of months and this was very helpful. Your cheat sheet is brilliant.

[@FontofInspiration]

Thanks for watching and for the kind words! I hope you've had fun DMing games!

[@RoryMcShane]

@@FontofInspiration I have indeed! Since then I've done a few one shots and a long standing campaign 😊

[@ScottySpeeks]

As much as I would love to have an epic tabletop that would make even Mr Gygax jealous, it's just not always feasible. In my opinion clean, organized, and simplified can create a great environment.

[@roberthughes707]

Like the idea useing different color dice thanks.

[@FontofInspiration]

Thanks for watching!

[@ITSACRITICAL]

This DM kit is awesome man thank you for sharing.

[@FontofInspiration]

Thanks for watching! I'm glad you found it useful

[@gollumsstupidfathobbit6354]

Just found this channel and it looks really helpful, especially this video!! I'm probably gonna make my own on the go token indicators for pcs/monsters with connect 4 tokens and white board paint, so they're dry erasable and customizable but awesome idea!

[@FontofInspiration]

Thanks for watching! Making custom tokens can be a lot of fun. Sounds like a cool project!

[@ayesleighstark]

Thanks for sharing this! I hadn't seen those Pocket DM tokens and I just ordered 2 sets! So much easier to travel with than the dice sets I was using for multiple enemies!!

[@FontofInspiration]

Thanks for watching! I'm glad you liked the tokens. Side Quest really deserves all the business they get.

[@ayesleighstark]

I’m so excited to get them. They shipped about a day after I ordered too! Now it will probably still take forever to get to the US. But they look worth the wait.

[@kalskan]

Really impressed with the pocket token sets!

[@trying_topaintminis4260]

Fantastic kit. I'll be making some purchases after this

[@jamison85]

Could you please tell me which Meiho VS tackle box that is? EDIT: For anyone interested, after some guesswork and odering an incorrect VS-3010NDM, I'm fairly certain that it's a VS-3020NDDM. I compared the space above the dice box and looked up the measurements of the soundbox for reference. The measurements are 255x190x60mm if you are looking for anything with a similar volume. Even got mine in black, which looks a little nicer :)

[@benry007]

Wow love the tokens. I'll have to picked some up for when we get to run home games again.

[@FontofInspiration]

Thanks for watching! Yeah, they're pretty great.

[@ironfae]

I don’t use tabletop materials, so my portable kit is simpler. All I need to DM is dice, a notebook, pencils, the DMG and MM, and a DM screen. A large coffee and some chips might also come in handy, but I play old school so the rest is improvised.

[@FontofInspiration]

A large coffee is always a solid choice! (Well, not literally, but you get my meaning)

[@ironfae]

@@FontofInspiration Don’t get me wrong, I’ve enjoyed playing tabletop D&D before. I even have minis of my favorite hero and villain. It’s just too expensive for most of my campaigns.

[@FontofInspiration]

@@ironfae Definitely. Collecting minis can get out of hand very quickly. Theater of the Mind is always good for quick games requiring minimal setup.

[@neilhenderson6602]

Some great ideas. One day I’ll have the courage to DM at a con or meet-up!

[@Fulou]

I keep a small sand egg timer for making my players panic. And giving them some scale of time in an emergency (like the building they're in is on fire.)

[@FontofInspiration]

This is a great idea!

[@Fulou]

@@FontofInspiration not my idea sadly, I've seen a few others use it and "borrowed" the idea :)

[@FontofInspiration]

@@Fulou Absolutely, same here. Just saying it was a good thing to mention. :)

[@nocultist7050]

My kit fits in one cargo pocket. I'll upgrade it in some time by making new all by myself. I was thinking about shifting a focus of my yt channel to rpg but not sure I can handle that. XD

[@FontofInspiration]

A minimalist kit is often the best kind!

[@dmDerZorn]

No dry erase on Chessex Battlemat - don't try. It'll never get off completely...

[@FontofInspiration]

Yup. This is why only use wet-erase for Chessex, and even with those I recommend wiping it off as soon as you're done with the map.

[@DD8842]

Thanks for the dm tool kit tokens great idea

[@FontofInspiration]

Thanks for watching!

[@liisaelts7522]

Thank you for the cards.

[@fufu1405]

Any chance you can give us the pdf for the combat action cheat sheet and the condition cards?

[@FontofInspiration]

Thanks for watching! I added a link to the description.

[@OstravaTheBrave]

Spontaneous D&D game

[@eatscrickets]

Is there a way we could get xmls of the GM 5 module encounters? Those are awesome

[@FontofInspiration]

I'll have to check the legality of sharing content from adventures, but I'd be happy to help if it's something I can legally do.

[@Sentinel851]

I recommend also having a handy little "mini character sheet" that you can write an action on in wet/dry erase, along with the modifier. the attacks are hard to find for new players, so having the default ones written out (ie, fire bolt, crossbow, crossbow with sneak attack, etc) on a small (maybe 3"x5" card) that you can hand to the player as a reference is good. if you do it double sided, the other side can be for spells, with "Spell Attack" and "Spell Save" written clearly, with little dots to fill in for spell slots. alternatively, have a half dozen of martial and half dozen of spellcaster, and have a space for character stats on the back (ie, hp, AC, and saves) for useful info in combat. I made a custom sheet for my pathfinder character, with the bardic inspiration, spell slots, hp, and found it worked really well to keep track of everything. it was in a plastic pocket, so I could do dry erase over it, filling bubbles at a long rest and wiping them off when they were used.

[@linoumajorzerojdrs7479]

Excellent ! Very inspiring ! Thanks =)

[@MichaelDukesShow]

Like those below I wonder if you can share a doc for both the 'actions' cheat sheet and the 'conditions' cards?

[@FontofInspiration]

Thanks for watching! I added a link to the description.

[@dafrca]

I wish you had showed what symbols you had custom made on the tokens over what symbols they already offered. Would have been interesting to see what choices you made to replace/change. Other than that, I loved your kit. Well done.

[@FontofInspiration]

Hi! I meant that I just asked for specific colors (from the colors available) on certain tokens and substituted Roman numerals for standard Arabic numerals. Otherwise all the icons are the ones SideQuest offers on their page. In other words, no custom symbols were requested. :)

[@Marrsho]

Amazing! I find your actions in combat card super useful! Can you share it please?

[@FontofInspiration]

Sorry for the late reply. I added a link to the description. :)

[@Marrsho]

@@FontofInspiration better late than never, thank you :D

[@DepDerp]

Hey, can you share the model of that tackle box? I'm looking for it all over internet but I can't find the exact one without any "walls" in it. Thank you. Really great video

[@onetruetroy]

I was totally confused thinking this was a Portable DM like the Automatic Pilot in Airplane.

[@MsGinahidesout]

Love those tokens!!!

[@n.lawrence456]

Like some others in the comments, I'd love if you could share the document you used for the condition cards and combat hand outs.

[@FontofInspiration]

Thanks for watching! I added a link to the description.

[@zenovkayos5811]

Loved the tokens Very handy

[@FontofInspiration]

Thank you!

[@RIVERSRPGChannel]

Some good ideas TFS

[@FontofInspiration]

Thanks for watching!

[@rafijaxsen7227]

My portable kit is my backpack and two catalog cases.

[@FontofInspiration]

Plot twist, I throw this in my backpack! In all seriousness, a backpack is the best in general, imho. I wore a messenger bag to cons for a while, but lugging it around took its toll on my shoulder.

[@silver6s]

Do you have a download for that action cheatsheet

[@FontofInspiration]

Thanks for watching! I added a link to the description.

[@fractal_gate]

Thanks for the vid!

[@paulll47]

One thing I like about WoD and the storyteller system in general is that you don't need 5 different types of dice, its all done on a d10. I would immagine our storyteller going nuts with all those dice, the rest of the kit is really nice though, I will give a thought about that portable dice pad.

[@FontofInspiration]

Thanks for the comment! I agree that systems using one type of die are convenient.

[@knghtbrd]

Not only is your kit focused on new players, but it's very small given that's the focus … It really does go to show that you do not need a lot of stuff to play the game, really in the age of electronic books and modules, you don't!

[@elangelito7949]

Where you get the container box

[@evilzombie]

Have you found any portable player sheets? DMsguild had one that was a pocket sized booklet, started using that in my portable kit

[@FontofInspiration]

That's a good question. My approach would be to fold them in half if space is at a premium.

[@j.a.1785]

Nice video. Earned a sub

[@Zr0din]

Which DM screen do you use?

[@KabukiKid]

Wet erase markers only on those mats... never use dry erase... you won't be happy if you do. I had a friend use them on one of my mats and... yeah... I wasn't happy. lol

[@hunterfox6230]

Are those miniature tokens still available? The link seems to be no longer valid :/

[@paulcooper6048]

Where did you get the cheat sheets?

[@recowabunga7200]

I might want to go electronic screen instead of paper...

[@FontofInspiration]

Sure thing. Different strokes. :) The idea with paper is that you can share it with strangers.

[@ascottbriscoe]

K, so this video is 2 years old but I want to get the adverturers' kits off of pinterest and laminate those.

[@DeltaDemon1]

I stopped using DM's screen decades ago. I roll most everything in front of the players (with any hidden rolls under my hand). If they want to look at the adventure module, they can, they're only cheating themselves. There's no me vs them as a DM's screen would suggest. It's a team effort to advance the story.

[@cdbuie]

Kinda want that flat bottom drawstring bag.

[@QuintoRegimiento]

And the storyline?

[@MemphiStig]

11:57 "Tap the Icon" is actually a really good character name! 😄 1. I really like the multi-colored dice idea for noobs. 4:35 You could also use a die for showing elevation, d20 for example, in 5' or 10' increments, is up to 200' 10:11 I've been playing since the 80s, and I love that people still use pen and paper and real dice and still get together in groups to play. You can do everything digitally now, heck, you could play anywhere anytime with just your phone. But it doesn't compare to in-person, multi-sensory tabletop play. Not even VTT will change that. Also, to all you millennials and zoomers who grew up with this, screw you! Little bastards! (Sorry. I'm just super jealous!)

[@christophereisenhauer]

i dint see much wet erase and the tokeans and the side padeal and the thinking of the data of the pens sould last a good books with of arcing storys and the making of the good thinking of the map of the rose line of the old job of the tavern music and the haveing of the old thinking of the Game of ur with an online feal.

[@shealupkes]

damn shame I started playing seriously after the pandemic hit, I might hit a few cons once we get a vaccine

[@FontofInspiration]

They're a lot of fun! Thanks for watching

[@ericdpeerik3928]

Stop laughing about player AIDS, it's a very serious condition!