Re: [DL] Props Questions

[Brett Dixon <balance@tubas.net>]

On Monday, November 4, 2002, at 02:35  PM, Peter King wrote:
> Marshals Hat (ok it's an old weater beaten thing that don't fit right, 
> i'm saving for a stetson), When yer wearin this, people know whos in 
> charge, it's gamin time.

I've been meaning to upgrade from a Baja Fresh cup to a hat for the 
chip pot, but it just hasn't happened yet..

> Tin Star, just enhances the hat really!!

Unfortunately, my self-conscious nature would kick in here.

> Tin Cups fer yer bevrages, nothing makes that coffee (Dr Pepper) taste 
> more full of trail dust than good old tin cups.

Urgh. we stick to the cans they come in, generally...

> Poker Chips, kinda goes without saying.

oh, of course... I've thought about getting some of the nicer kind if I 
ever see them, too (and if they have a 4th color I can use for Legend 
Chips)...

> A roulette Wheel fer the casino scenes, not as expensive to get hold 
> of as you might think, check ebay.

Hmmm... Maybe once I get a house instead of an apartment...

> My little Hellraiser Dice Box, a perfect replica of the box from the 
> film, scares the posee without any help from me.

man, your psose needs to toughen up a bit!

> My harmonica, Deaths instrument of choice

Now that's torture!

> And finally, a cheap packet or two of cowboys and indians plastic 
> figures for positioning.

Works... I'm planning to get a battle-mat one of these days and use t 
for those fights that need it, so I'll probably get a pack of these for 
'mooks'

My favorite prop was the briefing i made for my Halloween game last 
weekend where the posse was MiBD for the night. I provided them with a 
cadboard envelope (one of the brown ones with an elastic string to keep 
the flap shut) containg about 20 pages of semi-useful information about 
their mission. I stained docuemnts with soy sauce, crumpled and folded 
them to simulate wear, and could have gone and used tea or similar for 
more aging. if I ever do an all-MiBD campaign i'd try to do this for 
every mission, I think.