Hurried Handouts #1

In a similar vein to Coffeebreak Cartography, here’s a series of Hurried Handouts. Examples of what can be done by a busy DM in the few minutes available during breaks at work.

Today a handout that is specifically designed to drive a fair chunk of plot in one PCs story.

I recall the joyful moment when the player in question asked, "What does exsanguinate mean?"

The top time saving tool here has to the library of blood spatter brushes I used. Both libraries I regularly use are here:

http://vexingart.deviantart.com/art/Blood-Splatter-Brushes-11819573

http://peterpson.deviantart.com/art/50-Blood-or-Splatter-Brushes-35281558

Since the dark days of the late '70s, Iain has been playing and running RPGs of one type or another. When not with his wife and children or working as a software engineer/Photoshop monkey he spends spare time either shooting pointy sticks at pointless paper targets, practising the art of card magic, or spending time enjoying the varied worlds of role playing.

Tags: Fantasy, Handout, Ideas

2 Comments to Hurried Handouts #1

Nice work there at making it look like a very worn sheet of parchment. I had to laugh at the exsanguinate question.
One thing I have to ask though: I haven’t gone and downloaded the brushes, but is the color adjustable? I ask because your handout looks like it’s got very fresh blood on it. I suppose the could be because the PCs just got it off of a fresh corpse, though.
Sam on 12 November 2009

The brushes can be any colour you wish. And you are right, this was placed on Cain’s fresh corpse. Count Strahd von Zarovich is after the blood for a ritual to reverse his vampirism. Perhaps he might finally find true love if he was human again.
Iain M Norman on 12 November 2009

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