Make your own RPG Handouts at EPIC!

If any poor soul has been on the receiving end of my non-league games, you’ll know I love handouts in my D&D campaigns – so much so I wrote a recent blog post about it. After writing that blog I couldn’t resist pouring more of my unfinished thoughts from that article out somewhere. DON’T CLICK AWAY YET! Please bare with me, whilst this post continues off some of those ideas this is its own unique post and not a follow-up!

My many passions coalesce into the hobby of D&D – Miniatures, Caligraphy, Creating, World Building, Storytelling & Acting. This is true for many other RPGs I love and adore, such as Call of Cthulhu and my beloved Fate Core System. Until EPIC came into my life, I didn’t nearly have the resources on hand to make these handouts and creative ways to immerse players at the table.

Putting the “C” in EPIC

EPIC as the name goes is an acronym for Eat Play Interact & Ccreate. The Crafty studio has most of the supplies. If you haven’t noticed the recent merging of stock, then rumours of the two businesses becoming more incorporated into each other must be a surprise also.

EPIC & The Crafty Studio stock most your the basic supplies you would need for making handouts of any design. Sealing wax for sealed letters, Caligraphers tools for the really old notes, Ink pads and utensils to apply them to your handouts to make them appear more weathered. The list goes on and on and on! They even have printing services for special things. Speak to The Almighty Trish (praise be unto her hot chocolate mug) and she will be more than thrilled to help you out.

Why make player handouts?

Player Handouts show a great amount of care that a Game Master (GM) has put into their game for the players. Preconstructed adventures all have maps or handouts that help Game Masters and Players alike. A handout shows that this particular item or detail is plot relevant and as such players, having it helps with keeping them immersed.

Whilst you could print out handouts and give them to your players, rewarding them with something handmade shows a GM’s dedication, talking from experience, I have had many players rise to meet the amount of effort I have put into my games by doing their own homework, conspiracy theorising and messaging me ALL week before the next session of a game.

Why not? Shia Labeouf it up “JUST DO IT!” Reward your players and make your handouts something extra special at your next RPG session.

Your Friend and Ally,

Lachy

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