{"id":16746,"date":"2019-03-14T12:00:40","date_gmt":"2019-03-14T17:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/?p=16746"},"modified":"2019-03-10T21:28:18","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T02:28:18","slug":"setting-the-mood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/setting-the-mood\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting the Mood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">For many people the ambient sound of their game is the clatter of dice and shouting from other tables running their own adventures, as well as the footfalls and cash registers of their FLGS. Adding more sounds to the space in the form of musical cues would just widen the cacophony. There are, however, still plenty of groups who play in smaller rooms, rented spaces, or even their own homes. In these cases, a little background sound can add to the <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">ambiance.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The Lord of the Rings\u201d was a fantastic film series that redefined what the fantasy genre was able to accomplish on the Big Screen. The hobbits and wizards were great to watch, but one of the real stars of the film was Howard Shore\u2019s score. For some, <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">this <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">soundtrack<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> likely <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">has<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> become the background sound of their <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">sword and sorcery<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> gaming experiences. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">There are, however, other choices.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Portugal musician <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/brunuhville\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BrunuhVille<\/a> has an extensive catalog of music, ranging from high fantasy to western, to science fiction. As well as being available <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">to listen to <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCZg2-TZBGrwRbuettVf10uw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/brunuhville\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SoundCloud<\/a>, you can purchase <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">these tracks<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> from <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/artist\/brunuhville\/id504810646?ign-mpt=uo%3D4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes<\/a>, and he even licenses his work for personal use. BrunuhVille uses <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">standard fantasy<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> instrumentation in unique ways, making his epic themes feel both familiar and yet new. Stand out tracks include &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vIsBuFKy0YI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Age of Wonder<\/a>&#8220;, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=za8eYjQ7Nz8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wolfborn<\/a>&#8220;, and for a slightly more Eastern-influenced feel, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=D2LIEQsZQew\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Celestial Temple<\/a>.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCVeUrhbXgRvqNyjMRowIyFQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Naegi Ki<\/a>, <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCVeUrhbXgRvqNyjMRowIyFQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> content producer,<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> has <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">created several sci-fi and fantasy soundscapes<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">. While there are currently only a few videos available, each one is around two hours long and themed for a certain aspect of an RPG session. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">For instance, &#8220;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tB_c1R_ir9U&amp;t=5480s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Into the Depths of Dungeon<\/a>&#8221; has a low-key music bed of resonant strings and ghostly flute that evoke the eerie feel of descending into the dark unknown. Included are various sound effects, such as wind and chains and other things that might go bump in the dark \u2013 and then try to eat you. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Another track, &#8220;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jz0OH0d-kpE&amp;t=3775s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">On the Road<\/a>&#8220;, is three full hours of traveling music, beginning with a swelling string section and whistle combo, and then eventually moving on to more upbeat themes that give a sense of travel and discovery, and <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">finally <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">settling on long, enduring ambient washes illustrative of open plains and distant mountains. Naegi Ki pairs his music with visuals <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">which also helps establish mood.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Moving on to scifi, <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">William Gibson wrote the seminal cyberpunk novel \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Neuromancer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Neuromancer<\/a>\u201d way back in the 1980s about a future <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">that<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> merg<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">es<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> tech<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">nology<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> and flesh. In the book he <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">described<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> a type of music called \u201cDub\u201d <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">(<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">not to be confused with \u201cDubstep\u201d which sounds like a distorted heart monitor layered over thick, heavy beats and random electronics, all cranked to 11<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">)<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The master of dub is King Tubby, a 1960s and 70s era artist, whose album &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mGumtOswX9I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dub from the Roots<\/a>&#8221; is available in its entirety on YouTube. These clean, funky sounds make a great background for PCs wandering a black market looking for new tech, or just while hanging at their pad planning a heist. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Another music <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">channel, Astral Throb, features dozens of original electronic soundscapes of various lengths and intensities <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">which can be used as a background to that heist the PCs planned above.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">While Eighties electropop band <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Information Society made a big splash in 1988 with \u201cI Want to Know (What You\u2019re Thinking)\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">(<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">using samples from Mr. Spock saying, \u201cPure Energy\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">),<\/span><\/span><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">t<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">heir follow-up, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jqp0GE9H9rM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hack<\/a>&#8220;, better encapsulate<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> the cyberpunk aesthetic of the time. <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">S<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">ome of the album is light electronic pop, <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">but <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">there always seems to be a slightly harder-edged record just trying to get out through the sampling and <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">synthetic beats<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">. <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">t makes for a solid background when exploring New Angeles and perhaps meeting a contact in a club.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The debut album &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-rzPlG3wvvQ&amp;list=PL0NQM4RUfrzFqoD-SeTINri0ntiqEgT4q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Flaunt It<\/a>&#8221; from c<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">ult band Sigue Sigue Sputnik, a m\u00e9lange of big hair, fishnet stockings, and pure commercialism, <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">s<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">ound<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">s<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> like an electronic drum kit strapped to a synthesizer falling down the stairs, but somehow still manage<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">s<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> to be fun and entertaining. Their blend of rock, EBM, random samples, and sci-fi lyrics \u2013 along with the fact that they sold actual advertisements on their debut album in between songs \u2013 makes them the perfect backdrop to a genre that <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">encapsulates<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> the profit-driven and cross-cultural <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">aesthetic of the Android or Shadowrun settings.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Lastly,<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> if you are looking for a way to control your sound effects or to create your own background sounds, <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/syrinscape.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Syrinscape<\/a> is \u201c<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">an app that brings beautiful, immersive, dynamic sound effects and music to tabletop games.\u201d <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Y<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">ou choose a <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">sound set, for example \u201cCyberpunk Disco,\u201d <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">and <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">load it into the app, which has a simple set of controls that allow you to turn on or off any of the sounds in the library and tailor your background any way you wish. It\u2019s easy to use and has hundreds of music cues and sounds. Unfortunately, it is the most expensive choice on this list, <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">as there is a subscription fee. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Alternately, <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">you can <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">just <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">purchase <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">individual<\/span><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">sound <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">collections. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">W<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">hile the sounds are lush and well produced, it does require a bit of setup before the game as well as <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">interaction with a computer or phone during the session, as opposed to just turning on music and letting it play, which may be a deal-breaker for some groups. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>For many people the ambient sound of their game is the clatter of dice and shouting from other tables running their own adventures, as well <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/setting-the-mood\/\" title=\"Setting the Mood\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1601,"featured_media":16763,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[875],"tags":[2244,331,2243],"class_list":["post-16746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ask-a-gm","tag-game-setting","tag-music","tag-sound"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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