Spending Money on Our Hobby (episode 31)

On the Shoulders of Dwarves

### The obvious (1:40) Official rulebooks and expansions. Miniatures and boards, and other paraphernalia. Dice, dice holder, dice bags, dice towers, rounder dice, dice of unusual size/material or shape. Personalised dice trays; foldable or wooden. [Crystal Heart's foldable dice trays](https://leisuregames.com/products/crystal-heart-up-to-4-players-dice-folding-dice-tray-all-rolled-up?variant=12102479118409). ### Enhancing your game experience (2:30) Special software: [Hero Lab](http://www.wolflair.com/index.php?context=hero_lab) for character sheets, different map making tools. (for PC or mobile device). [Syrinscape](https://syrinscape.com/), [Tabletop Audio](https://tabletopaudio.com/) Campaign documentation tools like [The Obsidian Portal](https://www.obsidianportal.com/), [WorldAnvil](https://www.worldanvil.com/) [D&D Beyond](https://www.dndbeyond.com/) Record your sessions: Audio recorder, video camera. [Uri’s new article explains it](https://dwarves.podiant.co/how-uri-records-his-sessions/). Using a flat screen TV with [Roll20](https://roll20.net/) or [Fantasy Grounds](https://www.fantasygrounds.com/home/home.php). Buying tons of adventures or maps/tokens on the VTT. ### Shiny stuff for your campaign (10:35) Design and order custom miniatures: [Hero Forge](https://www.heroforge.com/). Coins or tokens for bennies or other points. Even more tokens to represent things inside the game (coins, loot, magical items etc) Purchase portraits for characters/for the party. Art designers - commission customised character sheets to your campaign. [Fiverr](https://www.fiverr.com/) - buying theme music; leitmotif for your characters; logo for your campaign. ### Support the ecosystem [Podcasts](http://rpgcasts.com/) ([like us](https://www.patreon.com/dwarfcast)!) Patreons: Paper miniatures (just search for it, there are several), [Dyson Logos](https://www.patreon.com/dysonlogos), [Elven Tower](https://www.patreon.com/elventower), [Warlock](https://www.patreon.com/koboldpress) by Kobold Press, [Ensider](https://www.patreon.com/ensider/posts), [Fate worlds](https://www.patreon.com/evilhat). Check out [this huge list](http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?4757-Shining-A-Spotlight-On-RPG-Patreons). It hasn't been updated in a while, but it's still comprehensive. Buy adventures and expansions from DriveThruRPG, search for recommendations of independent creators. ### Upper end luxuries (23:10) Full gaming table, on [Ultimate Gaming Table](https://ultimategametable.com/) or [Carolina Game Tables](https://www.carolinagametables.com/). Furbish a full fledge gaming room. Invest in those insane Kickstarter tiers. ----- Email us at [e-mail] with questions, topic suggestions, and comments on this episode. [We have a Patreon page](https://www.patreon.com/dwarfcast), in case you'd like to support us in a monetary fashion. [Our Facebook group](https://www.facebook.com/groups/dwarfpodcast) (Most links to DriveThruRPG are affiliate, which means we get a bit of money if you buy through them, with no added cost to you)