I can hear it.
The PC is screaming.

So glad you're gonna be a first time GM!

Having a million ideas is fantastic. Write them all down. Use them for inspiration down the line.

The greatest difference between prepping for a game and writing a novel is the characters are writing the story for you.

And good prep allows them to, imo!

I mean you absolutely could do all the sounds with just your voice...

..and should for an April Fools episode maybe...? Idk you didn't hear it from me 😆

Also it's implied but just in case:
T
he sword should not SAY "Schwing." That would be unsettling. Unless it's the Bard's weapon.

Depends on the sword.

Rapiers go schwing
Greatswords go gcrrrsk

Everything else is in between depending on the weight of the weapon!

(Here's a variety pack I've used)

youtu.be/oArto-j34es?...

All. The. Time.

I've ended up editing on my phone and exporting it to Lightroom to compare the differences and find a good median point. Because people usually see my stuff on a phone, I edit for phone screens.

Contrast and saturation can also be kinda subjective sometimes!

Oh the Oreo Cokes!
Tried this, more devisive than root beer.
I personally liked the Coke Oreos much better!

Have some more geode dice! (I need to take a better picture of this set eventually!)

Senshi from Dungeon Meshi!

(Bluesky compressed my image... Definitely saw that coming so have some zoomed in screenshots instead!)

Yay bird names! Our last campaign we went by The Kingfishers!
... Well it started off as Kingslayers but they got better.