{"id":185,"date":"2011-10-17T10:40:37","date_gmt":"2011-10-17T10:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.darkharvest-legacyoffrankenstein.com\/?p=185"},"modified":"2011-10-18T08:07:42","modified_gmt":"2011-10-18T08:07:42","slug":"inspiration-devil-in-the-detail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.darkharvest-legacyoffrankenstein.com\/2011\/10\/inspiration-devil-in-the-detail\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspiration – Devil In The Detail"},"content":{"rendered":"
One of the things that can really make a game session is the detail provided by both players and the GM.\u00a0 Finding that detail can be a struggle, so I like to share little discoveries from time to time.<\/strong><\/p>\n The wonderful Colin Chapman, who is part of the team working on the DH:LoF – Resistance supplement, pointed me at Cornell Publications<\/a>.\u00a0 Based in the US, they (well, Abby in her basement) sell scanned, laser-copied and nicely bound\u00a0reproductions of old retail catalogues.\u00a0 While Abby focuses on guns, the catalogues themselves (some European,\u00a0mostly American) contain other goods.<\/p>\n For example, the 1910 Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (of 57 Reade Street, New York) catalogue contains, well, everything.\u00a0 The prices are in dollars, but a quick internet search will likely find you the exchange rates.\u00a0 Want to know how much a live frog harness (…”holds the frog perfectly, and keeps it absolutely alive.”) would cost your adventurer?\u00a0 50c to you, ma’am.\u00a0 Leopard skin waistcoat, sir?\u00a0 $15, single breasted with fly front.\u00a0 Why just pitch your tent when you can pitch a 12 foot Tanalite Waterproof Sibley Tent, weighing 16.5 lbs, costing you $32.35 with an additional $1 for the poles and stakes?!<\/p>\n While some of this info can be found online, there’s something hugely satisfying\u00a0about having a catalogue to hand that can be thumped down on the table to cut off any ‘enthusiastic discussions’\u00a0(and a few fingers).\u00a0 It is possible to track down, often remarkably cheaply, original booklets and the like from the time in antique shops, at book sales, and so on – as Colin has done.\u00a0 Still, if you don’t get out much, it’s nice to know you can have\u00a0reproductions delivered to your door.<\/p>\n Anyone have any other sources for this kind of information?\u00a0 Drop us a comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" One of the things that can really make a game session is the detail provided by both players and the GM.\u00a0 Finding that detail can be a struggle, so I like to share little discoveries from time to time. The … Continue reading