Effects Cards

Sound effects are like high-precision carpentry tools. Most of the time, you don't need them and you shouldn't try to use them for most tasks. However, using just the right one at the right time can absolutely make the difference. They are meant to surprise the players, to make them jump, at a carefully-timed moment, like playing a resounding thunderclap when the BBEG makes their entrance, or a well-timed set of demonic whispers to remind the players that they're always being watched...

That's why sound effects have as few buttons as possible. Prepare the effect with the volume you want, make it easy to find by giving it one emoji or ten, and then... wait. When the right moment comes, just press the big triangle to give them a good scare!

Here's a run-down of the different controls:

• The Card Title is a title for that particular card. You can have the same sound on two different cards, and give one title to each if you'd like. You can edit the title by clicking on the pencil icon, or double-clicking on the title itself. There is a character limit for card titles.
• The Attribution and License information. They are clickable links tied to particular sounds, and won't change regardless of where you move the card, or if you change the title. Only sounds provided by Bardic Tools have license information in them.
• The Volume controls, which are self-explanatory.
• The Playback controls checkbox. There is only one button, and it's "Play".