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DM Tips Video: Building a Portal Prop

by Mike on 8 March 2010

Here's a short three minute video on how to build cool props for your D&D game. In it, I discuss building a light-up portal for some nasty beast to enter from a foul world.

Here's a pic of the portal in use:

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