Once the story has been developed and understood, it is time to choose the physical objects needed to explore and communicate that story! There are many materials and crafts that can be used to add creative depth to the game.
Physical Space Indicators
One of these helpful tools is Physical space indicators. Physical space indicators are especially helpful for navigating a story with the Bible Role-Playing Game. They essentially consist of a “board,” “surroundings,” and “players.” These indicators are useful for a number of needs, including visualizing the surroundings which allows for more natural creative exploration of the surroundings. Examples of boards include model train settings, construction paper, whiteboard sheets, or hand-made mini-sets. Examples of surroundings include rocks, hand-made mountains, bushes, trees, rivers, animals, and towns. Examples of players include a token (to represent where the players are) or a model train miniature figurine. For a detailed view of some physical space indicators, see Appendix C: Physical Space Indicators.
Character Sheets
Character sheets are pages that store information about the custom-made role-play character for each player. Character sheets come in all kinds of designs, but the most essential attributes of a character sheet include a character’s strengths, weaknesses, personality, combat, and tools. Character sheet information (especially strengths, weaknesses, and combat) is often paired with rolling dice to add calculated randomness to the quest (see Appendix D: Dice and Appendix E: Character Sheets for more information).
As an example, the character sheet for “Denyl” from Appendix E: Character Sheets will be used. Denyl’s strengths include farming, “strength” (see appendix for more details), cooking, and training with a sling. Denyl’s weaknesses include his intelligence and wisdom. Denyl is hard-working and appreciative of animals. Denyl carries a handful of tools and weapons in his backpack. See the appendix for expanded details.
Divider
As seen in Appendix F: Space Divider, a wall can be placed between the host and the players in order to privately plan for the quest. For more information, see Appendix F: Space Divider.
Other Items
The host must be creative with their retelling of the biblical story. This means the host may need to create their own materials, sets, challenges, or tools for their party. This can include printed materials, such as transliterating a Hebrew phrase back into English to find the next clue for the quest. Additionally, small hourglasses can be used to encourage fast decision-making. Music can also add a desired atmosphere. Be creative because the possibilities are endless!
