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8 months ago ::
Sep 29, 2012 - 7:39AM
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Date Joined:
Sep 18, 2012
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I've been hardpressed at work, but I'm still around! Just trying to manage my time a little; I know I have zero time and I'm talking about D&D? Madness.
But thank you all for the tips and advice and I've looked into everything. I downloaded MapTools as well as a couple other peripherals just to test things out and I'm working on my setup. But again, thank you all and I hope I get the time to really get my hands dirty with the game sooner rather than later!
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8 months ago ::
Sep 30, 2012 - 11:03AM
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Date Joined:
Apr 16, 2009
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Maptools is extremely powerful but also extremely complex both internally and to fully configure for your game and characters. The complexity increases the risk of bugs.
If it seems a bit too much, look at GameTable. Much less powerful... and much simpler.
"The world does not work the way you have been taught it does. We are not real as such; we exist within The Story. Unfortunately for you, you have inherited a condition from your mother known as Primary Protagonist Syndrome, which means The Story is interested in you. It will find you, and if you are not ready for the narrative strands it will throw at you..." - from Footloose
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8 months ago ::
Oct 01, 2012 - 1:31PM
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Date Joined:
Sep 18, 2012
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Yes, I've noticed some of the bugs with the "Tools" set. Mainly the character tools as I can't seem to edit pretty much anything, so there's that. I'll be checking out GameTable sooner or later.
Of course with the idea of Skype D&D on the mind, I'm looking to join a group once I get my hands on- at the very least- the red box as I haven't any 4e books, though I'm willing to learn even if by word of mouth.
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8 months ago ::
Oct 01, 2012 - 2:24PM
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Date Joined:
Nov 30, 2010
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i actually found maptools to be really easy to setup and build on, there are already alot of preset macros and campaing settings/properties for 4e. We have macros that set initiative table, add/subscract hp, calculate surges, healing, etc... it speed up things quite alot. Also the line of sight/fog of war works great too.
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8 months ago ::
Oct 02, 2012 - 8:59AM
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Date Joined:
Aug 15, 2011
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I play three types of games: 1. All of us in the same room sitting around a table. 2. All of us on a computer playing on line, using RPG MapTools ( www.rptools.net/index.php?page=maptool) for the map and "minis" and TeamSpeak ( www.teamspeak.com/?page=teamspeak3) for communication. 3. Some of us in the same room sitting around a table and some of us skyping (or iChat or FaceTime) in through a webcam. All are quite successful. The best experience is with all of us sitting around a table, but, like you, I have farflung friends that I enjoy playing with, so the other options really open up possibilities for playing together. We find scheduling, no matter which way we are going to play, is the most challenging aspect of playing D&D now that we are all "responsible" adults.
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