Dann and D&D
Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 12:11 pm
I just noticed Dann's blog posting where he describes his rekindled love for D&D. I am still catching up on many episodes of the TLLTS so I hope I have not missed discussion on this. ANYWAY, Dann, I thought I would introduce you to some loving goodness related to D&D...
Before you spend wads o' cash on D&D tiles, miniatures and dice, check out what D&D looks like in the modern day. Look at a tool called RPTOOLs. It is FREE and OPEN SOURCE. In addition, it runs very nicely on Linux. I play a game on Wednesday nights with folks from all over the country. We play on this virtual table called MapTools. We use Mumble as our VOIP and we have a great time.
In any case, that tool will enable you to draw your own maps or even import ones created by others. In addition, you can have tokens that represent your characters and monsters. There are TONS of features to Maptools... light, fog of war, macro's, initiative tools, etc etc...
It is way cool, Dann... Check it out. There are tons and tons of 4e macros and such already created. I never thought I would want to roll dice via the computer (there is something special about rolling real dice) but with all the macros that add all the modifiers automagically, I will never go back.
Anyway, google rptools and give it a spin. You will love it... You can use it in your house too. Set up a network and use it that way, or even better slap the output on the big screen TV and use it as a virtual table top.... Mmmm, goodness.
Have fun!
Steven
Before you spend wads o' cash on D&D tiles, miniatures and dice, check out what D&D looks like in the modern day. Look at a tool called RPTOOLs. It is FREE and OPEN SOURCE. In addition, it runs very nicely on Linux. I play a game on Wednesday nights with folks from all over the country. We play on this virtual table called MapTools. We use Mumble as our VOIP and we have a great time.
In any case, that tool will enable you to draw your own maps or even import ones created by others. In addition, you can have tokens that represent your characters and monsters. There are TONS of features to Maptools... light, fog of war, macro's, initiative tools, etc etc...
It is way cool, Dann... Check it out. There are tons and tons of 4e macros and such already created. I never thought I would want to roll dice via the computer (there is something special about rolling real dice) but with all the macros that add all the modifiers automagically, I will never go back.
Anyway, google rptools and give it a spin. You will love it... You can use it in your house too. Set up a network and use it that way, or even better slap the output on the big screen TV and use it as a virtual table top.... Mmmm, goodness.
Have fun!
Steven
