.png)
Google did mention creating tools to liberate content from waves, so I'll be looking forward to those... because I really enjoyed the time that we did get to play and I'm not ready to give up yet. My thanks go out to Quim and Matt (and Eric too, I guess, even though he bailed on the game within the first few days) for playing and being patient with a GM who overestimated the time he had for gaming.
Here's hoping that the adventures of Frederick von Wittgenstein and Kendrick Mason continue in the near future!
you should check out www.vyew.com ,
ReplyDeleteI've used it to play RPGs before (World of Darkness games) and it worked out great.
It's a free online tool where people can log on to a page (you can set pswd) and talk on mic, video, post pictures in real time, upload music or videos to stream, and draw right on the screen.
The person in charge of the page can set permissions too.
It was great, especially for combat. Grid heavy games though like D&D will suffer since you really have no choice but to upload the entire dungeon map at once.
If I remember correctly, Vyew also has a dice rolling app that people can roll through the page for everyone to see.
My buddies and I use a combination of Ventrillo (for voice) and OpenRPG (which is a virtual tabletop w/dice rollers and a grid if you use minis).
ReplyDeleteHey! Should your are in the mood, we can give a try to other platforms. I resist to give up playing that Rifts game.
ReplyDeleteI wanted you to know my opion, as you are the GM here I'm at your wish.
I would highly recommend Maptool by RPtools.net, it's a free virtual tabletop program. You can either make highly detailed maps with their tool sets, or you can just wing it and draw everything in real-time. It has a built in chat log, and you can do your rolls right in the chat. They have a huge tool set that lets you run the whole game just in Maptool if you wanted to: Macros to automate rolls, import character sheets and attach it to tokens, visual blocking layers, and a whole lot more. They also have great video tutorials that show you how to use the program. If you have any questions, I'd be more than happy to help :)
ReplyDeleteMaptool Link: http://www.rptools.net/index.php?page=maptool
Tutorial Link: http://www.rptoolstutorials.net/?page_id=7
Thanks for the suggestions!
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, Matt's computer problem is still a major factor, but in the meantime I'll look at the services you guys have suggested and see which one I'll be most comfortable with.
Even though the Google Wave experiment was a bust, I have no intention of letting the campaign die.
"Even though the Google Wave experiment was a bust, I have no intention of letting the campaign die." - Josh
ReplyDeleteThat's good news! I'm looking foward to re-start it! :D