Real RPGs, none of that new fangled computer bullshit

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Tamas

#105
February 27, 2018, 07:53:44 AM
Quote from: celedhring on February 27, 2018, 07:38:51 AM
Hey, we are looking attempt to start a "remote" campaign with some old friends, who now live in the other side of the country. I've seen some platforms mentioned here, any you particularly recommend?

One thing I can recommend is, don't mix remote play with F2F. We tried that a few times with a boardgame and it really doesn't work. At all. Seriously.

celedhring

#106
February 27, 2018, 08:57:22 AM Last Edit: February 27, 2018, 09:03:17 AM by celedhring
Well, we won't be doing F2F, just weekly remote sessions.

Last time I tried this we would do Skype and then post materials online via google docs. But it was a bit clunky.

Skype does the job, I guess I'm looking for a solution to have the game materials posted and accessible to all participants, and that makes easy to share new stuff during the game.

Tamas

#107
February 27, 2018, 09:03:18 AM
Quote from: celedhring on February 27, 2018, 08:57:22 AM
Well, we won't be doing F2F, just weekly remote sessions.

Last time I tried this we would do Skype and then post materials online via google docs. But it was a bit clunky.


I haven't tried anything like this, but TeamViewer has a pretty neat presentation feature that let viewers point with their mouse pointers and such, and is free.

There's also Tabletop Simulator. And there's a bunch of other specialised software IIRC.

PDH

#108
February 27, 2018, 07:04:39 PM
We mix F2F with Google+ hangouts for games - there are usually about 4-5 at Scott's house, and 3 of us off around the country.  Scott sets up a camera, mic and speakers for us.  It works well.
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#109
February 27, 2018, 07:36:35 PM
My group has tried to meet up more often by utilizing Skype.  It hasn't been going well so far.  The GM, who is a long time friend of mine and long time fellow player/GM, and I both meant the introduction of Skype to be a last resort.  Alas, others are treating it as an opt out to avoid driving.  Our plan is to entice people to come by preparing a dinner or two for those who make the trip.  We'll see how it goes.  We're thinking of trying to put together a Middle Earth inspired spread to complement our One Ring campaign.
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#110
February 28, 2018, 11:27:01 PM
That's pretty cool.
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#111
April 28, 2018, 08:45:38 AM
I pre-ordered the new Vampire: The Masquerade. :blush:
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Tamas

#112
April 29, 2018, 02:41:30 AM
Quote from: The Brain on April 28, 2018, 08:45:38 AM
I pre-ordered the new Vampire: The Masquerade. :blush:

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Hansmeister

#113
April 30, 2018, 06:59:27 PM
Quote from: celedhring on February 27, 2018, 07:38:51 AM
Hey, we are looking attempt to start a "remote" campaign with some old friends, who now live in the other side of the country. I've seen some platforms mentioned here, any you particularly recommend?

Try Roll20.com.  It's really good with virtual tabletop and matching service.

Barrister

#114
April 30, 2018, 08:55:13 PM
HANSMEISTER???!!!
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#115
May 01, 2018, 07:35:15 PM
That's a name I've not heard in a long time. A long time.
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The Brain

#116
July 20, 2018, 04:39:37 PM
Just got the PDFs for the new Kult. Did anyone play back in the day?
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Syt

#117
August 18, 2018, 01:38:46 AM
This ad by Games Workshop showed up in my Twitter feed. :nerd:

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Syt

#118
August 18, 2018, 01:40:52 AM
It was linked by Pulp Librarian in a thread about the D&D history: https://twitter.com/PulpLibrarian/status/1030694508051222528

I like PL, they do these retrospectives quite a bit, and usually share amazing or amazingly bad (or both) book/magazine covers.
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The Brain

#119
September 23, 2018, 12:52:19 PM
Just got the physical rulebook for Kult. It has female nipples on the cover, so it might not be the version that sees general release.
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