 Google Wave, An awesome tool for Shadowrun |
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 Nov 30 2009, 05:18 PM
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Running Target  Group: Members Posts: 1,002 Joined: 22-April 06 From: Canada Member No.: 8,494  |
I was lucky enough to get an invite to Google Wave ( http://wave.google.com ) and right off the bat I saw the many possibilities to use Wave for Shadowrun. Wave is like a forum, mixed with a text chat site, mixed with an office document. It allows new people to "play back" waves from the start so they can experience how the wave developed organically. My Shadowrun group is already using Wave to record our past adventures as a battle log and that is working great but I can see it being pared with Skype (or some other VOIP tool) to be used for online Shadowrun games. The ablility to attack links, pictures, videos, documents, etc into waves makes it easy for GMs to deciminate info to players. The creation of seperate waves with select participants means you can quitely send messages to other players (or the GM) without others knowing (essential in the clock and dagger universe of SR).
I still have 4 more invites left if someone else would like to try Wave (you will get 10 invites after using Wave for a couple weeks). |
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Nov 30 2009, 10:45 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 199 Joined: 27-April 08 Member No.: 15,932 |
I agree that Wave is a great tool for Shadowrun (and RPGs in general). There's even a dicebot that works with SR4-style rolls (it's called Random Lee Twenty).
And for the record, I received 8 invites to send out after I joined up, not 10. |
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Dec 1 2009, 04:26 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 45 Joined: 28-November 09 Member No.: 17,907 |
I'd be interested in trying a Wave-based SR4 game, after someone invites me so that I can check it out. *hinthint*
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Dec 1 2009, 07:27 AM
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Street Doc Group: Admin Posts: 3,508 Joined: 2-March 04 From: Neverwhere Member No.: 6,114 |
Hell yeah! If anyone has extra invites laying around send one my way!
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Dec 1 2009, 08:57 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 222 Joined: 28-November 09 From: In ur ba5e, killin' ur d00dz. Member No.: 17,910 |
Hey, I'd like to get an invite... Starting a run with some friends cross country. Sounds like it'd make this easier.
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Dec 1 2009, 10:03 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,002 Joined: 22-April 06 From: Canada Member No.: 8,494 |
3 left.
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Dec 1 2009, 10:17 PM
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Awakened Asset Group: Members Posts: 4,464 Joined: 9-April 05 From: AGS, North German League Member No.: 7,309 |
QUOTE (Method @ Dec 1 2009, 08:27 AM)  Hell yeah! If anyone has extra invites laying around send one my way! One would need your email adress. |
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Dec 2 2009, 01:01 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 619 Joined: 24-July 08 From: Resonance Realms, behind the 2nd Star Member No.: 16,162 |
I have 3 invites left, and would be interested in an SR4 wave.
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Dec 2 2009, 12:45 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 22 Joined: 6-April 09 From: NYC Member No.: 17,057 |
I'd love an invite. Shoot me a PM and I'll get you my email address.
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Dec 2 2009, 02:21 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,002 Joined: 22-April 06 From: Canada Member No.: 8,494 |
I'm out of invites.
I have some ideas on a campaign I want to put together. It won't be done till after New Years but I will make sure to put an invite in the forums before I start. You would need Wave and Skype to participate though. Keep you all posted. |
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Dec 2 2009, 03:44 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,095 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Ontari-airee-o Member No.: 1,115 |
QUOTE (TBRMInsanity @ Dec 2 2009, 09:21 AM) I'm out of invites. I have some ideas on a campaign I want to put together. It won't be done till after New Years but I will make sure to put an invite in the forums before I start. You would need Wave and Skype to participate though. Keep you all posted. I have 15. Send me a pm with your email addy if you want one. I have given out over 50 so far. |
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Dec 2 2009, 05:50 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 45 Joined: 28-November 09 Member No.: 17,907 |
QUOTE (GreyBrother @ Dec 1 2009, 08:01 PM) I have 3 invites left, and would be interested in an SR4 wave. I just got hooked up to Wave, and would also be interested in a SR4 wave. Mostly because 4e is the only edition I know. |
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Dec 3 2009, 01:20 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,008 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
We've been using it as an adjunct to our chat-based SR3 game for about three days now; it has deep flaws as a replacement for the chatroom, and I don't think we're going to use it in that role anytime soon, but it has been fantastic for shifting legwork out of in-person time into between-session downtime. Far better than the forum we tried to maintain in previous games.
~J |
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Dec 3 2009, 05:03 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 17 Joined: 14-October 09 Member No.: 17,752 |
Well you do have to be honest Kage what hurt that was the fact very few of the others actively keep tabs on it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ninja.gif) but yes I like the Wave system even if all we use it for is the Leg work part of the runs.
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Dec 3 2009, 05:22 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,008 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Well, right, but part of the point is that Wave is so easy that keeping tabs on it becomes so little work that we actually do it regularly.
~J |
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Dec 3 2009, 06:57 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,008 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
But the documentation makes me want to STRANGLE SOMEONE!!!
~J, painfully writing an SR3 dieroller |
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Dec 4 2009, 06:15 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 186 Joined: 23-October 09 Member No.: 17,788 |
If any of these invites are still around, send me a PM. I'd also be interested in a google wave game, though I do not have skype.
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Dec 4 2009, 07:11 AM
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Street Doc Group: Admin Posts: 3,508 Joined: 2-March 04 From: Neverwhere Member No.: 6,114 |
Thanks Platinum!! |
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Dec 4 2009, 03:28 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,095 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Ontari-airee-o Member No.: 1,115 |
QUOTE But the documentation makes me want to STRANGLE SOMEONE!!! ~J, painfully writing an SR3 dieroller There is an awesome dice roller that will do shadowrun 1/2/3 called dicelink. dicelink@appspot.com Re: invites I have 15 invites left. Method, yours is in the system |
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Dec 4 2009, 03:59 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,008 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
QUOTE (Platinum @ Dec 4 2009, 10:28 AM) There is an awesome dice roller that will do shadowrun 1/2/3 called dicelink. dicelink@appspot.com I saw it, but was displeased with the verbosity required to do SR-style rolls (on my brief examination). Anyway, I've already burned an ID on it, so I may as well finish it off (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) ~J |
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Dec 4 2009, 04:43 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,095 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Ontari-airee-o Member No.: 1,115 |
QUOTE (Kagetenshi @ Dec 4 2009, 10:59 AM) I saw it, but was displeased with the verbosity required to do SR-style rolls (on my brief examination). Anyway, I've already burned an ID on it, so I may as well finish it off (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) ~J Cool... let me know when you have it sorted out then. I will most likely switch dicebots. |
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Dec 4 2009, 04:43 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,095 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Ontari-airee-o Member No.: 1,115 |
QUOTE (Kagetenshi @ Dec 4 2009, 10:59 AM) I saw it, but was displeased with the verbosity required to do SR-style rolls (on my brief examination). Anyway, I've already burned an ID on it, so I may as well finish it off (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) ~J Cool... let me know when you have it sorted out then. I will most likely switch dicebots. |
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Dec 4 2009, 09:21 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 31 Joined: 14-October 09 Member No.: 17,751 |
I'm in, thanks to Platinum. Keep this thread updated about an SR4 wave, I'd really like to see it.
EDIT: Ok, Wave seems nicely done, I can see potential, although not necessarily for games. I have just started a wave for the documentation of DamienKnight's excel character generator. If anyone cares to take a look, you can quickly find it with the tag 'Shadowrun'. |
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Dec 5 2009, 08:36 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 138 Joined: 9-October 09 From: Ambler, PA Member No.: 17,739 |
My group has started using Wave and Docs as a central place to store our character sheets, bio, run history, goals/shopping list, memorable quotes, etc... We cycle GMs so everyone gets to play, and this makes it easier for the next GM to find the information they need to create an appropriate adventure. No more digging through emails from a month ago, and asking for updates, and all that.
Just thought I'd throw that out there as an alternate SR use for Wave. |
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Dec 6 2009, 06:02 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 17 Joined: 14-October 09 Member No.: 17,752 |
Oh I don't think you need to add much more to the list of stuff Wave is grate for when using it for SR stuff. The only issue's we are having is a organizational one as we have found out that the Wave can get rather messy quickly. We are going to look in to changing that how ever on the next game.
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