 Online Conferencing, What's your online tabletop solution |
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 Sep 23 2004, 03:53 AM
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Target  Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 23-September 04 From: Portland, OR Member No.: 6,696  |
Hi there, it's been quite some time since last I posted (under an old incarnation at that).
What are you folks doing to play your tabletops over the internet? Have you found any good ways to cross that 1200+ mile gap and and feel like you're in the room next to the group? |
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Sep 23 2004, 09:05 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 313 Joined: 5-March 04 From: UK Member No.: 6,125 |
You could try this.
I actually did play some Vampire: the Masquerade over a conference call once. It went a bit wrong due to one unforseen problem; I could not keep a straight face when I heard their accents. I mean, I could just about get used to my UK group talking about 'the Embrace' and 'the Masquerade' (those capitals letters are very important) but hearing a New York accent abusing some of those words... Then the Texan trying to pronounce Jyhad... I think it is all to do with me being English, then once walking into a Dunkin' Donuts in Florida and hearing someone from NY mangle the word 'croissant'; I swear to you, she managed to fit an 'x' into the word somehow... Now, that accent just makes me laugh. |
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Sep 24 2004, 03:09 AM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 11,410 Joined: 1-October 03 From: Pittsburgh Member No.: 5,670 |
i do all my rp'ing on shadowland. it's basically a gaming board geared towards in-character posting--built-in die roller, persistent setting, etc.
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Sep 27 2004, 10:03 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,008 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
AIM chatroom is the method I usually use. Dieroller and soforth already present.
~J |
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Sep 28 2004, 09:23 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 156 Joined: 3-July 02 Member No.: 2,929 |
What, no comment on the webcam, J? How else am I going to get into your Saturday game? ;)
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Sep 28 2004, 10:26 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,008 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
You laugh, but if I can't find anyone else we might just try that.
~J |
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Oct 18 2004, 10:45 PM
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Running, running, running Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,220 Joined: 18-October 04 From: North Carolina Member No.: 6,769 |
I'll toss my vote in for openrpg, its a nice looking program, even though it's a bit dnd heavy, has the dice rollers and map options built in, all in all its pretty nice,
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Oct 18 2004, 11:37 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 12 Joined: 14-October 04 Member No.: 6,758 |
I'm not a fan of OpenRPG or IRC. I prefer MUSHes-- for Tabletop, I mean. Just get a room, get rolling code, and you're in business. They seem to me to be far more stable than the others, and I just dislike the IRC 'flavor' per se.
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Oct 19 2004, 01:22 AM
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Running, running, running Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,220 Joined: 18-October 04 From: North Carolina Member No.: 6,769 |
well, the irc i can understand, never faniced playing a game on aim or anything.. chatrooms are for chatrooms, but for me, open is different, i donno why, although im sure it's much the same sort of coding, im happy with it, and the dice and the maps and the mini's if used are all supported and there.
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Oct 19 2004, 08:46 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 903 Joined: 11-December 02 From: The other end of your computer screen Member No.: 3,724 |
[deleted]...
sorry about that. |
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