Comments on: Do You Use a Computer at the Gaming Table? http://ofdiceanddragons.com/2007/04/18/do-you-use-a-computer-at-the-gaming-table/ Role-playing tips, commentary and advice from Scot Newbury Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:50:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: trollsmyth http://ofdiceanddragons.com/2007/04/18/do-you-use-a-computer-at-the-gaming-table/comment-page-1/#comment-255 trollsmyth Fri, 20 Apr 2007 20:15:10 +0000 http://newburyonline.com/2007/04/18/do-you-use-a-computer-at-the-gaming-table/#comment-255 These days, the computer usually *is* my gaming table. While my wife and I were doing the long-distance dating thing, we began playing a solo game of AD&D online. It was great! As I’d found while gaming via computer chat before, it’s much easier to slip into character, players are much more amenable to detailed descriptions, and you have a record of the adventure that anyone can look back on later. Frankly, while I still enjoy gaming around a table, gaming online with text chat is now my preferred style. - Brian These days, the computer usually *is* my gaming table.

While my wife and I were doing the long-distance dating thing, we began playing a solo game of AD&D online. It was great! As I’d found while gaming via computer chat before, it’s much easier to slip into character, players are much more amenable to detailed descriptions, and you have a record of the adventure that anyone can look back on later. Frankly, while I still enjoy gaming around a table, gaming online with text chat is now my preferred style.

- Brian

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]]> By: ooklamok http://ofdiceanddragons.com/2007/04/18/do-you-use-a-computer-at-the-gaming-table/comment-page-1/#comment-252 ooklamok Wed, 18 Apr 2007 16:57:40 +0000 http://newburyonline.com/2007/04/18/do-you-use-a-computer-at-the-gaming-table/#comment-252 I use my laptop to GM. I use software to track player stats and equipment, maps & notes, battles, SRD, sometimes sounds effects. I find it invaluable. It was a bit of a pain when I was a player and the only one with the laptop... I was ALWAYS the one that had to look up rules and such for clarification. Got annoying when I was trying to focus on spell preparation or what not. One thing I do recommend is that if you do use some kind of online reference (in game or not), the GM should set an "order of precedence".If there is ever a discrepancy between an online rule and a rule printed in a book, we ruled that the book takes precedence. This seems obvious, but by laying this rule down you can avoid alot of possible arguments. I use my laptop to GM. I use software to track player stats and equipment, maps & notes, battles, SRD, sometimes sounds effects. I find it invaluable.

It was a bit of a pain when I was a player and the only one with the laptop… I was ALWAYS the one that had to look up rules and such for clarification. Got annoying when I was trying to focus on spell preparation or what not.

One thing I do recommend is that if you do use some kind of online reference (in game or not), the GM should set an “order of precedence”.If there is ever a discrepancy between an online rule and a rule printed in a book, we ruled that the book takes precedence. This seems obvious, but by laying this rule down you can avoid alot of possible arguments.

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