[ddo] Virtual Tabletop

[Leigh Murphy]

Skype 3.0 has a virtual drawing pad under extra sections. I haven't used it
though. that could be used for both communication and drawing then. We'd
need the dice program though, unless we all have web cameras and could roll
live....cool :-)
Never tried a camera conference call b4

Leigh


On 1/31/07, Leigh Murphy <murphy.leigh at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I started DDO in order to get a good DND buzz up again, and play with you
> guys. I loved PNP in college, and I would be interested to see how this
> would pan out. An intriguing idea, definitely and a chance to start over
> without the drudgery of repeating quests or REP runs. The new content is
> fun, we're playing tight little team now but I still am right clicking the
> ass off my mouse every evening, and tumbling and eventually getting
> squished. There will be more control in a PNP situation, thought a lot of it
> will be new to me as I haven't played the new rules. I do have the newest
> PHB though.
> Surely the computer guru's in our group could write a dice prog in like 1
> hour?
> We could see if Conor wanted back in and see if Chop would like to start
> up with us as well. No maximum party players, no confinements.
>
> "Aye"
>
> Leigh
>
>
>  On 1/31/07, B P Casey <setanta at dspsrv.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hiya All,
> > DDO is good, but for me and I think you ppl, it lacks depth. It's
> > hack and slash to the max . In p'n'p I was never a big fan of giving
> > the other guy a fair fight, if indeed fight was to be given at all.
> >
> > So, I have been doing a bit of scratching around to see how we could
> > actually play p'n'p game given the geographical separation.
> > Part I is teamspeak, easy, solved.
> > Part II is some means of putting up shared content
> > Part II is a virtual table top of some description
> > Part IV is an area to scripple on.
> >
> > I have found Battlegrounds and Open RPG, they may be a goer. And GE
> > host a limited virtual white board, which is ok, but limited time
> > useage. Fantasy Grounds also seems to be a well developed piece of
> > software to do this, but as its so developed also seems quite
> > restrictive
> >
> > What would be ideal is a facility to put up an image and for
> > everybody to be able to draw on it (different colors) and some sort
> > of dice roller.
> >
> > Couple of questions; Would anybody be interested in this kinda game?
> > Are there any other tools you are aware of? Could it be developed?
> > I have subscribed to the http://www.d20srd.org/index.htm site, and
> > have their dowloadable source of rules, which could serve as a common
> > refrence, so rule sets are not an issue.
> > This is made easier by the fact that we are all grown ups, and
> > therefore not intrested in "cheating" on these games. I use grown ups
> > in its loosest form there.
> >
> > Any thoughts?
> >
> > B
> >
> >
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Leigh Murphy,
Højmarken 13, Gevninge,
4000 Roskilde,
Danmark.
(H) + 45 46 36 02 20 (M) + 45 50 59 80 25

photos www.dspsrv.com/leigh
Skype: LeighSter

Master of the DeathSport - Squash.
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