Comments on: Digital Tabletop Tools

By: James Ramage

James Ramage — Sat, 11 Apr 2015 17:54:39 +0000

Thanks the positive feedback guys, I may very well do a follow up article and talk about three more apps that I enjoy using. There are so many!
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By: John Lewis

John Lewis — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 13:36:52 +0000

Welcome to RPG Alchemy James, excellent first article!

I too have been looking for ways to incorporate tech into my RPG experience. My big thing is that I want the tech to work in the same way I want my mechanics to work, unobtrusively and seemlessly in the background. I once attended a convention where I played in a Star Wars game and the GM used a lot of multi-media during the session. The effect was great but he spent way too much time on his laptop. Whatever he added to the experience through tech was dimished by huge pauses and waiting for him.

I have often “joked” that I need an intern for our gaming group. Someone to run tech, organize my notes, and keep the “minutes”. I suppose if I offered some sort of community college credit…..
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By: Samuel Van Der Wall

Samuel Van Der Wall — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 22:53:43 +0000

I am a huge Evernote user. I use it for websites, social media, work, fitness, pretty much everything I do. I love that you can use it on your phone, tablet, computer, or almost anything with an internet connection. There are several programs out there that do what Evernote does, but it is what I use.

The 3D Virtual Tabletop looks very interesting to me. I’m getting more and more interested in adding technology to my tabletop roleplaying. We’re planning on adding Battlebards into our weekly rotation. This could be something I could see us using potentially as well.

I’ve never used Index Card specifically, but I’ve used other programs like it. I know my game master uses actual (real) index cards during some of our game sessions. I agree and like that you can only put a limited amount of information on them. It kind of forces you to focus on the important stuff for your game.

Great overview, James. Looking forward to more… 😀
Samuel Van Der Wall recently posted…This Week In Roleplaying – April 3rd, 2015