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Does anyone know of any good Online methods of running a DnD campaign?

KvahdKvahd Registered User new member
edited January 2009 in Games and Technology
As the title suggests I'm looking for an easy to use downloadable program or a browser based program that allows for the viewing of a map and the rolling of dice where everyone can see the results.

I'm DM'ing a campain (Penny Arcade's fault for getting me back into it) and some of the people are in different parts of the world.

---Kvahd

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  • Mike DangerMike Danger "Diane..." a place both wonderful and strangeRegistered User regular
    edited December 2008
    This is really more suited for Critical Failures, but RPTools is usually the go-to app for this sort of thing. Good luck!

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  • SchideSchide Yeoh! Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    You can try OpenRPG maybe.

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  • FrendyFrendy Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Look into OpenRPG. I was part of a group that did a Shadowrun campagin using it. Seemed to work pretty well.

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  • Hahnsoo1Hahnsoo1 Make Ready. We Hunt.Registered User, Moderator, Administrator admin
    edited December 2008
    Don't use OpenRPG. Use rptools.net, MapTool (and Token Tool). MapTool is everything that OpenRPG isn't. It's easy to use, scales well, and has way more features without contributing to unnecessary bloat. You can do far more with MapTools and it's easier to get things done.

    I've used OpenRPG, ScreenMonkey, and a half a dozen other tools (the first two are the only tools still stuck on my hard drive) for remote gameplay, and MapTool blows them all out of the water. The only problem I have with it is that it is still technically in Beta.

    We run a weekly Earthdawn and Castle Falkenstein campaign with MapTools, and it's the best solution we've found (used in conjunction with Ventrilo for VoIP).

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  • FaffelFaffel Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Me and some pals play Cthulhutech through IRC with a dice rolling bot. Goes fine.

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  • Captain KCaptain K Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Some games work fine with no visual aids whatsoever, but D&D's basically Diablo-meets-grognard-game these days. You can't play it without a map.

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  • FaffelFaffel Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Captain K wrote: »
    Some games work fine with no visual aids whatsoever, but D&D's basically Diablo-meets-grognard-game these days. You can't play it without a map.

    Well, to be fair, we'd also rather do badass things and not have things like distance and range effect my ability to take two mechs and smash them into eachother.

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  • KvahdKvahd Registered User new member
    edited January 2009
    Thanks for the responses people. :)

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