Always wondered if there was a way to play with people online? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Always wondered if there was a way to play with people online? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Effect
09-14-04, 05:28 PM With the release of Neverwinter Nights a lot more people have been able to play DnD games with people by allowing tons of people to create adventures for people to play through or allowed people to recreate campagins so groups can play via online.

What I've always wondered if it was possible for Wizards of the Coast or some company to say create a online client to allow people to play more of these games. Nothing to the scale Neverwinter Nights but something along the lines of a chat program that has say a built in dice rolling program so players could role their actions. Maybe one for actions, how things affect them. And that can tell what order people should go in.

I seem to have this strange memory of something like this being done why I had AOL yars ago. Then again this just could be my memory playing tricks of me.

Anyway with that program maybe GM could either be able to talk actions to players or just type them in. Might not be the same as being there in person but those that can't find local groups it could be close.

Not sure if I'm being clear about this, hope I am. Personally I enjoy reading some of the FR novels, finished Icewind Dale and now on the Cleric novels, still have to finish the Dragonlance trilogy. I enjoyed Neverwinter Nights and the Dark Alliance games. After finding out about the RTS, Dragonshards and that its based on the new setting Eberron my interest in PnP has grown again. Though I don't have anone on campus or near my house that plays and I've looked over the last three years I've been here at school (a senior now) and Neverwinter was the closest I came to things. The Eberron setting has really grabbed my interest over FR which was a my favorite until now. The whole setting seems fresh and new.
Edymnion
09-14-04, 05:32 PM www.rpol.net
ENHenry
09-14-04, 07:04 PM Do a google search for "screenmonkey" and "RPG" - you won't be disappointed with the results. ;)
Gilgiga of the Hunt
09-14-04, 08:20 PM I don't wonder I know.
For you need not look further then these very boards.
Just check in WotC-Comunity there's lots of role playing areas. The DMs usualy handle dice themselves.
Aborell
09-15-04, 06:27 AM The most common thing to do is use IRC and a dice bot. For example, in the IRC game I'm running, I run a bot that lets the people in the channel "roll" a dice by typing in a simple command, such as "#roll 1d20+3".

It works very well. Frankly, I think IRC games have a HUGE advantage over physical games in that the suspension of disbelief is so much more pervasive. You don't actually have to look across the table at your friend Tim who's playing Elhanna the Enchantress while snarfing down cheese puffs or something.
JohnnyONeal
09-15-04, 08:40 AM One program I've checked out isKlooge.Werks (http://www.kloogeinc.com/werks/index.htm). It seems pretty cool, but I haven't had the time to really explore it.

You know what I would love more than anything? Something like Klooge.Werks, but officially licensed and supported. Sometimes I fantasize about all the things that could be done with a very simple D&D-specific interface and the kind of voice chat that's now really common on PCs and Xbox Live.
Lujayne34
09-15-04, 08:48 AM There are two wonderful free programs that work very well: Roger Wilco and Teamspeak. I use them all the time in Ultima Online. Combine these with a common dice roller and voila... you can speak with each other rather than type the conversation. One thing you would need to do is come up with a way for each person to speak in order.
ForcedEvolution
09-15-04, 09:38 AM www.openrpg.com

Its free you can download it. Its a chat applet. It has built in character sheets or build you own, you can build dice rolling macros (really easy) plus it has rolling buttons, and it even has a map and miniture support, so you can map out combat almost like pen and paper game.

Plus the DM can create his own room where he can control the map, and black out areas so that he can see, but the players cannot.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Effect 09-14-04, 05:28 PM	With the release of Neverwinter Nights a lot more people have been able to play DnD games with people by allowing tons of people to create adventures for people to play through or allowed people to recreate campagins so groups can play via online. What I've always wondered if it was possible for Wizards of the Coast or some company to say create a online client to allow people to play more of these games. Nothing to the scale Neverwinter Nights but something along the lines of a chat program that has say a built in dice rolling program so players could role their actions. Maybe one for actions, how things affect them. And that can tell what order people should go in. I seem to have this strange memory of something like this being done why I had AOL yars ago. Then again this just could be my memory playing tricks of me. Anyway with that program maybe GM could either be able to talk actions to players or just type them in. Might not be the same as being there in person but those that can't find local groups it could be close. Not sure if I'm being clear about this, hope I am. Personally I enjoy reading some of the FR novels, finished Icewind Dale and now on the Cleric novels, still have to finish the Dragonlance trilogy. I enjoyed Neverwinter Nights and the Dark Alliance games. After finding out about the RTS, Dragonshards and that its based on the new setting Eberron my interest in PnP has grown again. Though I don't have anone on campus or near my house that plays and I've looked over the last three years I've been here at school (a senior now) and Neverwinter was the closest I came to things. The Eberron setting has really grabbed my interest over FR which was a my favorite until now. The whole setting seems fresh and new.
Edymnion 09-14-04, 05:32 PM	www.rpol.net
ENHenry 09-14-04, 07:04 PM	Do a google search for "screenmonkey" and "RPG" - you won't be disappointed with the results. ;)
Gilgiga of the Hunt 09-14-04, 08:20 PM	I don't wonder I know. For you need not look further then these very boards. Just check in WotC-Comunity there's lots of role playing areas. The DMs usualy handle dice themselves.
Aborell 09-15-04, 06:27 AM	The most common thing to do is use IRC and a dice bot. For example, in the IRC game I'm running, I run a bot that lets the people in the channel "roll" a dice by typing in a simple command, such as "#roll 1d20+3". It works very well. Frankly, I think IRC games have a HUGE advantage over physical games in that the suspension of disbelief is so much more pervasive. You don't actually have to look across the table at your friend Tim who's playing Elhanna the Enchantress while snarfing down cheese puffs or something.
JohnnyONeal 09-15-04, 08:40 AM	One program I've checked out isKlooge.Werks (http://www.kloogeinc.com/werks/index.htm). It seems pretty cool, but I haven't had the time to really explore it. You know what I would love more than anything? Something like Klooge.Werks, but officially licensed and supported. Sometimes I fantasize about all the things that could be done with a very simple D&D-specific interface and the kind of voice chat that's now really common on PCs and Xbox Live.
Lujayne34 09-15-04, 08:48 AM	There are two wonderful free programs that work very well: Roger Wilco and Teamspeak. I use them all the time in Ultima Online. Combine these with a common dice roller and voila... you can speak with each other rather than type the conversation. One thing you would need to do is come up with a way for each person to speak in order.
ForcedEvolution 09-15-04, 09:38 AM	www.openrpg.com Its free you can download it. Its a chat applet. It has built in character sheets or build you own, you can build dice rolling macros (really easy) plus it has rolling buttons, and it even has a map and miniture support, so you can map out combat almost like pen and paper game. Plus the DM can create his own room where he can control the map, and black out areas so that he can see, but the players cannot.