DM-ing remotely w/ all players together in one place?

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#1

thegrumpyyoungman

Dec 26, 2014 14:49:32

 

 

 

so I've got a group of 5 new players that want me to DM for them.  I've been DM-ing for 7 years and I'm playing 5e.  The way we're going to set it up is kinda Big Brother style where I'm on a TV screen while all the players are gathered around a table.  

 

My question is if you have any tips on how to best DM that way?  I don't want to use any complicated software like MapTools.  I can just use Skype or Google Hangout or whatever, but what if I want to show a picture or something?  Other than just holding it up to the screen, do you have recommendations for sharing my screen AND showing my face?

 

#2

DM_HEEGZ

Dec 26, 2014 15:23:41

a lot of people use roll20. you can play theater of the mind and just hold things up to the screen. or you can email/text/IM links to images for them to view on their devices.

#3

Zalbarthemad

Dec 29, 2014 9:41:11

XSplit should do the trick handily. It's what I use for my stream, and I'm pretty sure you can output it as a virtual camera in Skype.

( http://youtu.be/1_IZQ4DeFoM?list=PLjHGmpJRofwbMnXq1ZzXSJpADN0riDJiY ) Instead of the maptools parts you can replace that with an image, a map, another webcam.