Alas, work reared it's ugly head, and I never got around to it.
So. . . anyone out there got nothing to do tonight starting around 9pm until whenever we get done?
I offer TeamSpeak, and even have ONE spare key for FGII (which would have to be uninstalled after play, since it's my 2nd key). Beer, pretzels, and other goodies are your own to supply.
PM me or contact me on AIM if you'd like to fill one of my available seats, and I'll get you the information you'll need to connect.
Full disclosure - My friends tend to use "R" rated language, and this will be their first 4E experience. The game will likely run a little long, and might even need a 2nd session to finish up.
You've got my e-mail if so.
And would this be a regular every Friday thing, or less often?
And what kind of PC would you need to fill out the roster?
And what time zone?
You still looking for additional players?
And would this be a regular every Friday thing, or less often?
And what kind of PC would you need to fill out the roster?
And what time zone?
We're still hashing out schedules - for me as GM, at least, I can't forsee running more than every-other week.
We gave it a test-run last night, and even with a few adjustments made, a 3-person party with two strikers and a leader didn't get very far in the first combat. They could really use a Defender (though the player of the Warlock has a Fighter built and siad he'd likely switch for a future session).
Times are Eastern, if you like, give me your e-mail address via PM and I'll get you a link to my personal forum and you can introduce yourself to the rest of my group.
One of my players hopes to trade DM duties with me from time to time, so hopefully my Warlock can get in on the action occasionally as well.
Times are Eastern, if you like, give me your e-mail address via PM and I'll get you a link to my personal forum and you can introduce yourself to the rest of my group.
PM sent, along with some additional information.
And, while I didn't remember to mention it in my PM, every other week is fine by me. Leaves me time to handle a SWSE DoD game that I appear to be slated to DM on Friday nights, if we can get the last few issues resolved.
I've received a few PMs from interested parties, and passed the info along to my group of players to get their opinion on people as well. So, thanks all for replying.
Perhaps if this goes well we can forge a "RPGA FG" group of some sort to tide us all over until the Game Table is live.
I'm in the process of converting my 2nd module to FG as of this morning and it adapts to 4E quite readily. I think it takes about 2 hours to convert a module on average - likely less if I'd had the time thus far to use the parsers to import rules items, but alas, time is becoming a precious commodity for me.
For any RPGA DM's out there, I'm exporting the modules I have converted to FG format, so I may be able to save you some time there. For players, we run every other week...at least until we get another Herald to join our group.
And we have used the parsers which makes module prep time a heck of a lot easier.
The group I DM for on FG suggested the same thing (looking to set up a RPGA FG group). If you're interested in combining forces, we have a Yahoo Group at http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/RPGA_Group/
For any RPGA DM's out there, I'm exporting the modules I have converted to FG format, so I may be able to save you some time there. For players, we run every other week...at least until we get another Herald to join our group.
And we have used the parsers which makes module prep time a heck of a lot easier.
I'll post that to my group. RPGA FGers unite!
And I'd love to mind-meld with you on how to get the parsers working. I think I understand the process, but it almost strikes me as more work than simply entering the bits and pieces I need as I need them. ~shrug~
Just curious if its worth it at this point.
Curious - what does FG offer over Maptool (or openrpg)?
https://www.fantasygrounds.com/home/
* A user interface specifically designed to capture the spirit of pen & paper roleplaying.
* The Gamemaster can hand out sheets, maps, and notes for any or all players to interact with.
* Role playing is easy with dedicated chat features.
* Access all traditional paraphernalia available at the gaming table. These include dice, drawings, character sheets, portraits, tokens, and rulebook reference material.
* Visualize tactical scenes using maps rich with features or create them on the fly. Draw on the virtual paper or reveal parts of maps prepared beforehand and place tokens to indicate player characters and NPCs.
* The Gamemaster can create and keep track of all in-game information. She can also customize game assets and user interface elements to accommodate house rules.
* Interactive fully realistic 3D dice.
http://www.openrpg.com/
Miniature Map: Simulate combat with a layered, web base, miniature map. Load any image off the web! Map features include: hex or square adjustable overlay grid, background images, z-order, facing, labels, free hand drawing, tape measure, and more.
Game Tree: A highly customizable data organizer that allows for the creating of custom made characters sheets and GM aids. A plug in architecture that allows for openrpg add-ons!
Chat: A full featured chat system that allows embed HTML. Embed color, tables, images, and links!
Die Engine:A full feature die engine that contains many of the common die roll options and a plug in architecture that allows for the development of game specific rollers.
Game Servers: Run your own dedicated game server.
http://rptools.net/doku.php?id=maptool:intro
* Free!
o The source code is licensed under the MIT license
o The tools can be used free of charge
* Client/server
o Host your own server or connect to someone else’s
o GM or Player Role (passwords optional)
o Internet or LAN play
o Server auto discovery
* Drawing tools
o Separate drawing layer
o Undo/Redo
o Draw erasing lines (you can erase partial drawings)
o Point, line, rectangle, circle, and polygon tools
o Rectangles, circles, polygons, and freehand shapes can be filled
o Any colors
* Fog of war
o toggled per map
o use rectangle, circle, polygon, or freehand area draw reveals
o hides tokens on the tokenlist as well as on the map
* Tokens
o Auto naming and numbering based on image name
o Resizing supported
o Renaming supported
o Visible/invisible to players toggle
o Can be group selected for changing attributes or moving
o Snaps to grid (can be turned off)
o Movement trail highlighting with distance measurement
o Set waypoints by hitting SPACE while moving
o Indicate state (either from a pre-defined list or you can define others)
o Can be copied-pasted (with autonumbering) to quickly create huge armies
o Moveable by either drag-drop or keyboard movement
o Light/visibility radiuses
* Maps
o Multiple maps can be played at a time
o Bounded maps can be created out of any map art images
o Create unbounded maps with a texture for infinite playing space
o Any image can be used for either bounded or unbounded maps
o Several Quick Maps are available right out of the box
o Pan with a right-click-drag on the background.
o Zoom using the mouse wheel (or the view menu).
o Each map can have Fog of War separately.
o Maps can be hidden from players and created hidden.
o “Enforce View” GM Option to pull all clients to his pan and zoom.
o Linked view makes all client windows follow what the GM does
* Grid
o Can be resized to fit pre-drawn maps
o Clients can toggle on/off viewing the grid
* Image Explorer
o Images for map backgrounds and tokens available inside MapTool
o Images from the local filesystem shown with directory hierarchy - organize your images
o MapTool automatically scales images
o Can be resized within the d20 rules (Small, Medium, Large, Huge, etc.)
* Chat Panel/Macros
o supports rich text (html)
o integrated, but optionally viewable (with an indicator when new messages arrive)
o /goto x,y – pan to center given coords on screen
o /goto thrasher – pan to center a token by name
o /say (or /s) blah – send text to everyone’s client chat window
o /roll d for simple dice rolling expressions
o /rollme d for simple dice rolling only viewable by the player
o /rollgm d for simple dice rolling only viewable by GMs
o /whisper (or /w) to send a message to a specific player
o /me for writing emote lines
o /alias ability to create aliases for commands, run them directly or injected into other commands
* Pointer tool
o Pressing SPACE shows an arrow pointing on the map for everyone to see with your name next to it
* Templates
o Spell/aoe templates
o d20 style area, cone, line
o Can be erased or partially erased with the drawing tools
* Java 1.5 (WebStart supported)
I know that OpenRPG is a pain to work with, since I could never get it to work on my computers...
Never tried the others.
I have tried Kloogewerks, but not for long, since the GM for that campaign had to move...
I'm able to dive in, as the GM, start creating/converting a module, and I've never had to open a manual, check the forums, etc.
OpenRPG and MapTool both leave me staring at the screen wondering how/where to start as the GM. They have their fans, those fans are likely rolling their eyes at me thinking I'm silly for not seeing how to start. ~shrug~
I could almost certainly figure out any of them if I spent time tinkering with them, reading the forums, etc - but I like to be able to just dive right in.
Again, purely subjective, but that's what sold me on FG. Since I had a preview of the D&Di Game Table at GenCon I can say it also looks very "dive right in" intuitive, so I'm looking forward to it as well.
I suspect that FG contains a lot more predone stuff, which by its nature makes it easier. I don't know for sure cause I downloaded a demo and didn't make it through making a character before I determined that I couldn't get my players to spend money for it and moved on, but I've always wanted to actually _play_ a game to see what I'm missing.
I have a 4th level Eladrin Shielding Swordmage as my main, but I can play any character you guys would need.
Can I join in on one of these games? I'm thinking of starting an online group using Fantasy Grounds myself, but don't have much (any) experience using that VTT, so I'd like to see how it runs in an actual gaming session.
I have a 4th level Eladrin Shielding Swordmage as my main, but I can play any character you guys would need.
I owe everyone some e-mails about my group, and I've actually been lurking in Talwynor's group as well. In fact it looks like he's running CORE1-2 next Friday.
Our group is at http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/RPGA_Group/ and the goal is to recruit enough players and DM's so that we can run multiple sessions on a weekly basis.
If anyone is interested, we are definitely running the Weekend in the Realms Event and there is still space available!