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RPGA legal for online play?

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#1
taerion
Jul 23, 2009 13:56:39 We play D&D very successfully online. I am a herald level DM and usually judge games at the Comic Store a few times a month. I was wondering though if we can run LFR modules with remote players or is there a restriction against this?
#2
kenobi65
Jul 23, 2009 16:51:58 You absolutely can play RPGA adventures online. (I've been doing so for 8 years now. )
#3
northernwolvie
Jul 23, 2009 17:34:07 So how do you make sure the players aren't cheating ( oh look I rolled another 20), make sure their adventure logs are correct or the player characters are not fudged up? I am not saying everyone does that but there is always one or two players out there who abuse the system.
#4
_Mithreinmaethor_
Jul 23, 2009 18:23:49
So how do you make sure the players aren't cheating ( oh look I rolled another 20), make sure their adventure logs are correct or the player characters are not fudged up? I am not saying everyone does that but there is always one or two players out there who abuse the system.

WOTC and the RPGA has gone away from caring or worrying about this. Their new philosophy is just have fun.

The way they have handled the RPGA and LFR has been a disappointment to me but hey we all have opinions right.
#5
Dragon9
Jul 23, 2009 22:59:15
So how do you make sure the players aren't cheating ( oh look I rolled another 20), make sure their adventure logs are correct or the player characters are not fudged up? I am not saying everyone does that but there is always one or two players out there who abuse the system.

Online play is doen via programs where the die roll is announced. Back int he day they used the AIM chat rooms because they had a dice bot. Now most people use either OpenRPG, Fantasy Grounds, or Map Tools. There's several other VTTs out there (Battlegrounds and D20Pro are the other two I know). None of themallow you to cheat at rolls. You type in the die command and it randomly generates a number in a chat window (or in the case of Fantasy Grounds you actually see dice roll across the screen).

It's not any harder to cheat online than it is in person, truthfully.
#6
kenobi65
Jul 24, 2009 0:15:24 As Dragon9 notes, the programs which are usually used for online play have built-in electronic dice-rollers, so that's not an issue.

As far as the DM not being able to physically check adventure logs and character sheets...the potential for cheating with those online is really no different from the potential for cheating with those in a F2F game. The RPGA operates on an honor system these days.
#7
kaylakaze
Jul 28, 2009 9:19:00 Is there an site online where you can find RPGA online only games to play in? I could build something similar to Warhorn to do it if there's not already one around, but don't want to do it if there's already something similar.
#8
kenobi65
Jul 28, 2009 12:51:46 There are actually a number of such sites, though any particular site tends to be dedicated to online RPGA play using a particular program (such as OpenRPG or Fantasy Grounds).

Edited to add: there are several links to such groups in this thread: http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=1216548
#9
kaylakaze
Jul 28, 2009 15:00:47 Thanks for the link. Too bad none of them use RPTools, but still, they're great links.
#10
Dragon9
Jul 28, 2009 19:34:34 The Online Game Day Yahoo group sometimes sees MapTools games run. There's also a MapTools group on Yahoo that exclusively uses that program to run online RPGA games. I don't have a link to it though.
#11
melos
Jul 29, 2009 1:34:29
Thanks for the link. Too bad none of them use RPTools, but still, they're great links.

http://forums.rptools.net/viewforum.php?f=19

RPTools has a forum where LFR games are scheduled.
#12
taerion
Jul 29, 2009 9:54:03 We have used skype and a webcam pointed at the table, however, I just recently found RPtools and we will be running our first game using it this week. I am already sanctioning RPGA runs.

I am not worried about the rolls, I personally know everyone that will be playing and trust them. We just aren't all in the same town, and its a lot easier to get everyone around the table this way.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 taerion Jul 23, 2009 13:56:39	We play D&D very successfully online. I am a herald level DM and usually judge games at the Comic Store a few times a month. I was wondering though if we can run LFR modules with remote players or is there a restriction against this?
#2 kenobi65 Jul 23, 2009 16:51:58	You absolutely can play RPGA adventures online. (I've been doing so for 8 years now. )
#3 northernwolvie Jul 23, 2009 17:34:07	So how do you make sure the players aren't cheating ( oh look I rolled another 20), make sure their adventure logs are correct or the player characters are not fudged up? I am not saying everyone does that but there is always one or two players out there who abuse the system.
#4 _Mithreinmaethor_ Jul 23, 2009 18:23:49	So how do you make sure the players aren't cheating ( oh look I rolled another 20), make sure their adventure logs are correct or the player characters are not fudged up? I am not saying everyone does that but there is always one or two players out there who abuse the system. WOTC and the RPGA has gone away from caring or worrying about this. Their new philosophy is just have fun. The way they have handled the RPGA and LFR has been a disappointment to me but hey we all have opinions right.
#5 Dragon9 Jul 23, 2009 22:59:15	So how do you make sure the players aren't cheating ( oh look I rolled another 20), make sure their adventure logs are correct or the player characters are not fudged up? I am not saying everyone does that but there is always one or two players out there who abuse the system. Online play is doen via programs where the die roll is announced. Back int he day they used the AIM chat rooms because they had a dice bot. Now most people use either OpenRPG, Fantasy Grounds, or Map Tools. There's several other VTTs out there (Battlegrounds and D20Pro are the other two I know). None of themallow you to cheat at rolls. You type in the die command and it randomly generates a number in a chat window (or in the case of Fantasy Grounds you actually see dice roll across the screen). It's not any harder to cheat online than it is in person, truthfully.
#6 kenobi65 Jul 24, 2009 0:15:24	As Dragon9 notes, the programs which are usually used for online play have built-in electronic dice-rollers, so that's not an issue. As far as the DM not being able to physically check adventure logs and character sheets...the potential for cheating with those online is really no different from the potential for cheating with those in a F2F game. The RPGA operates on an honor system these days.
#7 kaylakaze Jul 28, 2009 9:19:00	Is there an site online where you can find RPGA online only games to play in? I could build something similar to Warhorn to do it if there's not already one around, but don't want to do it if there's already something similar.
#8 kenobi65 Jul 28, 2009 12:51:46	There are actually a number of such sites, though any particular site tends to be dedicated to online RPGA play using a particular program (such as OpenRPG or Fantasy Grounds). Edited to add: there are several links to such groups in this thread: http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=1216548
#9 kaylakaze Jul 28, 2009 15:00:47	Thanks for the link. Too bad none of them use RPTools, but still, they're great links.
#10 Dragon9 Jul 28, 2009 19:34:34	The Online Game Day Yahoo group sometimes sees MapTools games run. There's also a MapTools group on Yahoo that exclusively uses that program to run online RPGA games. I don't have a link to it though.
#11 melos Jul 29, 2009 1:34:29	Thanks for the link. Too bad none of them use RPTools, but still, they're great links. http://forums.rptools.net/viewforum.php?f=19 RPTools has a forum where LFR games are scheduled.
#12 taerion Jul 29, 2009 9:54:03	We have used skype and a webcam pointed at the table, however, I just recently found RPtools and we will be running our first game using it this week. I am already sanctioning RPGA runs. I am not worried about the rolls, I personally know everyone that will be playing and trust them. We just aren't all in the same town, and its a lot easier to get everyone around the table this way.