Snafu
July 14th, 2009, 05:00
Hi all,
Looking to purchase a VTT and I had a few questions that arose out of my perceived shortcomings of the various VTT's. I've tried the demos and watched the vids of various applications. I will not be dabbling in code so I need turnkey solutions.
2nd edition AD&D'er here. Bought 3.5 last year and resurrected an old campaign. I am Dungeon Master. I plan on sticking with 3.5 as I feel there is plenty of material/improvements for the campaign. Don't want to fall for the must upgrade game of TSR and the auto makers ala Forgotten Realms or the latest Buick. It's homebrew though I bolt in any interesting modules/stories I may purchase.
The games are 2/3 role playing and 1/3 tactical/rules/"min-maxing" as I've read. Will be playing at the dining room table with a few players and laptops and may connect in one from out of state. We will import/create whatever maps we need from other apps or use minis.
This app is on my very short list to purchase. Here are the Q's.
1. I have 3.5 DM Guide, PHB, and MM. Am I good with the default ruleset as provided? I see the SRD for $6.50 but I assume that is only if I want to get fancy. (I keep items and player advancement tight.)
2. Is there an improved character/encounter generator available with any add-on, ruleset, or beta? The character generation is mightily weak in my opinion. I am looking for something along the lines of PCGen or DM Genie. This is important to satisfy my 1/3 side and my DM needs.
3. Is there an improved combat tracker available along the lines of DMGen or DM Genie that handles automatic population of Init rolls, DM targetting, temporary effects, spells, etc. This seems to me as one of the great oppurtunities for the VTT's. I mean the cool dice are nice, but really, can anyone at the table remember how long that hold person spell has been in effect?
4. The demo did not seem to properly supprt dual monitors, does the full version?
5. Do the developers ever plan on getting rid of the stupid battle axe? 2 click window closing is lame. X, top right.
Despite my complaints above I think this is a very good app put together by very thoughful people. To me it is worth twice as much if it could address my issues above.
Looking to purchase a VTT and I had a few questions that arose out of my perceived shortcomings of the various VTT's. I've tried the demos and watched the vids of various applications. I will not be dabbling in code so I need turnkey solutions.
2nd edition AD&D'er here. Bought 3.5 last year and resurrected an old campaign. I am Dungeon Master. I plan on sticking with 3.5 as I feel there is plenty of material/improvements for the campaign. Don't want to fall for the must upgrade game of TSR and the auto makers ala Forgotten Realms or the latest Buick. It's homebrew though I bolt in any interesting modules/stories I may purchase.
The games are 2/3 role playing and 1/3 tactical/rules/"min-maxing" as I've read. Will be playing at the dining room table with a few players and laptops and may connect in one from out of state. We will import/create whatever maps we need from other apps or use minis.
This app is on my very short list to purchase. Here are the Q's.
1. I have 3.5 DM Guide, PHB, and MM. Am I good with the default ruleset as provided? I see the SRD for $6.50 but I assume that is only if I want to get fancy. (I keep items and player advancement tight.)
2. Is there an improved character/encounter generator available with any add-on, ruleset, or beta? The character generation is mightily weak in my opinion. I am looking for something along the lines of PCGen or DM Genie. This is important to satisfy my 1/3 side and my DM needs.
3. Is there an improved combat tracker available along the lines of DMGen or DM Genie that handles automatic population of Init rolls, DM targetting, temporary effects, spells, etc. This seems to me as one of the great oppurtunities for the VTT's. I mean the cool dice are nice, but really, can anyone at the table remember how long that hold person spell has been in effect?
4. The demo did not seem to properly supprt dual monitors, does the full version?
5. Do the developers ever plan on getting rid of the stupid battle axe? 2 click window closing is lame. X, top right.
Despite my complaints above I think this is a very good app put together by very thoughful people. To me it is worth twice as much if it could address my issues above.