Funnels are tricky on FG. I toyed with making an extension for funnels with a one-page character sheet, but condensing things was tough. Here are some suggestions...Quote:
Originally Posted by hereander
- Create pregens that players select when they login, or organize a "session 0" (or would it be session -1?) just to prep char sheets and make sure everything is working.
- Stat rolling is easier than in live games once you figure it out. Right click the d6 and select 3, then roll. Chat will do the math. Results can be dragged from chat to char sheet.
- The % dice and d30 (for lucky roll) are under the custom dice menu for d10 (right click to access). The d24 is under the d12 - for equipment. Drag these to hot keys if you want to speed things up.
- Prepare a unique portrait for each player - images of Hugh and the gang can be cropped from product images on the GG website for example. The same portrait is assigned to every character sheet for that player. You will appreciate this tip more as a judge when you see 15+ portraits across the top of your desktop (in no particular order).
- Consider dropping one zero per player into the combat tracker - specifically the one rolling initiative so they auto-sort. I have dropped all of them in there and had each roll initiative (the combat tracker menu has a button to auto-roll all initiatives), which is fine depending on your comfort level with FG. I usually have the zero with the best init bonus roll, and then all zeroes for that player act on that init count.
- When a zero dies, clear it from the desktop (right click the portrait image). Remember to clean up the combat tracker as you go. It will delay things for a few secs, but you will quickly get confused if you don't and probably kill the same zero twice at some point.
- The party sheet is useful as a GM for quickly scanning luck scores, occupations, etc. if you don't mind taking the time to drop everyone in there. Don't forget to clear the dead ones!
- Mass combats are tough, even with the combat tracker. As with PCs, FG offers diminishing returns as you start dropping dozens of NPCs into the combat tracker. I blelieve you can drop NPC attack/damage rolls onto desktop portraits, which is much easier than targeting on the combat tracker if that kind of fight breaks out.
Cool, I haven't seen that before. It takes up some space on the desktop, so I would have to see what that looks like. I have been messing around with some other changes, but I haven't had much time lately. I have tried some changes only to realize that I made the char sheet 10x more complicated, which I think goes against the DCC aesthetic. Let us know how the funnel goes!Quote:
Originally Posted by hereander
