My DnD group and I are considering using this for our meetings, and we came up with a few things we'd like to see...
Spell Tool: Allows the DM to create a spell reference list, along with a built in spell-per-day counter, eliminates a lot of book-flipping.
Stat Tool: Lists HP, AC, and the six primary stats, along with an engine to change them, based on whether you take damage or miss, again, eliminates a lot of book-flipping.
Tool Ideas
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Like a campaign detail manager ? There are several tools out there to do that kind of thing, I wonder if we can figure out how to integrate maptool with them ?
At the same time, if we can't find one that we can integrate with, or none of them have what we're (you) are looking for, we can hammer out some details and put something together.
Does anyone know of specific programs to do this kind of thing ?
At the same time, if we can't find one that we can integrate with, or none of them have what we're (you) are looking for, we can hammer out some details and put something together.
Does anyone know of specific programs to do this kind of thing ?
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Yes DM Genie does this kind of thing and more. I currently use it for my game and love it.
http://www.dmgenie.com
I would email Janik and see if he is willing to do some kind of integration.
http://www.dmgenie.com
I would email Janik and see if he is willing to do some kind of integration.
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Cool, I think I will contact them.
At some point all the tools will be integrated, so if, for example, you type into your campaign manager that a character now has 0 HP, it will automatically put a "dead/dying" state on your token in maptool.
Pancor, one thing that people are doing is sizing MapTool to take up some percentage of their screen, then starting up one of these other tools and sizing it to fill the rest of the screen.
Emryys, do you have those pictures that showed you doing that still ?
At some point all the tools will be integrated, so if, for example, you type into your campaign manager that a character now has 0 HP, it will automatically put a "dead/dying" state on your token in maptool.
Pancor, one thing that people are doing is sizing MapTool to take up some percentage of their screen, then starting up one of these other tools and sizing it to fill the rest of the screen.
Emryys, do you have those pictures that showed you doing that still ?
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Here is a thread with pics of Maptool being used with GRiP and other tools over on the GRiP Boards
Imageshack is still fiddlin'
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Imageshack is still fiddlin'
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May I suggest that you guys download the Free trial of GRiP only to see it's version of online RPGing. The newer ones (Klooge, Battlegrounds) have a more "graphic centric" approach, as opposed to GRiP's programmable character sheets and chat features. It may give you guys some good ideas.
You seem to have the mapping ideas coming along well and you can see how CSML and the file transfer and whiper stuff work...
GRiP Free Trials
No this is not a plug. I want to see you guys develop more and better tools, that are cross platform. I'll use them with GRiP... for now
You seem to have the mapping ideas coming along well and you can see how CSML and the file transfer and whiper stuff work...
GRiP Free Trials
No this is not a plug. I want to see you guys develop more and better tools, that are cross platform. I'll use them with GRiP... for now