I was wondering if anyone could help me with some thoughts/pointers on how to run a table-top game for my gaming group online. Are there any tools or programs that can help me do this? I am looking for some thing that would allow me to have voice chat, perhaps even video-that would allow for file sharing (for maps and such) perhaps a built in dice roller, some kind of 'battle map' feature. Is there anything out there like this? Any help/links would be greatly appreciated.
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Hi,
I am currently setting myself up to do something like this, but I going to use this program:
www.fantasygrounds.com
It will cost you a little, but it seems quite easy to use and the responsible persons are really quick to answer questions on the boards.
But, you are going to need a 3rd party tool for the voice-chat!
Cheers,
Stegger
Hey Stegger, thanks for the reply and the link. That looks like a very good option, I'd be curious how things go-let me know how you like the program once you start using it.
Good luck,
JBone
Google Hangouts on Google + as well as the ability to share google docs are handy.
Maptool is a free virtual table top - that lets you run a virtual battle map with mini's, lighting and fog of war.... It does require you to spend time learning how it works and if you want to automate a lot of aspects of combat then you will need to use the pathfinder mod. The community at maptool are cool guys.
My problem with Maptool was convincing my players to use it... It looked to time consuming and complicated for them and they didn't want to invest their time.
There is also Skype.