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Hey everyone, as you probably already know we've been recording our local Pathfinder Society games and Rise of the Runelords Campaign and posting them on YouTube for a little over a month now, and those we use a camera and a traditional tabletop with minis and tiles, maps, etc.
Just this past Tuesday we started a Kingmaker campaign, and since we have 2 online players (the other 4 in person), we decided to try out d20pro, and just screencast it. With all the handouts and screen sharing we would be doing with people over Skype, we thought it would be a good fit. Plus there aren't many d20pro actual play examples, so I decided as badass as this app is, it needs to be pimped a little more. So anyway, the first session's videos are uploading as we speak. Please subscribe and comment, as we would like to know how badly we're screwing this Adventure Path up. :)
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=C536EA79EC39EDD9
NOTE: At first, we were going to do a traditional table top for the local players, and I would mirror the player's and monster's miniature positions on d20pro behind my screen. Well, after the first fight, that became too much of a pain in the ass, so we switched over to a camera streaming the game board over Justin.TV, which became even more of a pain in the ass (Anywhere from 20-30 second to several minutes of lag). What didn't help matters was the screencast software I used for the first half of the game (Camtasia Studio) ended up garbling the video and leaving nasty pops in the audio. So I decided after all was said and done to "re-perform" all the actions taken during the session using BB Flashback Express, which is also a great free app for screencasting. Anyway, so if what's going on in the video doesn't seem to match up with what we're saying, that's why. Next week, we'll all be using d20pro, local and remote alike, so we won't face the same issues.
ghaladen |
No problem. I would usually stick to minis and battlemats, but having online players, paired with (as you'll hear in the remaining videos) the insane lag coming from Flash Live Media Encoder over Justin.TV, we had to go to a digital medium. I think the players will lament the lack of minis on the table, but it does look cool on video, I must say.
ghaladen |
The playlist has moved. It is now located at
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA09B9023561CD4A8&feature=view_al l
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