Posts Tagged by google
| November 13, 2012 | Posted by Kurt "Telas" Schneider |
Running a modern game has been far easier than I expected because of a number of modern tools. Most of these are digital, but convert quite well to my archaic retro “index card” style of GMing. An exhaustive list would be near endless, but here are most of my go-to tools. Resources The modern online lifestyle puts an amazing amount of information at one’s fingertips. And since game prep generally involves the management of information, either through outright research or inspiration, it’s no surprise to…
| February 29, 2012 | Posted by Phil Vecchione |
Since the Jetsons, I have been waiting for video chat. It’s been a long wait. When Skype arrived on the scene, it was like fulfillment of a childhood promise (though I am still waiting for my flying car)! Skype is great for one-on-one video chatting, but group video chat is a premium feature and not everyone wants to pay for it. Then Google+ arrived, and I discovered the Hangout. It’s totally free, and has some great collaboration features. Since I started using Hangout, I have found…
| November 4, 2011 | Posted by Phil Vecchione |
I recently started my new All For One campaign, and while I was preparing for its launch, I set up what is now becoming my standard collection of tools for my campaign group. These tools are a collection of various applications that I use to organize my campaign and to keep it running. In today’s article I thought I would dump the toolbox out and show you each tool and how I use it in my campaign. An Evolving List As technology has advanced in both…
| August 25, 2011 | Posted by Phil Vecchione |
Those who know me know that I am a polysystemist; a lover of multiple game systems (turns out poly-gam(e)-ist, means something else entirely). While I can remain faithful to a game system for about 6 months to a year, all games eventually are cast to the side for the “next game”. Those same friends also know that when it comes to game mechanics I am kind of lazy about learning them; relying much more on crafting a compelling story with the campaign setting, than memorizing…
| June 12, 2009 | Posted by Phil Vecchione |
Since I was 10, there has been one part of the character sheet that has always eluded me…the Character Sketch. I have never been able to draw, and so on all my character sheets, this box was left empty; mocking me with every character. During my teenage years, I use to flirt with the idea of paying for a professional character portrait, from one of those ads in the back of Dragon Magazine. I never did either, and just learned to live with the blank…
