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<blockquote data-quote="Ogrork the Mighty" data-source="post: 2179435" data-attributes="member: 19042"><p>I concur that the projector idea still isn't as feasible as it needs to be in order to replace hand drawn maps. A lot of people don't have or don't want to use a laptop. Plus there is no way that a DM can prepare for all the possible mapping needs unless said DM is unemployed with nothing better to do than prep maps all day. A DM that frequently "wings it" isn't going to necessarily have maps on hand whereas they can be drawn on a battlemap much quicker than screwing around with some kind of art program on a laptop. I may be wrong, but it also appears to me that the display from the projector is smaller than the large size battlemap that we use.</p><p></p><p>And $500 for a projector is still not an option for the majority of players/DMs. I know my group would probably laugh at me if I asked them to each chip in $50-100 for a projector.</p><p></p><p>I realize Steel_Wind is in love with the idea, but it's still not "all that and a bag of chips". Some day maybe, but not today...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ogrork the Mighty, post: 2179435, member: 19042"] I concur that the projector idea still isn't as feasible as it needs to be in order to replace hand drawn maps. A lot of people don't have or don't want to use a laptop. Plus there is no way that a DM can prepare for all the possible mapping needs unless said DM is unemployed with nothing better to do than prep maps all day. A DM that frequently "wings it" isn't going to necessarily have maps on hand whereas they can be drawn on a battlemap much quicker than screwing around with some kind of art program on a laptop. I may be wrong, but it also appears to me that the display from the projector is smaller than the large size battlemap that we use. And $500 for a projector is still not an option for the majority of players/DMs. I know my group would probably laugh at me if I asked them to each chip in $50-100 for a projector. I realize Steel_Wind is in love with the idea, but it's still not "all that and a bag of chips". Some day maybe, but not today... [/QUOTE]
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