Bennythejew
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Hello, all! I'm a still-in-the-shrinkwrap DM, and I am looking at using Obsidian Portal and Roll20 to help me run my game.
I'm looking into some of these sub-$200 laptops on Amazon for something to be a dedicated RPG-only machine; would one of these be enough? What about a Raspberry Pi?
My situation is I have two long-distance players, and the campaign I'm planning has some pretty unorthodox encounters that go way beyond standard combat mechanics. I don't know how Roll20's tools handle combat, but I figure a camera set up can handle what Roll20 can't.
I would also like to use music and sound effects from time to time on top of all that.
What all do I need to run a game? Roll20 looks like it handles pretty much everything, including video chat, or are there other tools or programs y'all recommend?
Here's an example of the machines I'm looking at:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wired.com/2016/08/best-laptops-200/amp/?client=ms-android-virgin-us
Thanks for any and all advice!
I'm looking into some of these sub-$200 laptops on Amazon for something to be a dedicated RPG-only machine; would one of these be enough? What about a Raspberry Pi?
My situation is I have two long-distance players, and the campaign I'm planning has some pretty unorthodox encounters that go way beyond standard combat mechanics. I don't know how Roll20's tools handle combat, but I figure a camera set up can handle what Roll20 can't.
I would also like to use music and sound effects from time to time on top of all that.
What all do I need to run a game? Roll20 looks like it handles pretty much everything, including video chat, or are there other tools or programs y'all recommend?
Here's an example of the machines I'm looking at:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wired.com/2016/08/best-laptops-200/amp/?client=ms-android-virgin-us
Thanks for any and all advice!
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