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<blockquote data-quote="The Levitator" data-source="post: 4155284" data-attributes="member: 40099"><p>Use DM Genie. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This has been the single greatest improvement to speeding up combat in both my tabletop and online groups. DM Genie has a bit of a learning curve, but when you see just how much of the game it can handle for you, few people who learn to use it ever go back. I love it for the fact that it handles all of the mechanics for me and automatically calculates modifiers, handles initiative, tracks conditions, etc., which allows me to focus on vivid descriptions and more advanced plotlines. I see a lot of people on forums complaining that D&D isn't designed for deep-immersion roleplaying and I wholeheartedly disagree. Any system can be used for deep-immersion roleplaying. I believe that the key though is that the system not intrude on the storyline or the roleplaying. We try to minimize "gamespeak" as much as possible, and let DM Genie handle the crunchy bits of the game.</p><p></p><p>I do agree that it would be much harder to play D&D as a deep-immersion style game without DM Genie. Any time you have to inject gamespeak and talk of mechanics into the game, it tends to break the moment, at least for me. Using a program like DM Genie helps me minimize those aspects and focus on keeping the story and description elements in focus.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Levitator, post: 4155284, member: 40099"] Use DM Genie. :) This has been the single greatest improvement to speeding up combat in both my tabletop and online groups. DM Genie has a bit of a learning curve, but when you see just how much of the game it can handle for you, few people who learn to use it ever go back. I love it for the fact that it handles all of the mechanics for me and automatically calculates modifiers, handles initiative, tracks conditions, etc., which allows me to focus on vivid descriptions and more advanced plotlines. I see a lot of people on forums complaining that D&D isn't designed for deep-immersion roleplaying and I wholeheartedly disagree. Any system can be used for deep-immersion roleplaying. I believe that the key though is that the system not intrude on the storyline or the roleplaying. We try to minimize "gamespeak" as much as possible, and let DM Genie handle the crunchy bits of the game. I do agree that it would be much harder to play D&D as a deep-immersion style game without DM Genie. Any time you have to inject gamespeak and talk of mechanics into the game, it tends to break the moment, at least for me. Using a program like DM Genie helps me minimize those aspects and focus on keeping the story and description elements in focus. [/QUOTE]
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