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<blockquote data-quote="Unwise" data-source="post: 5858564" data-attributes="member: 98008"><p>Personally I never draw a map on paper, everything is on my laptop and projector. It is a little bit overkill, as I run a HD projector on a 120" screen.</p><p> </p><p>I was going to muck around setting up a downwards projection, then found that my players far prefer having the table free for their character sheets, notes and drinks. Combat takes place on a screen on the adjoining wall.</p><p> </p><p>I use Pymapper to make the maps and GameTable to run them. I have hundreds of digital tokens, including evrey monster from each MM. Using Tokentool, I can easily make a token for every PC using whatever image file they want.</p><p> </p><p>As for moving the player icons, players just say "I move up to the right of the orc shaman" and I just move them myself. I originally had a set up with a tablet PC they could pass around to move themselves, but it was not worth the bother and they prefered me doing it.</p><p> </p><p>Running games this way really invigorated the scene setting of maps. Being able to accurately see that you are fighting in a crumbling jungle ruin rather than just black lines on white paper is a real bonus. I have all the maps pre-prepared, so it takes no time between encounters to bring them up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Unwise, post: 5858564, member: 98008"] Personally I never draw a map on paper, everything is on my laptop and projector. It is a little bit overkill, as I run a HD projector on a 120" screen. I was going to muck around setting up a downwards projection, then found that my players far prefer having the table free for their character sheets, notes and drinks. Combat takes place on a screen on the adjoining wall. I use Pymapper to make the maps and GameTable to run them. I have hundreds of digital tokens, including evrey monster from each MM. Using Tokentool, I can easily make a token for every PC using whatever image file they want. As for moving the player icons, players just say "I move up to the right of the orc shaman" and I just move them myself. I originally had a set up with a tablet PC they could pass around to move themselves, but it was not worth the bother and they prefered me doing it. Running games this way really invigorated the scene setting of maps. Being able to accurately see that you are fighting in a crumbling jungle ruin rather than just black lines on white paper is a real bonus. I have all the maps pre-prepared, so it takes no time between encounters to bring them up. [/QUOTE]
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