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<blockquote data-quote="WayneLigon" data-source="post: 2068735" data-attributes="member: 3649">I have experienced it when a GM uses a PC or laptop. It really doesn't seem to add much and results in rather more fiddling than if he had a clipboard or notebook. Now, if we had a set up like the projector or it was used for a few sound effects.. then it might be OK. I'd find it too awkward to use, myself.Though one of the better gaming stories I have involves a computer.&nbsp;We were playing Call of Cthulhu and the GM had just gotten a TRS-80 with a cartridge tape drive. He had a couple small programs for it, one of which was a dice roller. One of the PC's was sucked into a dimensional portal and vanished. We had an NPC ally with some cross-dimensional capability, but with limited time and range. So the GM says 'pick a number from 1-10,000'. The player picks 6269. The GM has the PC roll a d10,000. It comes up 6269. It's the only time I've ever seen a human being go pale with shock.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WayneLigon, post: 2068735, member: 3649"] I have experienced it when a GM uses a PC or laptop. It really doesn't seem to add much and results in rather more fiddling than if he had a clipboard or notebook. Now, if we had a set up like the projector or it was used for a few sound effects.. then it might be OK. I'd find it too awkward to use, myself. Though one of the better gaming stories I have involves a computer. We were playing Call of Cthulhu and the GM had just gotten a TRS-80 with a cartridge tape drive. He had a couple small programs for it, one of which was a dice roller. One of the PC's was sucked into a dimensional portal and vanished. We had an NPC ally with some cross-dimensional capability, but with limited time and range. So the GM says 'pick a number from 1-10,000'. The player picks 6269. The GM has the PC roll a d10,000. It comes up 6269. It's the only time I've ever seen a human being go pale with shock. [/QUOTE]

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