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<blockquote data-quote="jcayer" data-source="post: 5459100" data-attributes="member: 76960">As a group that has recently moved to the wall, I have to disagree with all the negativity.&nbsp; We use the built in tokens from maptools, or the players went and found an image they liked and we made it a token.&nbsp; Heck, they could draw one if any of them had the skill to do so.&nbsp; On top of that, someone/something gets bloodied, I can change their token to reflect that with 2 clicks.&nbsp; I have, or can easily create, ALL the monster tokens I want.&nbsp; I got tired of having the wrong mini, or using dice to represent monsters.Moving things?&nbsp; Piece of cake, they have a wireless mouse that gets passed around the table and they can move their tokens wherever they wish.&nbsp; They never look down, except at their sheets.&nbsp; I sit with my back to the wall and face them.&nbsp; Since they are always looking at me or the map, they are more involved.We have a couple laser pointers scattered around the table and a grid, with coordinates, on the map.&nbsp; Easy to point things out.Finally, the map is dynamic.&nbsp; Last night, the players had stolen an astral ship and were pursued by a flight of red dragons.&nbsp; Two of the dragons lit the ship on fire with their breath weapon.&nbsp; I drew the fire right on the map.&nbsp; One of the players decided to try to use an ice power against the fire, that also made it onto the map.&nbsp; &nbsp; Another ship pulled up along side and I was able to draw it right there in less than a minute(yes, it was rudimentary).&nbsp; But the map changed as combat did.&nbsp; It was pretty awesome.I will say, when playing AD&amp;D, without a tactical map, they were far more engaged than they usually are.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jcayer, post: 5459100, member: 76960"] As a group that has recently moved to the wall, I have to disagree with all the negativity. We use the built in tokens from maptools, or the players went and found an image they liked and we made it a token. Heck, they could draw one if any of them had the skill to do so. On top of that, someone/something gets bloodied, I can change their token to reflect that with 2 clicks. I have, or can easily create, ALL the monster tokens I want. I got tired of having the wrong mini, or using dice to represent monsters. Moving things? Piece of cake, they have a wireless mouse that gets passed around the table and they can move their tokens wherever they wish. They never look down, except at their sheets. I sit with my back to the wall and face them. Since they are always looking at me or the map, they are more involved. We have a couple laser pointers scattered around the table and a grid, with coordinates, on the map. Easy to point things out. Finally, the map is dynamic. Last night, the players had stolen an astral ship and were pursued by a flight of red dragons. Two of the dragons lit the ship on fire with their breath weapon. I drew the fire right on the map. One of the players decided to try to use an ice power against the fire, that also made it onto the map. Another ship pulled up along side and I was able to draw it right there in less than a minute(yes, it was rudimentary). But the map changed as combat did. It was pretty awesome. I will say, when playing AD&D, without a tactical map, they were far more engaged than they usually are. [/QUOTE]

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