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<blockquote data-quote="Cherno" data-source="post: 6324473" data-attributes="member: 6704531">With the required infrastructure (for face-to-face sessions, I recommend two laptops, a big flatscreen TV, as well as a wireless mouse and mini-keyboard; I am not a fan of the ceiling or table-mounted projector) VTT gaming can be a lot of fun. Depending on the game, framework, and VTT program you use, the GM has to put in a lot of work beforehand (creating maps, tokens, setting up scenes and so on), arguably more so than with a purely pen and paper session, but the actual VTT gameplay, being computer-aided and enanced, can be much easier because the computer can take care of a lot of things you'd have to keep track of yourself otherwise, such as ongoing status effects, hit points, area effects, inventory, and so on. I like my games complex and beautiful, so I often work about 2 hours prepping for every hour game time. I guess there are GMs that just start with only a few notes and&nbsp; then slap everything together on the fly, which would be the other extreme. In my pinion, VTT and PnP both have their strength and advantages and some things can be done in one that can't be done in the other.I created a thread long ago about my experiences with MapTools and D&amp;D 4E:<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?334351-VTT-Maptools-D-amp-D-4E-Dark-Sun-using-Maptools-my-experiences-and-tips-for-new-users" target="_blank">http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?334351-VTT-Maptools-D-amp-D-4E-Dark-Sun-using-Maptools-my-experiences-and-tips-for-new-users</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Cherno, post: 6324473, member: 6704531"] With the required infrastructure (for face-to-face sessions, I recommend two laptops, a big flatscreen TV, as well as a wireless mouse and mini-keyboard; I am not a fan of the ceiling or table-mounted projector) VTT gaming can be a lot of fun. Depending on the game, framework, and VTT program you use, the GM has to put in a lot of work beforehand (creating maps, tokens, setting up scenes and so on), arguably more so than with a purely pen and paper session, but the actual VTT gameplay, being computer-aided and enanced, can be much easier because the computer can take care of a lot of things you'd have to keep track of yourself otherwise, such as ongoing status effects, hit points, area effects, inventory, and so on. I like my games complex and beautiful, so I often work about 2 hours prepping for every hour game time. I guess there are GMs that just start with only a few notes and then slap everything together on the fly, which would be the other extreme. In my pinion, VTT and PnP both have their strength and advantages and some things can be done in one that can't be done in the other. I created a thread long ago about my experiences with MapTools and D&D 4E: [url]http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?334351-VTT-Maptools-D-amp-D-4E-Dark-Sun-using-Maptools-my-experiences-and-tips-for-new-users[/url] [/QUOTE]

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