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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 3483199" data-attributes="member: 22779">((Split off from <a href="http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?p=3483163#post3483163" target="_blank">This thread</a>))For those who have never checked it out, take a look at <a href="http://www.openrpg.com" target="_blank">www.openrpg.com</a> I think with all this talk about the new Digital Initiative, it wouldn't hurt to talk about what a virtual tabletop really is.&nbsp; I've been playing over OpenRPG for about four years now, so, I think I have some insight into what its like to play online for someone who isn't all that tech savvy.First, I'll answer D's questions.&nbsp; Does it have voice?&nbsp; - No.&nbsp; OpenRPG doesn't.&nbsp; Although, other people do use stuff like Skype or whatever to cover that.&nbsp; My bunch isn't all that interested, so, it's never been an issue for us.&nbsp; Plus, on a personal level, I like having the transcripts from the game after the fact.&nbsp; Makes for some fun reading.&nbsp; Well, ok, fun might be stretching it a bit, but, erm... well... you get the point.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />How do folks join games?&nbsp; - Most DM's post on the OpenRPG forums when they want to start up a game.&nbsp; I know for a fact that you can have a group up and going in about a week.&nbsp; The upside here is that you can always get new players.&nbsp; The downside is that online players can sometimes be extremely flakey.&nbsp; I've had to weed out and prune the people in my game for a while.&nbsp; It's taken some time, but now we have a solid group of seven players who show up on time, all the time and are good about being courteous.Licensing - OpenRPG is open source, so, it's free. There's no licensing.&nbsp; Just set up your room or use an existing room and go.&nbsp; *whoops, gotta go, I'll finish this later*</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 3483199, member: 22779"] ((Split off from [url=http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?p=3483163#post3483163]This thread[/url])) For those who have never checked it out, take a look at [url]www.openrpg.com[/url] I think with all this talk about the new Digital Initiative, it wouldn't hurt to talk about what a virtual tabletop really is. I've been playing over OpenRPG for about four years now, so, I think I have some insight into what its like to play online for someone who isn't all that tech savvy. First, I'll answer D's questions. Does it have voice? - No. OpenRPG doesn't. Although, other people do use stuff like Skype or whatever to cover that. My bunch isn't all that interested, so, it's never been an issue for us. Plus, on a personal level, I like having the transcripts from the game after the fact. Makes for some fun reading. Well, ok, fun might be stretching it a bit, but, erm... well... you get the point. :) How do folks join games? - Most DM's post on the OpenRPG forums when they want to start up a game. I know for a fact that you can have a group up and going in about a week. The upside here is that you can always get new players. The downside is that online players can sometimes be extremely flakey. I've had to weed out and prune the people in my game for a while. It's taken some time, but now we have a solid group of seven players who show up on time, all the time and are good about being courteous. Licensing - OpenRPG is open source, so, it's free. There's no licensing. Just set up your room or use an existing room and go. *whoops, gotta go, I'll finish this later* [/QUOTE]

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