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Message: <blockquote data-quote="azhrei_fje" data-source="post: 4355033" data-attributes="member: 12966">Try out <a href="http://rptools.net/" target="_blank">MapTool</a> from RPTools.net.  It's free forever, cross-platform (written in Java), and has FOW that can be "painted" away (you select a region and the fog is removed).I'm not sure you can remove FOW while in "View as Player" mode, but you probably can.  The big issue will be clearing stuff away when you can't see it yourself!I would suggest that you create the tokens that represent the PCs (and NPCs), and then give the PC tokens a light source.  If you also define the solid walls and doors (using the "Topology tools" or "light blocking layer") then the FOW will automatically clear as the tokens move around on the map.  This works very well in a setup where each player has a laptop (or maybe shares a laptop with another player) but I'm not sure how well it would work with just a single display.But why do you think you have a single display?  Most operating systems will let you display separate windows on the "built-in" video and "external" video.  So you could have a "GM" view of MapTool on the laptop screen and then a "player" view on the projector.  In this case, the result would be perfect.And don't forget to check out the forums over there at RPTools.net.  You especially should search for Brad's tutorials on how to use MapTool.  He put together some screencasts that show it in operation.  If nothing else, you'll get an idea of what it's capable of...</blockquote>

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