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<blockquote data-quote="MNblockhead" data-source="post: 7163515" data-attributes="member: 6796661">I also use RW, but not as a battlemap. I display maps and images, etc., on a large plasma display set up behind me. Getting RW maps to size right to be a battlemap on a horizontal display seems to be non-trivial from what I've read on the Lone Wolf Development boards. I met up with a number of different users of Realm Works in the Twin Cities area to see how they used RW in their games. None used it as a battlemap. One guys was big into physical terrain. Another was usinig it for non-DnD games like Paranoia and from my experience playing with him at a local Con, he is probably doing most things theater of the mind. The one guy who was using a digital battlemap and RW was using Fantasy Grounds in conjunction with Realm Works and Hero Labs. He was not using any of the bells and whistles of FG in terms of digital minis, auto calculations, etc. He just like how easy it was to import a battlemap image and quickly add a gird and size it appropriately (1&quot;=10 feet) AND use if off line. I also would not rely on an on-line only VTT if I were running games at games stores and conventions. Not even at home for that matter. Murphy's Law dictates that the rare Century Link Internet outage will occur on game day. I found Map Tools to be too fiddly but if I were to use a digital battlemap, I would take another look at it. But I much enjoy throwing down a felt battlemap or a plotter printed map than having to play IT for another device at the table.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MNblockhead, post: 7163515, member: 6796661"] I also use RW, but not as a battlemap. I display maps and images, etc., on a large plasma display set up behind me. Getting RW maps to size right to be a battlemap on a horizontal display seems to be non-trivial from what I've read on the Lone Wolf Development boards. I met up with a number of different users of Realm Works in the Twin Cities area to see how they used RW in their games. None used it as a battlemap. One guys was big into physical terrain. Another was usinig it for non-DnD games like Paranoia and from my experience playing with him at a local Con, he is probably doing most things theater of the mind. The one guy who was using a digital battlemap and RW was using Fantasy Grounds in conjunction with Realm Works and Hero Labs. He was not using any of the bells and whistles of FG in terms of digital minis, auto calculations, etc. He just like how easy it was to import a battlemap image and quickly add a gird and size it appropriately (1"=10 feet) AND use if off line. I also would not rely on an on-line only VTT if I were running games at games stores and conventions. Not even at home for that matter. Murphy's Law dictates that the rare Century Link Internet outage will occur on game day. I found Map Tools to be too fiddly but if I were to use a digital battlemap, I would take another look at it. But I much enjoy throwing down a felt battlemap or a plotter printed map than having to play IT for another device at the table. [/QUOTE]

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