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Message: <blockquote data-quote="LordEntrails" data-source="post: 8687787" data-attributes="member: 6804070">I moved to online in 2015 because I was travelling for work and it was pretty much the only way I could keep playing. Weekends were family time.I find preparation (using FG) much easier and re-usable than when I used to prep for in person play. I can setup NPC or tavern generators that fully detail out what I need with a single click. I can draw from millions of online maps to use at a moments notice. I can search thousands of NPC by keyword, type, CR etc. I can do te same for magic items or spells. I can prep tables that generate random encounters of whatever difficulty I want. And I can use these over and over again campaign after campaign. I can do something like my <a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/product/229402/Dungeon-Room-Descriptions-FG?term=dungeon+room+description" target="_blank">random dungeon room</a> generator that creates over 44 million unique dungeon room descriptions.Online play allows us to play short weekly sessions (2 hours) because we have no travel time, everyone plays after dinner and before bed, or what ever time fits into their schedule. The player pool is huge, and allows for you to play with existing friends or build new friends. And anyone can live anywhere.There are certainly advantages to in-person play, but those are generally social, and as said, social in-person time can be used in a thousand ways, not just playing RPGs. The advantages of online play far outweigh in person play, for me.</blockquote>

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