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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 5152010" data-attributes="member: 177">Laptops (and, I think, devices in general) serve as a sort of speedbump to player interaction.  None of my players are fans of having them at the table, and I'm no hot on it either.  As a general rule, if my rules are so complicated that the players need a machine to help them keep track of things, then the problem is in the rules, not in the lack of machine support.All my players think that the GM having a laptop isn't a problem - the GM is supposed to have PC stats, NPC/Monster stats, maps, room descriptions, maybe some music or other miltimedia, and rules for just about everything in the game at their fingertips.  There may be an extra distraction or barrier to interaction in the laptop, but that may be made up for by the sheer speed and convenience over dead-tree format.</blockquote>