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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Man in the Funny Hat" data-source="post: 3437382" data-attributes="member: 32740">I feel that the ONLY individual at the table who should ever need to manage so much information that they feel they REQUIRE computerized assistance is the DM.  For the most part I would defintely prefer that the DM be the only one with a computer at the table.  One of the downsides of players having computers at the table is it provides easy distraction from the game.  If you have a player whose concentration is... questionable, to let him have a laptop to run his character sheet is ASKING for permission to repeatedly thwack him upside the head to get him to pay attention instead of reading old OOTS, playing minesweeper, or worse yet - World of Warcraft during an ACTIVE game of D&D.That said, on another level I don't have a problem with it.  Players can keep a copy of the SRD for faster lookups, keep their character sheets in constant synch with the DM, utilize various electronic aids like virtual D&D tools to replace battlemats & minis, dice rollers for cheaters <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    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />, play soundtrack music, sound effects, display visual aids rather than use handouts, provide immediate/constant access to house rules documents for those games with large versions of such, and so on.  It CAN be a significant plus to the game, I'm sure.Still, I resist any attempts to too-liberally mix the two.  It should either be ALL THE WAY or exceptionally limited, and then much more a tool for the DM rather than anything like required equipment.  And the DM should use it AS a tool - not a crutch.</blockquote>

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