jdrakeh
Front Range Warlock
Currently, I use Open Office, Small Roller, the Sovelior & Sage SRD, and an instance of IE open to Abulafia.
[Edit: Oh, yeah, and Fox-it PDF Reader.]
[Edit: Oh, yeah, and Fox-it PDF Reader.]
Laptops - What programs or resources do you use to help you run or play your games?
Olaf the Stout
Hero
Seems like most people use a PDF reader, a word processor (or note pad), a spreadsheet and possibly the SRD and a music player.
I'm surprised more people don't use other electronic tools available (although I have no idea what said tools might be).
Olaf the Stout
I'm surprised more people don't use other electronic tools available (although I have no idea what said tools might be).
Olaf the Stout
jdrakeh
Front Range Warlock
Well, when I run a game online, I actually use my desktop. In such cases, I use far more tools — Skype, Maptools, Photoshop, Photobucket links (for pics of monsters and such), an online dice server, and such.
Dice4Hire
First Post
When I run face to face, I use no computer at the table.
For face to face prep, I copy-paste monsters in to word to increase the type size, and edit them down to something usable.
When I run online I use a lot of things, like the web, a mapping program, and other things to make things work. But that is because I have to, my preference is no computer support.
For face to face prep, I copy-paste monsters in to word to increase the type size, and edit them down to something usable.
When I run online I use a lot of things, like the web, a mapping program, and other things to make things work. But that is because I have to, my preference is no computer support.
Jan van Leyden
Adventurer
When DMing 4e I'm firing up:
- Adobe Reader for PDF'ed character sheets
- MS Word for campaign notes
- Opera for the DDI Compendium (invaluable!)
- Mortaneus' Combat Tracker for bookkeeping
Monster Builder and Character Builder are usually open, too, although I seldom need them to look up specific items. These latter tools are for preparation, mostly.
I intend to use One Note for note taking, but haven't learned to use this program yet.
- Adobe Reader for PDF'ed character sheets
- MS Word for campaign notes
- Opera for the DDI Compendium (invaluable!)
- Mortaneus' Combat Tracker for bookkeeping
Monster Builder and Character Builder are usually open, too, although I seldom need them to look up specific items. These latter tools are for preparation, mostly.
I intend to use One Note for note taking, but haven't learned to use this program yet.
MS Onenotes
Map Tools
Some times Fantasy Grounds or Battlegrounds
Map Tools
Some times Fantasy Grounds or Battlegrounds
Jolly_Blackburn
First Post
Best resource I've found on my laptop for games is built into OSX -- SPACES.
With it you can set up as many virtual desktops as you want with a different app or doc active in each. One keystroke brings up a grid with all your virtual "spaces" -- click on one and it zooms in to the document you want.
I set it up so I have the campaign map at full screen on on space, my combat spreadsheet on another, pdf with all the relevant tables on another, Adventure notes/room descriptions on another and so on. I've had up to a dozen screens sit up like this for an adventure.
Hot spots in the corner of the screen bring up the Spaces grid and I simply click on the one I want and change at will.
I use SPACES for virtually everything --work and play.
Even on my desktop computer where I have three monitors. Couldn't live without it.
More info on it for those interested: http://www.macworld.com/article/60693/2007/10/leopard_spaces.html
It's one of those underused features of OSX a lot of folks aren't even aware of because you have to turn it on.
A lot of folks who have watched me run a game think it's some sort of high end GM software and are surprised when I tell them how easy it is to set up.
With it you can set up as many virtual desktops as you want with a different app or doc active in each. One keystroke brings up a grid with all your virtual "spaces" -- click on one and it zooms in to the document you want.
I set it up so I have the campaign map at full screen on on space, my combat spreadsheet on another, pdf with all the relevant tables on another, Adventure notes/room descriptions on another and so on. I've had up to a dozen screens sit up like this for an adventure.
Hot spots in the corner of the screen bring up the Spaces grid and I simply click on the one I want and change at will.
I use SPACES for virtually everything --work and play.
Even on my desktop computer where I have three monitors. Couldn't live without it.More info on it for those interested: http://www.macworld.com/article/60693/2007/10/leopard_spaces.html
It's one of those underused features of OSX a lot of folks aren't even aware of because you have to turn it on.
A lot of folks who have watched me run a game think it's some sort of high end GM software and are surprised when I tell them how easy it is to set up.
Virtual Combat Cards (Virtual Combat Cards D&D 4th Edition Initiative and Combat Tracker | Ex Nebula) - I find this really helps combat move along fluidly. Although I do wish you could store a list of effects and conditions in it.
Acrobat - for PDFS
Stickies - for NPCs and general campaign/adventure notes
Spaces - to keep it all sorted
I use a lot of printed materials to support my game as well. Condition markers, initiative cards, etc.
Acrobat - for PDFS
Stickies - for NPCs and general campaign/adventure notes
Spaces - to keep it all sorted
I use a lot of printed materials to support my game as well. Condition markers, initiative cards, etc.
Oryan77
Adventurer
I use Excel for all of my notes and rules stuff. It's almost a 9 meg file at this point.
Then I use an html ECL calculator.
I use Acrobat for pdfs.
I use Winamp to play background music.
I'm wanting to be able to play two mp3's at the same time and I can't find a program that does exactly what I need. I've had lots of people give suggestions, but the program either won't play 2 separate playlists at once, or I can't control volume settings separately...it's always some kinda problem.
Then I use an html ECL calculator.
I use Acrobat for pdfs.
I use Winamp to play background music.
I'm wanting to be able to play two mp3's at the same time and I can't find a program that does exactly what I need. I've had lots of people give suggestions, but the program either won't play 2 separate playlists at once, or I can't control volume settings separately...it's always some kinda problem.
