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Message: <blockquote data-quote="schporto" data-source="post: 3651600" data-attributes="member: 5967">There seems to be a disconnect I think.  I think CMP did some digital adventures, and I never got to play or use them.  I just haven't seen any of the digital aids approach the concepts of presenting a digital adventure.  The aids generally look at presenting a map, or dealing with an encounter, or making a PC or NPC, or treasure table.  The adventure writers meanwhile (and its the point of this thread) are still working on presenting in the same paper format.  So this thread has been talking about better ways to present the written product by using more consistent formats, more information on maps, more details readily available.My suggestion is to present a better format entirely.  Continue with the print versions, but instead of providing a download, provide a copy that can be run on a PC and has a lot of these features we've talked about.  These electronic versions will be nearly unusable without the paper version.  At the same time these electronic versions make life easier to present all those map details, remember that the bad guys in room 2 should hear the fight in room 1, and move them to join the fight.At the same time - no the software doen't exist.  And the software probably won't exist until there are adventures to deal with it.A good first step has been for publishers to make available digital copies of their adventures.  Maybe a good next step is for either software folks to work from those to make something usable.-cpd</blockquote>

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