Online DnD?

[rewtbeer]

Hey guys!

I have heard that people play DnD online. I find this very interesting, because its hard to find people to play in my area, and I would really love to play.

My question is this:
Where does one go to play online DnD? I would imagine it would be through some sort of chat program.

Any help would rock. Thanks!

 

[IronWolf]

There are several ways people play D&D online. Some use Play by Email or Play by Post where players post their actions via email or message board and the DM responds and manages the game. These don't require everyone to be online at the same time, but are slow.

Some do use chat programs - IRC, AOL, Yahoo, etc to meet up each week and play that way. Some go further and use microphones or web cams to play the game. These can move faster as everyone is online and playing at the same time so you are not waiting for people post their next action.

Recently sites such as http://www.fantasygrounds.com/ have started to become popular mimicing real life table play. I have not played on one of these sites, but I am sure others can chip in with more details.

As for finding games, EnWorld has forums for finding people and run PbP games here. There is also http://www.pbem.com. I am sure others will suggest other sites to check also.

Good luck and have fun!

 

[kenobi65]

If you're interested in trying RPGA play, most of the RPGA's campaigns* can be played online. Most online RPGA play that I've seen uses chat rooms (either AOL Instant Messenger or OpenRPG; both of these are freeware downloads).

There are several Yahoo Groups dedicated to setting up online play of various RPGA adventures. If you go to groups.yahoo.com, look for these groups:
OnlineGameDay (not specific to any one campaign, but mostly Living Greyhawk of late)
LivingForceOnline (play of Living Force, obviously)
ArcanisOnline (Living Arcanis)

* - Legacy of the Green Regent and Mark of Heroes specifically cannot be played online. Also, for Living Greyhawk, only Core modules (not Regionals, Metaregionals, or Core Specials) may be played online.

 

[Andor]

You can also try www.playbyweb.com. In fact the new horizons game in the DND3.5 section is still looking for a player.

 

[Arkhandus]

I run and play D&D games online using OpenRPG. It's basically a sort of chat client where you run OpenRPG, connect to one of the Game Servers, and play in the server's lobby or more likely a room in the Game Server. You can run a Game Server on your own computer pretty simply, but can't do much to manipulate it. The OpenRPG window generally consists of a small chat box, a map above that, and to the left side is a small box showing who's in the same room on the server, and a Game Tree that holds the various nodes used for character sheets or 'minis' or whatnot. Just double-click a node to open it. You can learn more from probably perusing the OpenRPG website's forums or by downloading OpenRPG (it's freeware) and running it, going to one of the OpenRPG Dev servers to ask questions. When you download OpenRPG you generally have to download some Python and wxPython stuff to make it work, the instructions and downloads are on the same page as the OpenRPG download.
OpenRPG: http://www.openrpg.com

 

[Southern Oracle]

I posted this in a similar thread just minutes ago. The Wizards of the Coast gaming calendar has all the games currently running on their chatsite. If you see a day and time that works for you, contact the GM listed to see if you can join the game.

 

[rvalle]

I've used Fantasy Grounds and it works pretty well. I also like how responsive the devs are being about adding functionality that users ask for. You do have to pay for the software though and find others using the software to play with. I know there are gm's looking for players for a Star Wars game right now and a dnd game just starting.

Something else coming down the pipeline: http://www.ghostorb.com Has anyone else heard of this? It seems... interesting. I don't think its something I'll be able to do but I'm curious to see how well (or not) it does.

rv

 

[nothing to see here]

I've used Fantasy Grounds and it works pretty well. I also like how responsive the devs are being about adding functionality that users ask for. You do have to pay for the software though and find others using the software to play with. I know there are gm's looking for players for a Star Wars game right now and a dnd game just starting.

Something else coming down the pipeline: http://www.ghostorb.com Has anyone else heard of this? It seems... interesting. I don't think its something I'll be able to do but I'm curious to see how well (or not) it does.

rv

Thanks for the link...Ghostorb looks like the coolest innovation in online RPGing I've seen yet. Is anyone on these boards affiliated with them?

 

[BlackMoria]

**double post**

 

[BlackMoria]

Yes, a poster going by the name of Asch is associated with GhostOrb in some capacity.

He has been answering some questions here....

GhostOrb thread