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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cergorach" data-source="post: 213898" data-attributes="member: 725">Re: RPM ease of useAck! There's a DM that let's you have a Laptop at the table. We need to have a little chit-chat with that DM, he has to see the error of his ways ;-)This is of course a personal preference, but i think that laptops don't have a place at the table for use by players.1.) It's distracting enough when the DM uses one, i don't even want to think about how distractinf it's gonna be when a player uses one.2.) A player doesn't need THAT much info at his disposal, he needs his spells, possible the info of some items, and of course background and notes. A player doesn't need to check whether the DM uses the rules correctly, when the DM has to consult a player for some core rules, the dm is doing something wrong (or isn't using RPM).3.) Usability: I personally think that RPM currently is no match for PCGen for character creation or/and management. That may change in the future, when RPM has as much of the options (items/feats/classes/etc.) integrated as PCGen. But for now when i play a character, it's PCGen all the way.4.) Laptop overkill: Why use a laptop when a palmtop can suffice? PCGen has viewers for many platforms (my favorite is Ipaq), and i can tell you, using a palmtop at the table is a god sent. It's not really a distraction (that's after all the other players have drooled over it), it's small, and it's not overkill.5.) Players like to roll dice and DMs like to see those dice rolls. That's one of the reasons why i didn't use the integrated dice roller on the I-Paq i borrowed (although it was fun playing wih it).I think that RPM can be a good character manager/creator, but it's still a long way off. I cannot seriously consider letting my players use RPM in the gaming session, unless of course they can get a laptop that's no bigger then a palmtop. If RPM wants to be a player tool, it needs a client for the palm/pocketpc, in conjunction with RPM it can be a very powerfull package!</blockquote>

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