Quick Question about online gaming

[italianranma]

One of my players is moving to China, and it will be difficult (read=impossible) for him to play in our weekend games. I was wondering if there is a way to play online. I remember being in a chat room where you could type in roll a d20 or something like that and it would assign a random number 1-20. Does anyone know where I could do that? Has anyone tried to do online gaming?

 

[Voadam]

There are lots of online dice rollers.

My group is scattered across the U.S. from Coast to Coast, we play by e-mail with a Yahoo group set up for it. We find it is best for the DM to handle all rolls. We have been going strong for a few years now by e-mail with almost daily correspondence.

Also you can check out the playing the game forums for play by post games here on ENWorld. You could even set up a thread for your game there for him in the playing the game and talking the talk forums.

 

[Voadam]

http://www.angel-hare.com/acorn/RolePlay/DiceRoll.html

That is the one we use.

Some advice, e-mail gaming generates a lot of e-mails, change the subject lines frequently so they are relevant to the message, this helps in looking back over old ones.

Setting up a yahoo group is free and allows messages to be stored and files like character sheets to be put up and links such as to the above dice roller.

 

[Altamont Ravenard]

I think I have a script for an mIRC dice roller, so when someone rolls, everyone sees the result. I have tried the dice roller, and it works, but I have never played online.

AR

 

[Hida Bukkorosu]

there's always OpenRPG it's a combination chat program/dice roller/miniatures map

 

[Steverooo]

My understanding is that modems are heavily controlled by the Communist government of China... Are you even sure that he'll have internet access?