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<blockquote data-quote="Saagael" data-source="post: 5150950" data-attributes="member: 84839"><p>Since you will already be using a laptop at session, might I recommend taking a look at the tools offered at <a href="http://rptools.net/" target="_blank">RPTools - Home</a>. It's a completely free virtual tabletop that I've been using for over a year now to host online games. If you're looking for an all-in-one utility for managing combat, their tabletop product Maptools is excellent, even with face-to-face games. I've used it for face-to-face games to keep track of individual monsters, make attacks using macros you can program in, creating maps and notes for me to use. In fact, I've even set up a DM screen-type system so that you can view all your charts and tables by clicking on a button.</p><p></p><p>If you want to get really into it, you can pick up one of the frameworks from the forums and go all out in creating full-working tokens that track health, powers, conditions, initiative, bonuses, penalties, and whatever else. If you're really into it, you can use a projector and a second computer to project your battle-map onto a wall or table, while you control everything from your laptop.</p><p></p><p>It's the only VTT I'm familiar with, but it's worked for me with few problems. The only downside is that if you want to do more complex work, you'll have to learn to use the maptools macro language, which is pretty bulky (it's something of a mesh between HTML/CSS and Java), or you can install one a user-made framework (there are several to choose from).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Saagael, post: 5150950, member: 84839"] Since you will already be using a laptop at session, might I recommend taking a look at the tools offered at [url=http://rptools.net/]RPTools - Home[/url]. It's a completely free virtual tabletop that I've been using for over a year now to host online games. If you're looking for an all-in-one utility for managing combat, their tabletop product Maptools is excellent, even with face-to-face games. I've used it for face-to-face games to keep track of individual monsters, make attacks using macros you can program in, creating maps and notes for me to use. In fact, I've even set up a DM screen-type system so that you can view all your charts and tables by clicking on a button. If you want to get really into it, you can pick up one of the frameworks from the forums and go all out in creating full-working tokens that track health, powers, conditions, initiative, bonuses, penalties, and whatever else. If you're really into it, you can use a projector and a second computer to project your battle-map onto a wall or table, while you control everything from your laptop. It's the only VTT I'm familiar with, but it's worked for me with few problems. The only downside is that if you want to do more complex work, you'll have to learn to use the maptools macro language, which is pretty bulky (it's something of a mesh between HTML/CSS and Java), or you can install one a user-made framework (there are several to choose from). [/QUOTE]
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