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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GlaziusF" data-source="post: 4464283" data-attributes="member: 74166">I play 4E with a group of friends over the internet. We chat on Skype and use GameTable for the minimap. This is what I like about it:- I can't roll dice within a confined space to save my life, and like to double-check and triple-check mental addition. Having an impartial agency roll the dice and do the math saves time.- I can use any image I find on the Internet as map detail or a character mini (with RPTools TokenTool)- I can separate map details and character minis so when everybody looks at the list of active minis it's sorted in initiative order, and I can drag things up or down in that list to reflect changes.- I bought PDFs of the books so I can not only easily search them but also cut out bits and arrange them on an on-screen or printable document, to turn empty space into Reference Space.- I can answer rules questions in a reasonable amount of time, whether it's because the rules are easy to remember or because I've cut them up and set them apart to make them easy to reference.- I can quickly create a good encounter for my players because the rules tell me this: pick any monsters within 5 levels of the party, and as long as their XP adds up to an amount in this range it will be a reasonable fight that they can win with skill and effort and a slightly bad streak of luck.  - I have a reasonable set of transformations to apply to monsters to make them fit into a good encounter mechanically. There are templates to apply to a monster to turn it into an elite, or an elite into a solo. I can perform a few simple computations to increase or lower a monster's level, but it is suggested I not do so by more than 5. If I know what a monster's racial power is I can pull it out and replace it with a different one - perhaps the minotaurs are not brutal enough to use their goring charge, but their time spent contemplating within an arcane maze has given them the ability to manipulate fate and I can reflect this with elven accuracy or second chance.- I have a reasonable set of transformations to apply to monsters to make them fit into a good encounter thematically. I can freely rename any monster and make its attacks act any way I choose so long as they do the same damage and have the same effects. - I can do all of this ahead of time and it doesn't take a lot of time so I can focus more on the aspects of the game the players seem interested in responding to. For example: there are two human bandits in this room with identical stat blocks. One is serious and she advises the rabble and guards on tactics. The other complains all the time and curses fate, because the fortuneteller told him today was going to be full of good omen and he was winning at cards before the other bandit kicked over the table to use as cover.- I can also use skill challenge rules to set up a more open-ended encounter ahead of time, and prepare the numbers in advance so it will be somewhat reasonable.This is what I don't like:- there aren't good ad hoc guidelines for anything but damage. If I want a status effect I can sort of get it by using a power that causes it. That might be alright, if I could search for powers by status effects. - there are also not good ad hoc guidelines for creating powers with "recharge: roll a d6" riders. This is a shame because it's a perfect justification an ominous dieroll and then an evil laugh.</blockquote>

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