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<blockquote data-quote="jeffhartsell" data-source="post: 4159931" data-attributes="member: 7748">Laptops at the game tableOur group uses a projector mounted on the ceiling with a mirror to redirect the image for our maps and images. I was surprised to realize that the pros don't have similar high-tech gaming areas set up.&nbsp; Our prep time is so much shorter using digital maps instead of dealing with master maze, dungeon tiles, or drawing on battle mats; all of which we used prior to joining the 21st century.A used projector from eBay is cheap and easy to set up if you don't mind a projector mounted to your ceiling in a gaming area.Initiative order, hp totals, and stats are so much easier to track in Excel with sorting and filtering.&nbsp; Only a few of us don't have our own laptop at the table.We tried using chat to send information only one PC would know, but that got cumbersome, which is why we don't pass notes. The advantage of speed of play outweighs the meta gaming from giving out the information to everyone.As for ebooks, I do hope WOTC offers them, but I do also like the idea of DDI with a searchable database of rules with a character builder.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jeffhartsell, post: 4159931, member: 7748"] [b]Laptops at the game table[/b] Our group uses a projector mounted on the ceiling with a mirror to redirect the image for our maps and images. I was surprised to realize that the pros don't have similar high-tech gaming areas set up. Our prep time is so much shorter using digital maps instead of dealing with master maze, dungeon tiles, or drawing on battle mats; all of which we used prior to joining the 21st century. A used projector from eBay is cheap and easy to set up if you don't mind a projector mounted to your ceiling in a gaming area. Initiative order, hp totals, and stats are so much easier to track in Excel with sorting and filtering. Only a few of us don't have our own laptop at the table. We tried using chat to send information only one PC would know, but that got cumbersome, which is why we don't pass notes. The advantage of speed of play outweighs the meta gaming from giving out the information to everyone. As for ebooks, I do hope WOTC offers them, but I do also like the idea of DDI with a searchable database of rules with a character builder. [/QUOTE]

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