Greetings

[sinned]

new to this site, but quite an experienced gamer, both as GM and player. I've always used maps as an integral part of campaigns but have always played on tabletop. I'm starting an online game and needed some maps. Eventually I'll be making almost all my own maps, but for now I created the largescale map but swiped some smaller scale maps to use since the game is due to start soon. I've used Photoshop for a large number of years and have done website design as a hobby. For some examples of graphics feel free to visit my page at sin-ned.deviantart.com . I appreciate feedback and comments as well.

[Steel General]

Welcome Aboard!

[Redrobes]

You could use the CWBP (Community world building project) in this forum to get some terrain, land and maps all pre done. Then you can add extra stuff you use to it.

[Hoel]

What format do you play online?
I've just started two campaigns (playing one, GMing the other) of D&D 3.5 over irc and it's working out great. It takes about three times as long to play as normal, but everyone in the group can spend an entire day once every or every other week so thats no prob.
I've tried PBEM and PBforum but it was way to slow for me, it took weeks just to get it rolling...

I've been wanting to try the variuos programs dedicated to playing D&D online, do you or anyone else have any experience with them?

[Redrobes]

ViewingDale link is in my sig. Take a look around the site, pics and movies. Also look at MapTool, BattleGroundsRPG and others too. Also on my sig is a keyword index so look up VTT in that and check out some of the posts. Also there is a VTT section. VTT stands for virtual table top. I.e. play online using a virtual table instead of a real one.

[Hoel]

Thanks. The demo movies were good. I'll check out the trial.
Does Viewing Dale include mapmaking software and is that any good?
Can you use any custom graphics you want?
Does it include dice rollers, the SRD and all that?

[Redrobes]

Thanks. The demo movies were good. I'll check out the trial.
Does Viewing Dale include mapmaking software and is that any good?
Can you use any custom graphics you want?
Does it include dice rollers, the SRD and all that?

It can make maps - almost all of them from me on this site are done with it.
You can use any custom raster graphics - bitmaps, jpg, png etc
It includes a dice roller tho I give that away free on the site under the free utils section - just download and use it. Its the full thing.
It does not contain the SRD or any rules to any game. Its a generic map and VTT tool and includes fantasy icons only. You can link points in the map to docs and web pages tho so you can link to the web site for the SRD. So link skeleton tokens to skeleton stats etc. Theres links in the keyword index to viewingdale where there are more movies about the Fentor Cross Church showing more stuff.

[NeonKnight]

Welcome to the Guild!