tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post3444515607027136432..comments2024-03-23T08:21:07.075-07:00Comments on Points of Light: D&D And Content CreepDavid Guyllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16299128722345607123noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post-75390114333640859812010-06-29T21:20:54.043-07:002010-06-29T21:20:54.043-07:00Some of my players are overwhelmed with all the op...Some of my players are overwhelmed with all the options they have, even when using DDI. Some of them (specially the girls) tend to take up to 20 minutes to choose a power from the big list.Victor Hurtadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12254075841373767921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post-32648505726632908502010-06-21T15:05:28.158-07:002010-06-21T15:05:28.158-07:00I wouldn't pain of death you :) This is one o...I wouldn't pain of death you :) This is one of my favorite blogs. That said, I created a "flavor" character for a gamer in my campaign that wasn't terribly happy with her straight swordmage - preferring an aerialist rogue from another game.<br /><br />Anyway, with a laptop having shuffled it's electronic coil, I was astounded at how long it took to compile a character. It was only a 10th level toon, and it took two of us almost three hours!<br /><br />Anyhoo, it IS obvious that DDI will be necessary to play the game to anything approaching it's full potential. I am more annoyed that they are botching the captive audience they have created by dragging their feet so hard on the proverbial "other stuff".<br /><br />Dammit. Now I have to go post something :)Donny_the_DMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05679820663329606114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post-10584279427415485602010-06-20T23:08:35.938-07:002010-06-20T23:08:35.938-07:00I agree that DDI/Character Builder is the assumed ...I agree that DDI/Character Builder is the assumed norm from WotC now, and I know that we use it in our group. I personally try to avoid the Dragon magazine content, mainly for flavor reasons, but other players in the group use it.<br /><br />As for Adventure Tools, I've been using the third-party program MapTool from RPTools.net, and it has everything I could want in a virtual tabletop. A little extra digging online reveals heaps of free content (minis, maps, objects, even implementations of 4e rules), and I think I prefer that open structure to the closed version we would likely get if WotC gave us a virtual table top (you'd have to buy your maps and minis from them, most likely). I'm satisfied with the available tools, frankly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com