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Ultimate RPG Gaming Table

Nyrath the nearly wise writes "RPGs like Dungeons and Dragons are traditionally played on a tabletop using miniatures. The problem is that the players are only supposed to see those parts of the map that they have explored. Gamemasters are reduced to drawing explored sections of the map on the playing surface with dry-erase markers or using cardboard tiles representing stretches of corridor. Some fellows have an expensive but elegant solution. They map out the playing area in a laptop using software such as Tabletop Mapper, which allows to game master to dynamically hide and reveal sections of the map. The laptop is attached to a 1600 lumen DLP projector mounted on the ceiling and projecting an image of the visible map onto the tabletop. The miniatures can then be moved on a dynamic map. The eye candy factor is vastly increased, gamemaster labor is reduced, and the players have more fun. The elegance is that this is an intuitive enhancement of the traditional gaming experience, instead of an unfamiliar new user interface to be mastered."

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  1. Wow, that is fucking cool! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Hoddawabzzzzzzzzzzt!

  2. What a lame idea for playing DnD.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    FP !! HO HO HO !!!

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    The Russians used a pencil. "

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  5. Re:Times have changed... by zaren · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Yep, times have changed. Now, when we play, we have to play in a fairly clean living room with all the lights on, so when the kids come running through, they can see where they're going, and so we can scoop up any stray d4 caltrops before they roll over them :)

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