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https://gamerplus.org/user/Alan
Inspired Unreality open game chat is held every Monday night at 9:00 Central in the gamerplus chatrooms at Tenkar's Tavern on Discord. If you've never been to Tenkar's Tavern we have an invite for you here.
https://gamerplus.org/index
Ryan at Aqualith Media has posted a blog about his new website and his desire to collaborate with game creators.
https://gamerplus.org/blogs/678
Follow Me And Die has posted about his adventures in computer building. He is hoping that upgrading his system will help with editing his Youtube videos.
https://gamerplus.org/newsfeed/3709
Into dice? Into dichroic prisms? ZDL says " These are dice cut from dichroic prisms." And she posted a picture of some very pretty dice.
https://gamerplus.org/newsfeed/3702
Have you been noticing my fediverse address below? Have you heard of Mastodon, Friendica, or Pleroma? How about Funkwhale or Peertube? The fediverse is a decentralized social network made up of many people running many programs on their computers all cooperating so you can send and receive posts cross platform. Like email. Except social.
Visit my Friendica, social networking on the fediverse.
https://curators.mixremix.cc
Thanks,
Hairy Larry
https://gamerplus.org/user/hairylarry
hairylarry@curators.mixremix.cc
hairylarry@deltaboogie.com
Well, we almost died once. DM Alan certainly does keep the players on their toes.
We did not finish the oneoff in one session so there will be more Chronicles Of Ember next Monday.
https://gamerplus.org/newsfeed/3348
And now it's Monday and time for Inspired Unreality. Actual Play tonight with DM Alan running his own game, "The Chronicles Of Ember". If you want to jump in and you need a character sheet he has a program for that.
We will be playing in the gamerplus chatrooms at Tenkar's Tavern on Discord. If you haven't been to Tenkar's Tavern we have an invite for you here. We start at 9:00 Central.
https://gamerplus.org/index
We continue our conversation about "Some musings on solving challenges with less combat."
https://gamerplus.org/newsfeed/3349
I set up a background for miniature photography using a mushroom fantasy village plaque that Megan woodburned for me and a bunch of tiny houses made of straw and twigs that Vivian gave me. Then I took a few pictures of The Blue Mage, a beastman, and a beholder.
https://gamerplus.org/photo/useralbum/hairylarry/96
I'm reminding you once again about Megan TV at https://www.twitch.tv/megantopia - Like indie games? So does Megan.
https://gamerplus.org/newsfeed/3342
And we're closing with some thoughts on winter. "Winter is upon us and it's a good thing to have distractions like Gamer+ to help us keep busy and active. Hope all of you are staying warm and content. ... Sound."
https://gamerplus.org/newsfeed/3347
Which reminds me, Ember is a cold cold world. And dangerous. Believe me, in our first encounter two of us almost died. Join us tonight for Inspired Unreality.
Thanks,
Hairy Larry
https://gamerplus.org/user/hairylarry
hairylarry@curators.mixremix.cc (my friendica on the fediverse)
hairylarry@deltaboogie.com
Alan wrote the game "The Chronicles Of Ember". He will be the DM for a oneoff tonight.
https://gamerplus.org/user/Alan
So, if you want to give a new game a try, join us. If I were to describe "The Chronicles Of Ember" in one word it would be dangerous. (And fun.)
Inspired Unreality is held every Monday night at 9:00 Central in the gamerplus chatrooms at Tenkar's Tavern on Discord. If you are new to Tenkar's Tavern we have an invitation for you here.
https://gamerplus.org/index
This picture keeps getting comments. ZDL says "There is rather a lot going on in this picture... ". This is true.
https://gamerplus.org/photo/view/699/latest
The Captive Robin
Click on over and add your comment. There's enough here for a whole campaign.
Follow Me And Die posted to his blog about "Magical Protections". He says "Spells and abilities that negate or remove magical effects are a bit confusing in AD&D and the DM would be well served to figure things out before they come up during play."
https://gamerplus.org/newsfeed/3343
relatedtogeeks posted about Megan TV at https://www.twitch.tv/megantopia - Like indie games? So does Megan.
https://gamerplus.org/newsfeed/3342
I posted about my lesson this term. "For my composition lesson this Spring I am writing a book, "Beginning Algorithmic Compostition". What does this have to do with gaming?"
https://gamerplus.org/newsfeed/3322
Join us tonight in Ember. Let us know what games you've been playing. Or writing. Or drawing. Post on Gamer+ or send me an email.
Thanks,
Hairy Larry
https://gamerplus.org/user/hairylarry
hairylarry@curators.mixremix.cc (on the fediverse)
hairylarry@deltaboogie.com
Last week on Inspired Unreality Vivian and I went to Milyagon. We are doing a task for the witch, getting some supplies from Wilken Woods, a magic forest.
Tonight we're going back. And you can come too. If You Play You Win, actual play DnD, in the gamerplus chatrooms at Tenkar's Tavern on Discord. 9:00 PM Central.
Follow Me And Die says "Today on the blog, I write about Session Summaries."
https://gamerplus.org/newsfeed/2415
Made sense to me so I wrote up our session summary.
https://gamerplus.org/newsfeed/2416
Follow Me And Die also introduces us to Devin Rue. He says "Deven Rue is an awesome cartographer, who also makes various other things for table props."
https://gamerplus.org/newsfeed/2428
See you in Milyagon,
Hairy Larry
https://gamerplus.org/user/hairylarry
hairylarry@curators.mixremix.cc
hairylarry@deltaboogie.com
file area
http://guitarshowdown.com/hll/public/ea2f45
whiteboard
https://www.webwhiteboard.com/board/8vztc54q
Here's an invite link to Tenkar's Tavern on Discord.
https://discordapp.com/invite/Dqz3VmT
Discord runs on everything, PC, Mac, Linux, Android, and IOS. Install Discord and then take the invite link. When you are in Tenkar's Tavern leave a message in the Common Room. You should be validated in about 10 minutes. You cannot leave a message in the gamerplus rooms until you are validated.
Questions or problems? Message me on Gamer+.
https://gamerplus.org/user/hairylarry
You can join us anytime to play or listen. The game starts at 7:00 Eastern/6:00 Central.
Thanks
http://guitarshowdown.com/hll/public/e015bf
Players will find everything they need to know on pages 3-6 of the Universe Unleashed pdf.
If you pick and name your character post a reply here or message hairylarry or RobboG so we will know what's happening.
It's also fine to jump in tomorrow if you can. That's why we're using pregens.
I will be playing Constant Comment, in the support division, and I'm a hacker.
I'm looking forward to a new experience tomorrow night.
Thanks
If You Play You Win rescheduled to Friday, November 1.
If You Play You Win - Gamer+ Actual Play Podcast
Friday, November 1, 6:00 - 9:00 pm Central in the gamerplus chatrooms at Tenkar's Tavern.
DM Draklorx(Kier) - gamerplus.org/user/Draklorx
We'll be playing: Star Wars: Edge of the Empire
The module is the beginner game adventure called: Escape From Mos Shuuta
You are a group of outer rim fringers made up of bounty hunters,
smugglers, explorers, and expatriates who have all run afoul of the
crime lord, TEEMO THE HUTT! Trapped in the space port Mos Shuuta on the
desert world of Tatooine you are running out of time and options, and
need to get off of this planet fast! As luck would have it, a Trandoshan
slaver by the name of Trex has recently docked his ship the Krayt Fang,
and you wouldn't feel too bad about relieving the slaver of his ship.
During a chase through the streets with Teemo's henchmen you duck into a
Cantina and have only a few moments before they come in after you with
their blasters ready.
You do not have to preregister to play. Anyone can jump in anytime. But
if you want to preregister you can. Then you can choose your character
from pregens. decide on your name, and be ready to go, blasters blazing.
You can peruse the pregens here. If you want to pick a character to play let me know. Message hairylarry at Gamer+ or email hairylarry@deltaboogie.com.
http://guitarshowdown.com/hll/public/3d25dc
Friday October 4, 6:00 - 9:00 pm Central in the gamerplus chatrooms at Tenkar's Tavern.
DM Draklorx(Kier) - gamerplus.org/user/Draklorx
We'll be playing: Star Wars: Edge of the Empire
The module is the beginner game adventure called: Escape From Mos Shuuta
You are a group of outer rim fringers made up of bounty hunters, smugglers, explorers, and expatriates who have all run afoul of the crime lord, TEEMO THE HUTT! Trapped in the space port Mos Shuuta on the desert world of Tatooine you are running out of time and options, and need to get off of this planet fast! As luck would have it, a Trandoshan slaver by the name of Trex has recently docked his ship the Krayt Fang, and you wouldn't feel too bad about relieving the slaver of his ship. During a chase through the streets with Teemo's henchmen you duck into a Cantina and have only a few moments before they come in after you with their blasters ready.
You do not have to preregister to play. Anyone can jump in anytime. But if you want to preregister you can. Then you can choose your character from pregens. decide on your name, and be ready to go, blasters blazing.
JesseQ made a post about how he would use multiple free online tools for online gaming. I have been wanting to set up an Actual Play podcast as a Gamer+ event and JesseQ's post got me thinking. Here's his out of the box suggestions.
Discord for chat (text, video, voice)
Miro for shared whiteboard/tabletop
Watch2Gether for atmosphere/music
I have come up with another platform set.
Discord - Tenkar's Tavern in particular for the chatroom/game table
Web Whiteboard - A whiteboard app on the web the DM could use for drawing maps or diagrams for online games. You can also post text and pictures. Players can also post, make map annotations during play, upload something they saw, etc.
File Downloads - My Pydio instance does this great. There are many other free web alternatives.
So the only barrier to participation is getting into Tenkars Tavern on Discord. Discord has become a new standard for voice chat and their apps are easy to install and work on every platform.
Once you are in the gamerplus chatrooms at Tenkar's Tavern the DM can post a link to the whiteboard set up for this game. The players click on this link and they are there on the whiteboard. No passwords or accounts required.
The DM can also post a link to a folder on Pydio. The players can follow this link, browse pregens, and download or print the character sheet they choose to play. The DM has a different link that allows uploading and file deletion. Again no install, passwords, or accounts required.
And this is the key. Follow the link and you're in.
You enter the chatroom. The DM posts a link and you go pick a character. When the DM starts to draw something he posts a link. You follow the link and view what he's drawing. It would even be possible to lay out battle maps and move player tokens on the map.
So these two apps, the whiteboard and the file manager, are both included in Miro as per JesseQ's suggestion. There is an advantage to having these both in one app. But Miro is more complicated to use and the DM would have to send player invites which means collecting emails. In some situations this would not be cumbersome but for Gamer+, If You Play You Win, actual play podcasts I wanted it to be as easy as possible to jump into the game.
As JesseQ suggests, Gamer+ has set up a Watch2Gether channel that the DM could use for Monster noises and appropriate background music. It is also available for listening on the public web just by linking in with no password or account necessary.
So this is just another possible way to set up for online gaming. I chose these apps because of their open availability to anyone without having to install apps or create accounts. There might be better choices for your games or campaigns. Please leave your ideas in the comments.
Thanks
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