While playing a solo rpg session today I figured I could also share my play area as some others already did: When it comes to solo role playing I am a physical guy. I like to roll real dice, to hear the sound of them clicking together in the dice cup. I like to smell the plastic of the miniatures (on those occasions that I use miniatures) or feel the hard cardboard of the pawns or tokens. I like paper character sheets and making notes on scrap paper. This all contributes to the atmosphere of actually playing a game. Having said that, I do use the laptop to record the session. I use the browser based program Quip to record my sessions. But for everything else I am an analog guy. I use Mythic charts and tables on paper. In the top left corner of the picture, in the plastic box you can see my Star Wars stuff from Fantasy Flight Games. As I was taking the picture I was playing a Star Wars one shot adventure to test the FU rpg which I never tried, therefore I didn't need the EotE stuff.
I've been using Tabletop Simulator for my solo gaming space for about a month. It has a learning curve, but I've really enjoyed the experience. It has the great benefit of allowing me to leave a game setup without taking up space or tempting my cat to be more of an ass than he already is.
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Geoff Osterberg I am very curious to know how you use TTS to play. Do you have a template to share. I also though of using Fair Grounds.
ReplyDeleteOvy Ortega I should mention that for about the past year my solo play has been primarily with wargames. Before TTS I would need to either finish up or cut the game short if I don't want to selfishly tie up our sunroom table. A lot of the time that fact amount would discourage me from even beginning a game.
ReplyDeleteWith TTS's Workshop support I have found a wide variety of miniature models, terrain pieces and 2d maps that have allowed me to play a variety of scenarios and never have to cut a battle short. I just save the game and load it later if i don't have time to play through in one sitting.
TTS enforces no rules itself, for any game played using it. It is literally what's on the tin, a computer simulation that acts like a physical tabletop. Any game that you could play on your kitchen table can be played using the software, assuming you take the time to find or make the resources you need. It's benefits for me are the ability to walk away from ongoing games without losing any progress or requiring any cleanup (or setup on subsequent plays).
Not sure if I answered your question very well, but that's the best way I can explain the software's utility for me.