Comments on: Mapping’s Future Part 1 http://www.neogrognard.com/article/113/mappings-future-part-1 Old School Gaming, Modern Gamers Sun, 27 Nov 2011 01:30:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: didier http://www.neogrognard.com/article/113/mappings-future-part-1/comment-page-1#comment-83 didier Thu, 20 May 2010 06:25:28 +0000 http://www.neogrognard.com/?p=113#comment-83 I did not alter anything in D20Pro. The characters XML file from the character builder can be imported directly into the creature library, and this gives the players the ability to track their character's power usage, as well as updating all the main stats. There is some work to do to set up the attacks properly, and at the moment they can't be tied to power usage so it is a bit clunky, but because we play mostly together I mostly use the attack/damage tool for monsters vs characters more than the other way. The main prep time is to get the monsters data in, and for that I mainly pick up the monster main stats (initiative, HP, size) and create a new monster record for them int he D20Pro library, assign them an image, and I write in the notes the main powers the monster use, and create the main attacks they have in the power session. So overall it takes me half an hour to prep up for that. I hope the guys at d20pro will work on an XML monster file import like they have for the character file. Most of the maps I pick up from the wizards map gallery side, or I use textures and stuff like that for ad-hoc maps. If you have any questions, feel free to ask them here, and I'll do my best to answer them (faster- sorry for the delay in responding to that one but my last week been pretty busy..) I did not alter anything in D20Pro. The characters XML file from the character builder can be imported directly into the creature library, and this gives the players the ability to track their character’s power usage, as well as updating all the main stats. There is some work to do to set up the attacks properly, and at the moment they can’t be tied to power usage so it is a bit clunky, but because we play mostly together I mostly use the attack/damage tool for monsters vs characters more than the other way. The main prep time is to get the monsters data in, and for that I mainly pick up the monster main stats (initiative, HP, size) and create a new monster record for them int he D20Pro library, assign them an image, and I write in the notes the main powers the monster use, and create the main attacks they have in the power session. So overall it takes me half an hour to prep up for that. I hope the guys at d20pro will work on an XML monster file import like they have for the character file. Most of the maps I pick up from the wizards map gallery side, or I use textures and stuff like that for ad-hoc maps. If you have any questions, feel free to ask them here, and I’ll do my best to answer them (faster- sorry for the delay in responding to that one but my last week been pretty busy..)

]]> By: WorldofMyrnai http://www.neogrognard.com/article/113/mappings-future-part-1/comment-page-1#comment-75 WorldofMyrnai Tue, 11 May 2010 14:36:07 +0000 http://www.neogrognard.com/?p=113#comment-75 I am getting ready to start using D20 Pro, either in another campaign or one I wish to start soon. I would be interested in discussing with Didier what he did you alter the D20 Pro stuff for 4e and about his prep time getting ready for a session. I really like how he uses his iPad to control the DM screen. Too bad I dont own one. How would I go about discussing this with him? Thanks Jason P. I am getting ready to start using D20 Pro, either in another campaign or one I wish to start soon. I would be interested in discussing with Didier what he did you alter the D20 Pro stuff for 4e and about his prep time getting ready for a session. I really like how he uses his iPad to control the DM screen. Too bad I dont own one. How would I go about discussing this with him?

Thanks
Jason P.

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