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For 4e, there's the D&D Compendium (need subscription for full benefit, but it is worth it if you find a regular group), and for Pathfinder (the only real active version of 3.x D&D) there's the Pathfinder Reference Document (or also in the dedicated app linked to by thomax). Also, I know some sites are moving towards iPad and mobile friendly reference documents. I'm sure there's more recent info out there, especially as more apps are created. I think those are from the early days right after iPad release. If it's the latest (4e), then here's some info on using an iPad: Maybe I can make an interactive DM screen out of a bunch of iPads.ĭepends on what edition you are playing.
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But, if the table were suddenly free of books and sheets, rolling real dice would be much less of a hassle. I think the worst part about electronically enhanced D&D is virtual dice rollers, but part of the allure of these is that a fake die on a phone is often more convenient than a real roll when the table is so full of books and papers that you can hardly fit the miniatures, let alone enough space to roll a d20.
In an ideal situation, each player would have an iPad or similar tablet device with an interactive character sheet and internet access to get a hold of the rules they need (for 3.5 there are online SRDs, for 4e D&Di's Compendium works great on the iPad). I think the iPad has the potential to make face-to-face, tabletop D&D MORE social in that less time can be spent "pausing" the game while books are searched for important rules, or while two players pass a book back and forth because both have key powers in the same suppliment. Even though I don't play D&D anymore (been 20+ years), it still has a place in my heart, and I like to think that people would enjoy the D&D&iPad experience. but considering you can use the iPad for other things aside from D&D, it's more a worthwhile investment.Īnyway, to answer your question - I have no idea if anything is in the works. You could pass secret notes to individual players and plan things. Another tab could be a free-form drawing space where you map-out where you are, and have little icons you can move around like figures.
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The DM could have some kind of "monster generator / manager" tab that would help him keep track of his end. Take a hit, and go to your character sheet to mark it down. So, you encounter a monster, and go to the public space to roll some dice where everyone can see it. It would also include a tab for "reference" to look up any monster/spell/race/etc. The app would include a personal space for stuff you can only see, and a public space for things you want to share. I could envision a situation where each player has an iPad running a D&D app. That's the kind of thing that's not really possible with fully-featured fantasy games (at least those that I've seen). The iPad would be there just to facilitate the mundane tasks of writing things down, and looking things up. if you or the DM wants to "break the rules" or invent some situation not covered by the standard rules, you'd be able to do that. With this, you keep track of your hit points, abilities, spells. I think there's a huge potential for the iPad to be something very different. But with that, you lose the need to be in the same physical space with other people, and the magic of the original game is lost. What I'm trying to say is that there might be a tendency for someone to write ro want an app that "does it all for you", but what you'll wind up with is something like everquest or WoW. In that way, it's very different than say bringing a laptop to a D&D game. It's something you can move around a group and share. In my mind, this is where the iPad really shines - as a device to enhance traditional social situations.
I think the neat thing about D&D is that it is a social game - it includes a lot of interactions between real people. from keeping track of characters to dungeon mapping, rolling dice, and more. There are a lot of ways an iPad could be used to assist a traditional D&D game.
There was a thread about board games some weeks ago, and a few of us brought this up.
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