Category Archives: Fantasy Grounds

Voice and Video chat in online gaming

Posted on June 21, 2020 by

I’ve just read the post by Wilhelm about Discord and other voice platforms. I play MMORPGs and (virtual) tabletop gaming with a set of different overlapping groups of friends and family members. For the most part I game with a … Continue reading →

Posted in DDO, Fantasy Grounds, LotRO, MMORPG, TTRPG, World of Warcraft | 6 Comments

Digitial roleplay product alternatives

Posted on March 25, 2020 by

Today is one week since we should have flown off for a 11 day holiday in Canada. Since I’ve had to stay at home and have continued working, I am trying to invest more free time in rpg writing. I’ve … Continue reading →

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My virtual tabletop gaming tips

Posted on March 15, 2020 by

I’m starting to see discussions online about replacing, short-term at least, round the table roleplaying (rpg) sessions with virtual ones. It’s a sad reality that “social distancing” is becoming a necessity in many countries, and that will inevitably impact the … Continue reading →

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Gaming connections

Posted on January 7, 2020 by

A few random thoughts that have happened this last week: I was reading an article over at PCGamerN about gaming’s rising popularity amongst older people (the article states this as 50+). The reference that smart-phone gaming is behind this may … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year (and new decade)!

Posted on January 1, 2020 by

So it’s 2020 and a new decade. Happy New Year, and happy 2020s! Allusions to the roaring 20s aside (anyone who knows history, knows how that ended), I’m feeling more hopeful about the coming year in real life than I … Continue reading →

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When tech gets in the way

Posted on March 20, 2019 by

I was reminded on Monday of how much my gaming relies on technology these-days and how that technology can, at times, be quite the hindrance. I ran another session of Dungeons & Dragons 5E for family members via Fantasy Grounds … Continue reading →

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Tangible gaming

Posted on December 29, 2018 by

Over the course of this week I’ve done almost no MMORPG gaming, but I’ve been lucky enough to do a good amount of other gaming. We’ve played two different rpg sessions in the room with friends or family (Starfinder & … Continue reading →

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Virtual and physical rpg gaming

Posted on December 8, 2018 by

Recently we had that rare opportunity to sit down and do some tabletop roleplaying in person. Such events vary greatly in frequency but, with my longest running D&D (3.5) campaign that started back in 2006, it’s never that frequent. 2018 … Continue reading →

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A week in MMO gaming

Posted on September 29, 2018 by

So what does a week look like for me as a multi-MMO gamer? Following on from a non-gaming Q&A post, I thought with this post I’d give a gaming update, with the aim that it shows the sort of mix … Continue reading →

Posted in D&D, EQ2, ESO, Fantasy Grounds, LotRO, MMORPG, Starfinder, World of Warcraft | 1 Comment

My gaming history #BlaugustReborn

Posted on August 9, 2018 by

Belghast has a post up on the “getting to know you” theme of week 2 of Blaugust. I don’t post about myself that often on this blog, it is about gaming more than anything else. In the spirit of Blaugust, … Continue reading →

Posted in D&D, DDO, EQ2, ESO, Fantasy Grounds, FFXIV, Guild Wars, LotRO, MMORPG, Neverwinter, Rift, Starfinder, STO, SWTOR, World of Warcraft | Tagged | 3 Comments