Comments on: Masterplan is like CrawlNotes, but better http://www.theplaywrite.com/dungeons-and-dragons/masterplan-is-like-crawlnotes-but-better/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=masterplan-is-like-crawlnotes-but-better Fine wine of game design Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:12:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Logan http://www.theplaywrite.com/dungeons-and-dragons/masterplan-is-like-crawlnotes-but-better/comment-page-1/#comment-465 Logan Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:16:28 +0000 http://www.playwrite-blog.net/?p=740#comment-465 @Buccaneers Guild: You could get away with using the ones over at DungeonForge: http://www.dungeonmapping.com/df/public_html/. You'll have to create an account to get access to the downloads, but it's an entirely free process. @Neuroglyph: There are definitely different styles of DM "thinking", especially when it comes to visualising adventures. I used to be a pretty old school planner, mapping out every dungeon and encounter, but these days I fly by the seat a lot more. I find I plan out encounters in a rough manner - creature stats and powers, mainly, with a fraemwork of places to go - and I find it's improved my DMing immensely. I also love (and am somewhat good at) improv, thanks to a background in theatre. At the end of the day, I'd go with what works for you. I don't think any way is necessairly better... just different. :) @ironregime: You could give it a try. You might have trouble with the apps that require the .NET Framework. I know CrawlNotes works fine on any PC running XP SP3, Vista and Windows 7, but I'm not sure about Masterplan. @j_king: I would love to be able to port my software to Mac. One could argue I should be compiling and testing my apps using Mono - the open source version of the .NET Framework - but I'm pretty happy with the setup I have. I also think - and I mean no offense - that the Mac audience is not big enough to justify the additional development time. But I could very easily be wrong. It'd be nice to find out just how many RPs are using Mac systems. @Buccaneers Guild: You could get away with using the ones over at DungeonForge: http://www.dungeonmapping.com/df/public_html/. You’ll have to create an account to get access to the downloads, but it’s an entirely free process.

@Neuroglyph: There are definitely different styles of DM “thinking”, especially when it comes to visualising adventures. I used to be a pretty old school planner, mapping out every dungeon and encounter, but these days I fly by the seat a lot more. I find I plan out encounters in a rough manner – creature stats and powers, mainly, with a fraemwork of places to go – and I find it’s improved my DMing immensely. I also love (and am somewhat good at) improv, thanks to a background in theatre.

At the end of the day, I’d go with what works for you. I don’t think any way is necessairly better… just different. :)

@ironregime: You could give it a try. You might have trouble with the apps that require the .NET Framework. I know CrawlNotes works fine on any PC running XP SP3, Vista and Windows 7, but I’m not sure about Masterplan.

@j_king: I would love to be able to port my software to Mac. One could argue I should be compiling and testing my apps using Mono – the open source version of the .NET Framework – but I’m pretty happy with the setup I have. I also think – and I mean no offense – that the Mac audience is not big enough to justify the additional development time.

But I could very easily be wrong. It’d be nice to find out just how many RPs are using Mac systems.

]]> By: j_king http://www.theplaywrite.com/dungeons-and-dragons/masterplan-is-like-crawlnotes-but-better/comment-page-1/#comment-464 j_king Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:31:29 +0000 http://www.playwrite-blog.net/?p=740#comment-464 Why, why, why? Why are all the good DM tools windows-only? Makes us non-microsoftie geeks sad. :( Why, why, why?

Why are all the good DM tools windows-only?

Makes us non-microsoftie geeks sad. :(

]]> By: ironregime http://www.theplaywrite.com/dungeons-and-dragons/masterplan-is-like-crawlnotes-but-better/comment-page-1/#comment-463 ironregime Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:47:26 +0000 http://www.playwrite-blog.net/?p=740#comment-463 I wonder if any of these tools will run as U3 smart programs on my USB drive? I'm fond of keeping my campaign notes in my pocket. I wonder if any of these tools will run as U3 smart programs on my USB drive? I’m fond of keeping my campaign notes in my pocket.

]]> By: Neuroglyph http://www.theplaywrite.com/dungeons-and-dragons/masterplan-is-like-crawlnotes-but-better/comment-page-1/#comment-462 Neuroglyph Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:10:30 +0000 http://www.playwrite-blog.net/?p=740#comment-462 I would agree here, Masterplan is definitely the better of the two apps, although as an old-style DM, I am still trying to embrace the "brave new world" of 4e encounter platting. The game really does have an affinity toward "flow-charting" encounters rather than mapping every corridor and alcove. I guess that's not a bad thing, but old habits die hard... I would agree here, Masterplan is definitely the better of the two apps, although as an old-style DM, I am still trying to embrace the “brave new world” of 4e encounter platting. The game really does have an affinity toward “flow-charting” encounters rather than mapping every corridor and alcove. I guess that’s not a bad thing, but old habits die hard…

]]> By: Buccaneers Guild http://www.theplaywrite.com/dungeons-and-dragons/masterplan-is-like-crawlnotes-but-better/comment-page-1/#comment-461 Buccaneers Guild Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:08:12 +0000 http://www.playwrite-blog.net/?p=740#comment-461 I checked it out, looks impressive. Any ideas where to get a good tileset from? I checked it out, looks impressive. Any ideas where to get a good tileset from?

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