EtCR using Fantasy Grounds blog w/ screenshots

valhallan · Post by **valhallan** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 10:00 pm

Thought you guys might be interested in my blog write-up of our Expedition to Castle Ravenloft game over Fantasy Grounds. We play weekly so I'll update this thread with links to the new posts as I write them.

Session 1: http://scantabulous.blogspot.com/2007/0 ... ather.html

Session 2: http://scantabulous.blogspot.com/2007/0 ... rt-ii.html

Session 3: http://scantabulous.blogspot.com/2007/0 ... oft-3.html

Session 4: http://scantabulous.blogspot.com/2007/0 ... psies.html

Session 5: http://scantabulous.blogspot.com/2007/0 ... amons.html

Session 6: http://scantabulous.blogspot.com/2007/0 ... houls.html

Session 7: http://scantabulous.blogspot.com/2007/0 ... -dark.html

valhallan · Post by **valhallan** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 12:30 pm

Just finished session 4:
http://scantabulous.blogspot.com/2007/0 ... psies.html

valhallan · Post by **valhallan** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 8:34 pm

Not that anyone cares, but I'll put up session 5 anyway:

http://scantabulous.blogspot.com/2007/0 ... amons.html

Daisu · Post by **Daisu** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 8:09 am

Just because noone replies does not mean anyone is not reading

Gonzoron of the FoS · Post by **Gonzoron of the FoS** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 8:20 am

For the record, I care! I've been reading avidly. fun stuff!

Joël of the FoS · Post by **Joël of the FoS** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 8:31 am

Daisu wrote:Just because noone replies does not mean anyone is not reading

Indeed. Look instead at the number of people who viewed the thread.

Sure, comments are always welcomed to anyone posting stuff on the board.

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That RPG software seems to be quite amazing. What are the problems you see with it?

Joël

valhallan · Post by **valhallan** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 10:56 am

Wow! Okay thanks guys. I was going to keep posting them because I did see the thread count, but I'm no writer so I'm kind of self-deprecating about having a campaign blog.

As for Fantasy Grounds, its really great to be able to get your old gaming group together every week (these are my high school and college buddies I'm playing with, who I haven't gamed with for years and years). And people are more apt to "show up" if all they have to do is sit down at their computer at their house (removing the spousal neglect part of the equation). That's not so say face-to-face isn't better (especially with gypsy fortune telling), but this is a great stopgap nonetheless. Especially when you combine it with a Skype conference call so everyone is talking like the old days.

Problems with it are connection problems. It only works thus far on Windows XP and Vista, so any Mac users are out of luck, and it only comes with OGL D20 rules. In order to change the character sheet to a different default ruleset you gotta be able to program in xml, or be able to convince one of the many skilled folks on the FG boards to do it. Also you have to buy it, $35 for DMs and $20 for players. But you get a lot of pretty for that price.

Someday my players will actually approach Castle Ravenloft, but thus far they are avoiding it like the plague (they have all read Vampire of the Mists, of course). I'm playing it more DnD "we need heroes!" and less Ravenloft "despair!" because I've turned these guys off of Ravenloft back in the day with too much "The Mists won't let you leave, the mists take you to the graveyard, the mists don't let your spells work..." back in high school, which frustrated them to no end. (Let that be a lesson, just because you love a setting's mechanics doesn't mean the players will)

LordGodefroi · Post by **LordGodefroi** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 12:13 am

Thanks for posting these! I've always been impressed by Fantasy Grounds and always despaired that there wasn't a Macintosh version. Great stuff ! Keep it up! Better than just reading a campaign journal.

valhallan · Post by **valhallan** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 8:59 pm

We finally got around to playing another game.

http://scantabulous.blogspot.com/2007/0 ... houls.html

valhallan · Post by **valhallan** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 1:46 am

Session 7 is up: http://scantabulous.blogspot.com/2007/0 ... -dark.html

I went off-campaign book for this one and made a Grimm-style horror setting for the PCs. Because I figured they deserved a change of pace, that is, from a Gothic-style horror setting.

Gonzoron of the FoS · Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:17 am

Some very nice creepy imagery! I may have to steal some of them....

GoldenGoblin · Post by **GoldenGoblin** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 12:37 pm

I have been running EtCR for 5 sessions now and its good to see others doing it as well. Nice customizing of FG. We have a dinky 3hr game on wed we do with it and yours puts ours to shame.

might be difference between lite and full versions dont know.

So have you had anything strange happen so far in the adventure.

All hell is breaking loose in mine.

Café de Nuit

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EtCR using Fantasy Grounds blog w/ screenshots

EtCR using Fantasy Grounds blog w/ screenshots

Session 6 is finally up