Comments on: Manage Your Campaign With Google Tools http://www.treasuretables.org/2007/05/manage-your-campaign-with-google-tools Game mastering advice, ideas & resources • Dedicated to helping GMs Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:46:31 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Amaril http://www.treasuretables.org/2007/05/manage-your-campaign-with-google-tools/comment-page-1#comment-10751 Amaril Tue, 08 May 2007 17:19:57 +0000 http://www.treasuretables.org/?p=717#comment-10751 I've updated the entry with a link to a printer-friendly copy in Google Docs & Spreadsheets. I also included a note about subscribing to the Blogger feed using iGoogle rather than a Google Reader gadget. I thought some more about Google Page Creator for creating a site, but honestly, iGoogle is the best option since it allows customization of the presentation. Look for more ideas regarding distribution of illustrations, maps, and other handouts in the near future. I’ve updated the entry with a link to a printer-friendly copy in Google Docs & Spreadsheets. I also included a note about subscribing to the Blogger feed using iGoogle rather than a Google Reader gadget.

I thought some more about Google Page Creator for creating a site, but honestly, iGoogle is the best option since it allows customization of the presentation.

Look for more ideas regarding distribution of illustrations, maps, and other handouts in the near future.

]]> By: Martin http://www.treasuretables.org/2007/05/manage-your-campaign-with-google-tools/comment-page-1#comment-10743 Martin Tue, 08 May 2007 16:21:14 +0000 http://www.treasuretables.org/?p=717#comment-10743 If you expand or follow up on your post, Amaril, I'd love to hear about it. :) If you expand or follow up on your post, Amaril, I’d love to hear about it. :)

]]> By: sean.blog : Gamers: Making the most of web resources http://www.treasuretables.org/2007/05/manage-your-campaign-with-google-tools/comment-page-1#comment-10733 sean.blog : Gamers: Making the most of web resources Tue, 08 May 2007 02:22:49 +0000 http://www.treasuretables.org/?p=717#comment-10733 [...] Someone who does know about these tools, at least the ones made available from Google, is Amaril the author of The Immaterial Plane blog. On Friday Amaril posted a great article about using the Google tools to manage and run an RPG game. The article is geared towards pencil and paper RPG’s, but the tools he mentions could be used equally well by miniatures and even board gamers. The Treasure Tables blog posted a link to Amaril’s article on Sunday, pointing to some of their resources for using blogs and wiki’s in gaming. [...] [...] Someone who does know about these tools, at least the ones made available from Google, is Amaril the author of The Immaterial Plane blog. On Friday Amaril posted a great article about using the Google tools to manage and run an RPG game. The article is geared towards pencil and paper RPG’s, but the tools he mentions could be used equally well by miniatures and even board gamers. The Treasure Tables blog posted a link to Amaril’s article on Sunday, pointing to some of their resources for using blogs and wiki’s in gaming. [...]

]]> By: Amaril http://www.treasuretables.org/2007/05/manage-your-campaign-with-google-tools/comment-page-1#comment-10713 Amaril Mon, 07 May 2007 16:44:10 +0000 http://www.treasuretables.org/?p=717#comment-10713 Warhoon, I dig your blog. Who in your gaming group posts, player or GM? I'm thinking of asking one of my players to keep an in-character, third-person journal. He has a strong imagination for creative writing, and might be the perfect person to take on that role. Sometimes, however, I think it might be better if a GM keeps the journal because it can greatly add to the "feel" of the campaign and set up the mood for the next session. As an aside, I was thinking about other Google tools that can be used, specifically Google Pages. Creating sites in Google Pages seems a bit clunky, and I'm not sure what it would have to offer that pages and files in a Google Group or Google Docs couldn't handle. The only thing it might be good for is creating a single location on the web where players can access everything associated with the campaign. Warhoon, I dig your blog. Who in your gaming group posts, player or GM? I’m thinking of asking one of my players to keep an in-character, third-person journal. He has a strong imagination for creative writing, and might be the perfect person to take on that role.

Sometimes, however, I think it might be better if a GM keeps the journal because it can greatly add to the “feel” of the campaign and set up the mood for the next session.

As an aside, I was thinking about other Google tools that can be used, specifically Google Pages. Creating sites in Google Pages seems a bit clunky, and I’m not sure what it would have to offer that pages and files in a Google Group or Google Docs couldn’t handle. The only thing it might be good for is creating a single location on the web where players can access everything associated with the campaign.

]]> By: Amaril http://www.treasuretables.org/2007/05/manage-your-campaign-with-google-tools/comment-page-1#comment-10705 Amaril Mon, 07 May 2007 00:50:01 +0000 http://www.treasuretables.org/?p=717#comment-10705 Thanks, Martin! It was one of those ideas that arose out of private brainstorming session to address different needs in our group. I hope that others see these tools as valuable alternatives to conventional gaming practices as I do. At some time, I might expand on it a bit to illustrate how some of these options are better than those conventions (e.g. - depending on a single player to accurately track the party treasure and money). Thanks, Martin! It was one of those ideas that arose out of private brainstorming session to address different needs in our group. I hope that others see these tools as valuable alternatives to conventional gaming practices as I do. At some time, I might expand on it a bit to illustrate how some of these options are better than those conventions (e.g. – depending on a single player to accurately track the party treasure and money).

]]> By: Warhoon http://www.treasuretables.org/2007/05/manage-your-campaign-with-google-tools/comment-page-1#comment-10702 Warhoon Sun, 06 May 2007 18:47:02 +0000 http://www.treasuretables.org/?p=717#comment-10702 Our D&D group has found blogging to be a great way to keep track of our adventures. I thought I'd share a link for everyone: http://vermithraxlair.blogspot.com/ Our D&D group has found blogging to be a great way to keep track of our adventures. I thought I’d share a link for everyone:

http://vermithraxlair.blogspot.com/

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