Dragonbane : Ducks and Wolves adventures

 Here is a new video about playing on VTT in a sideway AI theatre way...

This one is about the Dragonbane RPG, but it also showcase standees and a new VTT really cool app... which I recommend, other VTTs should work, but are probably difficulty overkill. ICVTT that I used until now should still be a great choice, but RPG Map has a few features more useful for the kind of games I play (1 to 1 import of assets, turning maps into isometric ones, scale that can be set with numbers instead of eyeballing...).

Orcs for sideway roleplaying battlemaps

Using movable scenery parts extends the sideway roleplaying battlemap in depth and gives more options to the characters. Here is a full display of the results.

All the assets that appear in the video can be downloaded if you want to play the game. A always, I recommend using a simple VTT program like ICVTT, other VTTs should work, but are probably difficulty overkill.

Variant Elemental fillable character sheets for online gaming

Some weeks ago, I posted, here on the blog,  character sheets that could be used with ELEMENTAL roleplaying rules.

They are intended to be used in online gaming, but there is no reason they could not be used otherwise.

 They are designed to be easily modified to include an illustration of your character.

The charsheets presented then were the english version, but here are the french versions if needed.

PDF Elemental Charsheet in French

ODT Elemental Charsheet in French

But, Elemental being an universal set of rules, other charsheet styles could be prefered depending on the setting of the game.

Here is one style that I use for fantasy games:

PDF Elemental fantasy Charsheet in English

ODT Elemental fantasy Charsheet in English

PDF Elemental fantasy Charsheet in French

ODT Elemental fantasy Charsheet in French

And here is one charsheet in Dark style:

PDF Elemental dark Charsheet in English

ODT Elemental dark Charsheet in English

PDF Elemental dark Charsheet in French

ODT Elemental dark Charsheet in French

The pdf files can be used immediately but they don't have a character illustration; the odt files are intended to let you insert a character portrait and then export in pdf.

The detailed explanations to use the charsheets are in the previous post. 

A return to the Delian Tomb

 I wanted to present a short, well known, fantasy scenario, adapted to be played using the sideway theatrical view I have developed, using AI assets. 

And which scenario could be more appropriate than the Delian Tomb, created by Matt Colville and serendipity ?

So, here it is. All the assets that appear in the video can be downloaded if you want to play the game. A always, I recommend using a simple VTT program like ICVTT, but other VTTs should work, but are probably difficulty overkill.

Elemental fillable character sheet for online gaming

When playing online, I generally use ICVTT or similar simples VTTs, using paper and pens for any information that I want to keep on hand. Some players seem to prefer to have their character sheet on the screen, so, I generally make some fillable character sheets that they can use alongside the program, in another tab.

I have recently discovered Elemental, a universal RPG with a balance of detail and simplicity on the spot for what I want for scenarios for which I do not want to learn new rules system, or for scenarios using a system I do not like. 

So, I made some charsheets. Here is how the result looks like. Read further to find the files for your own use.

There are two ways to use those files:

- simply open the pdf file directly in your browser (I use Chrome) and fill it, noting any changes during play and saving the result at the end of the session (don't forget to save).

- or, if you want to replace the illustration by the portrait of the character, you can open the odt file with LibreOffice or OpenOffice and modify the image before exporting the pdf.

Nothing complicated with few easy steps to follow. Here is how to do that:

1- Simple PDF charsheets, without illustrations: open and use

This is a no-brainer. You open the pdf file (with Chrome or any other program that let you modify and save modifications to a pdf file).

If you are using an online VTT in a browser (like ICVTT or Owlbear Rodeo...), you can open it in a tab alongside your VTT display. 

PDF ELEMENTAL CHARSHEET IN ENGLISH

2. Charsheets with character illustration, open the ODT file and export to PDF

From that image, you can see that there is a space for an illustration of the character, which means that there is an image field in the odt form (obviously).

To fill that image field with an image of your choice (more or less square images are going to work best, other proportions will work though).

Open the odt file with Libre Office :

- odt file of the charsheet in Libre Office -

Check that you are not in design mode (Form Menu > Design Mode):

Double click on the illustration field and choose an illustration, ideally more or less square (to avoid empty space padding the image, but it will work with any proportions of image).

Export as pdf form (File > Export as PDF):

In the PDF option window that opens itself, verify that the button "Create PDF Form" is checked

And that's it. If you open the pdf form in a tab alongside your VTT page, you have a charsheet as accessible as those imbedded in other VTTs.

ODT EMPTY ELEMENTAL CHARSHEET

I hope you'll find those files useful. Let me know if there is anything wrong or unclear.

Happy gaming.