One bard's take on D&D and other things
While my introduction to D&D was in-person, most of my D&D experience has been online. There are many different tools out there for online play! So far, though, I’ve preferred a pretty simple approach that uses Discord for sessions and campaign organization.
In this post, I’ll talk about different ways I’ve used Discord as a Dungeon Master.
Continue readingI got started playing D&D in person, but that quickly changed as I returned to college out-of-state.
I like the opportunity to play in person. It’s a lot easier to pick up on the group’s energy, and body language and tone of voice come across a lot better across the table. It’s easy to engage with each other without distractions.
But in my experience, it’s not exactly a choice of online versus in person. Your group might be spread across the corners of the world (or just too far away to drive), or you find a group online to begin with. Online play presents a few challenges that just aren’t a factor when you can inhabit the same physical space all together.
This is the case if all of your group tunes in from separate locations, or your group is a mix of in person and video calling-in.
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