In this day and age of video conferencing, phones that act like computers, and watches that have more memory then my father's TI computer even roleplaying has to catch up. There are tons of MMOs on line, and while they provide pretty colors and sound effects, they are hard to roleplay on with friends. But here are some new electronic tools you can exploit for your roleplaying experience.
1) The computer, obviously. There are so many things you can do with a computer to enhance your roleplaying experience. Draw maps, do email gaming, use conferencing to roleplay with friends far away. So many things. My husband and I did the email gaming, where I got my fodder for my book, but it is a little slow. Skype and gaming platforms which enable live roleplaying on line are becoming quite common.
2) Small, animated trailers. Now, you probably have to be pretty computer savoy to do this one, but wouldn't it be cool if you could do a movie trailer type monologue for your bad guy?
3) Just looking for pictures. Some of us can't draw wonderfully, so what better place to find a picture then on line?
4) Real life maps turned table top gaming. Why not? The terrain of some Forest Service maps would be awesome for roleplaying adventures.
5) Digital Dice. My husband cringes at that, but not all people have a huge box of random dice to choose from. This way you can have small apps on your phone or computer to roll dice if you need something rolled!
Happy Gaming!
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