There is a degree of geek to the iPad, but I think it's a rather different flavour of geek to dice and face to face roleplaying.
On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 5:44 AM, David Dunham <david_at_...> wrote:
> On 2 Aug 2010, at 16:46, parental_unit_2 wrote:
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> > I went to a Heroquest game yesterday where the GM didn't use dice. Among
> other things, he liked the idea of being able to play anywhere -- a pub,
> hotel, etc. -- without carrying dice around, as most such places have cards
> for their guests. He also liked the idea of being able to play without
> displaying dice and effectively putting a "we are geeks" sign on the table.
>
> And simultaneously trying to tweak the odds -- he wanted a greater chance
> of a complete victory in a simple contest, so face cards generated criticals
> and fumbles.
>
> > A few weeks before, I saw another dice-free solution: An Apple iPad
> application that combines e-books with a die rolling utility.
> http://a-sharp.com/dicebook
>
> While DiceBook (or apps that only roll dice) solves the problem of physical
> dice, I wouldn't really call it a diceless solution. The dice are just
> electronic.
>
> (An iPad at the game table is probably less geeky than a laptop -- laptops
> create physical barriers between people, while iPads or other flat things
> that lie on the table don't. This is one of the reasons I've always tried to
> keep my laptop in the corner of the table and not right in front of me.)
>
> David Dunham
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