In your opinion, what are the necessities for streaming your D&D game! What are the bare minimum needs, etc? Discuss, D&D Hivemind!
I'm working on this right now with my group.
I am asking for a certain camera and microphone at a minimum.
Several of them are vying for a spot right now. (I am running a West Marches with 9 people, but when we start streaming it will be anew game with only 4-5)
I want people that work well together, that understand certain things such as "yes, and" improv and understand what "My guy" syndrome is and how to avoid it.
Other than that, it lands on to me (or the DM in general) to keep things moving and make good entertainment.
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I would suggest a soundboard to gather all the sound
*If your budget supports it* Lapel mics for each person at the table
*If you budget supports it* a camera for each side of the table, a camera for the DM, and a camera for the battlemat if your using one.
*if you have a supportive friend* someone to monitor stream health and audio/visual inputs to make sure the drunk barbarian isn't blowing out the mics and killing everyone elses audio
However if your not Scrooge McDuck, Mr. Moneybags, or in deep financial crisis Id suggest
Soundboard to mix audio
a dedicated DM Mic and a omnidirectional table mic
and a camera covering the whole table and a battlemat cam if applicable
Does anyone have advices on videochat softwares to use for playing/streaming/recording ONLINE RPG sessions? (meaning people playing from different countries)
Having a bit of experience with streaming and online RPG play, I have my own ideas (Skype, Discord as soon as they improve the video chat a bit, Hangouts [haven't tried this one yet though, so if anyone can tell me how it fare it'd be extremely appreciated]), but I wonder if I am missing some amazing software that seems just made for this. (I know for example that Roll20 has its own integrated video/voice chat, but we are somehow having problems with stability and weirdly cut webcam image [mine specifically, go figure] so not really an option at this time for me)
My wife does computer gaming streams and we've done board gaming streams before as well, she uses OBS (Open Source Broadcaster).
For cameras, we use Logitech C920s, which has a large number of focal steps. You'll want the camera far enough away that the focal point won't shift too much when an arm goes over the play area. You can use OBS to crop out portions of the screen, like the outer edges of the tables. Early on, you might be able to get away with a central omnidirectional microphone with a sleeve, but if there's any kind of echo the microphone will pick up the sound going both ways. Multiple Cardioid is better and individual is best.
There's a lot of sources out there for ambient sound, many only require attribution which you can do in the notes for your broadcast (Scott McLoed produces a lot of popular attribution music). Any kind of licensed music might result in your video getting muted or even a copyright strike depending on the broadcast platform.
Be prepared to experiment with layout a lot in advance, and there can be ancillary costs for stands, clips, and tripods. You'll also want you lighting as diffused as possible because gaming surfaces tend to be glossy.
I've been playing about recently on this front to stream our D&D games. Due to us being more Roleplay and story heavy gamers we don't tend to worry too much about exact squares and spacing so the way I present the stream works perfectly for us.
This is achieved with a mix of OBS, Discord and a game to display the "play area".
For me personally, I have a Logitech C920 HD Camera, BM-800 Microphone with a phantom power supply and of course a microphone arm. The players chat indicators are using built-in OBS tools and the Discord Streaming Tools which are free and a quick google of it will show you the way. Also the main rolling window to show players rolls is also achieved by a Discord RP Bot and showing it via OBS.
If anybody is interested I've attached a link below. As a note, I do swear once while roleplaying the bandit leader so you have been warned for those who are sensitive to such things. https://clips.twitch.tv/HilariousRefinedDinosaurCopyThis
My wife does computer gaming streams and we've done board gaming streams before as well, she uses OBS (Open Source Broadcaster).
For cameras, we use Logitech C920s, which has a large number of focal steps. You'll want the camera far enough away that the focal point won't shift too much when an arm goes over the play area. You can use OBS to crop out portions of the screen, like the outer edges of the tables. Early on, you might be able to get away with a central omnidirectional microphone with a sleeve, but if there's any kind of echo the microphone will pick up the sound going both ways. Multiple Cardioid is better and individual is best.
There's a lot of sources out there for ambient sound, many only require attribution which you can do in the notes for your broadcast (Scott McLoed produces a lot of popular attribution music). Any kind of licensed music might result in your video getting muted or even a copyright strike depending on the broadcast platform.
Be prepared to experiment with layout a lot in advance, and there can be ancillary costs for stands, clips, and tripods. You'll also want you lighting as diffused as possible because gaming surfaces tend to be glossy.
A lot of great, useful info in this thread! I am quoting this specifically because you have the best profile image (Mister Miracle is awesome.)
I am looking to get more into streaming game and putting together a show for a popular channel so I'm gathering all the info I can find.
I wondered if anyone has tried Zoom for long distance RPGs.I've been looking into it, but wanted to get some other opinions before I went ahead.
I know there's a time limit of 40 min unless the group leader has a subscription (about $15.00 per month), but you can have up to 100 participants (a bit of overkill, I know) and, best of all, you can screen share, which means you can use any Virtual Table Top software to display maps, or use other visual aids. There is also a "Room" function, so you can separate players for private info, or if the party gets separated.They also have an app, so players can use their phones or tablets instead of having to sit at a computer the whole time.
I've been playing about recently on this front to stream our D&D games. Due to us being more Roleplay and story heavy gamers we don't tend to worry too much about exact squares and spacing so the way I present the stream works perfectly for us.
This is achieved with a mix of OBS, Discord and a game to display the "play area".
For me personally, I have a Logitech C920 HD Camera, BM-800 Microphone with a phantom power supply and of course a microphone arm. The players chat indicators are using built-in OBS tools and the Discord Streaming Tools which are free and a quick google of it will show you the way. Also the main rolling window to show players rolls is also achieved by a Discord RP Bot and showing it via OBS.
If anybody is interested I've attached a link below. As a note, I do swear once while roleplaying the bandit leader so you have been warned for those who are sensitive to such things. https://clips.twitch.tv/HilariousRefinedDinosaurCopyThis
Hope this helps!
Would you be willing to show me how you set this up? I'd like to do something similar with a game that I'll be hosting.
I was curious about this as well. I just downloaded streamlabs OBS. We use discord and roll20 but i am having troubles getting the videofeed to show up on streamlabs
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In your opinion, what are the necessities for streaming your D&D game! What are the bare minimum needs, etc? Discuss, D&D Hivemind!
I am asking for a certain camera and microphone at a minimum.
Several of them are vying for a spot right now. (I am running a West Marches with 9 people, but when we start streaming it will be anew game with only 4-5)
I want people that work well together, that understand certain things such as "yes, and" improv and understand what "My guy" syndrome is and how to avoid it.
Other than that, it lands on to me (or the DM in general) to keep things moving and make good entertainment.
The most memorable stories always begin with failure.
However if your not Scrooge McDuck, Mr. Moneybags, or in deep financial crisis Id suggest
Out of curiosity:
Does anyone have advices on videochat softwares to use for playing/streaming/recording ONLINE RPG sessions? (meaning people playing from different countries)
Having a bit of experience with streaming and online RPG play, I have my own ideas (Skype, Discord as soon as they improve the video chat a bit, Hangouts [haven't tried this one yet though, so if anyone can tell me how it fare it'd be extremely appreciated]), but I wonder if I am missing some amazing software that seems just made for this.
(I know for example that Roll20 has its own integrated video/voice chat, but we are somehow having problems with stability and weirdly cut webcam image [mine specifically, go figure] so not really an option at this time for me)
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Born in Italy, moved a bunch, living in Spain, my heart always belonged to Roleplaying Games
Use hangouts its simple and its on a bevy of platforms
My wife does computer gaming streams and we've done board gaming streams before as well, she uses OBS (Open Source Broadcaster).
For cameras, we use Logitech C920s, which has a large number of focal steps. You'll want the camera far enough away that the focal point won't shift too much when an arm goes over the play area. You can use OBS to crop out portions of the screen, like the outer edges of the tables. Early on, you might be able to get away with a central omnidirectional microphone with a sleeve, but if there's any kind of echo the microphone will pick up the sound going both ways. Multiple Cardioid is better and individual is best.
There's a lot of sources out there for ambient sound, many only require attribution which you can do in the notes for your broadcast (Scott McLoed produces a lot of popular attribution music). Any kind of licensed music might result in your video getting muted or even a copyright strike depending on the broadcast platform.
Be prepared to experiment with layout a lot in advance, and there can be ancillary costs for stands, clips, and tripods. You'll also want you lighting as diffused as possible because gaming surfaces tend to be glossy.
I've been playing about recently on this front to stream our D&D games. Due to us being more Roleplay and story heavy gamers we don't tend to worry too much about exact squares and spacing so the way I present the stream works perfectly for us.
This is achieved with a mix of OBS, Discord and a game to display the "play area".
For me personally, I have a Logitech C920 HD Camera, BM-800 Microphone with a phantom power supply and of course a microphone arm. The players chat indicators are using built-in OBS tools and the Discord Streaming Tools which are free and a quick google of it will show you the way. Also the main rolling window to show players rolls is also achieved by a Discord RP Bot and showing it via OBS.
If anybody is interested I've attached a link below. As a note, I do swear once while roleplaying the bandit leader so you have been warned for those who are sensitive to such things.
https://clips.twitch.tv/HilariousRefinedDinosaurCopyThis
Hope this helps!
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I wondered if anyone has tried Zoom for long distance RPGs.I've been looking into it, but wanted to get some other opinions before I went ahead.
I know there's a time limit of 40 min unless the group leader has a subscription (about $15.00 per month), but you can have up to 100 participants (a bit of overkill, I know) and, best of all, you can screen share, which means you can use any Virtual Table Top software to display maps, or use other visual aids. There is also a "Room" function, so you can separate players for private info, or if the party gets separated.They also have an app, so players can use their phones or tablets instead of having to sit at a computer the whole time.
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so I have obs and am learning its idiosyncrasy's. But what streaming platform do you use to broadcast, Twitch? or some other programme?
Would you be willing to show me how you set this up? I'd like to do something similar with a game that I'll be hosting.
I was curious about this as well. I just downloaded streamlabs OBS. We use discord and roll20 but i am having troubles getting the videofeed to show up on streamlabs