Hi! Ever since the quarantine started my party’s been playing over call with me as the dm. We’re all relatively new to dnd, but we’ve got the rules down. Both my players have said that they enjoy being presented things like pictures rather than just imagining something based off of description, for it helps them feel the world a bit more in a way. Thus, I thought it’d be cool if I were to build an upcoming dungeon in Minecraft and have the players navigate that rather than a basic map on a gridded dry-erase board. Of course, I’d still run combat on the dry erase bored, but the navigation of the dungeon would be completely on Minecraft. Also, I think it’d really emphasize Darkvison or lack thereof. Players with Darkvision get Night Vision potions, while those without must use torches or magic. So, what do y’all think?
It sounds awesome if you have the time and skill to build a cool d&d dungeon in minecraft, but from the way I like to play it might hurt some of the RP moments, or if the players want to do something it might be confusing in minecraft. That being said every group is different, you need to consider the positives and negatives with how you know your party in consideration, and see if you can come up with solutions for most mechanical problems you find.
It can be fun, but would probably be a lot of work to put together. If you are used to building large projects in minecraft, I would say go for it. Now, as far as exploration goes, you would probably want to establish rules to control the players' movement, so that one player doesn't run off way down the dungeon while the other is asking you to explain something nearby.
Roll 20 is another easy tool to use online, that would still allow for simple maps and such, but wouldn't be as work intensive as building a full dungeon in Minecraft.
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I’d only really use it for dungeons and as a visualizer. If a players wants to do something like try to hoist themselves onto a bridge hanging over a stream, I’ll have them roll for it, I’ll describe how they do it, and then allow them to fly up to that place. Also imma go over the rules/boundaries beforehand so they don’t run off or something of the sorts.
I found this free PC tool. Rpg map maker 2 I believe. it has a really nice view to it. It has many useful pre built assets and you can also import other assets into it. I just hook my laptop up to my tv, lay it on its side to play. You can use grid or Hex for the grid style.
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Hi! Ever since the quarantine started my party’s been playing over call with me as the dm. We’re all relatively new to dnd, but we’ve got the rules down. Both my players have said that they enjoy being presented things like pictures rather than just imagining something based off of description, for it helps them feel the world a bit more in a way. Thus, I thought it’d be cool if I were to build an upcoming dungeon in Minecraft and have the players navigate that rather than a basic map on a gridded dry-erase board. Of course, I’d still run combat on the dry erase bored, but the navigation of the dungeon would be completely on Minecraft. Also, I think it’d really emphasize Darkvison or lack thereof. Players with Darkvision get Night Vision potions, while those without must use torches or magic. So, what do y’all think?
It sounds awesome if you have the time and skill to build a cool d&d dungeon in minecraft, but from the way I like to play it might hurt some of the RP moments, or if the players want to do something it might be confusing in minecraft. That being said every group is different, you need to consider the positives and negatives with how you know your party in consideration, and see if you can come up with solutions for most mechanical problems you find.
It can be fun, but would probably be a lot of work to put together. If you are used to building large projects in minecraft, I would say go for it. Now, as far as exploration goes, you would probably want to establish rules to control the players' movement, so that one player doesn't run off way down the dungeon while the other is asking you to explain something nearby.
Roll 20 is another easy tool to use online, that would still allow for simple maps and such, but wouldn't be as work intensive as building a full dungeon in Minecraft.
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I’d only really use it for dungeons and as a visualizer. If a players wants to do something like try to hoist themselves onto a bridge hanging over a stream, I’ll have them roll for it, I’ll describe how they do it, and then allow them to fly up to that place. Also imma go over the rules/boundaries beforehand so they don’t run off or something of the sorts.
I found this free PC tool. Rpg map maker 2 I believe. it has a really nice view to it. It has many useful pre built assets and you can also import other assets into it. I just hook my laptop up to my tv, lay it on its side to play. You can use grid or Hex for the grid style.