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What devices do you use for running games? (pathfinder.social)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Typically I use pen and paper, but I've been interested in a tablet or similar device for a while and am interested in what other people are using.

The reMarkable 2 seems like a really cool option to play with, but also pretty pricey for trying it out to see if it would even work well.

While it's not directly related, when playing in games, I usually use a paper character sheet for reference, a notepad for consumables, story notes, and HP, and Pathbuilder on my phone for spells.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

FoundryVTT Do not consider the reMarkable or Boox Max. they are great devices; I have several, but an eInk device is not very capable. They do not have a very good GPU and ogften very low memory. The refresh rate is also not what you would expect. So yes, I can open FoundryVTT on my Boox Note or other Onyx readers, but I prefer to use a Samsung Tablet or my Thinkpad as otherwie the performance is abysmal.

If you do play solo or pen-paper replacement/tabletop roleplaying, an eInk would work. That is what I do with Obsidian and some of my campaigns.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I agree. I have a reMarkable 2 and it cannot keep up with a game session. And that's with me as a player. It'll never timely switch between notes, character sheet, and game book.

I got a samsung s6 lite and I'm pretty happy with it. Samsung has a mode called Dex on this and some of their other tablets that let you view a desktop with any of your apps running in resizable windows. As a player, it's been nice having Nethys, pathbuilder, a notes app, and more floating around. As a GM, who knows?