[OT] A neat product review

Hi all
 
This perhaps esp applies to those wanting to run any sort of GZG-RPG
over
the Internet. I have no affiliation with these guys, but what they seem
to
have developed is an ideal tool to replace the tabletop. I'm even
curious
if, with modifications, you could use it for SG2 (with squads instead of
characters). It would work for FMA. It doesn't remove the referee, it
just
provides a chat environment, a way to send maps (including piecewise
revelation to the PCs and fog of war), a Roger Wilco voice link for
those
that want it, and ability to talk to other PCs or the GM privately, do
in
character and out of character actions, and do some other neat things.
The
GM can store narrations, maps, encounters, NPCs, etc. It's pretty neat. 

http://www.RPGRealms.com

The product includes the iPC and the iGM (PC and GM modules) plus some
other
utilities. At the very least, an SG2 gamer could use it to share maps,
to
roll dice, and to chat with another. I assume with the right bitmaps, so
could the FT crowd. 

And there seem to be some tie ins with Traveller (they have Kinunuir and
Research Station Gamma done over into their format) and now with Judges
Guild. But this is only one system it could be used with. I myself plan
to
use it with my AD&D, but I might also try it with some GZG-RPG or FMA in
the
future. 

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Thomas R. S. Barclay
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