Online “Table Top” RPG the next big thing?

According to Wizards, the next big thing in Table Top gaming is going ot be online… (Clues have been there since 4th Ed was first mentioned for those of us listening…)

D&DI (D&D Insider) is going to (eventually) present an online “Table Top” where you can use maps and images of your character that you’ll be able to create (also online – also eventually) to play with full character interaction and voice in a 3D environment. Alternatively you’ll be able to print them out and use them in your real pencil and paper table top game if you know any real people to play with…

Going on WotC past performances in the online arena the weasel will remain more than a little skeptical until it can get its paws on the Beta…

Still, the prices look pretty reasonable, forgetting all the cool digital stuff, you get dragon and dungeon magazines thrown in… I like that!

Thanks to Greywulf for the link above…

[Edit: 08/08/08 08:08:08 (ish) For alternative online table tops (some of which may be working already) try here. Thanks to Geek Related for this link...]

A surprise…

I got an interesting surprise this morning. I have been ignoring my Gamer Blogs feed for a few weeks (RL issues for another blog) but last night someone mentioned GothWalk and I figured I might as well pop back over to his LJ and have a look…

http://gothwalk.livejournal.com/540103.html is the beginning of a series of posts that make me very jealous! Why don’t I think of stuff like that or, more to the point, when I have a “blinding light” game moment why don’t I sit down and work out what I can do with it that might be cool as GothWalk obviously does. He has started a “Choose Your Own Adventure” (or an RPG / PBEM I don’t really know where to file this one) “by poll”. I have a few questions around how far it’s going to be able to go because of the incredibly loose nature of the thing so far but I for one will be eagerly watching for more!

[Edit: After further reading I have discovered that GothWalk credits Mytholder who started Now We Are Here on his LJ (see Gamer Blog links to the right) ages ago - now how did I miss that!?]