Discord

[Onix]

Anyone use Discord? I'm not sure of how much utility I'd get from it. It's a chat and voice app for groups. It seems like it would be useful for running games from a distance.

[kylesgames]

Discord is amazing. I use it for games weekly, and I don't even really bother with Roll20 except for games that absolutely demand a physical space.

It's also really good for staying in touch with players outside game time, since it's basically IRC+ with a very low entry barrier.

[Onix]

What servers do you use? When you set up a game, do you create a new server?

[Evil Scientist]

Does Discord come with built-in dice rollers etc.?

[kylesgames]

I'm on a handful of roleplaying game servers; one Only War server that has a bunch of different campaigns simultaneously, and a couple servers related to individual games.

As far as that goes, setting up a new game is based on whether or not that server has a setup for it. The Eclipse Phase server I'm on doesn't run any dicebot or anything, so we make a new server or go on Roll20 when a group plays from it. On the Only War server, we just play through Discord.

Dice rollers are not built in, but you can get them through a variety of bots, and they can be incredibly simple or complex.

[Rob Lang]

I'm on Discord. I use it for voice chat with mates when we play PC games. I have used it occasionally for chatting with RPG chums but I'm not at my home PC much right now as we have a little baby in the house!