Currently have two groups I am running in 5th edition D&D. One group is running through Lost Mine of Phandelver (LMoP) and another group stemmed from the first group that we casually are calling Off Day Delves (ODD). We have a player that can only make every other week so I drew up a map and decided to run a sandbox to keep the others gaming on a weekly basis.
It has been working out well and it has been a lot of fun, but we have been using Roll20 to do our gaming despite us all working together. Most of this is a logistical issue with space, children and fuel cost being a factor.
Let me say before this gets taken the wrong way that I find the amount of technology that makes online playing a reality to be amazing, in fact it has drawn me in even further than I may have through traditional measures. I played a variety of systems and game styles thanks to G+ and their chat client with people I met through various groups on G+ that I would have probably never even investigated. For that reason I am very appreciative of this technology existing.
The problem I am having is that running a game as DM feels painfully clunky, like it is almost there but it isn't. Being that I have been running these groups for about 2 months now and it still feels disconnected to me.
I miss seeing peoples reactions, the table talk, conspiring among players, passing notes and the simple physical act of rolling the dice. It just seems muted playing digitally.
OK I have had a few beers so I am rambling a little bit, but I am pretty sure I am going to be running my Savage Worlds campaign in person only.
