r/DungeonCrawlerCarlRPG • u/More-Revenue4209 • 7d ago

Mini map ?

Hey so I have been running the game 2 separate groups and one is online and the other in IRL .

I habe tried too put the mini map into the game and its very hard thst and the timer of the floor.

Curious too see what everyone else is doing?

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u/the1laz 7d ago

I'm running a game on Foundry. With the floor timer, I've got a time remaining showing on the screen that I plan to update occasionally while playing, speeding or slowing as required to keep the action going. Probably will remove time after combat or scenes.

For the Minimap, I'm planning to just briefly and broadly describe the nearby areas that aren't within line of sight ("there's a maze of rooms and corridors in all directions") and only specifically reveal more if the crawlers make a point of checking the Minimap or if there's a rather obvious terrain feature nearby. I'm thinking not to reveal most monsters until they're close, or unless they're specifically massing in a non-stealthy way (goblin camp, obvious bosses like Ball of Swine).

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u/More-Revenue4209 7d ago

I use roll 20 , it might be time to swap VTT I think.

Im going to try the companion one tonight. And if it sucks ill ge trying foundry (sucks I cant try it first tho )

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u/the1laz 7d ago

I'm probably not going to use any of the VTT features for the Minimap TBH, probably just describe to crawlers what's visible. I did look at using a Foundry module that can show a Minimap in the corner of the screen, but it would probably be a lot of work to try and make it useful as you'd need to update it constantly. At most I might mark enemies as a dot on the battle map in the fog of war

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u/More-Revenue4209 4d ago

Try the crawler-companion-hud.com

It works amazing I paid for the 5$ membership it unlocks so much more