Warhammer RPG iphone App

"Iphone App? But my players already spend too much time on their phones as it is!"

FFG Has just released the WFRP Toolkit App for iPhone and iPod Touch. I've always saw great potential for the merge of technology and tabletop gaming (such as the "X-Desk"). This is a *cheaper* first step towards the new horizon of what I'll call, "Fusion Gaming" -- the hybrid mix of old school tabletop RP'ing and new technological resources used by players and GM's alike.



"So what exactly does this app do?"

From FFG: "When the main screen appears, you will see two metallic plates (as in the image to the right); the Dice Plate appears at the top of the screen, and the Options Plate appears at the bottom. Between these two metallic plates is the application’s background, the field on which your dice will be rolled.

Simply tap any of the dice on the Dice Plate to add them to your field. By default, the Dice Plate displays characteristic, conservative, reckless, and expertise dice. Don’t see the die you need? Drag the Dice Plate horizontally right or left to display a selection of challenge, fortune, and misfortune dice! Finally, to make the Dice Plate and Options Plate appear or disappear, tap and hold the background. This will remove these extra options, leaving only the gorgeous three-dimensionally rendered dice on a textured leather-like field. Now it’s time for the best part!

Once you’ve selected the dice you need, the real fun begins. Simply shake your iPhone, or iPod touch to “roll” your dice. A realistic sound effect will accompany the jostling and randomization of whichever dice you’ve selected, recreating the tactile joy of tossing a fistful of dice!"

"Hmmm... But I like tossing real dice. Doesn't' this take away from that aspect?"

True enough. It's probably not for everyone. But here's the twist. The App also comes in with a built in application for analyzing your past dice rolls and "shows a wide variety of statistics for the current session, including average pool size, challenge level, success and failure rates, and other helpful information".



It's definitely on my list of apps to check out!