inviting a second GM

Stoakley · December 15th, 2016, 10:03 AM

I love what you are doing with realm works but there is one feature that would really help out my group. We are creating a shared world where we all take turns GMing our own areas of the planet. I would like to be able to invite additional gamemasters. The "role" drop down box implies that this is on your radar but can you give me or point me to more info?

kbs666 · December 15th, 2016, 10:54 AM

We don't really know how long it will be till this will happen.

However we expect to be able to share realms within the next month which should allow for a group of GM's to share a realm as long as only one adds content at a time.

Farling · December 15th, 2016, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by kbs666

However we expect to be able to share realms within the next month which should allow for a group of GM's to share a realm as long as only one adds content at a time.

I'm fairly sure that this would be very cumbersome using export/import all the time; and at some point the GMs will get out of sync with each other.

AEIOU · December 15th, 2016, 05:25 PM

This has been requested and discussed in the past. There is no known ETA and no indication that it will be in the works within the next year.

rob · December 15th, 2016, 10:09 PM

If the GMs each develop independent spaces of the world, export/import should work. If GMs are reaching into all the same spaces, it would require lots of discipline across all GMs. So it might not be a practical solution. It really depends...

Greebo · December 15th, 2016, 10:13 PM

+1
Generally speaking, I would love to have this feature.

But for now the export/import feature will certainly suffice for me.

Merion · January 18th, 2017, 02:56 AM

+1

This would be a great feature!

My first idea for a workaround would have been to just give your login to the second GM, but if he/she is already a RW user, that would only work with a reinstall as RW ties itself to the windows account afaik. Not really practical.

Bidmaron · January 18th, 2017, 06:02 AM

I don't see this as practical. Remember the module market is about one fifth the already small adventure game. Sharing GMs further reduces that since now multiple GMs can share content. There would have to be a way that each GM would have to own the module material in use.

Merion · January 18th, 2017, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Bidmaron

I don't see this as practical. Remember the module market is about one fifth the already small adventure game. Sharing GMs further reduces that since now multiple GMs can share content. There would have to be a way that each GM would have to own the module material in use.

Good point!

Personally I usually build my own world and adventures and only integrate some pre-made stuff here and there. So naturally I thought about people from the same group using this to create a world together and as the already played through the existing content in the realm, this would be no concern.
But you're right, this could be used to exploit and re-use bought content in several group by multiple GMs.
On the other hand, this can also be done by just passing the login info or maybe by export? Haven't played around with that new feature but I expect a safeguard to be built in for that.

Bidmaron · January 18th, 2017, 12:45 PM

Exports are safeguarded for IP

Stoakley Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 4 December 15th, 2016, 10:03 AM	I love what you are doing with realm works but there is one feature that would really help out my group. We are creating a shared world where we all take turns GMing our own areas of the planet. I would like to be able to invite additional gamemasters. The "role" drop down box implies that this is on your radar but can you give me or point me to more info?
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kbs666 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,690 December 15th, 2016, 10:54 AM	We don't really know how long it will be till this will happen. However we expect to be able to share realms within the next month which should allow for a group of GM's to share a realm as long as only one adds content at a time. my Realm Works videos https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZU...4DwXXkvmBXQ9Yw
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AEIOU Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 1,147 December 15th, 2016, 05:25 PM	This has been requested and discussed in the past. There is no known ETA and no indication that it will be in the works within the next year.
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rob Senior Member Lone Wolf Staff Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 8,232 December 15th, 2016, 10:09 PM	If the GMs each develop independent spaces of the world, export/import should work. If GMs are reaching into all the same spaces, it would require lots of discipline across all GMs. So it might not be a practical solution. It really depends...
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Greebo Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Germany Posts: 282 December 15th, 2016, 10:13 PM	+1 Generally speaking, I would love to have this feature. But for now the export/import feature will certainly suffice for me. Supporting Calendar Campaigner Tools: Realm Works, Campaign Cartographer 3+ and Add-ons, MapTools Games: home brew world, Lord of the Rings (CODA), Shadowrun, Earthdawn
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Merion Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Germany, so please bear with my English Posts: 378 January 18th, 2017, 02:56 AM	+1 This would be a great feature! My first idea for a workaround would have been to just give your login to the second GM, but if he/she is already a RW user, that would only work with a reinstall as RW ties itself to the windows account afaik. Not really practical.
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Bidmaron Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 468 January 18th, 2017, 06:02 AM	I don't see this as practical. Remember the module market is about one fifth the already small adventure game. Sharing GMs further reduces that since now multiple GMs can share content. There would have to be a way that each GM would have to own the module material in use.
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