Dungeons and Dragons - Memes and Comics @lemmy.world sharpiewater @lemmy.world 4mo ago

POV: You are running an online D&D game

Using the I3 tiling windows manager, pair that with a dual monitor setup and it really makes running dnd and doing other work so much better

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If you can afford those monitors, you can afford Foundry.
- lol I got them for free
- You shouldn't have to. It's about time there's a good FOSS alternative for the existing VTTs.
Damn, thats nice. Might not abandon the idea of i3 on my desktop once I chuck this nvidia card.
- It really is incredible. Also nnvidia did make open source drivers for Linux, though I don’t know what model you have.
  
  2080 TI. I love the arch wiki but with Nvidia drivers it felt like that how to draw an owl guide. Instead of trying harder I'm just abandoning nvidia.
I see i3, I upvote
What size monitor is that? It looks bigger than a 49
- Those are 2 monitors
That's a lot of Drow. Don't trust them, especially the Priestess of Lolth.
I'm running?! Shit ... uh ... save vs death.
- Does a 3 make it?
  
  You mean I3-WM? It's the windows manager I use and it is a thing on Linux. Its a thing that requires config file editing and time to learn but its like super useful for a fast workflow and its light on system resources. It is what makes the management of all my stat blocks so easy.
I'm getting pretty serious monitor envy.

I have a similar setup: one monitor for the VTT and video, the other for notes and character sheets. But my monitors aren't nearly as large, so I can't get the fancy tiling.
- you can still do it on smaller monitors
  
  I can, but I wouldn't be able to read anything.
Pretty much the most use I got out of running 2 monitors at once. Sadly, my group never gets together anymore :(
Still needs a lot of juggling haha. Too true.

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