I'm beginning to have a hell of a lot of empathy for you folks that have no choice but to game via the Internet.
I find that everything takes a little longer and since I'm the only one with a camera, people will wander off be distracted and I can't catch it.
And if you're a seat-of-the-pants GM like I am, being able to read the room is a huge perk.
So here's my best practices that I haven't quite put into practice:
Expect everything to take a little longer.
Be willing to do a little more theater of the Mind
Don't skimp on prep, especially if you are not doing theater of the Mind, it's a lot harder to whip out the Whiteboard and have it play well without the right software.
And on that note have the right software for you and your group.
There are tons of free options don't pay and for God's sake don't subscribe until you do a lot of digging into the free options.
Those are my thoughts so far. As the Kung Flu continues I will be putting more online resources in my resources list.
I've been looking around at video conferencing gear that's not pricey, and this is the list that I'm going with and for mic and webcam it's less than $100. This is NOT an affiliate link: it's a shortened Amazon Ideas List link: https://a.co/fESlfHo
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