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Thanks for the nice plug, Jobu169! It made my day. :D Next on the slate for Battlegrounds is a much-needed update to the User Manual, and adding support for Flash apps/extensions/plug-ins, which should open the door to lots of cool possibilities. I also plan on making more video tutorials...

BRPG v1.3f beta released BRPG v1.3f has been released. It's available only as a Full Install, and no patch version is planned, due to the large number of files that have been added in various directories. Download v1.3f and read more about it here.

Thanksgiving Weekend Sale! All Battlegrounds: RPG Edition software licenses and artpacks are now on sale. The sale lasts through this Sunday, November 30th. This will be the last sale during 2008. Edit: Now, even the third-party artpacks are on sale.

Gametable is another option for you. And if you go here and scroll down a bit, you'll see a list of all the free virtual tabletop programs.

BRPG's maximum map size for maps that will be used as battlemaps (i.e., those which require placing individual PC/NPC/monster tokens on) is 40 x 40 grid squares, or 40 x 46 hexes, so you would have to break down your master map scan into several smaller segments and load each one up as it's...

I don't know if Battlegrounds has been reviewed by anyone you would know, although there's plenty of feedback available on the BG forums. If you have any suggestions re professional reviewers, I'd be happy to contact them and ask them to review the software. The map can come from just about any...

Video Tutorials for Battlegrounds I've started compiling some video tutorials for Battlegrounds in this forum thread, and just added a new video tutorial that covers how to use and configure the new Turn Sequencer. I suggest you subscribe to the thread if you wish to be notified of new...

The Battlegrounds Screenshots page has been updated with seven new screenshots. The new screenshots illustrate the Dice Roller, the revamped Turn Sequencer, the Card Table, and the use of Fog of War Overlays.

Free user-created adventure for BRPG re-released "A Simple Plan" was the second adventure module released for Battlegrounds (and the first user-created one), and it has now been updated for use with newer versions of the software and re-released in the much more convenient artpack format...

Gametable has a reputation for being one of the simplest virtual tabletop programs to install and use, and I haven't heard any complaints about it being unstable. However... The Gametable forums have been down for several months. Does anyone have any idea when/if they will be restored? Are...

BRPG v1.3e is now out of beta, and has become the new official release, supplanting v1.2f.

New artpack for BRPG lets you build great-looking dungeons "Component Dungeon Pack 1" is a set of modular room and hallway graphics that you place on the background of your choice to create a dungeon layout. Read all about this artpack, and see a preview pic, here.

Free sample adventure for BRPG re-released The free sample adventure, "The Quick and the Dead", has been re-released in artpack format. This was the first official adventure module published for Battlegrounds, and it has now been updated for use with newer versions of the software. Download...

BRPG v1.3e beta released The BRPG v1.3e beta has been released. It's available both as a Full Install and as a patch to update from v1.3d. Download v1.3e and read more about it here.

Skype is a good choice to start off with, since it's the easiest to set up and use. Eventually you may want to try out Ventrilo. You can run your own Ventrilo server for up to 8 users for free. Its push-to-talk feature helps limit extraneous noise, and it allows you to privately message a...

Adding voice chat would greatly reduce a lot of your problems. Is there some reason your group is avoiding VOIP? Pre-written text macros would also help, but as you say, those generally add to a GM's prep time (but not much).

The BRPG v1.3d beta has been released. It's available both as a patch to v1.3c and as a Full Install. Download v1.3d and read more about it here.

There are two new third-party artpacks for BRPG. Both are map packs from Scrying Eye Games. Specifically, they are bundles of their Ravenlands series of maps, created by one of the leading mappers on the Dundjinni forums, BluDragn. Read all about "Ravenlands Map Pack 1" here. Read all about...

The first artpack for BRPG is now available. "Base Map Pack 1" is a collection of 35 maps, broken down into six categories (Grass; Forest Floors; Scrublands; Swamps & Thickets; Earth, Sand & Mud; and Cavern). Read all about it and see a preview here.

The BRPG v1.3c beta has been released. It's available both as a patch to v1.3b and as a Full Install. Download v1.3c and read more about it here.