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BRPG v1.4a beta released BRPG v1.4a has been released. It's available both as a patch to v1.4 and as a Full Install. Download v1.4a and read more about it here.

Here are links to a number of map-making programs, several of which are Mac-compatible. I recommend Dundjinni for making battlemaps, but other programs are better-suited for continent/world maps.

Here is a comprehensive list of all the virtual tabletop programs, both free and commercial. If you go with a commercial VT, many of them have the option of Floating Licenses that give GMs the ability to have players log in without paying anything, but it's likely to get a bit expensive if you...

BRPG v1.4 has been released. It's available only as a Full Install, and no patch version is planned, due to the large number of changes to the file & folder hierarchy. Download v1.4 and read more about it here.

The second link was working when I posted it. However, that entire site seems to be down right now. Hopefully it will be back up within a few days. And malraux is correct in that any virtual tabletop program can be used with a VOIP program running in the background. I prefer to use Ventrilo...

Here's a comprehensive list of all the virtual tabletop programs for RPGs. And here's a VT Feature Comparison Chart that compares a handful of the more popular VTs. Note, however, that some of the information on that chart is a bit out of date.

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.