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Nodding along as I read it, feeling comfortable in my open mindedness, and then I read this: "That same chef later unveiled a pizza with watermelon on it." I've learned my limits this evening.

Currently, almost exclusively online. Before I moved I run games in my house. Now, when I do run games in person, I usually get a room or table at my FLGS. I'm hoping that in the next year or so I will be back to having a good game space in my home and can put together a group to run games from...

For in person play, I have come to prefer a digital battlemap with physical miniatures. I have a TV in a case that I can place horizonally on a table. I can easily put up a battlemap for just about any situation and apply fog of war with little prep or set up. I scale it to 1" = 5' and players...

I like D&D Beyond and have no regrets. I like to have have both the physical and DDB versions of the rule books (DMG, PHB, MM) but generally only buy the DDB version of adventures if I'm going to run an official adventure. DDB is very convenient both when playing virtually and in person. Even...

I was a big fan of the podcast, but couldn't see myself running a campaign. Have you run or played in many games using the system? How does it work? What do you like about it? I'm tempted to back this as having a full, meating adventure would make me more likely to try running a game. But I'm...

Yeah, intentionally so. I think starting with what you don't like can highlight issues that may be meaningful for those deciding from among the various VTTs on the market. I suppose, ultimately, a long enough "favorite VTT" thread will get there. Also, I personally like all of the VTTs I've...

"Yeah, it’s amazing how subtle it can be. You probably know all about that." J/K. I couldn't resist.

I would be shocked if some joken hasn't already added a yellow text box with "AVOID. Don't part in Woodridge if you can avoid it."

Yeah, I'm a systems geek and like playing games with different mechanics, but for me to be more interested than a one-shot or mini-campaign, the flavor, adventures, and third-party ecosystem are important to give it staying powers. Thats what I've put decades into D&D and keep going back to...

That is a good morale and one I strongly take to heart. But an equally good morale is "when in Rome do as Romans do." I don't mean that in its original and most popular sense but that when traveling it can be enriching to try to get some experience living how the locales live. Or, if you are on...

Lotta deaths for one wedding.

I've considered it, but size is more important than bells and whistles and I don't want to pay the price of a low-end automobile for a table. My "gaming room" is more of a multifunction room. I went for function over form. I found a company in my area selling a bunch of old office furniture on...

I like diverse gameplay experiences and generally find I can enjoy any game with an enthusiastic GM and fun fellow-players. I'm not sure about more crunch leading to more consistency. Too late and too tired to think through it, but in my experience, overly crunchy games tend to get to a point...

What game are you running? First, as DM you should use the VTT you are comfortable with and most enjoy. You'll run better games. Obviously, if this is a hang up your players have then you have to decide whether to compromise or find other players. From a player perspective, I respect the DMs...

Same here, as I expressed in the OP. It is usually one or two things to cause me to not select a specific VTT. Often I really like the product but it doesn't work for me in one area. For example, I really like Fantasy Grounds, but when I was in the market for a VTT I just couldn't host games...

Every 2-4 years a game will come out that I really want to play. I'll buy whatever the latest game console is out that best supports it and spend an insane amount of time playing it over a short period of time. Then I turn over the game console to my kids and don't play anything for a couple...

Okay, but you are going to be limiting yourself. It reminds me of the Linux folks always kvetching about one software developer or another not supporting Linux. It just doesn't make business sense for most to do so. And with an Internet browser, you can have multiple browsers installed. I avoid...

I heard a little bit about this for the short period of time I was following some Roll20 Reddits, but I never grokked what the kerfuffle was about. From what I recall, Roll20 was over aggressive with forum moderation, banning some users for asking questions. That and overall rude treatment of...

Yours may have been the worst, but your still a hero for getting that far!

I think what differentiated Roll20 is that it was entirely in the cloud and you only needed an internet browser. Map Tools, Fantasy Grounds, and d20pro (I'm not familiar with Battlegrounds) all require both the DM and players to install software. Roll20 may not have been the only fully cloud...