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The challenge is the more complicated the toolset, the longer it takes to build anything in it. Currently with Fantasy Grounds I can grab a 2d map from the Internet and add line of sight markers and lighting in about 10 minutes, maybe double that if I want to add some cool visual effects such as...

While I think this is true for D&D Beyond, the owners of Fantasy Grounds, at least, have explicitly said that it's not true for content that you buy on their platform. If you buy a D&D book from them, you can download it freely and redownload whenever needed, even if they were to lose the D&D...

Could WotC/Hasbro decide to someday no longer license its D&D material to other VTT companies, in favor of its own product? Sure. But as others noted they'd have to have a real strong competitor with major market share first. From the various past attempts I've seen from the various iterations...

I am just a user of Fantasy Grounds, so I can only comment on my personal experience with the software. It's a good resource at the table, if you have a laptop, and my understanding is that SmiteWorks is working on an app that could be used on a smartphone or tablet. Searching for monsters by...

I currently run three 5e campaigns, two in Fantasy Grounds and one in-person at a local game store. I do not have a DDB account. Most of my in-person players use it and one even uses it exclusively; he does not have a physical PHB (he's brand new to the hobby, brought in by BG3). He was able to...

There have always been plenty of "exploits" in D&D, going back to the basic rules. My current players are quite good at exploiting the rules, especially with multiclassing combos and spell synergies. When a rules issue comes up during a session, I make an in-game ruling and then post final...

Good points, thanks for posting. I'm also hopeful that there will be some guidance in the DMG that clarifies the PHB rules, since it looks like they cut a lot of content about how skills work from the latter book in 2024.

Thanks for the review. A few years ago I created 5e updates for both The Lost City and Pharaoh for a desert campaign using Fantasy Grounds; if I'd known this was coming then I could have saved a lot of time. I have all of the original adventures from this compilation except for the two UK ones...

I really enjoyed it. The reenactment of the board meeting where Gary was ousted was intense. What struck me was the extent to which Gary "in power" actively sabotaged other people in order to advance his own interests; this seemed especially tragic after what he did early on to bring people...

Dungeon Dudes posted their first-look review this morning:

I am quite happy with what I've seen so far and will be getting both the hardcover editions and copies for my VTT of choice (Fantasy Grounds). I love the art, support the mechanics changes that have been revealed in the playtests and preview videos, and am looking forward to seeing the better...

I went through this recently, as I started an in-person 5e game. The second session will be this weekend. I'm renting a room from a local game store. I started with a post on r/lfg, but only got a few responses; I got more after posting to my local city's subreddit. I provided a selection of...

I haven't preordered, but will grab the alt-cover editions from my FLGS, and will also buy all three books in Fantasy Grounds. Even if I only ended up playing one campaign in each format (in-person and VTT), it would still be more than worth it in terms of entertainment value/hour. Personally I...

As a DM who has paladins in each of my current campaign groups, I also support the changes to the class. I just don't see having to use the bonus action as that big of an issue in practical play. Most of the impact will be on reducing the "nova" power of the paladin doing multiple smites on a...

Caverns of Thracia from Judges' Guild. A 5e version is coming out this October from Goodman Games. I'll always have a soft spot for Rappan Athuk from Necromancer Games (I wrote a whole story hour set in it), but it definitely requires calibration of player expectations before running it.

Looks like it's time to reread Tales of Wyre, again...

Another shout out for Ghosts of Saltmarsh; it was very easy for me to insert several of the provided scenarios into an existing island-themed campaign.

I own four of the 5e adventure books in hardcover, but some time back when there was a discounted adventure bundle on Fantasy Grounds I picked up all of the WotC releases through Wild Beyond the Witchlight. I mostly use them to grab content to insert into my homebrew campaigns (for example, for...

I haven't played all of them, but it hasn't been my experience that they're super easy, at least at the lower levels. Someone already mentioned the initial goblin encounter in Lost Mines, and Cragmaw is pretty lethal as well, with a boss that can easily one-shot any first level character (and...

This looks like it could be very cool for published scenarios where everything is already set up and you can just log in and play. As others have noted, the customization tools will be the big question for DMs like me that like to homebrew. I've gotten to the point in Fantasy Grounds where I...