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<blockquote data-quote="smiteworks" data-source="post: 7648087" data-attributes="member: 87795">There is a set up cost to most VTTs.&nbsp; You need to spend some time to get familiar with the software, install it (pretty simple) and sometimes configure your network firewall.&nbsp; People are getting a little more comfortable with that these days due to the large number of online games and the growing number of routers controlling the gateway to the Internet for the entire household.&nbsp; The biggest problem with preparing a game within the VTT is the time it takes to enter in data when it isn't available.&nbsp; Whenever I prep and run games for systems the publishers license, I can simply drag and drop the NPCs, bad guys, items, etc. onto my story entry or encounter and I'm ready to go.&nbsp; I use Fantasy Grounds to prep and run for all my in person games too because it would simply take me too long to prepare for these in a traditional pen-and-paper sense anymore.&nbsp; Either that, or I'd be flipping back and forth inside monster manuals and core books throughout the whole session.&nbsp; Now, I simply click on the link which brings up the details only as I need it -- or allows me to pick up and roll the attacks with all the bonuses intact.&nbsp; The sad part is that all this already exists for tons of 4E and Pathfinder content, but without a license I can only use it for my personal benefit.One other plus I forgot to mention about distribution for a VTT is that it allows you to expand into other markets much more easily.&nbsp; You don't have to ship any product overseas when you simply sell the products digitally.&nbsp; We have sales to 79 countries.&nbsp; I'm not sure how big the RPG market is in New Caledonia, but it didn't cost us any more to sell to them than it did to someone in the U.S.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="smiteworks, post: 7648087, member: 87795"] There is a set up cost to most VTTs. You need to spend some time to get familiar with the software, install it (pretty simple) and sometimes configure your network firewall. People are getting a little more comfortable with that these days due to the large number of online games and the growing number of routers controlling the gateway to the Internet for the entire household. The biggest problem with preparing a game within the VTT is the time it takes to enter in data when it isn't available. Whenever I prep and run games for systems the publishers license, I can simply drag and drop the NPCs, bad guys, items, etc. onto my story entry or encounter and I'm ready to go. I use Fantasy Grounds to prep and run for all my in person games too because it would simply take me too long to prepare for these in a traditional pen-and-paper sense anymore. Either that, or I'd be flipping back and forth inside monster manuals and core books throughout the whole session. Now, I simply click on the link which brings up the details only as I need it -- or allows me to pick up and roll the attacks with all the bonuses intact. The sad part is that all this already exists for tons of 4E and Pathfinder content, but without a license I can only use it for my personal benefit. One other plus I forgot to mention about distribution for a VTT is that it allows you to expand into other markets much more easily. You don't have to ship any product overseas when you simply sell the products digitally. We have sales to 79 countries. I'm not sure how big the RPG market is in New Caledonia, but it didn't cost us any more to sell to them than it did to someone in the U.S. [/QUOTE]

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