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<blockquote data-quote="Malmuria" data-source="post: 8604292" data-attributes="member: 7030755">I think you can run a good online game without a VTT, depending on what you are trying to do.&nbsp; For example, the Dice Camera Action podcast with Chris Perkins was all theater of the mind even thought he players were connecting via videochat, but he did a great job of presenting scenes in ways that still made sense.&nbsp; I think what you have to give up are large dungeons and especially combats with too many enemies, but the benefit is that, while you are still looking at each other at a screen, you are looking at each other and not at a map and tokens.&nbsp; (in fact, while I don't watch a ton of streams, when I do I can't stand to watch ppl using VTTs (partially also because I prefer to listen in podcast form but that's neither here nor there)).My experience of switching to roll 20 at the start of the pandemic is that it just became too much overhead.&nbsp; DM prep involved getting the right maps and tokens and sounds and artwork, and while it sounded cool it was very tiring.&nbsp; So now I try to do everything TotM (over zoom), and if absolutely necessary use owlbear rodeo</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Malmuria, post: 8604292, member: 7030755"] I think you can run a good online game without a VTT, depending on what you are trying to do. For example, the Dice Camera Action podcast with Chris Perkins was all theater of the mind even thought he players were connecting via videochat, but he did a great job of presenting scenes in ways that still made sense. I think what you have to give up are large dungeons and especially combats with too many enemies, but the benefit is that, while you are still looking at each other at a screen, you are looking at each other and not at a map and tokens. (in fact, while I don't watch a ton of streams, when I do I can't stand to watch ppl using VTTs (partially also because I prefer to listen in podcast form but that's neither here nor there)). My experience of switching to roll 20 at the start of the pandemic is that it just became too much overhead. DM prep involved getting the right maps and tokens and sounds and artwork, and while it sounded cool it was very tiring. So now I try to do everything TotM (over zoom), and if absolutely necessary use owlbear rodeo [/QUOTE]

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