D&D 5E Best Virtual Table for 5E?

[Hussar]

The die roller in Maptool is MUCH better than the one in Roll20 - Roll20's character die rollers are just spammy as all get out. Additionally, in Roll20, since you cannot shuffle your windows around, I prefer Maptool since I like my chat window at the bottom of the screen instead of running down the right - it's too easy to get lost in the shuffle when everything is written in column format. Additionally, Maptool is FAR better at switching between maps, particularly if you use a couple of extra widgets that let you teleport between maps.

OTOH, Maptool is MUCH more user-friendly, and the dynamic lighting feature is very cool.

Both are pretty darn good. And I think Roll20 is probably better supported currently.

 

[dream66_]

I've used Maptools plus Google Hangout as a virtual tabletop. It's quite usable. But one of the players who regularly uses Roll20 for another game complains about features missing from Maptools he has in Roll20, so that sounds like it may be better.

Wow, I find roll20 to be missing featues from MapTools, but roll20 is easier for my players to install so it's what we go with.

 

[Meliath1742]

Roll20. With google hangouts has been the easiest way to get my older, less technically inclined group together. Being a paid member I find it capable of doing everything I need. The transmogrifier function allows a super easy way to port info between campaigns. They are constantly looking for ways to improve and expand it's capabilities.

 

[Plaguescarred]

Fantasy Grounds is a pretty solid VT

 

[Gecko85]

Wow, I find roll20 to be missing featues from MapTools, but roll20 is easier for my players to install so it's what we go with.

Curious what features Maptools has that Roll20 doesn't?

 

[dream66_]

Curious what features Maptools has that Roll20 doesn't?

Admittedly it's been quite a while since I've used either one but my memory of the perception at the time was that Maptools fog of war was a free feature, and roll 20 macros couldn't do as much as maptools, like modifying hp automatically and the such.

 

[TikkchikFenTikktikk]

Do Roll20, MapTools, or Hangouts also work as a campaign manager?

Or will I want to stick with Obsidian Portal?

Browsing the virtual table tools' websites it doesn't look like it from my first read, but I would defer to experience.

 

[dream66_]

roll20 can be a limited Campaign manager, but not where near what you get out of Obsidian Portal

 

[Barantor]

I like maptools because it is completely free and allows me to not worry about having the browser open if I don't want it.

The only problems we have found with maptools is setting up port forwarding as a host. I now run it on one of my older boxes with Linux as a sort of 'permanent server' and it works great.

The learning curve is a bit steep for DMs, but once you have learned it, it flys by and the mods are easier than ever to download and install.

With Google as your 'social media' part of it, you have basically done everything that roll20 has done, but it hasn't cost you a dime.

 

[keterys]

I found Maptools to be a much stronger more optioned toolset, so with a bit of modification and time I was happier with it; but someone new just expecting things to work was completely lost. Whereas Roll20 is better for just hitting the ground running.