D&D 5E Can anyone identify this program?

[TornadoCreator]

I was watching a few videos on YouTube about 5e classes and saw this gem of a program. Here's the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcacXx81dvA

As you can see, this program is fantastic for reference alone and I don't even know what else it can do. It would make life so much easier. No-where in the video, the description, or on the video producers website, does the video producer say what program he's using and I can't find the answer in the comments section of his videos either.

If anyone knows what program he's using please share. I'm sure there's plenty of people here who'd love to have access to such a resource, and if I can't find it, I can't be the only person looking for it.

Thanks again guys.

 

[Ristamar]

It looks like Roll20.

www.roll20.net

 

[doctorhook]

Yep, that's definitely Roll20, but he's a power-user; he's making full use of the possibilities of that app.

As an aside, I love Roll20. It's excellent, and it's free. I don't like to pay for stuff, but I pay Roll20 for an advanced subscription just because it's that awesome. After a year, no regrets whatsoever.

Check for recent threads about Roll20; there was one not too long ago about the different ways people use it in their game. For example, it's a virtual table top, but I use it religiously in my weekly offline game. Roll20 has a ton of uses; read up on what others are doing with it.

Good luck and have fun!

 

[TornadoCreator]

Thanks guys, just checked it out now and I'm suitably impressed. I'll probably become a paid member as it's a much larger resource than I first thought. I run a weekly Shadowrun game so this will be perfect for that.

 

[I'm A Banana]

I was watching a few videos on YouTube about 5e classes and saw this gem of a program. Here's the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcacXx81dvA

As you can see, this program is fantastic for reference alone and I don't even know what else it can do. It would make life so much easier. No-where in the video, the description, or on the video producers website, does the video producer say what program he's using and I can't find the answer in the comments section of his videos either.

If anyone knows what program he's using please share. I'm sure there's plenty of people here who'd love to have access to such a resource, and if I can't find it, I can't be the only person looking for it.

Thanks again guys.

It looks like the "resources" he has are snapshot images of a PDF of the PHB that he uploaded into roll20.

The "official" resource isn't nearly so cheap:check out Fantasy Grounds for that.

Y'know, if you already have a PDF of the PHB (like you scanned it in or something) and have some time for setup, roll20 will work OK. FG has a higher learning curve and a MUCH higher price point, but all the input's done for ya.

 

[HangarFlying]

FG has a higher learning curve and a MUCH higher price point, but all the input's done for ya.

Higher learning curve as compared to what? There aren't any macros to program in Fantasy Grounds as everything is already programmed in and it automatically calculates almost everything for you, all with the click of a button.

Much higher price point as compared to what? Fantasy Grounds has a subscription based payment model in addition to the traditional pay-one-and-done model. And, the traditional model has different pricing levels. In reality, for as much time as o e might expect to play on a VTT, you'll spend less money purchasing Fantasy Grounds ultimate license.

Or are you talking about the fact that you'll have to spend money to purchase the official D&D 5e package for Fantasy Grounds? Why are we surprised that we would have to pay for this? Do people honestly think that if WotC had chosen Roll20 instead, that Roll20 WOULDN'T charge for it? As alluded to, you don't have to purchase the official product to make 5e work in Fantasy Grounds, but then you have to ask yourself how much is your time worth...and you wouldn't be getting the sweet art, neither.

Roll20 is good for what it is designed to do. It's neither better, nor worse, than Fantasy Grounds. It just depends on what you want out of a VTT.

 

[I'm A Banana]

Higher learning curve as compared to what?

Roll20. FG has a pretty fliddly interface in some ways, roll20 is pretty clearly drag-n-dump. FG's more powerful because of some of that fiddliness (there's a lot of automtion and time-saving that roll20 doesn't have), but it requires some time with the program to execute well. Roll20's more straightforward.

Much higher price point as compared to what?

Free, in the case of Roll20.

Why are we surprised that we would have to pay for this? Do people honestly think that if WotC had chosen Roll20 instead, that Roll20 WOULDN'T charge for it?

I dunno which battle you're fightin' here...but I don't think anyone else showed up to fight it.

Roll20 is good for what it is designed to do. It's neither better, nor worse, than Fantasy Grounds. It just depends on what you want out of a VTT.

Ayup.

 

[HangarFlying]

Free, in the case of Roll20.

True, but I think it's important that people understand that when it comes time to start putting money down (which people will invariably do), Fantasy Grounds is the cheaper option.

I dunno which battle you're fightin' here...but I don't think anyone else showed up to fight it.

Heh, true. But to be fair, you did mention "FG has a higher learning curve and a MUCH higher price point, but all the input's done for ya." So, I just assumed that you were conflating two separate issues (the cost of FG vs. Roll20="MUCH higher price point", and the cost of purchasing the 5e license="but all the input's done for ya").

 

[doctorhook]

True, but I think it's important that people understand that when it comes time to start putting money down (which people will invariably do), Fantasy Grounds is the cheaper option.

Heh, true. But to be fair, you did mention "FG has a higher learning curve and a MUCH higher price point, but all the input's done for ya." So, I just assumed that you were conflating two separate issues (the cost of FG vs. Roll20="MUCH higher price point", and the cost of purchasing the 5e license="but all the input's done for ya").

Honestly, I've never given Fantasy Grounds an honest try, but Roll20 offers some of the sweetest features you can advertise: unlimited free usage, and a user-friendly interface. Roll20 is the kind of killer app that can convince a lot of people before they even see the competition.