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<blockquote data-quote="dbm" data-source="post: 8085743" data-attributes="member: 8014">We moved online to Fantasy Grounds when C-19 hit in the UK. We have two campaigns running in parallel, I GM Savage Worlds and one of my other group buddies is running 5E.in terms of prep, a VTT does take more time if you want to use its strengths (i.e. really nice maps) but the counter side to that is it is much quicker to lay out a pre-planned encounter on a VTT. A couple of clicks and it is up-and-running, as opposed to the rooting around in boxes of minis that typically happens at the table <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Improvised encounters are harder to do unless you have a pallet of various stock-maps to fall back on for a quick set up.I definitely recommend that people use headset and mic. It is vastly better than using your computer speakers with a mic. Based on how ‘speaker phone’ type setups work you can’t both speak and hear at the same times, where as with a headset and mic setup you can. So communication is much smoother when everyone uses this approach.We use Hangouts or Discord for chat, and don’t bother with video. We find it advisable to use a secondary device like your smart phone to do the comms, leaving your computer to focus on running the VTT software. This also means you can go the fridge when you need a new drink...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="dbm, post: 8085743, member: 8014"] We moved online to Fantasy Grounds when C-19 hit in the UK. We have two campaigns running in parallel, I GM Savage Worlds and one of my other group buddies is running 5E. in terms of prep, a VTT does take more time if you want to use its strengths (i.e. really nice maps) but the counter side to that is it is much quicker to lay out a [I]pre-planned[/I] encounter on a VTT. A couple of clicks and it is up-and-running, as opposed to the rooting around in boxes of minis that typically happens at the table :) Improvised encounters are harder to do unless you have a pallet of various stock-maps to fall back on for a quick set up. I definitely recommend that people use headset and mic. It is vastly better than using your computer speakers with a mic. Based on how ‘speaker phone’ type setups work you can’t both speak and hear at the same times, where as with a headset and mic setup you can. So communication is much smoother when everyone uses this approach. We use Hangouts or Discord for chat, and don’t bother with video. We find it advisable to use a secondary device like your smart phone to do the comms, leaving your computer to focus on running the VTT software. This also means you can go the fridge when you need a new drink... [/QUOTE]

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