D&D 5E More details about the VTT from D&D Beyond

[darjr]

D&D Virtual Tabletop: A Closer Look

Kale Stutzman, the game director behind the D&D VTT, gives an inside look at the goals behind the project, the latest news, and more information on ...

www.dndbeyond.com

 

[darjr]

So you can play it without DNDBeyond like Owlbear rodeo. Which means you can use any game.

 

[darjr]

 

[mamba]

So you can play it without DNDBeyond like Owlbear rodeo. Which means you can use any game.

I am not seeing anything about it supporting other games than D&D, did I miss that?

 

[MonsterEnvy]

I am not seeing anything about it supporting other games than D&D, did I miss that?

Being able to both manually roll and automate means you could play a different game with it. Though all the automation will D&D based so it will be far better for D&D than any other game.

 

[Zaukrie]

This looks really good. The assets and animations are very good.

I hope they can update / add rules quickly / easily.

 

[mamba]

Being able to both manually roll and automate means you could play a different game with it. Though all the automation will D&D based so it will be far better for D&D than any other game.

So it offers the same functional support to other games as my kitchen table.

 

[Bolares]

I am not seeing anything about it supporting other games than D&D, did I miss that?

I think it will be something that you CAN play other games in... but you really shouldn't. All the support and automation will be for D&D, so you would probably not have other sheets and stuff like that.

 

[MonsterEnvy]

So it offers the same functional support to other games as my kitchen table.

Correct.

 

[Zaukrie]

I think it will be something that you CAN play other games in... but you really shouldn't. All the support and automation will be for D&D, so you would probably not have other sheets and stuff like that.

Ya, I think you could play other games, but why not use one of the VTTs that support those games?

This could be very bad for Shard (which I think only supports 5e right now).....

 

[darjr]

If you’re kitchen table let’s you and your friends from across the country play with digital maps remotely at the same time? Sure!

 

[mamba]

If you’re kitchen table let’s you and your friends from across the country play with digital maps remotely at the same time? Sure!

oh, it definitely does

 

[darjr]

Now I’m thinking of a kitchen rpg.

oh, it definitely does

 

[Oofta]

A couple of my players have moved or are going to so I might have to check this out at some point. Right now we're using zoom, and camera that points at my battle mat. It really depends on how easy it is to manage and build maps and if the group wants a virtual table top. I did Roll20 during COVID, but it's just a pain.

I don't really need a ton of maps since I tend to do TotM for exploration and only pull out minis for combat. The level of animation that they have works for me and because you're still just playing with static minis it shouldn't take too much processing power to run and allow for downgrading of the visuals. Too early to tell of course but I'll be watching to see where it goes.

 

[darjr]

A couple of my players have moved or are going to so I might have to check this out at some point. Right now we're using zoom, and camera that points at my battle mat. It really depends on how easy it is to manage and build maps and if the group wants a virtual table top. I did Roll20 during COVID, but it's just a pain.

I don't really need a ton of maps since I tend to do TotM for exploration and only pull out minis for combat. The level of animation that they have works for me and because you're still just playing with static minis it shouldn't take too much processing power to run and allow for downgrading of the visuals. Too early to tell of course but I'll be watching to see where it goes.

Personally a camera pointed at a map or terrain is my preference.

 

[Oofta]

Personally a camera pointed at a map or terrain is my preference.

It works okay to use a camera*, but can be hard for the people on the other side of the video to really understand what's where. The new VTT might be a good alternative. At least something to experiment with.

*We actually use 2, 1 dedicated camera/mic pointed down at the map and another laptop with the player image and camera pointed at the group.

 

[darjr]

It works okay to use a camera*, but can be hard for the people on the other side of the video to really understand what's where. The new VTT might be a good alternative. At least something to experiment with.

*We actually use 2, 1 dedicated camera/mic pointed down at the map and another laptop with the player image and camera pointed at the group.

Yea. There was an app that allowed some pointer things etc, but really just pointing the camera at an angle and putting enough terrain that they could describe position helped. As well as taking position and range loosely.

 

[Zaukrie]

Yea. There was an app that allowed some pointer things etc, but really just pointing the camera at an angle and putting enough terrain that they could describe position helped. As well as taking position and range loosely.

I've been tempted to try this, but never have. Now that I'm painting terrain again (why, oh why, did I buy that?), maybe I will.

 

[bert1001 fka bert1000]

Those 3D maps and models look amazing.

Is there such a thing as too good though?

With cruder 2D maps and tokens, I feel like you can still be mostly in your head and just reference the map for positioning. With this level of graphics, don't know.

 

[Iosue]

That looks super fun, awesome, and waaaay beyond the capability of my PC to handle.