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<blockquote data-quote="MNblockhead" data-source="post: 7968228" data-attributes="member: 6796661">OOFTA, from other threads and I think you and I have somewhat similar GM styles. I bet if I spend 15 minutes with you showing you how I use Map Tools and Google Hangouts, you would have an easy and free way to do everything you want.&nbsp;&nbsp; If you want to more advanced character management, combat automation, and official content accessible in the tool, then Fantasy Ground, Roll20, and maybe d20pro may be better choices. If you just want to share maps, progressively reveal them, and throw some tokens down during combat, it is hard to beet Map Tool for the price (free), stability, and performance. As for web conferencing, I've used most of the major tools out there over the years.&nbsp;&nbsp; Most recently, the most common tools I use are:Google Meet / Hangouts&nbsp; (personal G Suite subscription, but you can use Hangouts for free, no need for Meet unless you need dial-in numbers). Zoom (various professional organization meetings and my children's school classes during the covid self-isolation)Microsoft Teams (work, love it, better than Skype, but probably only makes sense if you already have Office 365)Discord (Gaming and Game Publisher and Game Software communications and support)I use Google Meet / Hangouts for my personal games because it is easy to use and has given me good consistent performance from all over the world.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MNblockhead, post: 7968228, member: 6796661"] OOFTA, from other threads and I think you and I have somewhat similar GM styles. I bet if I spend 15 minutes with you showing you how I use Map Tools and Google Hangouts, you would have an easy and free way to do everything you want. If you want to more advanced character management, combat automation, and official content accessible in the tool, then Fantasy Ground, Roll20, and maybe d20pro may be better choices. If you just want to share maps, progressively reveal them, and throw some tokens down during combat, it is hard to beet Map Tool for the price (free), stability, and performance. As for web conferencing, I've used most of the major tools out there over the years. Most recently, the most common tools I use are: Google Meet / Hangouts (personal G Suite subscription, but you can use Hangouts for free, no need for Meet unless you need dial-in numbers). Zoom (various professional organization meetings and my children's school classes during the covid self-isolation) Microsoft Teams (work, love it, better than Skype, but probably only makes sense if you already have Office 365) Discord (Gaming and Game Publisher and Game Software communications and support) I use Google Meet / Hangouts for my personal games because it is easy to use and has given me good consistent performance from all over the world. [/QUOTE]

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