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Message: <blockquote data-quote="gcsears" data-source="post: 4299615" data-attributes="member: 19109">Check out Maptool and SkypeSo I was new to the concept of playing online with a virtual table-top, and it was suggested that I use MapTool and Skype. Both are platform neutral (Maptool uses Java and Skype has both Windows and Mac versions). I was able to get a Maptool server up and running minutes after downloading the program.I have not used much other than Fantasy Grounds, and while Fantasy Grounds has nice bells and whistles (such as a built in character manager for 3.5 edition D&D), Maptool is just a shared map that allows you to drop tokens onto it. It also has a built in chat client (although we use voice chat, thus the recommendation abotu Skype). The chat client allows configuring macros for die rolls, etc...There is a lot of support for Maptool on the web, and you can download off of their site multiple token sets which people have made for all varieties of fantasy beasties. They also provide you with a tool for making your own tokens from any pictures you have that you want to use.That is my take. I am interested in DDI, and will try out their map tool, but Maptool is free and here now.GeoffBTW -- MapTool can be located on the website <a href="http://rptools.net" target="_blank">http://rptools.net</a></blockquote>