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<blockquote data-quote="CleverNickName" data-source="post: 8604392" data-attributes="member: 50987">Over the last 2 years, my gaming groups and I have used Roll20, FantasyGrounds, and FoundryVTT. FantasyGrounds was impossible for us, because the software installation requirements meant that some of our players weren't able to use the platform at all (trying to install, and then connect, FantasyGrounds on two ChromeBooks, one WinBook, an iPad, and two Dell PC laptops was impossible.)&nbsp; Which was a shame.&nbsp; I imagine that if everyone in my group had the same computers and the same OS, it would have been wonderful.&nbsp; But without reliable cross-platform support and emulation, it was a non-starter.Roll20 is still my favorite, because they have the widest product support for the games we play.&nbsp; When we switched to Eberron from Storm King's Thunder, it was just a quick visit to the Marketplace to purchase the materials we need, and we were off to the races.&nbsp; The game was up and running before everyone on the call could finish Venmo'ing me their part of the cost.&nbsp; But one of my Dungeon Masters wanted to use animated battle maps for his campaign, and Roll20's servers couldn't handle the file sizes.&nbsp; So we switched to...FoundryVTT is the one we are currently using.&nbsp; It runs smoothly, but it is really frustrating if you want to use materials from newer, published sources. It seems like not all new WotC products get released for FoundryVTT, or they don't get released as quickly.&nbsp; There are gaps in the materials, and the quality and consistency varies widely between products.&nbsp; Running our game from my own computer instead of from a server is nice, but it also involves setting up a VPN and dealing with additional layers of security, permissions, and firewalls...only to end up using a Discord channel to handle voice, video, and screen sharing anyway.Next month, it will be my turn to sit in the DM's chair for a while, and I'm leaning hard in the direction of Roll20.&nbsp; It's my favorite so far...but I'm open-minded enough to consider new and exciting products.&nbsp; Especially the ones that don't require me to also be an IT Specialist, data entry technician, and/or AV Engineer in addition to Dungeon Master.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CleverNickName, post: 8604392, member: 50987"] Over the last 2 years, my gaming groups and I have used Roll20, FantasyGrounds, and FoundryVTT. [B]FantasyGrounds [/B]was impossible for us, because the software installation requirements meant that some of our players weren't able to use the platform at all (trying to install, and then connect, FantasyGrounds on two ChromeBooks, one WinBook, an iPad, and two Dell PC laptops was impossible.) Which was a shame. I imagine that if everyone in my group had the same computers and the same OS, it would have been wonderful. But without reliable cross-platform support and emulation, it was a non-starter. [B]Roll20[/B] is still my favorite, because they have the widest product support for the games we play. When we switched to Eberron from Storm King's Thunder, it was just a quick visit to the Marketplace to purchase the materials we need, and we were off to the races. The game was up and running before everyone on the call could finish Venmo'ing me their part of the cost. But one of my Dungeon Masters wanted to use animated battle maps for his campaign, and Roll20's servers couldn't handle the file sizes. So we switched to... [B]FoundryVTT [/B]is the one we are currently using. It runs smoothly, but it is really frustrating if you want to use materials from newer, published sources. It seems like not all new WotC products get released for FoundryVTT, or they don't get released as quickly. There are gaps in the materials, and the quality and consistency varies widely between products. Running our game from my own computer instead of from a server is nice, but it also involves setting up a VPN and dealing with additional layers of security, permissions, and firewalls...only to end up using a Discord channel to handle voice, video, and screen sharing anyway. Next month, it will be my turn to sit in the DM's chair for a while, and I'm leaning hard in the direction of Roll20. It's my favorite so far...but I'm open-minded enough to consider new and exciting products. Especially the ones that don't require me to [I]also [/I]be an IT Specialist, data entry technician, and/or AV Engineer in addition to Dungeon Master. [/QUOTE]

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