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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Raunalyn" data-source="post: 6575540" data-attributes="member: 72670">I use Roll20 to run all of my games...a every other Sunday game, and a Monday night game (that Kamikaze Midget is a member of).As a DM, I like the gametable a lot. It isn't like a face-to-face, though adding the webcam option can help (I never use the Roll20 webcam feature...I'm sure it's improved, but when I first started using Roll20, the webcam feature was buggy). On-the-fly is also not that easy to do...though it is doable. It's fairly easy to create monster/NPCs in the system, so you can create a small cache of encounters, spend some time pre-game looking for online maps and such, and then if you want to do a quick encounter on-the-fly, you can drop the map onto the gametable, drop your monsters/NPC's onto the map, and you're ready to go.As a time-saver? I find it a little more time consuming than a typical tabletop campaign. You have to spend time drawing your maps and creating your monsters in advance to get the best experience out of the interface. Roll20 is possibly the most user friendly of the online gametables I've seen, but it still requires a bit of a learning curve (their online Wiki is well written and maintained). One thing I do find as a time saver is the journal feature; it's really quick and easy to create a quick handout to show the entire group at a moment's notice. I also use it to show and describe magic items to the group.If you want to see how it works, it might help you to join in on a session or two and have someone show you the ropes. Most Roll20 DM's (myself included) have no issue letting you shadow on a session or two.Since all of my friends live all over the country, and due to my son's health issues, I find this to be a more than adequate alternative to in-person sessions. I have nothing but praise for Roll20 and it's programmers, and I make sure to support the team. They do regular updates and spend a great deal of time listening to player input to improve their system. $50 a year is well worth it, IMHO, though there is a free to play option as well.</blockquote>

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