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<blockquote data-quote="MNblockhead" data-source="post: 7973394" data-attributes="member: 6796661">MapTool. You as the DM will run two instances, the GM instance and the player instance. Share the player instance (share window, or if you have a second screen, share the screen) on Zoom. MapTool can be intimidating and I don't recommend it for a full VTT experience as the networking is a pain. But it is rock solid for throwing up a map with fog of war, easy to use tools for manually revealing portions, and throwing on some tokens.&nbsp; The basic drawing tools are not as fancy and most mapping tools, but if you are just trying to replace a Chessex map, they are fine. The area of effect tool is great. It is also free and open source. The other option is to get a decent web cam that you can mount on a small tripod, as well as on top of your monitor.&nbsp; I use a Logitech C920 pro.&nbsp; It is not very expensive (seen it for under USD 60), and it can be easily placed on top of any monitor I've tried, from ultralight laptop screen to large plasma TV, on top of your DM screen, or you can screw it onto a camera tripod.&nbsp; I have small tripod that I can set up on my table. I used it when I had in-person games with one player attending remotely. I could just point the camera at my battlemap with the minis and one of the other players would just move his mini for him.&nbsp; But will everyone remote, I find it easier to software.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MNblockhead, post: 7973394, member: 6796661"] MapTool. You as the DM will run two instances, the GM instance and the player instance. Share the player instance (share window, or if you have a second screen, share the screen) on Zoom. MapTool can be intimidating and I don't recommend it for a full VTT experience as the networking is a pain. But it is rock solid for throwing up a map with fog of war, easy to use tools for manually revealing portions, and throwing on some tokens. The basic drawing tools are not as fancy and most mapping tools, but if you are just trying to replace a Chessex map, they are fine. The area of effect tool is great. It is also free and open source. The other option is to get a decent web cam that you can mount on a small tripod, as well as on top of your monitor. I use a Logitech C920 pro. It is not very expensive (seen it for under USD 60), and it can be easily placed on top of any monitor I've tried, from ultralight laptop screen to large plasma TV, on top of your DM screen, or you can screw it onto a camera tripod. I have small tripod that I can set up on my table. I used it when I had in-person games with one player attending remotely. I could just point the camera at my battlemap with the minis and one of the other players would just move his mini for him. But will everyone remote, I find it easier to software. [/QUOTE]

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