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<blockquote data-quote="Aeolius" data-source="post: 5206522" data-attributes="member: 2072">Another vote for the Ultimate VTT, here. I’ve been playing D&amp;D since 1979, but online only since 1995 - in the form of play-by-post and chat-based games. Nowadays I run my chat-based game on Sunday nights, the least disruptive night for my offline schedule (at least when school is in session) as I have 7 kids.I have considered using MapTools, but from my personal experience there are players who have trouble with the technology. While I run my game via IRC some players prefer using mibbit, as IRC clients befuddle them.So I would need a VTT where the interface does not get in the way of the fun. It would have to be cross platform, as I have a mix of Mac and Windows users. It would have to support non-standard/custom characters (awakened octopus psion, anyone?). Ideally it would support three dimensional movement, as my game is set primarily underwater and one never knows when something is lurking above or below. Support for voice/videoconferencing would be a boon, as I miss doing NPC voices. Support for 3e/d20 would be required, with the ability to plug in bits from supplements here and there.Ideally, the VTT would be able to run full combat sessions, as combat has always been my least favorite aspect of D&amp;D. Nothing breaks my willing suspension of disbelief faster than being mired down in numbers. I’ve always been more of a Myst (exploration-based) player than a first-person shooter kind of guy.Since we’re dreaming, here, I may as well ask for support for augmented-reality glasses, as that’s coming down the pipeline.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Aeolius, post: 5206522, member: 2072"] Another vote for the Ultimate VTT, here. I’ve been playing D&D since 1979, but online only since 1995 - in the form of play-by-post and chat-based games. Nowadays I run my chat-based game on Sunday nights, the least disruptive night for my offline schedule (at least when school is in session) as I have 7 kids. I have considered using MapTools, but from my personal experience there are players who have trouble with the technology. While I run my game via IRC some players prefer using mibbit, as IRC clients befuddle them. So I would need a VTT where the interface does not get in the way of the fun. It would have to be cross platform, as I have a mix of Mac and Windows users. It would have to support non-standard/custom characters (awakened octopus psion, anyone?). Ideally it would support three dimensional movement, as my game is set primarily underwater and one never knows when something is lurking above or below. Support for voice/videoconferencing would be a boon, as I miss doing NPC voices. Support for 3e/d20 would be required, with the ability to plug in bits from supplements here and there. Ideally, the VTT would be able to run full combat sessions, as combat has always been my least favorite aspect of D&D. Nothing breaks my willing suspension of disbelief faster than being mired down in numbers. I’ve always been more of a Myst (exploration-based) player than a first-person shooter kind of guy. Since we’re dreaming, here, I may as well ask for support for augmented-reality glasses, as that’s coming down the pipeline. [/QUOTE]

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