D&D 5E Which Virtual Table Top are you using right now and what do you like best about it?

[Svanlaug]

Ah, sorry, I misread you then. It wasn't meant to be a serious assessment, just an off the cuff estimation.

I have an AMD FX-8320 eight core processor, 32 GB of RAM, an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 with 3 GB RAM. Approximately 3 GB more is in use when TTS is up as opposed to when it isn't.

Thanks ... this is exactly what confuses me, as your system is juicier than mine, and I have no problems (Intel i5-6500 4-core, 16 GB RAM, GeForce GTX 960 2 GB RAM). I just don't get it.

 

[M.Weasel]

I switched from Roll20 to Foundry a while back for my 13th Age game, and it's been great. The overall interface is set up much better, a lot of the tools seem to work better, the macro scripting is way more robust, tons of modules you can use to customize your game... Just overall a much nicer, smoother experience. I tried Astral briefly as well before Foundry, but hit too many bugs and questionable interface choices.

 

[M.Weasel]

I switched from Roll20 to Foundry a while back for my 13th Age game, and it's been great. The overall interface is set up much better, a lot of the tools seem to work better, the macro scripting is way more robust, tons of modules you can use to customize your game... Just overall a much nicer, smoother experience. I tried Astral briefly as well before Foundry, but hit too many bugs and questionable interface choices.

 

[Nebulous]

What is the flat $10 full learning curve of Roll20 compared to Foundry VTT? I found Roll20 extremely difficult to learn, and I still have to check forums for code help and such. I don't know coding and don't want to know it, and so much of Roll20 could be simplified behind the scenes as toggle on and off switches.

But I AM very happy with Roll20. I can tell stories as fast as I did in person. Dynamic lighting works! Darkvision is in greyscale. Initiative rolls everyone automatically highest to lowest. I prefer in person, but what I love to appreciate about VTT are all the aspects I can't ever do in person games.

 

[M.Weasel]

What is the flat $10 full learning curve of Roll20 compared to Foundry VTT? I found Roll20 extremely difficult to learn, and I still have to check forums for code help and such. I don't know coding and don't want to know it, and so much of Roll20 could be simplified behind the scenes as toggle on and off switches.

But I AM very happy with Roll20. I can tell stories as fast as I did in person. Dynamic lighting works! Darkvision is in greyscale. Initiative rolls everyone automatically highest to lowest. I prefer in person, but what I love to appreciate about VTT are all the aspects I can't ever do in person games.

Not sure what you mean by $10 full learning curve, sorry, but I found Foundry to be very intuitive overall - more so than Roll20. It generally has good UX choices. I introduced some friends to Foundry as well, and I think they had the same feeling about it. Happy to comment on specific aspects if you have some in mind.

One caveat - there are different ways to use Foundry. If you do self-hosting on your PC, or self-hosting on your own server (e.g., an AWS Lightsail instance), there may be more upfront effort. However, there are also Roll20-style somebody-else-hosting-this-for-you options.

 

[Steel_Wind]

After many years of D20PRo, I recently moved to Foundry VTT for PF1 and PF2.

I wish I had all of the bells and whistles the 5e players do in Foundry; still, it's awesome and -- far and away -- is the most technologically advanced of the available VTTs.

 

[Dire Bare]

Just thought I'd post about two new VTTs that I noticed are on Kickstarter right now. Both are funded, and look promising, although I'm not sure what they have to offer versus current VTTs.

Let's Role - 25 days left. This one looks promising, and has dynamic 2D maps. The VTT will be free, and will make money on cosmetics and add-ons (maps, tokens, skins, etc).

Shard Tabletop - 17 days left. This one's got a lot of publisher partners listed, but most of these folks are also on Fantasy Grounds and Roll20 I believe.

And while poking around on Kickstarter, I found another one!

Realm Engine - A 3D VTT that is about a third towards it's goal and ends in 5 days . . . I don't think this one's gonna make it.

This niche is starting to get crowded! It would be nice if ENWorld had a page that listed each of the currently (and soon-to-be) available VTTs and other RPG digital tools.

Does anyone have any experience with a dedicated 3D VTT for role-playing games? I know that at least one is out there, somewhere, I remember seeing it . . . .

 

[Rhenny]

I’m using Fantasy Grounds. I like how the msps and pins make it easy to run adventures. The combat tracker works well to handle initiatives and everything looks very polished. I tried roll20 but for some reason it was less responsive on my computer.

I also use FG Unity, but that’s testing the lighting features, which I don’t really like in any VTT. I turn off the feature, personally. Using mask and unmask works fine for my games.

Yes, I’ve spent close to $500 over the past 4 years, but the quality of the content and having the pins for room descriptions, encounters, treasure parcels makes my life DMing so much easier.

 

[Azzy]

Well, I had my first game with Atral and it went well with only a few hiccups. There are some elements I feel would improve it, but on the whole it's a breath of fresh air with a shallow learning curve. One of my friends (and fellow DMs) bought Foundry and is going to test it out on his next campaign. Both have integration with D&D Beyond via Beyond 20, which is a major plus.

 

[M.Weasel]

Does anyone have any experience with a dedicated 3D VTT for role-playing games? I know that at least one is out there, somewhere, I remember seeing it . . . .

No personal experience with it besides knowing it exists, but are you thinking of Game Master Engine?