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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MNblockhead" data-source="post: 8185648" data-attributes="member: 6796661">Yes, but... it takes a lot of work to get this to work smoothly.  I've been using Foundry for just under a year and I still don't have 5e running smoothly. Or, I should say, I run it smoothly by not using most of the bells and whistles.  Foundry needs to get a license to sell the official WotC content beyond the SRD and have core support for it.  I first need smoother targeting controls and application of AOE damage and effects before I worry about animated spell templates.  Besides, personally, I find keeping things abstracted is more visually appealing to me. An animated fireball or black tentacles looks cool the first time you use it, but quickly becomes old. But that's a personal preference. I'm glad Foundry makes that possible and gives you a huge number of ways to customize your game experience.That will be cool. It can be helpful to see the status of all parties in a scene based on their tokens. But animations can be distracting and get old quickly. But I'm all for more innovation and choices for DMs and players. This is one of the best aspects of LOS in my opinion. I still love in-person games though and this will be something I'll loose in in-person games, especially if I want to use minis on a horizontal display.  Hmmm...why?  When I'm working abroad, I don't have this option. Don't have great wifi in my work-provided residence, but am still able to run games. At home in the USA, I have a 1-gig cable connection. I do have my computer connected by ethernet to one of my Netgear Orbi mesh-wifi satellites. But I've also connected by Wifi from home and it worked fine. That said, I'm not hosting Foundry locally.  If you are hosting in a VM in the cloud, maybe this is less of an issue?  I'm using The Forge and have been happy with the service and support. Thanks for the tip about Baileywiki. I'll be checking out his Youtube videos. Note that the D&D Beyond integration is not a core feature of the tool. There are a couple of third-party modes.  The two best ones (I use the one from Virtual Tabletop Assets, I'm forgetting the name of the other, newer one that is popular) require Patreon subscriptions for full features and ongoing support.</blockquote>

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