![]() ![]() This is great on the one hand because you've got all the data yourself and don't have to worry about things like the bad old days when Roll20 was regularly the victim of DDoS attacks. Your campaign(s) are local to the GMs computer as is all the DLC they own. Others ended up going with other more lightweight VTTs like Owlbear Rodeo, Shard, Foundry, Astral, etc.Īlso FG is not a web application like Foundry, Roll20 and others, nor does your data and campaign get stored in any "cloud" system. So don't rule that out if you think that's all you're after. then they rolled their actual physical dice and used their usual paper character sheets just like they would at a face-to-face game. ![]() They just needed a voice/video chat app that would let them screenshare their hand-drawn maps, handouts, etc. Over the course of the pandemic we've had several players/groups come into the VTT scene and turns out they really didn't even need a VTT at all. You mentioned you prefer theater of the mind (TotM) and roleplay so, while I'm a big fan of FG myself, not everyone needs a full-featured VTT (or sometimes even a VTT at all) for their personal preference in gaming styles.įG can certainly work great for TotM (there are even a couple extensions in the forums that assist with this style) and if you think you may in the future want to mix things up with TotM and tactical battlemaps, then FG (and most other VTTs as well) would be right up your alley. Matt Colville has been a FG user for a long time and uses it for his VTT 5E and 4E games. ![]() Īs others have mentioned already, FG does not have built-in voice/video so that frees your group to choose whichever app you already prefer such as Discord, Skype, Zoom, etc. This is a way out, but here is a "Roleplay 101" Event in case you might want to see some of the ways to use FGU as a story-telling tool. When you do need to show a handout or a reference picture for immersion, that is fairly easy to set up, share, and keep track of.There are a few Twitch and YouTube streamers that use Fantasy Grounds in the background, and they don't even show FGU or display much of the FGU system on screen. Features-wise, as far as the VTT standpoint goes, you can run combat with the Combat Tracker alone with most of the rulesets, without the need for much automation or visual components. The support and the community for Fantasy Grounds Unity are very good and much less toxic. ![]() Playstyle, your table, and the amount of effort your group puts into your sessions are what will determine the experience you are trying to create more than the platform or the medium of communication. He often focuses more on the story-telling and the TotM method of running his sessions.Īs far as the visual component you are looking for, as stated below Discord is the usual way people are able to see each other, and has not much to do with the platforms for most VTT platforms. I think Matt Colville is still using Fantasy Grounds Classic and has his own personal inputted version of DnD 4e ruleset for most of his personal games. The VTT's do not do visual communication well and even ones that have it do not work well. VTT Platform Features Comparison ArticleFGU makes organizing your notes, recording your session information, and having consistent data in regards to official materials fairly easy. Here is a VTT feature comparison article, fairly lengthy I might say. ![]()
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