Roll20 Virtual Tabletop

DreadGazebo
DreadGazebo
edited June 2012 in General Discussion
Guys, we got the chance to interview the guys from Roll20 on the latest haste podcast, if you guys haven't checked it out already (both Roll20 and the podcast) I highly recommend you do!

"http://blog.obsidianportal.com/haste-w-roll20-roll20-virtual-table-dndnext-ban-on-online-playtesting-classes-in-dnd/":http://blog.obsidianportal.com/haste-w-roll20-roll20-virtual-table-dndnext-ban-on-online-playtesting-classes-in-dnd/

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  • GamingMegaverse
    GamingMegaverse
    Posts: 3,001
    We, my whole group of 7 and myself, have been using this throughout the closed beta. It had some rough spots in the beginning, but works great now! What we love about Roll20 is its ease of use. It has replaced multiple windows- we had been using skype for video, google chat for messaging, and a map program. Now all we use is OP and Roll20- 2 very useful tools! Our game is online only, and both are now essential. I highly recommend you check out Roll20 (and of course, Haste).
    killervp
    "A God...Rebuilt":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/a-god-rebuilt
    "Duskreign's First Ever COTM":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/wyrmshadow/wiki_pages/112011
    "OP's COTM April 2012":http://blog.obsidianportal.com/a-god-rebuilt-aprils-cotm/

    Just trying to help out.

  • dlaporte7271
    dlaporte7271
    Posts: 94
    Hey Killervp...have you ever used the WOTC VT? if so can you make a comparison...I know you play pathfinder. Is the Roll20 system neutral?

    dlaporte
  • DreadGazebo
    DreadGazebo
    Posts: 218 edited June 2012
    Roll20 is totally system neutral, and 300% less wonky than the WotC VT!
    Post edited by DreadGazebo on
  • dlaporte7271
    dlaporte7271
    Posts: 94
    sweet...will be checking it out....how about importing your own maps?
  • dark_hunter87
    dark_hunter87
    Posts: 4
    My group will hopefully be testing out Roll20 here soon. We're hoping it works well for everyone since we always seem to run into some issue with either Skype or Maptools everytime we play. After messing around with it I think my favorite part is going to be the jukebox. We used to incorporate music back when we were in college, but that got pretty challenging since we all live across the country now.

    Darkhunter87
    "Troopers":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/troopers
  • DreadGazebo
    DreadGazebo
    Posts: 218
    @Dlaporte7271 Importing your own maps is super easy

    @Dark_Hunter87 I'm with you there, loving the jukebox feature a lot.
  • dlaporte7271
    dlaporte7271
    Posts: 94
    Yeah...I've taken a look at it now...looks really cool...I have been playing 4e so the WOTC VT was a natural fit...easy to import characters...all the calculations already done etc. Looks like we are going to drop that system and move on to something else anyway so Roll20 looks even better now. Really like that you can grab images from anywhere...even linked me back to the OP!

    dlaporte
  • GamingMegaverse
    GamingMegaverse
    Posts: 3,001
    I second both of DreadGazebo's comments- importing own maps is a drag/drop then pull to size- way easy!
    The jukebox is awesome! My group mostly uses the ocean to transit, so they got some days of quiet ocean, followed by a giant storm. It really added to the feel of the game!
    killervp
    "A God...Rebuilt":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/a-god-rebuilt
    "Duskreign's First Ever COTM":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/wyrmshadow/wiki_pages/112011
    "OP's COTM April 2012":http://blog.obsidianportal.com/a-god-rebuilt-aprils-cotm/

    Just trying to help out.

  • KenSee
    KenSee
    Posts: 93
    I am messing with it now, but I will try this with my group. We are all local and sit in front of each other but I think having the visual element as well as audio will keep them interested and engaged. On top of that, handing out confidential player info will be MUCH smoother now.

    I am hooked!

    -KenSee
  • twiggyleaf
    twiggyleaf
    Posts: 2,011 edited June 2012
    I have not yet run any online games but have always been checking out the various online tools with a view to running something in the future. After listening to the lastest version of Haste (which I listen to every week without fail) I checked it out and immediately decided it was the best one I had yet seen. I have already signed up to it and opened a Campaign, even though I have not plans as yet for an online game. But I hope to be able to practice some techniques on it for a future game next year.

    Kudos to Haste and to OP in general for bringing such a cutting-edge yet user-friendly tool to our attention!


    twiggyleaf
    "Shimring - The Faces of Divinity":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/shimring
    (a multiplanar 3.5 D&D campaign)
    Post edited by twiggyleaf on

    "I met a traveller from an antique land....."

    CotM May 2016: Mysteria: set in Wolfgang Baur’s MIDGARD.

    Previous CotM Aug 2012: Shimring: High Level Multiplanar Campaign

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