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  Bookscorpion

  Posts: 58 September 2012

  I'm playing Shadowrun on Google+ and it works quite well. So far we haven't encountered any major technical problems and it's easy to use. There's an integrated chat and it does pretty much everything that Skype does. No D&D tools, though, although you can integrate Google Docs and one player in my SR group has come up with a dice simulator for SR based on a Excel sheet.
  Of course, there's always http://invisiblecastle.com/ as well for rolling online.

  Shadowrun: The Rat's Nest - COTM  November 2014
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  dragoner

  Posts: 37 September 2012

  "http://gametableproj.sourceforge.net/":http://gametableproj.sourceforge.net/
  
  I know people here who use this and are relatively satisfied, and it is free.
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  rmcdouga

  Posts: 2 September 2012

  You can also try http://tabletopforge.com. It uses google+ hangouts so you get video and it's free.
  
  Rob
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  GamingMegaverse

  Posts: 3,001 September 2012

  We use Skype and "Roll20":http://roll20.net/ with great success. Roll20 is my favorite of the virtual tabletops- whispers and text chat, music, and the ability to use your own pics and maps make it very useful.
  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.

  
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  HazeSpire

  Posts: 1 October 2012

  Also Fantasy Grounds: http://www.fantasygrounds.com/
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  madartiste

  Posts: 328 October 2012 edited October 2012

  I'm going to second KVP on the Roll20.net suggestion. I just recently discovered that and it's very easy to use. It's still in the early stages, so new features are being added all the time. Also, the free account is quite good! It has built in support for use with Google Hangouts, though I find that hangouts sucks up a lot of space with it's bits and pieces. It also uses a service called "tokbox" but I've found that pretty unreliable compared to hangouts.

  Post edited by madartiste on October 2012
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  PinkRose

  Posts: 11 October 2012

  I've been using MapTool from RPTool.net since March 2008 with great success. Learning curve to get started, but much more functional than most systens out there.
  Tried roll20 and just doesn't have the functionality of MapTool.
  However, if I was starting out I wouldn't know what I was missing, and roll20 seems fine for a basic game.
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  tommy19

  Posts: 62 October 2012

  Gotta go with roll20.net. You can use skype or google hangouts right along side it with minimal effort. I find often times corralling my group is more difficult than using the software.
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  JaymesBolton

  Posts: 278 October 2012

  My group uses skype and maptools personally. I am the only one far away and the rest of my gaming group is still in the same spot in California.
  
  -Jaymes
  
  "Changing History":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/l5r-changing-history

  -Jaymes

  

  Campaign of the Month Febuary 2013

   
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  pjrichert

  Posts: 6 February 2013

  We've been using EpicTable for a little over a year now, and it's been out of beta and in production now since about GenCon. It's a very simple system, and if you know windows, you can pretty much get up and running on this in minutes. Very friendly on cost, one purchase of a license is all a group needs. The developer is always busy implementing users ideas too.