so my freinds and i are going to try an online table top to game more often since we've started moving farther and farther apart. im just getting into this program and havent had any success yet in getting maps from pathfinder into it. http://www.battlegroundsgames.com/ does anyone over at paizo have any experience with this program? or could you recomend something else that would work, i saw the pathfinder upgrades your offering for that other program and was hoping for some similar help here. also i should point out that im trying the free demo so if anyone more tech savy than i, or with a full version is doing this with no problems, please dont make me look too stupid in any replies. thanx
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so my freinds and i are going to try an online table top to game more often since we've started moving farther and farther apart.
Some friends of mine and I (two of them have moved out of state) have been experimenting with the beta of iTabletop. It handles maps, video conferencing, and IM for you (although you have to provide the maps, of course). It's still beta software, and I don't think it's even a feature-complete beta at this point, but if you want to try it out you can sign up for the open beta at their website.
I like Fantasy Grounds.
we acctually just fantasy grounds and agree. we will be using it instead. any chance paizo could put pathfinder together for it for a little extra for us subscribers (is that too many "for"'s? it is isnt it. oh well)
I use OpenRPG for my weekly FR game.
-Amber S.
Another vote for Fantasy Grounds. I've had it for a while now and have been using it to create a custom ruleset but I finally got to play my first game in it a week or so ago - it went very well. Couple of little glitches but nothing major.
M
Another vote for Fantasy Grounds. I've had it for a while now and have been using it to create a custom ruleset but I finally got to play my first game in it a week or so ago - it went very well. Couple of little glitches but nothing major.
M
we just got it last night. so far im still trying to figure out how everything works. i only had about 10 mins last night to fool around and im waiting for my friends to get home from work so we can give it a shot. here's hoping
me and my friend went through the little adventure that comes with it. i liked itover all. but i wish the map didnt take up so much of the screen. also, personal thing, i opened all the spell discriptions for spells i had prepared for the day and minimized them off to the side adn just closed them as i used them. it was VERY helpfull but i wish you could open more than one copy of the same spell for this purpase. any way, back to the point. it wentwell enough
I think the best in terms of function-richness is Klooge, but if you want to incorporate rules and stuff beyond the OGL you have a big learning curve and some knowledge of XML programming to tackle.
For bare-bones out of the box ease of use RPTools' MapTool is probably best.
OpenRPG is just mediocre in functionality and middle-of-the-road for ease, but has an awesome existing user community for recruiting.
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We just recently started using Klooge, and are very happy with it. Yes, a solid knowledge of XML and Java are helpful if you want to extend the program or change rules. But if you can do that, the program is extremely solid.
I will note that their network code appears to have a few glitches. Every game we've played (which, I'll admit, is not many) has had at least one socket disconnect. But that's not a major issue, as the person can just disconnect and reconnect right afterwards. Still, it's a minor annoyance.
Drew Garrett
I use MapTools for online games, and also for my face-to-face games (including Rise of the Runelords).
I'm always willing to help people try it out, learn the rules of D&D and find a table:
http://www.onlinednd.com/
I've been toying with this one.