Supported Virtual Tabletop?

[iemckinnon]

I run Pathfinder games, and will be running PFS games using Fantasy Grounds II on my Mac, as it does seem to be head and shoulders better than the other options out there, overall. Others may have virtual lighting, line of sight reveal, or other fancy gimmicks, which would be nice, but having tried Roll20, D20pro and others with my gaming groups, I finally tried FG2 when they did a subscription instead of asking for a $140 layout of cash, and my gaming groups said "this is the one".

Online character sheets, more accurate rolling of modifiers, spell effects linked to spells, and better integration with Hero Lab, were the main points my group liked.
The cool dice were a bonus.

I also noticed that they got the official Wizards of the Coast nod and can host licensed products, and get official support.

However, Paizo does not seem to officially support any VTT environments and while I can manually enter the information for the games I run, I have to wonder why not.

I think there was rumors of an official Paizo VTT years ago, but that seems to have died an ignoble death at the hands of a goblin.

I know change can happen, but I am wondering if it is at all being considered by Paizo.

[LazarX]

Roll20 however has the advantage of not requiring monetary outlay by players and I see it overtaking all the other VTT platforms because of this.

[iemckinnon]

LazarX wrote:

Roll20 however has the advantage of not requiring monetary outlay by players and I see it overtaking all the other VTT platforms because of this.

Neither does Fantasy Grounds 2. With my Unlimited subscription at $9/month, I can have an unlimited number of unregistered players (Emphasis Added BELOW), and Roll20 has other issues. Here are the specs from the Unlimited Subscription:

This package contains the ULTIMATE version of Fantasy Grounds. It has the same functionality and resources as the standard Full license but allows players to connect to you without owning a license. With it you can:

Run games as the Gamemaster
Host an UNLIMITED NUMBER OF UNREGISTERED PLAYERS (limited only by your connection speeds)
Host games for registered and unregistered players together.
Join games as a player
Create characters locally to take with you into a game session
Create additional rulesets and modifications
Included Rulesets: D&D 3.5E, D&D 4E, D&D 5E and the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game
Library modules with D&D 3.5E open gaming content typically found in the SRD. *
Library modules with Pathfinder RPG open gaming content typically found in the PFSRD. *
* enables drag and drop functionality for monsters, npcs, feats, abilities, spells, weapons and armor.

If you ever want to look around, get the FG2 client and let me know and I will set up a server for you to log into and look around.

[Technical Difficulty]

I'm glad more of these options are popping up because I don't have anyone locally to game with, so virtual is the only option for me. It's good to see that FG2 can let you host games for registered and unregistered players - that's a big plus 1 in my book.

If you need an extra player for a session, let me know - I need to get back into Pathfinding xD