DM Helper VS Roll20

DM Helper Reviews

Roll20 Reviews

1. Nolan    

   almost 4 years ago
   When it works, its mediocre

   As a DM for homebrew games, I used Roll20 for 2+ years. When it works, its OK. When it doesn't, its frustrating. I use a lot of custom rules and they are simply not supported due to a lack of modularity within the system. A simple variant of Proficiency Dice in 5e is outlined in the rules, and even it is hacky and not well supported on Roll20.

   The format feels like it was made two decades ago, and the web console spits out warnings and errors left and right. There has even been some conspiracies / drama with some of the higher-ups at Roll20, showing a lack of leadership.

   Please, let's let Roll20 die. Support another system.

   👍 Pros:    Can purchase modules like curse of strahd and tomb of annihilation|Free for dms and players|Use with a variaty of systems|Many features

   👎 Cons:    Not modular enough for me|Hacky programming|Ugly|Features feel clunky and slow|Some features do not work well at all|Buggy
2. Diego Herrerías    

   almost 4 years ago
   Not very easy to learn

   Not easy to learn, not friendly controls

   🏁 Competitors: digitald20.com Digital d20

   👍 Pros:    The most famous

   👎 Cons:    User experiance|Design|Costly pro plan

DM Helper mentions (7)

• VTT that supports DM view and player view simultaneously? (Getting my kids into D&D)

  You're welcome to check out my little VTT, DMHelper. It's available for free/pwyw here: https://dm-helper.itch.io/dm-helper. Source: almost 2 years ago

• [OC] DMHelper VTT brand new version with HW accelerated rendering and more...

  Then let me help........ here's the post, describing the dragon icon we have, you can check her out at https://dm-helper.itch.io/dm-helper. Paprika was one of her incarnations, my personal favorite... Source: about 2 years ago

• How do you USUALLY play?

  We play 50/50 in person or online using Discord for voice and video screen share, always use DM Helper for maps, combat and other fun: https://dm-helper.itch.io/dm-helper. Source: over 2 years ago

• Flavor stuff

  I purchased the DiA DM bundle on DMSguild (https://www.dmsguild.com/product/295015) which includes great advice on how to run the campaign as well as maps to use. I also use a free app called DM Helper (https://dm-helper.itch.io/dm-helper) to display maps, organize the campaign, and track HP & initiative during combat. Source: over 2 years ago

• New DM looking for advice on using VTT in live settings.

  What I am also not sure about is https://dm-helper.itch.io/dm-helper ... Not because it isn't useful, it's because I am not sure about how to get stuff in there. Maybe you will need an mapmaking tool (like Dungeondraft or something free) to recreate all the maps - but there are many people that already did just that. Source: almost 3 years ago

Roll20 mentions (334)

• Friend screwed 3/4 of the table out of 1/2 the game.

  There are other options: https://roll20.net/. Source: 5 months ago

• Looking for a DND/TTRPG group

  I've used roll20.net up until now. They have a find group feature and a virtual table top with character sheets and dice roller included, so everything you need to play virtually is all on the one site. Source: 5 months ago

• I’m here to giveaway $1,500 in RPG goodies to celebrate 1 Year of Roll20 x DriveThruRPG! [Mod Approved]

  1 Year Roll20 Pro Subscription ($109 value!) – use it yourself or give it to your GM! Source: 6 months ago

• Looking for advice on running DnD game on stream!

  There are plenty of D&D software programs out there that are free and paid versions. Many of them with the ability to have friends join and interact with the table. As basic as Tabletop Simulator to Fantasy Grounds (both on steam that I have experience with, not an endorsement). roll20.net being a popular browser based version. Source: 6 months ago

• I'm looking for someone to teach me how to Play DnD

  I have made a character on roll20.net that maybe border line iffy/OP, so I may have to make one that's not. My free time can be a bit unusual at times(it's 12:24AM as I write this)so someone who has similar free times as I do(if your interested let me know and we can talk times), basicly I've been listening to a DnD podcast and I think it sounds fun and I want to try it out Edit: I'm in PST timezone in... Source: 6 months ago