A good alternative to Obsidian would be MasterScreen https://masterscreen.app. It also runs on markdown, works offline and is free. Source: about 1 year ago

Now I want to start looking around some selfhosted alternative. I already found https://github.com/derikb/character-sheet-app and I read somewhere about https://masterscreen.app/ being selfhosted but I couldn't find anything specific. Source: over 1 year ago

MasterScreen is giving away free stuff again! This time we're giving away these gorgeous Spider Sense Hollow dice, created by Forged Gaming. You only need to comment to participate. One winner will be picked randomly and announced on Wednesday. Good luck! Source: over 1 year ago

You should try https://masterscreen.app It is free and has many tools that you need for taking notes and running campaigns. It also fully runs on markdown, and can work entirely offline on any device. Source: over 1 year ago

Use something like owlbear.rodeo. It's free, fairly easy to use, and works on most all devices (laptops, tablets, and mobile). Run the DM version on your laptop, and have one of the players cast the map to a TV. Other players can use their own devices to move their tokens. Source: 6 months ago

Hello there! I'm a DM looking to host a one-shot for a group of people on Thursday, around 8 est (Can be earlier or later, depends on the availability). It'll be hosted over Discord, and we'll be using owlbear.rodeo to play. Source: 10 months ago

The way it breaks down specifically for me goes something like this: - fillable PDF form? Google sheets or VTT character sheets - collaborative notebook? Google docs or VTT note applet - world map? No idea for a moveable world map, but I use WonderDraft for regional/global cartography, and I quite like it. I upload the maps I make to the VTT of my choice. - whiteboard for battlemaps? Most VTTs have a built in... Source: 11 months ago

Roll20 isn't terribly performance intensive, what seems to be the problem when you've tried? Maybe try not using dynamic lighting if you're using maps that support it. There are a few similar options like owlbear.rodeo that are newer and might use more efficient webcode but I don't think you're going to be able to do much better then unless the DM wants to share a webcamera with the zoom session and just move... Source: about 1 year ago

Hello, I will be running session 0 for a upcoming short campaign this Thursday, and then we will meet every week after that at the same time for about 3 hours per session for about 5-7 weeks. We will be using discord for voice, and owlbear.rodeo for maps. Source: about 1 year ago