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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.
Not easy to learn, not friendly controls
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Shmeppy is particularly good for little to no prep time play. Not free though. Source: 12 months ago
You probably already heard about this one, but just in case, I have heard good things about https://shmeppy.com/ for this sort of purpose. It is not free though, and I have not had a chance to try it out myself yet. Source: over 1 year ago
I really like shmeppy. It's got a very intuitive and fast user interface, great for rules light games and maps that you improvise as you play. Source: over 1 year ago
I converted my in-person game to full virtual at the end of The Before Times and it’s been fairly pain-free. We use Discord for voice chat and dice rolls, and Shmeppy (https://shmeppy.com/) for maps. Its somewhat low fidelity but it works for most dungeons you’ll do. Tokens, fog of war, etc. It’s not free either but $5/month is cheaper than the cost of [insert nerd food stereotype here] every week 🤷🏼♂️. Source: over 1 year ago
Https://shmeppy.com A single node process serves everything on a Ubuntu digital ocean server. It’s managed by the daemon utility. PostgreSQL holds all the data. There’s some significant in-memory caching in node. The server code is written in typescript and JavaScript. During deploys I t’s transpired on my laptop and then rsynced to the server. Monitoring and backups are done via cron jobs on another digital ocean... - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago
There are other options: https://roll20.net/. Source: 5 months ago
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
1 Year Roll20 Pro Subscription ($109 value!) – use it yourself or give it to your GM! Source: 6 months ago
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 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
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