from the Token Treasury) and includes dynamic lighting functionality for the maps.Ī basic Roll20 account is free of charge, but you can pay for more privileged access and many types of resources for the game. created with DD3) as battle maps, use character or monster images as tokens on the map (e.g. Its map feature allows you to import floorplans (e.g. A listed of directly supported system can be found here. Perhaps the most popular virtual tabletop option currently available, Roll20 is strongly aimed at d20-type games like Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder and 13th Age, but can be used with any other games as well. They are not in any significant order, perhaps a vague sense of general popularity. Therefore I want to take a look at the various options out there and how they handle maps. This is where it becomes especially interesting to us map-makers, as Campaign Cartographer 3+ and especially Dungeon Designer 3 are supremely suited to producing the maps for these software tools. Many of these incorporate tools for sharing and using maps – either just for visual reference or to replace a gaming surface where you would have moved miniatures on. While this can be done easily with generic online tools like Skype, Discord and similar options, quite a few developers have picked up the idea and offer software products tailored to this specific purpose, going so far as incorporating rules and tools for specific games making the experience as smooth as possible. One way to get at least part of this feeling back is to use modern technology to meet virtually and play via the Internet.

As life goes on we might move away from those friends and miss the good times of gaming around the table. Many of us have started playing role-playing games in high school, college or university and made great friends along the way.

Virtual tabletops