There’s a duopoly of virtual tabletops in the roleplaying world. There’s the browser-based Roll20 and the software-based Fantasy Grounds. A newcomer, a dark horse in the race, is the DrivethruRPG backed Astral and it is hard to say how they’re doing. There are two main reasons why this duopoly has formed. The first is due […]
Judge for yourself: A look inside Roll20’s D&D Acquisitions Incorporated
Roll20 features include Charactermancer support for the new race Acquisitions Incorporated adds and the 5 new backgrounds.
One million square feet of volcanic island RPG battle maps free to use
This impressive cartography collection is a whole island for your players to explore. There’s a volcano complete with dangerous streams of lava, ruins, temples, bridges and even an encampment hidden away.
Look inside the Stranger Things Dungeons & Dragons kit with Roll20
You can now get the Stranger Things Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set over at the virtual tabletop Roll20.
Astral adds animation; gives free animated tokens and maps to users
Astral has added animated tokens so you can have campfires that flicker, dangerous portals that swirl or ghouls that shuffle along.
The Lord of the Rings RPG might be coming to Roll20 and Fantasy Grounds
News about the Lord of the Rings RPG fresh from UK Games Expo 2019.
Free Roll20 alternative Astral TableTop gets a refresh
As a virtual tabletop newbie I was especially impressed by the dynamic lighting.
The virtual reality of Table of Tales: The Crooked Crown
Table of Tales: The Crooked Crown is an RPG adventure for PlayStation’s PS VR.
Dungeons and Dragons gets virtual reality app
Following on from the news that the latest version of Google Hangouts won’t support apps – a blow for all Roll20 and virtual tabletop gamers – there’s better news from Wizards of the Coast and partners AltspaceVR. AltspaceVR provides virtual reality apps for devices like the Oculus, HTC Vive, Leap Motion and Microsoft Kinect. Their […]
The future of tabletop RPG? The Galaxy Beam
Traditional tabletop roleplaying isn’t ignoring technology and is not simply surrendering to the MMORPGs. For example, Pathfinder is being developed for the online world by Goblinworks and they’re not using the traditional MMORPG model (a hybrid, in fact) for this, D&D have a new virtual tabletop and mobile sites like iPlay4e have shown some gamers […]
