11-21-2017, 11:09 PM | #11 |
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Re: Virtual Table Top (VTT) support
I spoke with SJGames at GenCon and said I'd really appreciate VTT support, and he said that he had heard that from a number of people and was looking into it. He mentioned Fantasy Grounds. I noted that it is currently only Mac/Linux compatible through WINE and that isn't the greatest...though rumor has it that the new Fantasy Grounds will be truly compatible.
I think Roll20 is probably better for streaming because it is less of a burden on the computer...but I'm happy for any good and useable VTT that will make streaming GURPS easier. But in an idea world there would be support for both Roll20 and Fantasy Grounds. Last edited by trooper6; 11-21-2017 at 11:16 PM. |
11-23-2017, 10:15 PM | #12 |
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I think it would be great if they did there own like GCA.
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11-24-2017, 01:38 AM | #13 |
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That is quite a bit of work and programming is not really SJG core skill set.
Plus it would have to be built up. the FG stuff is already done, or mostly so and taps an existing base as well so more advertising.
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11-24-2017, 02:36 PM | #14 |
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Re: Virtual Table Top (VTT) support
I would certainly support any effort to make GURPS more accessible and that includes VTT support, but I am with mlangsdorf on this one. There is no clear standard even today. I am still partial to RPTools, but some of my less tech-savvy players can't set it up. Roll20 is easy for players, but makes things hard to improvise. Fantasy Grounds was a nightmare, when I tried it years back, but may have improved much.
All of the above (except RPTools) more or less require subscriptions that are in now way reasonable for me as I can happily use a chat programme and a dice roller (or honour system) to simulate everything but combat. Your mileage may vary if combat is the name of the game for you and you don't have any offline groups. I might sink $5 a month into a VTT that actively promoting GURPS, but only if there's tell-tale SJGames quality involved. So far I haven't seen that anywhere in this area (from the character sheets to user-friendliness).
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11-24-2017, 05:43 PM | #17 |
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Storium has In Nomine support.
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11-24-2017, 08:10 PM | #18 |
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If you have a definition that you want everyone else to follow, please state it.
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11-24-2017, 08:31 PM | #20 | |
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Exactly who are you to define protocol? Storium is not a VTT "like" roll20 or FG. It is something else. Something that is not being discussed here. |
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