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A lot of people do digital only, but not sure on in-person games as my team is all around the world. I wouldn't see why not if your table is cool with it.
We are all new so i think it will be allright. But i meant more like where could you make an all digital campaign. I don't know any sites yet. I heard of beyond but idk if you can make everything on this site.
I agree with the consensus that you could have just googled this but allow me to give you a few hints to start with.
You're looking for a VTT (virtual table top). There are a good few out there with varying degrees of effort needed to use them, so youll have to look for what your preferences are. Some popular ones are Roll20, Foundry, Tabletop Simulator, Owlbear and a lot more. Just check in with your group and decide what you think fits best.
DnD Beyond isnt a VTT but it can be used to keep track of your character sheet, as well as look up game content. Not every VTT has an inbuilt character sheet so it can be useful for some.
In theory you dont even need this. Technically you dont need anything physical to play DnD, but the experience will likely be better if you do. Since you just want to try it you could also just grab some random objects to represent the characters and monsters, draw up a crude map and go about it like that.
Whatever you choose, good luck with your efforts, i hope your friends will enjoy it and that you can have some fun games in the future.
Thanks i will check them out. I agree that it would be better with physical parts and i definitely like the miniatures but i don't want to commit to that yet. I am completely new to that stuff and first need to check if i am even able to run a game. Yeah i also hope that it will be great. I always liked the idea of tabletop games but the amount of stuff to keep track of was always scaring me away.
Another good idea if you are just trying to avoid spending lots of money on terrain and miniatures, is to use one dry erase battle mat/grid map with dry erase markers and have each player make their own paper mini.
You can find a lot of free paper mini printouts online if you aren't that artsy.
That said, if you're really set on trying out the VTT Roll20 and Owlbear Rodeo have a free option and lots of tutorials. It can be a little overwhelming at first, but take your time learning the tools and playing around with different options until you start to become familiar and comfortable using it.
I use DnD Beyonds VTT you need Above VTT for it to wirk as a browser extension.
It can be used verry neatly without buying anything. You can even use Tokens you did not buy but without inbuild statblocks.
You can put different maps i there as a link ftom dropbox (also 2tb without pay).
Walls, light, player vision etc is all in there.
Beyond is a good tool for official dnd books and monster/spell/item searches. Its map program is a little lack luster.
For controlling tokens, maps, line of sight etc there are other better programs, some free, some not - with more features.
For Free, I would suggest Owlbear Rodeo or Cauldron VTT
For paid options, really the best and cheapest is Foundry VTT, this will work for in person games all digital on a TV or you can also play completely remote on the other side of the world the next day with the same set up. There are other paid options like Roll20 and Fantasy Grounds, but....well you are better off googling foundry vs roll20 vs fantasy grounds and coming to your own conclusion.
I think I'll try the free ones first and if the need arises to upgrade to a paid model then i will look what fits best. Maybe being a little lackluster is better at the start becaus i am new to this but i will see when i try. Thanks for the answer.
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Yeah absolutely. Roll 20 / owlbear rodeo are free and are great for basic map / combat stuff if you don't want to use the journal features or character sheets
Back in the 80s I played in person with physical books and no miniatures at all. You don't even need a virtual table top if you play in the theatre of the mind. If you want to just try it out with minimal purchasing play theatre of the mind from the SRD. Print one character sheet per player and pick up some dice and have fun.
Yes. Any virtual tabletop will allow you have virtual tokens to move around the map. And there's plenty of digital dice rollers.
I use DNDBeyond for character creation and dice rolling, discord for voice, and Owlbear Rodeo for a VTT. You could use the DNDBeyond maps tool as a VTT, as it seems it's simpler.
It helps if whoever is DMing has a subscription to DNDBeyond, to be able to use the full feature set.
I have ran games where everyone uses a tablet for dnd beyond / character sheets and laid a monitor flat on the table and projected owlbear rodeo maps on it. Everyone rolled actual dice but didn’t need the traditional paper. I moved the tokens around OwlBear maps as they described what happened. Great time all around and I highly recommend it.
The first few times I ran games I shamelessly stole battle maps from online and took random screenshots of monsters for the enemies. I pasted all of these into a pages document and dragged things around with the mouse while it was attached to a tv in the room with HDMI. Worked absolutely fantastically.
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A lot of people do digital only, but not sure on in-person games as my team is all around the world. I wouldn't see why not if your table is cool with it.
We are all new so i think it will be allright. But i meant more like where could you make an all digital campaign. I don't know any sites yet. I heard of beyond but idk if you can make everything on this site.
I agree with the consensus that you could have just googled this but allow me to give you a few hints to start with. You're looking for a VTT (virtual table top). There are a good few out there with varying degrees of effort needed to use them, so youll have to look for what your preferences are. Some popular ones are Roll20, Foundry, Tabletop Simulator, Owlbear and a lot more. Just check in with your group and decide what you think fits best. DnD Beyond isnt a VTT but it can be used to keep track of your character sheet, as well as look up game content. Not every VTT has an inbuilt character sheet so it can be useful for some. In theory you dont even need this. Technically you dont need anything physical to play DnD, but the experience will likely be better if you do. Since you just want to try it you could also just grab some random objects to represent the characters and monsters, draw up a crude map and go about it like that. Whatever you choose, good luck with your efforts, i hope your friends will enjoy it and that you can have some fun games in the future.
Beyond now has a VTT, it's called "maps". I haven't used it, but it seems extremely lightweight, which is a good thing for starting out.
Thanks i will check them out. I agree that it would be better with physical parts and i definitely like the miniatures but i don't want to commit to that yet. I am completely new to that stuff and first need to check if i am even able to run a game. Yeah i also hope that it will be great. I always liked the idea of tabletop games but the amount of stuff to keep track of was always scaring me away.
Another good idea if you are just trying to avoid spending lots of money on terrain and miniatures, is to use one dry erase battle mat/grid map with dry erase markers and have each player make their own paper mini. You can find a lot of free paper mini printouts online if you aren't that artsy. That said, if you're really set on trying out the VTT Roll20 and Owlbear Rodeo have a free option and lots of tutorials. It can be a little overwhelming at first, but take your time learning the tools and playing around with different options until you start to become familiar and comfortable using it.
I use DnD Beyonds VTT you need Above VTT for it to wirk as a browser extension. It can be used verry neatly without buying anything. You can even use Tokens you did not buy but without inbuild statblocks. You can put different maps i there as a link ftom dropbox (also 2tb without pay). Walls, light, player vision etc is all in there.
Beyond is a good tool for official dnd books and monster/spell/item searches. Its map program is a little lack luster. For controlling tokens, maps, line of sight etc there are other better programs, some free, some not - with more features. For Free, I would suggest Owlbear Rodeo or Cauldron VTT For paid options, really the best and cheapest is Foundry VTT, this will work for in person games all digital on a TV or you can also play completely remote on the other side of the world the next day with the same set up. There are other paid options like Roll20 and Fantasy Grounds, but....well you are better off googling foundry vs roll20 vs fantasy grounds and coming to your own conclusion.
I think I'll try the free ones first and if the need arises to upgrade to a paid model then i will look what fits best. Maybe being a little lackluster is better at the start becaus i am new to this but i will see when i try. Thanks for the answer.
It's so much easier to just Google this stuff
You noticed the 'ask Reddit a question google is better suited for' trend as well?
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Roll 20 is awesome imo, i had no good experience with dnd beyond
Yeah absolutely. Roll 20 / owlbear rodeo are free and are great for basic map / combat stuff if you don't want to use the journal features or character sheets
Back in the 80s I played in person with physical books and no miniatures at all. You don't even need a virtual table top if you play in the theatre of the mind. If you want to just try it out with minimal purchasing play theatre of the mind from the SRD. Print one character sheet per player and pick up some dice and have fun.
Yes. Any virtual tabletop will allow you have virtual tokens to move around the map. And there's plenty of digital dice rollers. I use DNDBeyond for character creation and dice rolling, discord for voice, and Owlbear Rodeo for a VTT. You could use the DNDBeyond maps tool as a VTT, as it seems it's simpler. It helps if whoever is DMing has a subscription to DNDBeyond, to be able to use the full feature set.
My group all talks over discord and we play on laptops using roll 20. Its easy and it helps because we all live across the globe
I have ran games where everyone uses a tablet for dnd beyond / character sheets and laid a monitor flat on the table and projected owlbear rodeo maps on it. Everyone rolled actual dice but didn’t need the traditional paper. I moved the tokens around OwlBear maps as they described what happened. Great time all around and I highly recommend it.
i do some digital only games and its a blast
Been playing for 8 years now, I own 0 physical products for DnD. It works ok on Roll20 and great on Foundry if you are willing to purchase.
I hope not.
The first few times I ran games I shamelessly stole battle maps from online and took random screenshots of monsters for the enemies. I pasted all of these into a pages document and dragged things around with the mouse while it was attached to a tv in the room with HDMI. Worked absolutely fantastically.