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Comment by hresvelgr

I have looked at this extensively and other VTTs for an internet campaign, and while it is very impressive, there are a few things preventing me from using this myself.

1. No fog of war. You can create zones that have toggling visibility, but its cumbersome and not automatic.

2. No cyberpunk/modern assets. They did make their stretch goal so this will be arriving eventually.

3. No custom audio streaming. I believe you can play music and sounds but only what came with it.

4. Expensive for players at $35aud. I don't mind spending money for resources as a DM, but there should be a player-only version that's much cheaper/free. I would rather pay $120aud if it meant my players didn't have to.

Currently as it stands for me, the best option for a VTT is Foundry[1]. It has everything I mentioned prior and more. Pair that with Dungeondraft[2] and the mountains of free content packs at Cartography Assets[3], you have everything you could ever need for running an internet campaign. None of these require a subscription and are imo the best bang for buck you can get for a VTT setup.

When Talespire addresses my current pet peeves, I will likely switch, but for now it's just not viable for me.

[1] https://foundryvtt.com

[2] https://dungeondraft.net/

[3] https://cartographyassets.com/asset-category/specific-assets...

edit: formatting

parent hresvelgr 5 years ago

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