Your problem with Roll20. I don't care and happily subscribe to both Roll20 and D&D Beyond.
So for me, a D&D Beyond VTT would have to be better. Enough better to justify learning a new tool and doing the work to move campaigns over. Enough better to go through the process of teaching players yet another tool. And then D&D is not the only game we ever play, so we'd still use Roll20 for other games.
Homebrew would have to be greatly improved. It would need an API and a scripting language. It would need a way to integrate third party video conferencing. It would need an asset marketplace for maps, tokens, etc. It would have to work on iPads. And so on.
That may eventually happen, but I'm not holding my breath. I know how long software development takes.
I'd be happy to Kickstart a D&D Beyond VTT though.
DDB has a real opportunity here. Roll20 is my main platform, but I've found plenty of problems. Foundry is great if you are a digital native (I'm not, it gave me a headache and I had to request a refund). Fantasy grounds is expensive. A really good VTT that directly connects everything in DDB would be a gamechanger.
Digital Native? What does that mean? I've had no issues with FoundryVTT whatsoever. It can be as simple or complex as you need it to be via the modules. Going so far as to be able to emulate 3D spaces now.
Digital Native? What does that mean? I've had no issues with FoundryVTT whatsoever. It can be as simple or complex as you need it to be via the modules. Going so far as to be able to emulate 3D spaces now.
As I’ve heard the term used, it’s part of an extended metaphor concerning ease of digital adaptation, based on the experience of immigration. So people—like my children—who were born after computers where nearly everywhere and were young when smart phones became a thing are “Digital Natives.” Someone like me, who was in late adolescence when home computers first came into being, and worked with them then are “Digital immigrants,” but akin to those who immigrated young. Folks like my parents, who started using computers closer to middle-age are “Digital Immigrants” like those who immigrated at that age. (So while my parents use computers and smart phones, they rely on me for a lot of IT style questions, because I “assimilated” better). Then there are folks like my mother-in-law who never adapted: they remained in “the old country.”
Your problem with Roll20. I don't care and happily subscribe to both Roll20 and D&D Beyond.
So for me, a D&D Beyond VTT would have to be better. Enough better to justify learning a new tool and doing the work to move campaigns over. Enough better to go through the process of teaching players yet another tool. And then D&D is not the only game we ever play, so we'd still use Roll20 for other games.
Homebrew would have to be greatly improved. It would need an API and a scripting language. It would need a way to integrate third party video conferencing. It would need an asset marketplace for maps, tokens, etc. It would have to work on iPads. And so on.
That may eventually happen, but I'm not holding my breath. I know how long software development takes.
I'd be happy to Kickstart a D&D Beyond VTT though.
DDB has a real opportunity here. Roll20 is my main platform, but I've found plenty of problems. Foundry is great if you are a digital native (I'm not, it gave me a headache and I had to request a refund). Fantasy grounds is expensive. A really good VTT that directly connects everything in DDB would be a gamechanger.
Digital Native? What does that mean? I've had no issues with FoundryVTT whatsoever. It can be as simple or complex as you need it to be via the modules. Going so far as to be able to emulate 3D spaces now.
As I’ve heard the term used, it’s part of an extended metaphor concerning ease of digital adaptation, based on the experience of immigration. So people—like my children—who were born after computers where nearly everywhere and were young when smart phones became a thing are “Digital Natives.” Someone like me, who was in late adolescence when home computers first came into being, and worked with them then are “Digital immigrants,” but akin to those who immigrated young. Folks like my parents, who started using computers closer to middle-age are “Digital Immigrants” like those who immigrated at that age. (So while my parents use computers and smart phones, they rely on me for a lot of IT style questions, because I “assimilated” better). Then there are folks like my mother-in-law who never adapted: they remained in “the old country.”
Trying to Decide if DDB is for you? A few helpful threads: A Buyer's Guide to DDB; What I/We Bought and Why; How some DMs use DDB; A Newer Thread on Using DDB to Play
Helpful threads on other topics: Homebrew FAQ by IamSposta; Accessing Content by ConalTheGreat;
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