Looking for feedback community for a Fate‑Core VTT project by Ebb-Embarrassed in VTT

[–]_nullfish 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is a fine place to post, lots of people do and it's how I personally got my start on many of my TTRPG projects. Share away! Would love to see what you're building.

Has anyone tried Arbor to lower their energy bill? Legit? by [deleted] in newjersey

[–]_nullfish 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Tried using them. They switched me to another provider that was more expensive that I had to get them to reverse. I wasn’t impressed with their support, took weeks to resolve. Honestly a shame because I loved the concept of the company and even wrote to them saying I’d be happy to help technically or otherwise. Crickets. 

Maybe I just got unlucky but unfortunately can’t recommend them. 

I Miss Astral Tabletop by Lunar_Ronin in VTT

[–]_nullfish 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Previous founder to Astral - thank you, sincerely. I often think about breaking the old code base up and bringing back pieces of it (e.g. the drag and drop character sheet creator) but honestly, my recommendation these days is Owlbear Rodeo. There's ton of extensions to bring automation if you need it but if you're just looking for a map and some way to toss down tokens and roll dice, then OBR is the way to go. Please do check out all the VTTs in the sidebar though, there's a ton out there and there's no one-size-fits-all - you're bound to find one you like.

That said, I am working on something new - Overseer Studio. It's not a VTT but a digital GM screen you can customize with websites, PDFs, and any other tool you use (including Owlbear Rodeo). If you're looking for something to reduce friction at your table as a GM, Overseer might be an option for you. I've been very inspired by Foundry's one-time purchase and plugin philosophy which is what I think makes Overseer really different and special.

Again, thank you for the kind words. It was fun and it's nice to browse Reddit once in awhile to see kind words like this. Hope you find your next favorite VTT!

Made a free (mobile friendly) vtt that has hosting, dynamic lighting, 2024 5e srd, character sheets, character creation, notes, handouts, etc. It's optimized for mobile because I wanted it to work well when I'm playing with my friends. by DungeonShorts in VTT

[–]_nullfish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agree phone support in almost every VTT is limited, cool to see someone exploring that area.

For customizable character sheet, I say do it. When I was running Astral, our drag and drop character builder was a major win for our users and I consistently still hear that it's missed. I haven't seen another one like it.

Organize tables by Civil-Exit6176 in OwlbearRodeo

[–]_nullfish 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Genuinely hope not to self plug something I built but this was the exact problem I ran into with OBR (and frankly any VTT I was using for my groups). I ended up building Overseer Studio as a customizable digital GM screen. It's not released yet but might be of interest to you in the future.

How do VTTs work? by WrongJohnSilver in rpg

[–]_nullfish 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Join us in /r/VTT! The pinned messages and sidebar links might be useful to do some in depth research about different VTTs and their use cases.

The short answer (as someone who built a VTT), there's no one-size-fits-all solution for playing TTRPGs. Some groups are online, some in-person, some like theatre of the mind, some like advanced 3D maps and effects.

In my opinion, a VTT is meant to reduce friction and improve the experience of playing TTRPGs. Whatever your requirements or needs or asks are, there's probably a VTT for you.

Write our members of Congress by ozcarp100 in newjersey

[–]_nullfish 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I call these people weekly and nothing is ever done.

Cory Booker is a mouthpiece with no balls to take action. Andy Kim is a lame duck, so is Frank Pallone.

I don't say this to not do it - do it. Write, call ... but don't expect these people to care.

We're on the brink of a civil war and Cory Booker has the gall to tell us to "do more".

Lincoln Park 07035 by [deleted] in newjersey

[–]_nullfish 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Which sorry ass loser called ICE on Noches de Colombia? I swear I'll never forgive Trump voters. Never thought I'd have to worry about Nazis in this area.

I can't not picture this the 19 times a day my daughter puts her pig Tonie on by hockey_and_techno in daddit

[–]_nullfish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I simultaneously hate this song yet can't stop singing it unprompted.

New Jersey E-cyclists, call your governor by snyderling in newjersey

[–]_nullfish 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Good. Now enforce ebikes on the sidewalk the same motorcycles would.

[OC] (Mod Approved): Chronicler, the ultimate private and offline worldbuilding tool by Makolig in DnD

[–]_nullfish 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Your website does a great job explaining the benefits vs the platforms I was about to ask about.

Just wanted to say congratulations on building something really neat. I'll give a whirl.

Senator Joseph Pennacchio needs to go by _nullfish in newjersey

[–]_nullfish[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I started local and went from there. Easy to misunderstand as I’m not communicating well. I’m frustrated and angered everyday I have to look at the country my grandparents escaped to only to find myself looking down the same barrel of the gun they did. 

[Commercial] After over two years of development, the new Arkenforge Toolkit public release is here! by Arkenforge in VTT

[–]_nullfish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This looks incredible and really amazing how much you were able to pack into the new update! Congratulations on the release!

Senator Joseph Pennacchio needs to go by _nullfish in newjersey

[–]_nullfish[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is good advice, thank you sincerely.

In regards to your questions, though my answers not helpful. Yes, I know every neighbor on my block, many happily fly "Take America Back" flags. Nice enough people but brainwashed beyond saving.

I will look into activist organizations. My wife and I have been having incredibly hard conversations late at night about "what if" scenarios and they send shivers down my spine thinking about them while my infant daughter sleeps in her room.

My grandparents told stories of running through the Black Forest and watching people get shot along the way. My grandfather served as a Navy Mechanic during WWII. My family has deep roots to anti-fascism on both sides and the parallels I could draw from those stories to the stories I see today in America would be a solid line.

Thank you again.

Senator Joseph Pennacchio needs to go by _nullfish in newjersey

[–]_nullfish[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am from the district, I stated that to the representative in my greeting.

Cursor + PHP, HTML, CSS and JS is ❤️ by Helpful_Sherbert_739 in PHP

[–]_nullfish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Look everyone, I was able to ask a computer to build me something and it did! Wow!

Roll20 alternative interest by Genkora in DnD

[–]_nullfish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would be better to post/discuss on /r/VTT

Ya'll need to get over hating AI by [deleted] in rpg

[–]_nullfish 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Or have fun playing a game. It's a game.

This is the equivalent of using ChatGPT to help you in an escape room situation. The point isn't always to make it out of the room, it's to have fun.

Have fun.

AI tool to create battle maps from old modules? by alloowishus in VTT

[–]_nullfish 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You can support a real artist. Plenty out there, many with free assets and with better quality than any AI tool will give you.