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Is Foundry better for running online games then Fantasy Grounds

Started by GhostNinja, April 03, 2023, 05:00:53 PM

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GhostNinja

#15
April 04, 2023, 01:44:17 PM
Quote from: Shrieking Banshee on April 04, 2023, 01:40:36 PM

Depends on what your brewing. Automation features of your own? Probably. Just adding some species of choice or whatever? No.

Ok, that is a relief.
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GhostNinja

#16
April 04, 2023, 01:45:28 PM
Quote from: Wasteland Sniper on April 04, 2023, 10:13:45 AM
Foundry does have a learning curve. I can't say how it compares to FG though, because I only ever used FG years ago as a player. That said, if you get a company providing official Foundry modules for purchase, they generally look amazing and have a very high level of automation. I jumped whole hog into Foundry because Free League started including official Foundry modules in their kickstarters and they are my favorite RPG company. The Third Floor Wars YouTube channel has a good video on Forbidden Lands in Foundry, which will give you an idea how it looks with an official module, and explains how it works. And if I'm not mistaken, FL pretty much just got people who were already making very nice mods for their games in Foundry to do it officially. I'm currently waiting for two Forbidden Lands mods from the last kickstarter for that game, one for Dragonbane, and the Urban Ops one for Twilight: 2000.

I dealt with the learning curve of Fantasy Grounds and it was a bit of a curve so I am sure I could handle Foundry just fine.   Thanks for the information.
Ghostninja

Shrieking Banshee

#17
April 04, 2023, 01:49:49 PM
Quote from: GhostNinja on April 04, 2023, 01:44:17 PMOk, that is a relief.

Maybe he meant a 100% homebrew system, but even then there are some solid customizable "universal sheet - make your own" if you want just the basics of a place to store your stats and maybe roll on a button. I'm currently in a Foundry campaign with a 100% original system.

Valatar

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April 04, 2023, 03:13:08 PM
Yeah, if you're just doing Roll20 level of stick a map on a screen, move minis around, and roll a die, Foundry does it right out of the box no problem.  It's only if you're trying to automate rules that you have to Javascript yourself a system.

Speaking of Roll20: Don't give Roll20 money.  Not only do they hit you up with a subscription fee in perpetuity in addition to squeezing for digital content, their owner is a cock who's been caught out arbitrarily banning people and told a prospective streaming group looking for sponsorship that he didn't need more white guys representing his product. 

GhostNinja

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April 04, 2023, 03:19:58 PM
Quote from: Shrieking Banshee on April 04, 2023, 01:49:49 PM

Maybe he meant a 100% homebrew system, but even then there are some solid customizable "universal sheet - make your own" if you want just the basics of a place to store your stats and maybe roll on a button. I'm currently in a Foundry campaign with a 100% original system.

I wasn't planning on doing that but he made it sound like if I wanted to ever go that route that there would be coding that had to be done.
Ghostninja

GhostNinja

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April 04, 2023, 03:20:58 PM
Quote from: Valatar on April 04, 2023, 03:13:08 PM
Speaking of Roll20: Don't give Roll20 money.  Not only do they hit you up with a subscription fee in perpetuity in addition to squeezing for digital content, their owner is a cock who's been caught out arbitrarily banning people and told a prospective streaming group looking for sponsorship that he didn't need more white guys representing his product.

It's sad though.

I thought Roll20 was now owned by DriveThruRPG.  Is that not the case?
Ghostninja

Wasteland Sniper

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April 04, 2023, 03:38:55 PM
Quote from: Valatar on April 04, 2023, 03:13:08 PM
Speaking of Roll20: Don't give Roll20 money.  Not only do they hit you up with a subscription fee in perpetuity in addition to squeezing for digital content, their owner is a cock who's been caught out arbitrarily banning people and told a prospective streaming group looking for sponsorship that he didn't need more white guys representing his product.
I hadn't heard he was apparently Kyle Brinks' "White Guys Haters Club" chapter head. It's been years since I used Roll20, and that pretty much guarantees I'll never use it again. Gob forbid white guys, the group that invented TTRPGs and kept them alive for a decades, be a face of your product. Apparently it's impossible for a company to sponsor multiple groups of people. Getting pissed about white guys being the majority of the TTRPG community is like getting pissed about black guys being the majority of the rap music industry.

Shrieking Banshee

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April 04, 2023, 04:17:01 PM
Quote from: GhostNinja on April 04, 2023, 03:19:58 PMI wasn't planning on doing that but he made it sound like if I wanted to ever go that route that there would be coding that had to be done.

No, what Im saying is the coding had already been done so you can make a generic non-automated sheet of your choice.

Valatar

#23
April 04, 2023, 04:39:36 PM
Quote from: GhostNinja on April 04, 2023, 03:20:58 PM
It's sad though.

I thought Roll20 was now owned by DriveThruRPG.  Is that not the case?

They merged last year, the original owner and dick in question for Roll20, Nolan Jones, is not the CEO any more but is still owns a large share of the company and as far as I'm aware, still has his hands in it.

GhostNinja

#24
April 04, 2023, 10:47:18 PM
Quote from: Shrieking Banshee on April 04, 2023, 04:17:01 PM
No, what Im saying is the coding had already been done so you can make a generic non-automated sheet of your choice.

Ok So I misunderstood you.  My Bad.  Sorry about that.
Ghostninja

GhostNinja

#25
April 04, 2023, 10:53:38 PM
Quote from: Valatar on April 04, 2023, 04:39:36 PM

They merged last year, the original owner and dick in question for Roll20, Nolan Jones, is not the CEO any more but is still owns a large share of the company and as far as I'm aware, still has his hands in it.

Is there an possibility of him being removed for ROll20 or will he be attached to it like an annoying skin tag?
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