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1d4chan>ThatOneBruvva at 16:04, 14 January 2023

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	[[File:Roll20.png\|350px\|thumb\|right\|Computers and Pen & Paper...The Match Made in Heaven?]]		[[File:Roll20.png\|350px\|thumb\|right\|Computers and Pen & Paper...The Match Made in Heaven?]]
	'''Roll20'''. is a online platform to play [[RPG\|RPGs]] online if you don't have friends or just need the that [[/v/\|vidya]] feeling to your [[Pen and paper]] games. This particular combination allows for people to jump into any game that tickles their fancy or make a game they feel like running but lack an [[FLGS]] to run from or can't be arsed to drive.		'''Roll20'''. is an online platform to play [[RPG\|RPGs]] online if you don't have friends or just need the that [[/v/\|vidya]] feeling to your [[Pen and paper]] games. This particular combination allows for people to jump into any game that tickles their fancy or make a game they feel like running but lack an [[FLGS]] to run from or can't be arsed to drive.

			The fact that it's free to use and is browser-based means that pretty much anyone can use it, but as you'll see below, it does have quite a few caveats to work around if someone plans to rely on it extensively.

	===The Pros===		===The Pros===
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	*Macros and API so you don't need to do all the math for rolls.		*Macros and API so you don't need to do all the math for rolls.
	**Access to the SRDs for certain rulesets.		**Access to the SRDs for certain rulesets.
	*The ability to join any game you want, or open a game for people to run.		*The ability to join any game you want or open a game for people to run.
	*An integrated forum for communications, which is infinitely easier than IRC, but maybe not compared to Discord or Skype.		*An integrated forum for communications, which is infinitely easier than IRC, but maybe not compared to Discord or Skype.

	===The Cons===		===The Cons===
	*The whole thing is usable, but feels clunky and amateurish. As a GM, expect to have troubles categorizing and sorting your assets (such as tokens) for example.		*The whole thing is usable but feels clunky and amateurish. As a GM, expect to have troubles categorizing and sorting your assets (such as tokens) for example.
	*It runs like absolute shit on phones and tablets, if at all. ~~Getting~~ a ~~paid subscription might make it a bit more bearable~~, ~~but you're still hamstrung by~~ the ~~screen dimensions~~.		*It runs like absolute shit on phones and tablets, if at all. Hell, after a certain point, they straight-up abandoned the concept of even keeping a mobile app.
	*The raw graphical options are steeply inferior to MSPaint. This is not an understatement, 'draw square' does not even create squares. To this day, when you draw a square, it will be missing a pixel in the upper left. This 'pixel' is really the width of the line, so it can end up being pretty sizeable. Despite being a two-line fix that comes up instantly when you try to create a room in a dungeon, it is yet to be fixed since the site's inception.		*The raw graphical options are steeply inferior to MSPaint. This is not an understatement, 'draw square' does not even create squares. To this day, when you draw a square, it will be missing a pixel in the upper left. This 'pixel' is really the width of the line, so it can end up being pretty sizeable. Despite being a two-line fix that comes up instantly when you try to create a room in a dungeon, it is yet to be fixed since the site's inception.
	*Laughable native voice and video chatting, just in case you like seeing other neckbeards, but forgot/have crippling fears about using better services like Skype or Discord.		*Laughable native voice and video chatting, just in case you like seeing other neckbeards, but forgot/have crippling fears about using better services like Skype or Discord.
	*Unless you're running a popular game like [[Dungeons & Dragons]] or [[Pathfinder]], expect the list of available games to shrink considerably. You might not even be able to see any games running. To put this in perspective, in the last quarter of 2017, there were 49,265 active games of [[Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition]], compared to only 9856 active games of [[Pathfinder]], dwarfing all other systems activity in comparison [http://blog.roll20.net/post/171142507420/the-orr-group-industry-report-q4-2017].		*Unless you're running a popular game like [[Dungeons & Dragons]] or [[Pathfinder]], expect the list of available games to shrink considerably. You might not even be able to see any games running for certain systems. To put this in perspective, in the last quarter of 2017, there were 49,265 active games of [[Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition]], compared to only 9856 active games of [[Pathfinder]], dwarfing all other systems activity in comparison [http://blog.roll20.net/post/171142507420/the-orr-group-industry-report-q4-2017].
	**Paid GMing, which is its own barrel of [[skub]]. That's right, you can have people actually pay you to GM for their amusement. Oftentimes, prepare to be stuck in the infinite morass of 5E.		**Paid GMing, which is its own barrel of [[skub]]. That's right, you can have people actually pay you to GM for their amusement. Oftentimes, prepare to be stuck in the infinite morass of 5E.
	*Some character sheets, especially those for less-played games, are just intolerable. Unless you know the API or know someone who knows the API, expect to be begging a lot for a better sheet. Note that you need a Pro subscription to create your own character sheet, and that the API has some shortcomings (for instance, the choice of font is abysmal, creating tabs is a clunky process relying on CSS tricks, etc.).		*Some character sheets, especially those for less-played games, are just intolerable. Unless you know the API or know someone who knows the API, expect to be begging a lot for a better sheet.
			**Note that you need a Pro subscription to create your own character sheet, and that the API has some shortcomings (for instance, the choice of font is abysmal, creating tabs is a clunky process relying on CSS tricks, etc.).
	*Dynamic Lighting, while cool sounding in purpose, is finicky to work with. This is especially the case when dealing with directed light. Fog Of War suffers similarly.		*Dynamic Lighting, while cool sounding in purpose, is finicky to work with. This is especially the case when dealing with directed light. Fog Of War suffers similarly.

	==Other similar==		==Other similar services==
	* [[Tabletop Simulator]]		* [[Tabletop Simulator]] - A Steam-based 3D VTT. Technically doesn't run any systems, but the Steam Workshop lets people circumvent that.
	* [[Fantasy Grounds]]		* [[Fantasy Grounds]]
	* [[VASSAL Game Engine]]		* Maptool - An old-timey classic.
	* [[Foundry Virtual Tabletop]]		* [[VASSAL Game Engine]] - More used for wargaming.
			* [[Foundry Virtual Tabletop]] - The most popular one out there as of the 2020's, thanks to its single-purchase model and broad community of content.

	==Links==		==Links==
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	*[https://wiki.roll20.net/Roll20_Crash_Course Roll20 Crash Course]		*[https://wiki.roll20.net/Roll20_Crash_Course Roll20 Crash Course]
	*[https://wiki.roll20.net/Character_Sheet_Index List of character sheets made for Roll20]		*[https://wiki.roll20.net/Character_Sheet_Index List of character sheets made for Roll20]
	*[https://app.roll20.net/forum Roll20 forums]		*[https://app.roll20.net/forum Roll20 forums]
	*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svG0RmIGBPU How to Roll20(Youtube)]		*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svG0RmIGBPU How to Roll20(Youtube)]
	*[https://ssstormy.github.io/roll20-enhancement-suite/ Roll 20 Enhancement Suite] - a browser extension you can use to fix some of the site's issues. Roll20 admin team hates it for doing things they could have charged money for.		*[https://ssstormy.github.io/roll20-enhancement-suite/ Roll 20 Enhancement Suite] - a browser extension you can use to fix some of the site's issues. Roll20 admin team hates it for doing things they could have charged money for.
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	[[Category:Software]]		[[Category:Software]]
	[[Category:Roleplaying]]		[[Category:Roleplaying]]
	~~[[Category:Stubs]]~~

1d4chan>Eldy: /* Other similar */

2021-11-10T15:23:56Z

Other similar

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	* [[Fantasy Grounds]]		* [[Fantasy Grounds]]
	* [[VASSAL Game Engine]]		* [[VASSAL Game Engine]]
			* [[Foundry Virtual Tabletop]]

	==Links==		==Links==

1d4chan>Eldy at 13:36, 10 November 2021

2021-11-10T13:36:29Z

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	*Unless you're running a popular game like [[Dungeons & Dragons]] or [[Pathfinder]], expect the list of available games to shrink considerably. You might not even be able to see any games running. To put this in perspective, in the last quarter of 2017, there were 49,265 active games of [[Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition]], compared to only 9856 active games of [[Pathfinder]], dwarfing all other systems activity in comparison [http://blog.roll20.net/post/171142507420/the-orr-group-industry-report-q4-2017].		*Unless you're running a popular game like [[Dungeons & Dragons]] or [[Pathfinder]], expect the list of available games to shrink considerably. You might not even be able to see any games running. To put this in perspective, in the last quarter of 2017, there were 49,265 active games of [[Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition]], compared to only 9856 active games of [[Pathfinder]], dwarfing all other systems activity in comparison [http://blog.roll20.net/post/171142507420/the-orr-group-industry-report-q4-2017].
	**Paid GMing, which is its own barrel of [[skub]]. That's right, you can have people actually pay you to GM for their amusement. Oftentimes, prepare to be stuck in the infinite morass of 5E.		**Paid GMing, which is its own barrel of [[skub]]. That's right, you can have people actually pay you to GM for their amusement. Oftentimes, prepare to be stuck in the infinite morass of 5E.
	*Some character sheets, especially those for less-played games, are just intolerable. Unless you know API or know someone who knows API, expect to be begging a lot for a better sheet. Note that you need a subscription to create your own character sheet, and that the API has some shortcomings (for instance, the choice of font is abysmal, creating tabs is a clunky process relying on CSS tricks, etc.).		*Some character sheets, especially those for less-played games, are just intolerable. Unless you know the API or know someone who knows the API, expect to be begging a lot for a better sheet. Note that you need a Pro subscription to create your own character sheet, and that the API has some shortcomings (for instance, the choice of font is abysmal, creating tabs is a clunky process relying on CSS tricks, etc.).
	*Dynamic Lighting, while cool sounding in purpose, is finicky to work with. This is especially the case when dealing with directed light. Fog Of War suffers similarly.		*Dynamic Lighting, while cool sounding in purpose, is finicky to work with. This is especially the case when dealing with directed light. Fog Of War suffers similarly.

73.231.104.215: /* Other similar */

2020-12-14T04:58:35Z

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	* [[Tabletop Simulator]]		* [[Tabletop Simulator]]
	* [[Fantasy Grounds]]		* [[Fantasy Grounds]]
			* [[VASSAL Game Engine]]

	==Links==		==Links==

1d4chan>Ratman at 23:06, 15 June 2020

2020-06-15T23:06:47Z

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	*The whole thing is usable, but feels clunky and amateurish. As a GM, expect to have troubles categorizing and sorting your assets (such as tokens) for example.		*The whole thing is usable, but feels clunky and amateurish. As a GM, expect to have troubles categorizing and sorting your assets (such as tokens) for example.
	*It runs like absolute shit on phones and tablets, if at all. Getting a paid subscription might make it a bit more bearable, but you're still hamstrung by the screen dimensions.		*It runs like absolute shit on phones and tablets, if at all. Getting a paid subscription might make it a bit more bearable, but you're still hamstrung by the screen dimensions.
			*The raw graphical options are steeply inferior to MSPaint. This is not an understatement, 'draw square' does not even create squares. To this day, when you draw a square, it will be missing a pixel in the upper left. This 'pixel' is really the width of the line, so it can end up being pretty sizeable. Despite being a two-line fix that comes up instantly when you try to create a room in a dungeon, it is yet to be fixed since the site's inception.
	*Laughable native voice and video chatting, just in case you like seeing other neckbeards, but forgot/have crippling fears about using better services like Skype or Discord.		*Laughable native voice and video chatting, just in case you like seeing other neckbeards, but forgot/have crippling fears about using better services like Skype or Discord.
	*Unless you're running a popular game like [[Dungeons & Dragons]] or [[Pathfinder]], expect the list of available games to shrink considerably. You might not even be able to see any games running. To put this in perspective, in the last quarter of 2017, there were 49,265 active games of [[Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition]], compared to only 9856 active games of [[Pathfinder]], dwarfing all other systems activity in comparison [http://blog.roll20.net/post/171142507420/the-orr-group-industry-report-q4-2017].		*Unless you're running a popular game like [[Dungeons & Dragons]] or [[Pathfinder]], expect the list of available games to shrink considerably. You might not even be able to see any games running. To put this in perspective, in the last quarter of 2017, there were 49,265 active games of [[Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition]], compared to only 9856 active games of [[Pathfinder]], dwarfing all other systems activity in comparison [http://blog.roll20.net/post/171142507420/the-orr-group-industry-report-q4-2017].
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	*[https://app.roll20.net/forum Roll20 forums]		*[https://app.roll20.net/forum Roll20 forums]
	*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svG0RmIGBPU How to Roll20(Youtube)]		*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svG0RmIGBPU How to Roll20(Youtube)]
			*[https://ssstormy.github.io/roll20-enhancement-suite/ Roll 20 Enhancement Suite] - a browser extension you can use to fix some of the site's issues. Roll20 admin team hates it for doing things they could have charged money for.

	[[Category:Video Games]]		[[Category:Video Games]]

1d4chan>ElMusha: /* The Cons */

2020-06-15T21:18:32Z

The Cons

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	*It runs like absolute shit on phones and tablets, if at all. Getting a paid subscription might make it a bit more bearable, but you're still hamstrung by the screen dimensions.		*It runs like absolute shit on phones and tablets, if at all. Getting a paid subscription might make it a bit more bearable, but you're still hamstrung by the screen dimensions.
	*Laughable native voice and video chatting, just in case you like seeing other neckbeards, but forgot/have crippling fears about using better services like Skype or Discord.		*Laughable native voice and video chatting, just in case you like seeing other neckbeards, but forgot/have crippling fears about using better services like Skype or Discord.
	*Unless you're running a popular game like [[Dungeons & Dragons]] or [[Pathfinder]], expect the list of available games to shrink considerably. You might not even be able to see any games running. To put this in perspective, in the last quarter of 2017, there ~~where~~ 49,265 active games of [[Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition]], compared to only 9856 active games of [[Pathfinder]], dwarfing all other systems activity in comparison [http://blog.roll20.net/post/171142507420/the-orr-group-industry-report-q4-2017].		*Unless you're running a popular game like [[Dungeons & Dragons]] or [[Pathfinder]], expect the list of available games to shrink considerably. You might not even be able to see any games running. To put this in perspective, in the last quarter of 2017, there were 49,265 active games of [[Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition]], compared to only 9856 active games of [[Pathfinder]], dwarfing all other systems activity in comparison [http://blog.roll20.net/post/171142507420/the-orr-group-industry-report-q4-2017].
	**Paid GMing, which is its own barrel of [[skub]]. That's right, you can have people actually pay you to GM for their amusement. Oftentimes, prepare to be stuck in the infinite morass of 5E.		**Paid GMing, which is its own barrel of [[skub]]. That's right, you can have people actually pay you to GM for their amusement. Oftentimes, prepare to be stuck in the infinite morass of 5E.
	*Some character sheets, especially those for less-played games, are just intolerable. Unless you know API or know someone who knows API, expect to be begging a lot for a better sheet. Note that you need a subscription to create your own character sheet, and that the API has some shortcomings (for instance, the choice of font is abysmal, creating tabs is a clunky process relying on CSS tricks, etc.).		*Some character sheets, especially those for less-played games, are just intolerable. Unless you know API or know someone who knows API, expect to be begging a lot for a better sheet. Note that you need a subscription to create your own character sheet, and that the API has some shortcomings (for instance, the choice of font is abysmal, creating tabs is a clunky process relying on CSS tricks, etc.).

1d4chan>ThatOneBruvva at 17:35, 1 August 2019

2019-08-01T17:35:39Z

1d4chan>Eldy: /* The Cons */

2019-08-01T09:49:10Z

The Cons

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	===The Cons===		===The Cons===
	*The whole ~~things~~ is usable, but feels clunky and amateurish. As a GM, expect to have troubles categorizing and sorting your assets (such as tokens) for example.		*The whole thing is usable, but feels clunky and amateurish. As a GM, expect to have troubles categorizing and sorting your assets (such as tokens) for example.
	*It runs like absolute shit on phones and tablets, if at all. Getting a paid subscription might make it a bit more bearable, but you're still hamstrung by the screen dimensions.		*It runs like absolute shit on phones and tablets, if at all. Getting a paid subscription might make it a bit more bearable, but you're still hamstrung by the screen dimensions.
	*Unless you're running a popular game like [[Dungeons & Dragons]] or [[Pathfinder]], expect the list of available games to shrink considerably. You might not even be able to see any games running. To put this in perspective, in the last quarter of 2017, there where 49,265 active games of [[Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition]], compared to only 9856 active games of [[Pathfinder]], dwarfing all other systems activity in comparison [http://blog.roll20.net/post/171142507420/the-orr-group-industry-report-q4-2017].		*Unless you're running a popular game like [[Dungeons & Dragons]] or [[Pathfinder]], expect the list of available games to shrink considerably. You might not even be able to see any games running. To put this in perspective, in the last quarter of 2017, there where 49,265 active games of [[Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition]], compared to only 9856 active games of [[Pathfinder]], dwarfing all other systems activity in comparison [http://blog.roll20.net/post/171142507420/the-orr-group-industry-report-q4-2017].

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	*Recorded Dice Rolls. This allows you to avoid roll-fudging with physical die. If you really need the experience, you can even digitally roll them yourself.		*Recorded Dice Rolls. This allows you to avoid roll-fudging with physical die. If you really need the experience, you can even digitally roll them yourself.
	*Macros and API so you don't need to do all the math for rolls.		*Macros and API so you don't need to do all the math for rolls.
			**Access to the SRDs for certain rulesets.
	*The ability to join any game you want, or open a game for people to run.		*The ability to join any game you want, or open a game for people to run.
	*An integrated forum for communications, which is infinitely easier than IRC, but maybe not compared to Discord or Skype.		*An integrated forum for communications, which is infinitely easier than IRC, but maybe not compared to Discord or Skype.
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	*The whole thing is usable, but feels clunky and amateurish. As a GM, expect to have troubles categorizing and sorting your assets (such as tokens) for example.		*The whole thing is usable, but feels clunky and amateurish. As a GM, expect to have troubles categorizing and sorting your assets (such as tokens) for example.
	*It runs like absolute shit on phones and tablets, if at all. Getting a paid subscription might make it a bit more bearable, but you're still hamstrung by the screen dimensions.		*It runs like absolute shit on phones and tablets, if at all. Getting a paid subscription might make it a bit more bearable, but you're still hamstrung by the screen dimensions.
			*Laughable native voice and video chatting, just in case you like seeing other neckbeards, but forgot/have crippling fears about using better services like Skype or Discord.
	*Unless you're running a popular game like [[Dungeons & Dragons]] or [[Pathfinder]], expect the list of available games to shrink considerably. You might not even be able to see any games running. To put this in perspective, in the last quarter of 2017, there where 49,265 active games of [[Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition]], compared to only 9856 active games of [[Pathfinder]], dwarfing all other systems activity in comparison [http://blog.roll20.net/post/171142507420/the-orr-group-industry-report-q4-2017].		*Unless you're running a popular game like [[Dungeons & Dragons]] or [[Pathfinder]], expect the list of available games to shrink considerably. You might not even be able to see any games running. To put this in perspective, in the last quarter of 2017, there where 49,265 active games of [[Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition]], compared to only 9856 active games of [[Pathfinder]], dwarfing all other systems activity in comparison [http://blog.roll20.net/post/171142507420/the-orr-group-industry-report-q4-2017].
			**Paid GMing, which is its own barrel of [[skub]]. That's right, you can have people actually pay you to GM for their amusement. Oftentimes, prepare to be stuck in the infinite morass of 5E.
	*Some character sheets, especially those for less-played games, are just intolerable. Unless you know API or know someone who knows API, expect to be begging a lot for a better sheet. Note that you need a subscription to create your own character sheet, and that the API has some shortcomings (for instance, the choice of font is abysmal, creating tabs is a clunky process relying on CSS tricks, etc.).		*Some character sheets, especially those for less-played games, are just intolerable. Unless you know API or know someone who knows API, expect to be begging a lot for a better sheet. Note that you need a subscription to create your own character sheet, and that the API has some shortcomings (for instance, the choice of font is abysmal, creating tabs is a clunky process relying on CSS tricks, etc.).
	*Dynamic Lighting, while cool sounding in purpose, is finicky to work with. This is especially the case when dealing with directed light. Fog Of War suffers similarly.		*Dynamic Lighting, while cool sounding in purpose, is finicky to work with. This is especially the case when dealing with directed light. Fog Of War suffers similarly.