@Jennkryst I meant it more literally. As in... reading a Sanderson novel and thinking hey this would be a cool setting to base a MUSH on.
But there are perfectly good reasons why this doesn't happen more, and that when it does, it doesn't go well.
It's still something I'd love to see. So many books that could be turned into kickass games.
Nearly every good book I read makes me think "hey, this would be a fun MUSH!".
But it won't be, for oh-so many reasons.
@Jeshin said in Foundry Virtual Tabletop (FVTT):
https://foundryvtt.com/purchase/
Black Friday sale 25% off Foundry!
Snatched it.
It's absolutely bonkers to me that freakin' Diego died and it's not an enormous thing in the media. I found out from a random post after several hours.
In football (soccer!)-loving countries he was basically a living God. No pun intended.
When I was in the sixth grade a friend brought The Hobbit to school and lent it to me. I had never read anything like it, it took me like... three days to go through it, and loved it.
Then when I brought it back and thanked him, George told me there was 'another book picking up the story'. We didn't even have a name for a sequel at the time - I had no idea books could do that.
So he lent me The Fellowship of the Ring, which I just refused to put down for several nights straight. It didn't just blow my mind, it left me in awe.
I'm still chasing that feeling of awe.
@saosmash What do you actually buy when you purchase a D&D handbook (not an adventure) over one of the various VTTs?
And are any of them transferable to other VTTs? I.e. is there a better bang-for-the-buck purchase where you buy the book in one place and they can be accessed by all of these different clients?
For example FGU has these D&D bundles. Would it be a mistake to purchase them from here in order to access the DM Guide, PHB, etc compared to spending the same money elsewhere?
@Roz said in Virtual table-top:
@Arkandel Personally I know I'd have a terrible time doing tabletop -- or at least tabletop like D&D -- without some visual functionality, because D&D has a strong component with physical distances as a core component of how the system works. But that's a very YMMV issue, because other players will be different!
Frankly at some point I'll go play on a session somewhere to judge for myself. But really the part I was hoping a VTT will help with is in logistical support - creating characters through a friendly interface, keeping track of XP purchases, but also giving some help with combat encounters.
I just don't intend to create dungeon or city maps, plan out the layout of every tavern the PCs enter, etc.
Since I haven't used a VTT please don't hurt rocks at my questions but...
Are they worth it over simply using Discord and a dice roller if you're more into theater of the mind (i.e. no figurines, hex grids, etc)? For example some folks mentioned keeping track of character sheets in D&D Beyond anyway.
Also what can they do for encounter generation and combat tracking? I've used Kobold Fight Club before which was neat, since I could create adjusted difficulty enemies on the fly ("create a medium difficulty fight for this group") and kept track of initiatives/AC/HP for the NPCs.
Also also - modules. For instance what does buying D&D bundles (not adventures but actual system books) actually unlock?
Hey folks,
I wanted some advice! Since we're going into yet another not-a-lockdown lockdown I'll try to pull some real life friends into a D&D virtual tabletop campaign, and I was looking at Fantasy Grounds Unity (but please feel free to suggest alternatives).
So questions galore!
I'm open to suggestions based on your experience. 
Look, some people deserve to die, all right?
Oh for sure. And you know what, if it's their choice and only affects them then so be it. For example if people choose to not wear a seat belt and get shot out through their windshields if there's an accident then... well, so be it.
But unlike Covid-19, not wearing a seat belt doesn't affect me. It doesn't affect senior members of my family, their coworkers, people on the same bus or who happened to be at the same store when they got in there with a mask dangling underneath their noses.
Well, there are reports of patients denying COVID-19 is real, even as they die from it so at this point I'm not sure, short of laws forcing them to obey measures with strict penalties if they don't, that counting on even basic common sense to prevail will work.
"You got hit by a car, please lay still"
"I DON'T BELIEVE IN CARS"
"Well, cars believe in you so..."
My oldest dog is... getting up there in age. Sometimes she takes a while to get up, she's pretty deaf, and she's clearly sore despite the pain medication.
I remember her as an overactive puppy pulling cables out of my walls and barely touching the floor when she had the zoomies and bounced from couch to couch. She used to jump up the bed and demand to be under the covers, but now she can't quite stand up with the weight of a blanket on top of her.
This might be her final winter. I don't know what's worse - having to make the call, or finding her gone.
Dammit all.
I watched the last four episodes of Supernatural so to see how it ends.
It was emotional but now I also remember why I stopped watching it before now; it's just... not good. The script, especially the dialogue, is often predictable and drags on, while the plot is bogged down by its own massive history.
But even aside from the nostalgia factor that sometimes had to carry the show, when it works... it still works. These guys earned their 15 seasons.
Also if you are picking the newest book up, here is a video sponsored by Sanderson himself explaining some of the basics, as a reminder course.
@silverfox said in Brandon Sanderson:
a Magic, the Gathering novel
Keep in mind Sanderson is an avid MtG player. His Facebook feed is full of him basically travelling the world to promote his books and playing Magic with fans, people at the airport, etc.
@Ganymede Does it get better after episode 3? It's as far as I've watched and I found it a bit too kids/YA-oriented for my tastes but I've heard really good things.
@tek said in Brandon Sanderson:
I've never read his stuff. What does he write?
Mostly fantasy although he's written YA fiction and even superhero novels. He is known for his very detailed, meticulously planned writing; he is very much an architect, not a builder. His magic systems are extremely well designed, for example.
On the other hand the guy is a machine. He writes really fast and basically doesn't stop.
