Skip to content
  • Categories
  • Recent
  • Tags
  • Popular
  • World
  • Users
  • Groups
Skins
  • Light
  • Cerulean
  • Cosmo
  • Flatly
  • Journal
  • Litera
  • Lumen
  • Lux
  • Materia
  • Minty
  • Morph
  • Pulse
  • Sandstone
  • Simplex
  • Sketchy
  • Spacelab
  • United
  • Yeti
  • Zephyr
  • Dark
  • Cyborg
  • Darkly
  • Quartz
  • Slate
  • Solar
  • Superhero
  • Vapor

  • Default (Darkly)
  • No Skin
Collapse

Chebucto Regional Softball Club

  1. Home
  2. Uncategorized
  3. Where do you play virtual games?
A forum for discussing and organizing recreational softball and baseball games and leagues in the greater Halifax area.

Where do you play virtual games?

Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Uncategorized
rpg
38 Posts 18 Posters 0 Views
  • Oldest to Newest
  • Newest to Oldest
  • Most Votes
Reply
  • Reply as topic
Log in to reply
This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
  • ? Offline
    ? Offline
    Guest
    wrote on last edited by
    #1
    I'm trying to get away from corporate owned software and support FOSS stuff. Normally if I wanted to play a game online I would use a discord server and some kind of vtt. Since discord is not looking great rn, where would you guys recommend playing? Any vtt recs are good too but I don't strictly need one. A way to chat and roll dice is essential though
    ? ? ? ? ? 10 Replies Last reply
    1
    0
    • rpgR rpg shared this topic on
    • ? Guest
      I'm trying to get away from corporate owned software and support FOSS stuff. Normally if I wanted to play a game online I would use a discord server and some kind of vtt. Since discord is not looking great rn, where would you guys recommend playing? Any vtt recs are good too but I don't strictly need one. A way to chat and roll dice is essential though
      ? Offline
      ? Offline
      Guest
      wrote on last edited by
      #2
      Although it's now unmaintained, I've used [Fari](https://fari.app/) as a place for dice, index cards, and clocks.
      phase@lemmy.8th.worldP 1 Reply Last reply
      1
      0
      • ? Guest
        I'm trying to get away from corporate owned software and support FOSS stuff. Normally if I wanted to play a game online I would use a discord server and some kind of vtt. Since discord is not looking great rn, where would you guys recommend playing? Any vtt recs are good too but I don't strictly need one. A way to chat and roll dice is essential though
        ? Offline
        ? Offline
        Guest
        wrote on last edited by
        #3
        I have really enjoyed using FoundryVTT. A one time payment for the software and then you can self-host the server easily. I don't know if that is outside your criteria. If you aren't looking for VTT battle mapping though, it's probably more than you need. I'm still using Discord for voice since that is where my players are at but I want to get away from it too.
        1 Reply Last reply
        0
        • ? Guest
          I'm trying to get away from corporate owned software and support FOSS stuff. Normally if I wanted to play a game online I would use a discord server and some kind of vtt. Since discord is not looking great rn, where would you guys recommend playing? Any vtt recs are good too but I don't strictly need one. A way to chat and roll dice is essential though
          ? Offline
          ? Offline
          Guest
          wrote on last edited by
          #4
          FoundryVTT. It's a one time license fee and though the code is not completely open source, it's mostly just client side JavaScript that is completely unobfuscated and supposed to be able to be viewed so everyone can modify it with addons. The server is obfuscated JavaScript. It's completely and easily self-hostable. So far, the company/people behind are just TTRPG nerds just wanting a good and friendly VTT (...wanting to make money with it). It is a full VTT though. If you really only want chat+dice rolling, I would suggest a matrix server with a dice roll plugin/bot.
          ? ? 2 Replies Last reply
          0
          • ? Guest
            FoundryVTT. It's a one time license fee and though the code is not completely open source, it's mostly just client side JavaScript that is completely unobfuscated and supposed to be able to be viewed so everyone can modify it with addons. The server is obfuscated JavaScript. It's completely and easily self-hostable. So far, the company/people behind are just TTRPG nerds just wanting a good and friendly VTT (...wanting to make money with it). It is a full VTT though. If you really only want chat+dice rolling, I would suggest a matrix server with a dice roll plugin/bot.
            ? Offline
            ? Offline
            Guest
            wrote on last edited by
            #5
            Probably worth mentioning foundryVTT has voice chat integrated. I personally use FoundryVTT, matrix and rallly.co (with 3 "l"s) for my games
            1 Reply Last reply
            0
            • ? Guest
              FoundryVTT. It's a one time license fee and though the code is not completely open source, it's mostly just client side JavaScript that is completely unobfuscated and supposed to be able to be viewed so everyone can modify it with addons. The server is obfuscated JavaScript. It's completely and easily self-hostable. So far, the company/people behind are just TTRPG nerds just wanting a good and friendly VTT (...wanting to make money with it). It is a full VTT though. If you really only want chat+dice rolling, I would suggest a matrix server with a dice roll plugin/bot.
              ? Offline
              ? Offline
              Guest
              wrote on last edited by
              #6
              I'll look into Foundry. Not sure what the specs are that I would need in order to host. How would I set up a dice bot for matrix? Would I need to self host or is there an existing server I could create a space in?
              ? ? 2 Replies Last reply
              0
              • ? Guest
                I'll look into Foundry. Not sure what the specs are that I would need in order to host. How would I set up a dice bot for matrix? Would I need to self host or is there an existing server I could create a space in?
                ? Offline
                ? Offline
                Guest
                wrote on last edited by
                #7
                The foundry specs are so low you can probably use a toaster for the hosting. The client (web browser) uses graphics for the tabletop so the requirements are a bit higher, but still every device currently available will be able to run it I'm pretty sure. The main difficult requirement is the networking, whereever you host it will need an open port for people to connect to. I don't know how hard that will be for you. Don't know much about the Matrix stuff, I've just seen it before.
                ? ? 2 Replies Last reply
                0
                • ? Guest
                  The foundry specs are so low you can probably use a toaster for the hosting. The client (web browser) uses graphics for the tabletop so the requirements are a bit higher, but still every device currently available will be able to run it I'm pretty sure. The main difficult requirement is the networking, whereever you host it will need an open port for people to connect to. I don't know how hard that will be for you. Don't know much about the Matrix stuff, I've just seen it before.
                  ? Offline
                  ? Offline
                  Guest
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #8
                  Finally! A use for my 486!
                  1 Reply Last reply
                  0
                  • ? Guest
                    I'm trying to get away from corporate owned software and support FOSS stuff. Normally if I wanted to play a game online I would use a discord server and some kind of vtt. Since discord is not looking great rn, where would you guys recommend playing? Any vtt recs are good too but I don't strictly need one. A way to chat and roll dice is essential though
                    ? Offline
                    ? Offline
                    Guest
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #9
                    Rolisteam is a FOSS (and self hosted) VTT. However, it hasn't evolved much in the previous 15 years. It has all the main function (Shared white board, load map with fog of war and move token on-it, roll dices, chat) even has a character sheet manager. But definitely not as fancy as a modern payware one
                    ? 1 Reply Last reply
                    0
                    • ? Guest
                      I'm trying to get away from corporate owned software and support FOSS stuff. Normally if I wanted to play a game online I would use a discord server and some kind of vtt. Since discord is not looking great rn, where would you guys recommend playing? Any vtt recs are good too but I don't strictly need one. A way to chat and roll dice is essential though
                      ? Offline
                      ? Offline
                      Guest
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #10
                      Albion is a FOSS friendly game. There's a Linux installer available on their download page, and a huge Linux guild.
                      ? 1 Reply Last reply
                      1
                      0
                      • ? Guest
                        Albion is a FOSS friendly game. There's a Linux installer available on their download page, and a huge Linux guild.
                        ? Offline
                        ? Offline
                        Guest
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #11
                        I don't think that's a ttrpg, no?
                        ? 1 Reply Last reply
                        0
                        • ? Guest
                          Rolisteam is a FOSS (and self hosted) VTT. However, it hasn't evolved much in the previous 15 years. It has all the main function (Shared white board, load map with fog of war and move token on-it, roll dices, chat) even has a character sheet manager. But definitely not as fancy as a modern payware one
                          ? Offline
                          ? Offline
                          Guest
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #12
                          I'll still keep it in mind, thank you!
                          1 Reply Last reply
                          1
                          0
                          • ? Guest
                            The foundry specs are so low you can probably use a toaster for the hosting. The client (web browser) uses graphics for the tabletop so the requirements are a bit higher, but still every device currently available will be able to run it I'm pretty sure. The main difficult requirement is the networking, whereever you host it will need an open port for people to connect to. I don't know how hard that will be for you. Don't know much about the Matrix stuff, I've just seen it before.
                            ? Offline
                            ? Offline
                            Guest
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #13
                            Ok, gotcha! Thanks for the info!
                            ? 2 Replies Last reply
                            0
                            • ? Guest
                              I don't think that's a ttrpg, no?
                              ? Offline
                              ? Offline
                              Guest
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #14
                              I saw software mentioned and thought you wanted an MMO. My bad. Still, you should checknit out. It's a good game.
                              1 Reply Last reply
                              0
                              • ? Guest
                                I'm trying to get away from corporate owned software and support FOSS stuff. Normally if I wanted to play a game online I would use a discord server and some kind of vtt. Since discord is not looking great rn, where would you guys recommend playing? Any vtt recs are good too but I don't strictly need one. A way to chat and roll dice is essential though
                                T This user is from outside of this forum
                                T This user is from outside of this forum
                                tribblesbestfriend@startrek.website
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #15
                                Mostly roll20. I asked my crew sometimes ago to try Foundry (mostly because it’s self host if I understand it correctly) but they declined
                                tiberiusT 1 Reply Last reply
                                0
                                • ? Guest
                                  I'm trying to get away from corporate owned software and support FOSS stuff. Normally if I wanted to play a game online I would use a discord server and some kind of vtt. Since discord is not looking great rn, where would you guys recommend playing? Any vtt recs are good too but I don't strictly need one. A way to chat and roll dice is essential though
                                  flibbertygibbit@ttrpg.networkF This user is from outside of this forum
                                  flibbertygibbit@ttrpg.networkF This user is from outside of this forum
                                  flibbertygibbit@ttrpg.network
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #16
                                  For anybody else that hates needless acronyms, FOSS apparently stands for Free and Open Source Software.
                                  ? L 2 Replies Last reply
                                  0
                                  • ? Guest
                                    I'll look into Foundry. Not sure what the specs are that I would need in order to host. How would I set up a dice bot for matrix? Would I need to self host or is there an existing server I could create a space in?
                                    ? Offline
                                    ? Offline
                                    Guest
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #17
                                    I run a West Marches server on Foundry that had a few dozen active players at it's height. I ended up just renting a server on ForgeVTT, a cloud hosting service for Foundry. I believe they had a free option that's good for more casual users but even I'm only paying like $5/mo.
                                    1 Reply Last reply
                                    0
                                    • ? Guest
                                      I'm trying to get away from corporate owned software and support FOSS stuff. Normally if I wanted to play a game online I would use a discord server and some kind of vtt. Since discord is not looking great rn, where would you guys recommend playing? Any vtt recs are good too but I don't strictly need one. A way to chat and roll dice is essential though
                                      ? Offline
                                      ? Offline
                                      Guest
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #18
                                      I've mostly run Lancer games since last year, so my go-to tools were [Owlbear Rodeo VTT](https://www.owlbear.rodeo/) and [WitchDice](https://witchdice.com/) for rolls, and recently upgraded to Foundry. However, when it comes to Voice Chat, we were still using Discord. With the recent news, I've been considering moving our channel to [Revolt](https://revolt.chat/) and testing out how its Voice Chat works, even if its not as good as Discord.
                                      1 Reply Last reply
                                      0
                                      • flibbertygibbit@ttrpg.networkF flibbertygibbit@ttrpg.network
                                        For anybody else that hates needless acronyms, FOSS apparently stands for Free and Open Source Software.
                                        ? Offline
                                        ? Offline
                                        Guest
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #19
                                        I'm surprised anyone on Lemmy isn't aware of that one. I 100% would have spelled it out of not for the fact that this audience is 95% Linux nerds.
                                        flibbertygibbit@ttrpg.networkF phase@lemmy.8th.worldP 2 Replies Last reply
                                        1
                                        0
                                        • ? Guest
                                          Although it's now unmaintained, I've used [Fari](https://fari.app/) as a place for dice, index cards, and clocks.
                                          phase@lemmy.8th.worldP This user is from outside of this forum
                                          phase@lemmy.8th.worldP This user is from outside of this forum
                                          phase@lemmy.8th.world
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #20
                                          It is still a bit maintained. When the backend provider broke, it has been updated. Nevertheless, the provider is still a company. I don't have the experience to switch to peer.js to make is really open source and free.
                                          1 Reply Last reply
                                          0

                                          Reply
                                          • Reply as topic
                                          Log in to reply
                                          • Oldest to Newest
                                          • Newest to Oldest
                                          • Most Votes


                                          • 1
                                          • 2
                                          • Login

                                          • Don't have an account? Register

                                          • Login or register to search.
                                          Powered by NodeBB Contributors
                                          • First post
                                            Last post
                                          0
                                          • Categories
                                          • Recent
                                          • Tags
                                          • Popular
                                          • World
                                          • Users
                                          • Groups