I bet this question gets asked a lot. I have been DMing an in person group for a couple months now. My first game back since around 2008 or so and I’m hooked again. The downside is that we’re all parents and scheduling is a nightmare (per the norm). We are only meeting once a month or less.
So I want to look into running another game online. I tried roll20 with a one shot that I wrote for the purpose and being that it was my first time using the platform it just kind of got in the way. I want to pick one platform (roll20, Foundry VTT, or whatever) and really do a deep dive to learn it so I can run an online game with a steady group. Setting up the self hosting of Foundry is no problem for me but I’ve read that players can find it confusing to use. I want players and myself to be able to manipulate the platform as seamlessly as possible.
Before I keep rambling on forever, what in your opinion is the easiest VTT to run and to play? I would like perspective from players and from DMs.
Foundry sounds like the winner so far. I love that it is a purchase and I have the option to self host if that’s what I want.
Self hosting is super easy too, I just run it via docker alongside an nginx proxy manager container and it’s flawless.
Foundry also seems to have the most community support at the moment, tons of creators making compatible content, youtube videos and blog posts explaining advanced techniques, etc etc.