Fantasy Grounds VTT

I've used FG VTT (Back when it was called FG Unity) for
* a couple of one-shots
* a charity stream (I'm not a streamer generally, FYI)
* a campaing during pandemic that lasted about 8 months
* my current campaign two sessions in
Overall, I like it. It has its challenges and sometimes a certain feature requires a bit of research but I haven't had major issues and the devs have developed the product quite a lot. I haven't needed it much but from what I see, the community is also helpful.
I've used it for D&D (I did play a "Warcraft" game using base rules) and a lot of rules are already integrated, so that's very cool.
I don't know how it compares to other VTTs tbh, because I've only tried r20, which is another cool product but I got in FG simply because there is no sub fee. I bought it years ago and I own it to this day.

A few humble suggestions to fellow DMs:
* Check out Inkarnate, it's an amazing map tool
* If you're coming from real TT, combats will be different - there is likely much less calculation thanks to FG's integrated rules, I found it best to ensure adding some descriptions so it's not a button-pressing sim
* Check functionality and read about it! Things like being able to target other tokens wasn't visible to us first and those functions are super cool
* Use language option in the chat, it works wonders (only people who know that language will understand)
* Definitely do a session 0. I also recommend checking it yourself and creating a character yourself, even as a DM, so you understand how it works.

So yes, I can't say it's the best VTT since I haven't tried others but I think at least its good enough (and has improved a ton since I acquired it) and the business model works well for me. We've had hundreds of fun hours so I definitely recommend it.

Great VTT to play with

fantastic with endless usablity if your willing to do the work or get involved in the comunity

Amazing Tabletop software that really allows you to push the limits of most things when it comes to VTT's. I cant say how it competes as it is my first, but as a newer GM this thing is awesome, i bought the Standard license until im ready to host sessions, however we mainly play homebrewed content for D&D 5e so it can be a bit tricky finding a system that works. This one absolutely does! it has allowed me to add so much content to our worlds, and beyond that allowed me to play a custom ruleset entirely (with a little effort). This VTT supports community driven .mod files to extend the usage of the program without needing intense coding knowledge just to add a few automations or features (i.e. "NPCs auto roll death saves")

Been using Fantasy Grounds for years now, and it is a great virtual table top.

It is kind of complicated and I didn't like how small the text and interface was, but I found a macro command that made the text and interface bigger and now I feel comfortable. I am using a D&D 5E solo campaign to learn how to DM D&D and use the program and this seems like an ideal way to learn! I am starting to understand the basics after about an hour of playing this solo game. This is the solo learning campaign and it is great! https://www.dmsguild.com/product/472854/Play--Learn-Solo-Fighter-A-Warrior-Born-Fantasy-Grounds

Incredibly robust Pen and Paper tabletop toolset that enables for online play, saving, chat, custom campaigns, and pretty much anything you would need to host a campaign online. Buy DLC campaign expansions the same way you'd buy them to expand your IRL collection (or simply use your IRL collection, just enter the stats manually). Finally, no more janky Tabletop Simulator mods; This is the definitive Pen and Paper tool currently available.

Trying to build a PC as a player, the UI is extremely janky and counterintuitive.
It's never immediately obvious what is a free text and what is a list, prepare for a lot of clicking around randomly.
PC Ship Sheet is unusable, you should be able to "build" the ship by picking the various parts, but it seems like all lists are not linked properly, nothing does anytrhing.
Tutorials, documentations and info on forums are either nonexistant, severely outdated, or maybe they exist but can't be easily found.

best vtt out there.

Don not buy ! This app doesnt work with DLC's, I did everything created account, linked steam, updated but it still didnt find my 3 dlcs. Dont buy this mess...

for full functionality, buy a subscription... buy an upgrade to an improved license... buy this, and this and that

So i'm confused, why does it just keep opening install when i try to open the app? ( I've already installed.)

the best!

If you can't play TTRPGs in person, this is a great way to gather your pals for a game night. The tools are fairly easy to use and there's loads of tutorials on the Fantasy Grounds forums. There's no voice chat support, so having Discord or similar app available to everyone is a must.

This is great for playing with friends in different states. I'm not sure about the public games, but I imagine they depend on the person. All in all, really enjoyable.

i am very dissatisfied with this software. i have no positives for it as I have not been able to get the most basic features working utilizing the help sections and the community being so close minded to sharing information on how they got it working, also the lack of support for older Dungeons and dragons role playing systems, such as versions 1 through 3.5.
the character generation tool is a scrap of code barely functional, does not work unless you create or join a campain and does not work for rulesets 1 through 3.5 D&D, the rulesets included with ultimate barely cover the basics for character creation, cannot scan through the rulesets included with the program. a serious tabletop gamer would be better off just buying the books , ripping each page out, scanning them for a digital file........
i could not get the tools to work across my other devices such as seeing that i have a code for andriod.
when a company finally make a VTT available across multiple platforms seamlessly without buying new copies for each device as a lifetime ultimate license i will then try it out. this product is barely functional on windows 10, not fuctional on andriod and I dont own Apple as the last good Apple computer was released in 1988 before steve jobs sold out to macintosh and started loosing his job.

A solid Fantasy and Futuristic VTT. I have played with FG Unity for over 5 years now. Love it.

This game keeps getting better with every update. Worth it.