Software for running an online game

By Daegren, in Star Wars: Edge of the Empire RPG

Anyone have a suggestion or good experience with software for running an online dog? Specifically eote.

My wish list:

Maps, ability to build and/or import

Icons/pogs to represent the players and npc/encounters

GM and player ability to interact with their icon/pig

Character sheets visible

Dice app, or ability to import the one I have

Google hangouts is supposed to be good though I've never tried it myself.

Maptools can work, but I find it has a bit of a learning curve, especially when it comes to connections.

Roll20.net will handle almost all of that, but you gotta pay to have dice integrated.

Assuming you want free, I'm betting Google+ will give you dice, Roll20 can handle the rest.

Roll20 with google Hangouts is how I've seen it done. There is a (free) dice roller on Google Hangouts. That should get you most of what you want, if not all.

I'm doing an online game for EotE and this is what I'm using.

Roll20.net launching the campaign through google hangouts. (It's a link in the Campaign "Launch with Google Hangouts"

There is also a Google hangouts app for the dice roller. Here is the forum post for that:

http://community.fantasyflightgames.com/index.php?/topic/80113-playing-remotely-try-hangout-eote-tools/

It all together works REALLY well and I'm very happy with it. PCs web cams are displayed a long the bottom. The interface is VERY easy to use and intuitive. You can't build maps through roll20 as far as I know, but you can import maps. It's very easy, basically just drag the image file onto the roll20 screen and it imports the file. You can use character tokens and give specific people control over specific tokens, so they can move their own tokens and not others. You can use "fog of war" and just show specific parts of a map, so as PCs are exploring a map you can reveal more and more. It's a great system.

Busboy

I use Powerpoint for map, a thing called reflector for putting my iPad dice app on screen and ventrillo for voice. The Teamviewer to share it all. For me it is simple and works. I'll give d20 a try at some point but there is a learning curve for me.

I'm doing an online game for EotE and this is what I'm using.

Roll20.net launching the campaign through google hangouts. (It's a link in the Campaign "Launch with Google Hangouts"

There is also a Google hangouts app for the dice roller. Here is the forum post for that:

http://community.fantasyflightgames.com/index.php?/topic/80113-playing-remotely-try-hangout-eote-tools/

This is what my group uses. We are in 3 different states, it works out great. I slap all my info in there and can setup a session in just a few hours.

Long time ago existed a program called Fantasy Grounds II, not sure if stills active or has online conection but... it was a great idea :D

Maybe helps you.

Fantasy Grounds II had a great interface customization for WFRP 3rd. The skin art was really slick and all of the tokens, specialty dice were represented in app. You had to pay to use it though. Either each player had to have a player license, or the GM could buy a more expensive 'party' license so anyone he invited could play for free.

Its been a while since I visited their site, but its possible they have developed something for FFGs Star Wars RPG...

As far as free solutions are concerned, it seems like Roll20.net is the way to go.