We use Skype, I would switch to Discord, but I like being able to have video windows to see the players and the chat log open at the same time which Discord won't let us do as far as I know, seriously if you know how to do this please tell me because other than this one thing Discord is better in literally every other way! R20's video/audio system is trash, don't bother with it. I have worked out some workarounds that do the job, but it is still a pain in the ass. so, if you want to make a metahuman/critter, they're fine, the moment you need to make something different like a drone, vehicle, spirit, sprite or IC/Host/Agent, they don't really work very well. The 4E character sheet for R20 is missing some bits. I have found that architect's drawings are easy to find and really good though. Maps for cyberpunk are hard to find, but that is just cause we're not playing a fantasy setting like D&D so that's not R20's fault. If like me you like to GM with maps the dynamic lighting never works as advertised and just crashes the game, we've given up on it and i just do it manually. previously we used a fill-able PDF and had to email them back and forth as changes were made which was always a pain, Google Docs would allow the same thing, but we found the R20 sheets are better than a fill-able PDF as the space on them is effectively infinite. ![]() So when I want to check something on a player's sheet while I'm planning i can just dip into it and check without too much fuss and players can't forget them. We play online, partly Covid, partly we live in different towns. One thing that is also very useful for me as a GM is that I have made all the grunts and contacts from the core books and contacts and adventures into NPC sheets on there, (I'm lucky and have been able to do it while simultaneously working), this means that i can quickly pull any of them out at a moments notice and with a little adaptation on the fly (add a picture and a bit of description, maybe change a skill or two) I have an NPC ready to go who can be saved for later use and I have them in an easy to access list without flicking through books to find them and their dice pools are already set up for me so there's no flicking through books it's just there at my finger tips.Īll the character sheets are in a central place. It has also made tracking initiative much easier as well, though we have had to make a small adaptation to make initiative passes work better. One of the major advantages for us is that it has helped a couple of our players who struggle with how maths heavy Shadowrun can be at times is since they just click a button add a modifier and that's it. ![]() it has a few issues (like making drones IC, spirits and Sprite NPC's where I have had to create work arounds) but for the most part it works very well. I use Roll20 with the 4th Ed Character sheet. "Watch your back, shoot straight, conserve ammo, and never, ever, cut a deal with a dragon." Living Community (Where you can play online) Subreddits ![]() ![]() For that please check out /r/ShadowrunReturns for help. Sadly our nova hot community isn't the best place to discuss the mechanics discussion or troubleshooting the video games. Mostly the pen and paper role playing game, but also the deck building card game, video games, and literature of Shadowrun. Discussion is primarily aimed at exploring narratives found in the Sixth World. Here at /r/Shadowrun we talk shop about all things in the shadows.
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