Aurora Builder AlternativesVirtual Tabletops and other similar apps like Aurora Builder

Aurora Builder is described as 'The Aurora Builder is a free tool that lets you create characters for your dungeons and dragons game using the bundled content, your own content, and content created by others' and is a virtual tabletop in the games category. There are more than 25 games similar to Aurora Builder for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Web-based, iPhone, Mac and Android apps. The best Aurora Builder alternative is Roll20, which is free. Other Aurora Builder like games are D&D Beyond, Pcgen, Rolisteam and Talespire.

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  1. Roll20 icon

    Roll20

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    Roll20 is the free, easy way to play tabletop games (such as pen and paper RPGs) online with others. It's completely web-based, so it runs right in your browser. It supports video and voice chat, background music, character sheets, a massive art library, and more!

    49 Roll20 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    • Roll20 is the most popular Web-based, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Aurora Builder.

    • Roll20 is the most popular free alternative to Aurora Builder.

    • Roll20 is Freemium and ProprietaryAurora Builder is Free and Proprietary
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    D&D Beyond

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    D&D Beyond is the official digital toolset for Dungeons & Dragons fifth edition. Twitch integration and a massive online compendium of official characters, spells, items and more provide an easy to use system with everything dungeon masters and tabletop D&D gamers...

    35 D&D Beyond alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Twitch
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    Heavily restricted and most good features locked behind a paywall

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • D&D Beyond is Freemium and ProprietaryAurora Builder is Free and Proprietary
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    Pcgen

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    PCGen is an open source character generator for role-playing games. It currently is aimed at supporting as many RPGs as humanly possible.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • Pcgen is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Aurora Builder.

    • Pcgen is the most popular Open Source alternative to Aurora Builder.

    • Pcgen is Free and Open SourceAurora Builder is Free and Proprietary
    • Pcgen is CustomizableAurora Builder is not according to our users
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    Rolisteam

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    Rolisteam helps you to manage tabletop role playing games with remote friends/players. It provides many features to share maps, pictures and it also includes tool to communicate with your friends/players.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. Talespire icon

    Talespire

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    TaleSpire is an online, digital, graphical way of playing classic P&P Role-playing games with your friends. As a DM, build your campaign in-game and invite your players for sessions. To your left you can watch one of our streams to see for yourself.

    33 Talespire alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • Talespire is the most popular commercial alternative to Aurora Builder.

    • Talespire is Paid and ProprietaryAurora Builder is Free and Proprietary
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    Battlegrounds: RPG Edition

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    Battlegrounds: RPG Edition (aka BRPG) is virtual tabletop software designed to enhance your pen-and-paper roleplaying games, whether your players are in the same room, or on the other side of the world.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Fantasy Grounds

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    Fantasy Grounds is a virtual tabletop to help facilitate play of tabletop-style role-playing games online with a GM (game master) and one or more players. It replicates what you would traditionally do around a physical table, such as rolling dice, managing character sheets...

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Wine
    • Steam
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  10. Adventurer's Codex icon

    Adventurer's Codex

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    A fun, easy to use, Open Source tool for tabletop RPG players to manage their characters, campaigns, and parties. The goal is to help you focus more on the game by bringing your paper character sheets into the 21st century.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
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    Beyond Tabletop

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    Beyond Tabletop is a set of tools for RPG players with easy-to-use online character sheets and maps. Subscription-free and designed to be used on all devices online. Currently offering a battle map and character sheets for Pathfinder and D&D 5e.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    D&D 5e character equipment
     
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    PlanarAlly

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    PlanarAlly is a web tool that adds virtual battlemaps with various extras to your D&D toolbox. Self hosting, Offline support, Simple layers, Infinite canvas, Dynamic lighting, Player vision, Initiative tracker. Free to use and is open source.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    • PlanarAlly is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Aurora Builder.

    • PlanarAlly is Free and Open SourceAurora Builder is Free and Proprietary
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    Adventurekeep

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    Adventurekeep is an online toolkit for Dungeon Masters to create epic adventures with ease. Adventurekeep provides state-of-the-art tools for building and running 5e adventures.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Organize Your Content However You'd Like
     
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    Tableplop

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    Tableplop is an easy to learn, fun to use virtual tabletop for role playing games. It includes everything you need to play TTRPGs remote apart from audio chat and works great on mobiles and computers.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    Character sheets
     
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