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
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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!

    48 Roll20 alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Roll20 Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2.  Web-Based
    3.  Online Gaming
    4.  Interactive map
    5.  Browser-based

    Roll20 VS Aurora Builder

     
    • 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
  2. D&D Beyond icon
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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...

    33 D&D Beyond alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Twitch

    D&D Beyond Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Clean character sheets

    D&D Beyond VS Aurora Builder

     
    Comments about D&D Beyond as an Alternative to Aurora Builder
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    Negative Jan 8, 2021
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    Heavily restricted and most good features locked behind a paywall

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    • D&D Beyond is Freemium and ProprietaryAurora Builder is Free and Proprietary
  3. Pcgen icon
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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.

    6 Pcgen alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Pathfinder
    3.  Modular System

    Pcgen VS Aurora Builder

     
    • 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
  4. Rolisteam icon
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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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Rolisteam VS Aurora Builder

     
  5. Talespire icon
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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.

    32 Talespire alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Windows

    Talespire Features

    1.  Dungeon Crawlers
    2.  RPG Maker
    3.  Pathfinder

    Talespire VS Aurora Builder

     
    • 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 (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.

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    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Battlegrounds: RPG Edition Features

    1.  Online Gaming

    Battlegrounds: RPG Edition VS Aurora Builder

     
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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...

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Wine
    • Steam

    Fantasy Grounds Features

    1.  Moddable
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Game Launcher

    Fantasy Grounds VS Aurora Builder

     
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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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online

    Adventurer's Codex Features

    1.  Online collaboration
    2.  Browser-based

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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.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    Beyond Tabletop Features

    1.  Browser-based

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  10. PlanarAlly icon
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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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    PlanarAlly Features

    1.  Browser-based

    PlanarAlly VS Aurora Builder

     
    • 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 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.

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    Adventurekeep Features

    1.  Browser-based

    Adventurekeep VS Aurora Builder

     
  12. Tableplop icon
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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.

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online

    Tableplop Features

    1.  User experience
    2.  Interactive map
    3.  Browser-based
    4.  Online Gaming
    5.  Map-Editor
    6.  Tablet support
    7.  Mobile friendly

    Tableplop VS Aurora Builder

     
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