Tableplop focuses on being simple to learn and fun to use while keeping up with the most important features like:
- Real time multiplayer sync for playing remote
- Spectator mode for playing in person and showing the player view on another screen
- Phones and tablets work great so you can participate on any device without concern
- No downloads required, just send your players a link
- Character sheets that are not just PDFs with forms built in
- Dice rolling with a simple UI and comprehensive advanced expressions available for power users
- Chat in character and out of character
- Initiative and turn tracking
- Drawing options
- Infinite map size so you don't need to commit to a size before it starts
- Very silly name
Here's an example of setting up an encounter from scratch in under 2 minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf4figjRJ7s
Comments and Reviews
I may be biased but I like how easy it is for new users to get started with and the depth of the features available!
It‘s really easy to use. For me as a first time GM I tried out a few alternatives to Tableplop, they had features that were overkill or were not as intuitive to use as Tableplop. Almost all of my not so tech-savvy players got it right the first time. Even the veteran online pen & paper players loved all the features Tableplop has to offer. Yes, now and then it‘s a little buggy, but it‘s in development and what more can I wish for. So for every new and old player I totally recommend to give Tabletop a try. I did and was really surprised. I‘m going to stick with it and plan to use it every time when I‘m GMing online.