What is Foundry Virtual Tabletop?
Foundry Virtual Tabletop (Foundry VTT) is a self-hosted, modern, and developer-friendly roleplaying platform that offers a rich and immersive experience for multiplayer tabletop RPGs. Designed as a "virtual tabletop", Foundry VTT provides a comprehensive suite of digital tools that replicate and expand upon the in-person gaming experience, allowing players to connect directly through their web browsers At the core of Foundry VTT's design are six guiding principles: offering one-time purchase software for Game Masters (GMs) where players can connect for free, relentlessly innovating with powerful and modern web technologies, empowering community developers with a best-in-class API and modding tools, allowing users to own their own content without dependencies on external services or feature gating, providing a system-agnostic framework that can be extended for homebrew games, and incorporating direct integrations with other helpful game-mastering tools
Highlights
- One-time purchase software for GMs, with free access for players
- Supports a wide range of features for tabletop RPG gameplay, including character sheets, dice rolling, battlemaps, and token movement
- Offers advanced features like dynamic lighting, fog of war, audio playlists, and video chat using webcams
- Highly customizable and extensible through a robust API and active community of developers
- System-agnostic framework that can be adapted for homebrew or custom game systems
- Integrates with other game-mastering tools to streamline the RPG experience
Features
Add-ons
Virtual Tabletop
Web Server
Intuitive Interface
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions