After a long period of hectoring gentle suggestion by my brother, I finally purchased the Foundry VTT system, as well as the Forge...implementation, I guess. Then, naturally, I had to buy the DCC ruleset, a huge campaign, and a module. All in all it set me back about $200, but that very same day I received my first "We're Sorry We Made You Deaf" check from the Department of Defense for $180. The universe provides.
Foundry, so far, seems like it has a lot of options, but I am going to have to fuck around with it a great deal to learn how to use it. It's a little disappointing to have to leave Roll20 behind after six years, but it doesn't have great implementations of the games we are playing and Dennis swears that it's better, so we shall see. From what little I've messed with, DCC is certainly way better on Foundry/Forge.
I am hoping to restart my Barrowgate campaign, on hold since late October due to issues taking place at home. I was just going to move on to something else, but Dennis, Ed, and Dan said they wanted to continue that particular game, which was flattering to hear, so we will! I'm going to use this as an opportunity to learn Foundry/Forge, and to try out something new: Old School Essentials. I have this game on my shelf, and my understanding is that's it's a cleaned up version of the old B/X rules with a good helping of AD&D DNA inserted into it. The irony of going from AD&D in the 90s to all these different systems--3e, 5e, DCC, Dragonbane, BRP, Castles&Crusades--then landing right back where I started is not lost on me. It is a very simply game compared to modern rule sets, so I am curious if we will find the action economy too plain (that's a complaint that I had about AD&D way back when) when compared to more dynamic systems. I am forever looking for the Goldilocks system: not too hot, not too cold. C&C came very close, as did Dragonbane. I love DCC, too, but it's hard to take it seriously, which is fine: it's a frigging ball to play. All we do is laugh!
So we shall see how all of this goes. It's nice to have a hobby, to have the resources to pursue the hobby, and others to enjoy the hobby with.
(4 day later): I have dipped my toes into Foundry. There are a lot of little setting points that have big impacts (i.e. setting about vision on the token prototype, the token on the board, and the scene). Lots of little dohickies and gewgaws to learn. While I appreciate that Foundry has way more games available, I am not finding it easier, or better, than Roll20. I just need to do more reps.
