It’s been fun watching the Role VTT (https://www.playrole.com/) develop over the past few years. It has become my online place of choice to play RPGs, though acknowledging it has a way to go to fully meet my needs. The roadmap for 2023 looks promising, though I am impatient for the new features to come.
The interface continues to improve. A basic music playing capability has recently been added, including a feature to set a signature music to play when first arriving into a Room lobby before playing.
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| Auto Clear now available in the Dice Roller |
In the most recent update an Auto Clear switch has been added to the Dice Roller. So, once dice in the roller have been rolled and produced a result, they will clear out of the way when you then add other dice for a new roll. I have long wanted this feature as it simplifies the dice rolling flow significantly. It’s a small step, but changes like this show that the team are continuing to add good value.
Next up we have Role on a mobile device, and further dice improvements, particularly in the way they are displayed to everyone, when a roll is made. Dashboard improvements and more flexible sheet controls are upcoming.
During 2023 I hope to see some long awaited enhancements to the map and token capability, including a basic Fog of War. Although I appreciate that Role isn’t focused on tactical map play, it has a partial implementation now that needs some further polish and core features. There is talk of pop out sheets and better condensed sheet controls to fit more information on screen or in the pop out. That would be ace.
Long usage of Role, as a GM, has taught me that light minimal sheets are the way to go, and not many of them. Mostly, dice roller supporting sheets are sufficient for the GM, and PC Resource and dice rolling for players.
A continuing journey in 2023 and one I am looking forward to.