Comments on: Recently Migrated from Roll20 – we’ve got you covered

By: Mushie

Mushie — Wed, 26 May 2021 23:32:21 +0000

I will try and update this article after Foundry upgrades to 0.8.6, but I wanted to quickly point out that the "Furnace" module is no longer being supported and will not work in 0.8.x. Some of the features are being moved into Core foundry, but the main one that I used it for - turn token vision off for the GM, is now in 'Less Fog" and double click to change the initiative is now in "Initiative Double Click". The other feature that is used by some which is to "Split Journal" which to split a current journal in to a number of smaller journals, also this "DFreds Droppables" allows draging a folder of tokens onto the map at the same time (I havnt tested these last 2).

By: redeux

redeux — Wed, 28 Apr 2021 13:23:14 +0000

Great article, thanks for sharing! Show Art is another good one - Adds the Shift+Z shortcut to show token art.

By: DMGuild2017

DMGuild2017 — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 13:52:29 +0000

First off, Mushie great article and content, VERY much appreciated. I would add the following

Token Actions (aka Token Action Hud)
Editor Improvement
Multi Sided Tokens
Decks
Chat Character Portraits
Health Aura (Token Aura, for those coming from PRO accounts on Roll20)
Better Text boxes this this and this
Token Magic (FX) (again for Pro Accounts effects)
Sorting features (Folder sorting)
Journal Thumbnails

By: Mushie

Mushie — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 04:23:47 +0000

In reply to Vance. Another great addition to the list. And another fantastic Encounter Library video.

By: Vance

Vance — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 16:19:59 +0000

Many players coming from Roll20 ask if there is an option to draw the fog of war manually like in Roll20. That's why I wrote the SimpleFog module that allows just that, drawing manual fog of war over the map. It can be used instead of, or in combination with, the core Foundry dynamic vision system, and you can choose to enable or disable it on a specific scene at any time. Here's a great demonstration video that Matt from Encounter Library was kind enough to make. https://www.foundryvtt-hub.com/package/simplefog/

By: Mushie

Mushie — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 14:31:12 +0000

In reply to Calego (Elf Friend).

Hi Elf Friend, sorry I wasnt aware of that one. I agree, your layout of your sheet definitely looks similar to Roll20’s and I would have included that in the list as well.
I agree with adding Modules 1 at a time so that you understand what each module does before moving on to the next, otherwise you may end up not knowing what each setting change does (and if you really need it)

The more modules you add, the more it increases the chances of instability, but I use all of the ones listed above (and a number of others) and havnt had any issues….yet…..

By: Calego (Elf Friend)

Calego (Elf Friend) — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 14:00:43 +0000

One of my sheet modules was created to help ease the transition for players:
https://www.foundryvtt-hub.com/package/5e-ogl-character-sheet/

I would caution anyone reading this that they should not install all of these at once, instead play around and see which pain point you actually want to solve for your group. Its very easy to end up breaking things when you install a lot of high-touch modules (e.g. Better Rolls, Magic Items, Furnace).