| Latest version | 1.1.2 |
|---|---|
| Minimum Core | 13 |
| Compatible Core | 14 |
| Last updated | 4 months ago |
| Created | 4 months ago |
| Authors | |
| Languages |
English |
| Systems | All systems |
| Project source | Project URL |
Did You Hear That?
"Hey, put your ear to the door..."
A tiny Foundry VTT module that lets players preview ambient sounds by hovering the cursor over the canvas. No tokens required, no server gymnastics. Each player hears it on their own client.
Great for spooky dungeons, busy taverns, and that one waterfall the GM keeps forgetting to point out.
What it does
- Hover the cursor inside an ambient sound's radius → it plays.
- Move out → it stops (with a smooth fade).
- Respects everything the GM set: volume, easing, base effect, muffled-through-walls effect, and the player's global Ambient volume slider.
- Optional origin marker icon rendered at every non-hidden ambient sound, so players know where to hover. Icon is a Font Awesome Pro class — pick any glyph, size, and color in settings.
- GM view is clean, no markers.
- 100% client-side. Nothing broadcast, nothing synced, no extra load.
Why it exists
Foundry's built-in playAtPosition only fires when a token enters the radius. Players without tokens, or just exploring the map with the cursor, get nothing. So this a module developed for Theather of the Mind scenes, where they can be filled with sound cues to help immersion or give clues to players.
Settings
Player-side (each client controls their own):
| Setting | Default | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Enabled | on | Toggle previews without disabling the module. |
| Show sound origin icon | on | Hide the on-canvas marker if you find it visually noisy. |
GM-side (world settings, apply to everyone):
| Setting | Default | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Fade duration | 300 ms | 0 = instant. Crank it up for dramatic creep-ins. |
| Sound origin icon class | fa-light fa-ear |
Any Font Awesome Pro class. Examples: fa-solid fa-volume-high, fa-solid fa-music, fa-light fa-ear. |
| Sound origin icon size | 32 px | Font size of the marker glyph. |
| Sound origin icon color | #ffffff |
Hex color for the marker. |
| Sound origin icon opacity | 0.5 | Marker transparency. 0 = invisible, 1 = fully opaque. |
Install
Manifest URL:
https://github.com/mordachai/did-you-hear-that/releases/latest/download/module.json
- OR -
Look for "did you hear that" in modules install search
Compatibility
Foundry VTT v13 minimum, v14 verified. Plays nice with the Levels feature (uses document coords).
License
See LICENSE.
