Sure, it will still support core BRP straight out of the box. Being able to extend the ruleset is key, and has meant that it should be able to cope with a wider set a BRP variants than the BRP core rules allow by themselves. The philosophy behind the ruleset is *not* to develop something that runs BRP-per-the-book, but to create a platform which can be extended to run BRP-based games. The BRP ruleset will be published by SmiteWorks, although it is still too early to estimate the release date. Since April this year, I have been working on a ruleset that allows a much wider set of BRP-based games to be played. I was largely responsible for building the Call of Cthulhu ruleset, which is owned by the FG company, SmiteWorks. The Call of Cthulhu ruleset is shown in the first thumbnail.Ī good place to find FG material is the FG Wiki, which is a community-run site. Community rulesets include D&D 4E, D&D 3.5E, World of Darkness, and GURPS. Discounts are available for folks who buy more than one licence at once.Īlthough there are too many to list here, some popular commercial rulesets include Call of Cthulhu, Savage Worlds, Rolemaster and Castles & Crusades. FG itself costs $40 for a Full licence and $24 for a Lite licence, with no subscription fees. The cost of using a new game system with FG is therefore nothing (if a cmmunity ruleset is used) or low (typically $15 for a commercial ruleset, with unlimited numbers of players able to participate). Typically, the GM (who needs to run the Full version of FG) installs the ruleset and the players (who only need the cheaper Lite version) can join in without having their own copy.
Rulesets are available commercially, and there is also a thriving community developers who produce top-quality rulesets for free download. The re-wiring is accomplished using a 'ruleset' which defines how character sheets and skill resolution etc operate for the target game system.
While it comes bundled with d20/3.5e functionality built in, one of the main features of FG is that it is essentially agnostic - it can be wired up to work with just about any gaming system. It provides virtual dice, which can be rolled using 3D physics/graphics rendering, a chat window for player and GM communication, the ability to create and share maps and story elements, character and NPC sheets, and a roster for tracking combat turns (the combat tracker). VTTs are mentioned on another thread and I don't pretend that Fantasy Grounds (FG) is the only, or the best, VTT for playing BRP games, but hopefully this thread will give folks a taste for the work currently under way to bring BRP to life using Fantasy Grounds.įantasy Grounds (FG) is a Windows platform for playing RPGs over the internet, and aims to emulate a table-top roleplaying environment.
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