Remote Position - US & CANADA THE OPPORTUNITY Roll20 is looking for a passionate senior software developer or technical manager with experience nurturing direct reports and guiding technical initiatives to bring their wisdom and guidance to our Software Development Manager role. Software Developers at Roll20 work on cross-functional teams maintaining our code base and expanding our feature set. You’ll have the opportunity to provide direct guidance and oversight to one or more of these teams, planning and designing technical initiatives and system architectures and guiding the developers on your team to execute on them.

Remote Position - US & Canada THE OPPORTUNITY Roll20 is looking for someone to bring curiosity and passion to our Senior BabylonJS Developer role. Developers at Roll20 work on cross-functional teams to write and maintain code that drives the premiere VTT in tabletop gaming. You’ll have an opportunity to work with a diverse team of developers and specialists; hone and gain skills that will advance your career as a coder.

Remote Position - US THE OPPORTUNITY Roll20 is looking for an Associate Software Developer who is curious, creative, tenacious, and resourceful. Associate Developers at Roll20 work on cross-functional teams to write and maintain code for a platform of over 11 million TTRPG players. You’ll have an opportunity to hone and gain skills that will advance your career as a coder, collaborating directly with our product managers, designers, and QA. We’re eager to accept folks with a bit of experience or right out of school or bootcamps.

Hey again! Morgan here with another state of the tech conversation. First of all I would like to extend my deepest apologies to folks who have been experiencing issues across the last few weeks. We’re very grateful for the support tickets you have sent in which have been instrumental in tracking things down. We’re facing down a couple of challenging bugs I wanted to inform you about, and taking an opportunity for a bit of an early spring cleaning while we’re at it.

Remote Position - US THE OPPORTUNITY Roll20 is looking for an experienced Product Manager who is deeply passionate about Tabletop Roleplaying games and is excited to revolutionize how they are played. We’re looking for someone with experience driving high-impact initiatives in an agile, cross-functional environment who is able to seamlessly flow between high-level strategic planning and day-to-day project execution. The right person for this job will be able to bring their own innovation together with qualitative and quantitative user data to build and deliver an outcome-driven roadmap that will deliver value to more than 10 million players.

THE OPPORTUNITY Roll20 is looking for someone to bring curiosity and passion to our QA role. QA engineers at Roll20 work on cross-functional teams to test and support code that drives the premiere VTT in tabletop gaming. Keep your skills sharp and learn new ones by supporting manual testing efforts, exploratory testing, and writing automated tests. You’ll have an opportunity to work with a diverse team of QA engineers, developers, and specialists; hone and gain skills that will advance your career as a tester.

THE OPPORTUNITY Roll20 is looking for a marketer to bring their curiosity and passion to our vast, multi-storefront marketplace. We are a licensed partner and distributor for the biggest names in tabletop games, as well as a home to a thriving indie creator community. You’ll have an opportunity to work with a diverse team of marketers, analysts, and more, gaining skills that will advance your career. APPLY FOR THIS POSITION

The Opportunity DriveThruRPG/Roll20 is looking for someone to develop, maintain, and troubleshoot backend systems and third-party integrations for our marketplace. You’ll have an opportunity to work with a diverse team of developers and specialists, as well as gain and hone skills that will advance your career in devops. We will consider all applications, but our preference for this position is for an individual based in the U.S. APPLY FOR THIS POSITION

Welcome to the latest update from Roll20! Let’s take a look at the major releases that came out in 2022 and preview what you can expect by the end of the year. Be sure to check out the impressive list of Roll20Con 2022 Licensing Announcements! Roll20 and OneBookShelf Level Up Roll20 and OneBookshelf, two of the world’s leading digital tabletop roleplaying content platforms, are joining forces. This change forges an alliance of industry experience in the TTRPG space, fusing more than a century of combined executive leadership with publisher and community relationships to create the best tabletop platform experience.

We’re just one day away from Roll20Con, October 21 - 23! We’ve just added our final headliner to our schedule - Bookshops of Arkham is an original Call of Cthulhu story written by Belinda Cornish and Darren Ormandy. This five part series was filmed in a haunted house in Georgia, with gorgeous props and set design and we think you’re going to love it. Four strangers are drawn into a supernatural investigation in this immersive, darkly atmospheric exploration of cosmic horror.

THE OPPORTUNITY Roll20 is looking for someone to bring curiosity and passion to our Developer role. Developers at Roll20 work on cross-functional teams to write and maintain code that drives the premiere VTT in tabletop gaming. You’ll have an opportunity to work with a diverse team of developers and specialists; hone and gain skills that will advance your career as a coder. We will consider all applications, but our preference for this position is for an individual based in the U.

A little over two years ago, we here at Roll20 invited our community to join us in a quest for a better tomorrow by launching a campaign to benefit Code2040 – a non-profit dedicated to eliminating racial disparity in the tech industry. In our initial blog post kicking off the campaign, we pledged to match donations up to $50,000, with a determination to keep going until we reached that goal. We’re pleased to say that as of August 2022, we crossed that finish line and that together, we have donated $100,000 to help activate, connect, and mobilize the largest racial equity community in tech to dismantle the structural barriers that prevent the full participation and leadership of Black and Latinx people in the innovation economy.

As the old adage goes at gaming tables the world over, you should never split the party. We’ve taken that wisdom a step further and decided to make our party quite a bit bigger: Roll20 and OneBookShelf (DriveThruRPG / DMsGuild) are joining forces. Read our official announcement here. Let’s talk about what this change means to our teams and also what it means to users on both platforms. First, this is an integration inspired by passion for tabletop gaming between two successful companies with a shared vision for the future.

Digital Tabletop Leaders Partner to Unlock DMsGuild Content for Online Play Now available on the DMsGuild! Roll20® and OneBookShelf are pleased to announce they’ve reached an agreement to support Dungeon Masters Guild content officially on the Roll20 virtual tabletop. DMsGuild creators will soon be able to create Roll20 content in the form of modules and add-ons that will unlock for users with the purchase of their DMsGuild adventure content, providing additional value for online play.

Shadowrun has held a premier spot as a seminal role-playing game setting for nearly thirty-five years. Its signature dark-future dystopia combines advanced cybernetics, reality-bending magic, and fantastic creatures in a unique universe that has reached an audience of millions around the globe through tabletop RPGs, board games, novels, computer games, and much more. This summer, get ready to dive once more into the shadows of the Sixth World—no matter how you play, there’s a Shadowrun experience waiting for you.

2022 has been a fast-moving year for the team at Roll20. Let’s take a look back at what we’ve accomplished so far and chat about what updates are planned for the summer and fall. And if you haven’t read it yet, be sure to check out our goal of closing five of your top ten Suggestions & Ideas from the forums! Operation: Fire Bolt We doubled down on finding and obliterating performance issues on Roll20 this year and named the project Operation Fire Bolt.

Today marks the first day of Renegade Con! The team at Renegade has put together two days of streams to unveil their 2022 line up! Head over to Twitch to tune in or sign up for a Roll20 demo. We’re also thrilled to announce the launch of A Glutton for Punishment for the Power Rangers RPG today on Roll20. Four new Renegade RPG pre-orders are available today: Adventures in Angel Grove (May 2022 release) GI Joe Core Rulebook (Q3 2022 Roll20 release) Transformers Core Rulebook (Q4 2022 Roll20 release) My Little Pony Core Rulebook (Q4 2022 Roll20 release) We hope you enjoy the con!

I’m sure your 2020 and 2021 were as strange as ours were. We’re ready for a change. How about you? I’ve talked a bit about this in previous blog posts and on Roll20 Roundtables, but 2020 was about massive increases in traffic and scaling up our teams and infrastructure. To handle the increased demand, we went from two servers to over 150*, and spent our time moving systems over onto modern, scalable architecture.

At the end of 2016 the three Roll20 co-founders were at a crossroads; we had successfully grown our bootstrapped project into a real, growing business without outside investment… but expansion wasn’t a given and the pace of competition had led to burnout. As my partners stepped back from the day-to-day, I made a decision with myself and my partners; I would lead Roll20 for five years. We figured if it took five years to really get the business moving, it would take another five years to make Roll20 something that would thrive beyond us.

Associate Developer, Character Sheets Roll20 is a free, community-based tabletop gaming software dedicated to bringing players together regardless of distance, experience, gaming system or hardware. We strive to lessen the technical burden on the participants, facilitate the formation of new gaming groups, and to make barriers to entry as few as possible when gathering around a table for camaraderie. To accomplish these goals we seek to create a service that is sustainable and will be a resource to the gaming community as long as it is needed.

2021 continued to change our work and play in unprecedented ways. We played more games and tried new systems, spending quality time with friends. Throughout the year, Roll20 focused on enriching your TTRPG games by improving our platform, providing new safety tools, and launching our mobile Companion App. Setting the Standard With Safety We’re proud to include Safety Tools as an option for every game on Roll20 as a standard part of our community and safety features.

Thanks for joining us for Roll20Con 2021, a weekend of raising money for Code 2040, joining games with StartPlaying, and hosting awesome giveaways! Videos of convention panels (including games featuring tabletop veterans like Aabria Iyengar, Brennan Lee Mulligan, Jasmine Bhullar, Amir Hamzah, and Gabe Hicks) will be available on our YouTube! We also talked about some of the upcoming Compendiums, Adventures, and other converted content coming to Roll20. We’ve got products lined up from veteran Roll20 publishers as well as some partners brand new to the platform.

That’s a wrap on Roll20Con 2021! We had three awesome days of incredible giveaways, community games, and raising money for Code2040! Videos of convention panels (including games featuring tabletop veterans like Aabria Iyengar, Brennan Lee Mulligan, Jasmine Bhullar, Amir Hamzah, and Gabe Hicks) will be available on our YouTube channel, but for those who missed the Roll20Con Roundtable, we’ve compiled a list of VTT announcements for the future of Roll20!

Welcome back! It’s been a while since we last saw each other. We’re a bit later than we’d like on this edition of the Orr Report, but hopefully you’ll see the value in its new form: We’ve built the whole report into its own standalone, downloadable PDF. Hopefully this new form allows for greater functionality across the board, and more developers, publishers, and players can find more value in the Orr Report as a whole.

Last week, we published a guide for new-to-Roll20 players. After all, Gen Con will be here in less than a month and there are so many opportunities to try new games. Today, we are going to focus on those new to GMing on Roll20. Maybe you’re a long time GM going virtual for the first time, maybe you’re running organized play for a publisher at Gen Con, or you’re a player who has always wanted to step into the GM seat.

Back in February, we laid out our plan for sunsetting Legacy Dynamic Lighting to pave the way for Updated Dynamic Lighting. Internally, we set up a few interconnected data points we wanted to move alongside sunset: adoption, stability, and sentiment. With the sunset date approaching and those metrics front of mind, we are adjusting our plan for Legacy Dynamic Lighting: Come May 18th, you will still have access to Legacy Dynamic Lighting and will still be able to use it in your games.

Spring is in the air: Flowers are blooming, the sun is shining, and dice are, in fact, rolling. Yes, Q1 has wrapped up, and we’re here to once again bring you the latest data on what systems are being played on Roll20. Before we get into it, though, let’s talk a little bit about that word: Systems. This quarter, we’re taking a new approach to how we compile our data to make sure we’re focusing on systems rather than games.

In the last few weeks we’ve seen some of our worst stability and most heavily impacted service quality in at least a year. It’s hard enough to get a game scheduled without these interruptions, so we owe you an apology and an explanation. WHAT WENT WRONG Our team is engaged in constant efforts to upgrade our infrastructure, fix old code and speed up your games. What happened here was a perfect storm: A newly upgraded service – the Character Sheet Service – had an infrastructure issue that applied strain to our main servers.

During our ongoing efforts to modernize the infrastructure Roll20 platform runs on, we implemented a few changes to our backend that caused cascading failures. Basically, we pulled the thread in our sweater a little too far. This resulted in significant downtime and absolutely unacceptable impacts to some of your games. If you’ve used Roll20 in recent weeks, you may have experienced character sheet issues, customs sheet sandbox failures, and general network interruptions.

For the past few months, a team of developers here have been working on the all-new Roll20 Mobile, a companion app for iOS and Android devices. The Concept Roll 20 Mobile works in tandem with the VTT, acting as a second-screen to make playing on Roll20 a cleaner, more intuitive experience. Instead of trying to recreate the Roll20 experience 1-for-1 on a smaller screen, we focused on building a place for players to keep their dice, character sheets, everything they need–quite literally right in the palm of their hand.

Last quarter, Roll20 hit a remarkable landmark–we crossed 8 million users, a number that we couldn’t even imagine when the site originally launched. It’s an achievement for us as a site and a testament to our team’s hard work, but more than anything else, it’s an honor to have you here with us. But we’d be lying if we said that landmark wasn’t bittersweet in some ways. Truthfully, we struggled with how we could talk about hitting this all-time high in the context of the world we’re living in now.

[UPDATE] Since the original post date of this announcement, we are adjusting our Legacy Dynamic Lighting Sunset Plans. More information about the changes can be found here. When we released Updated Dynamic Lighting 1.0 at the beginning of the year, we talked about what moving to this new system allows us to do. From letting you control the exact dimness of dim light (now live), to the ability to add effects and colors for Night Vision, Updated Dynamic Lighting 1.

Looking for some tabletop games to play one-on-one this Valentine’s Day? Never fear! Here are some great games to play with a partner, friend, or anyone else. Star Crossed from Bully Pulpit HQ Alex Roberts’ Star Crossed is a game all about tension, excitement, and, occasionally, heartbreak. This unique RPG uses a tower of blocks to facilitate storytelling between two players. As the romance escalates, players take turns removing blocks from a tower and placing them on top of the structure.

Scheduling games is hard. Like, Tomb of Horrors-level hard. More than half of the Roll20 users we surveyed said that coordinating a time to play was a frustration in playing role-playing games, with over 35% saying it was their single greatest frustration. We get it. Here at Roll20, our team regularly juggles multiple staff and home games at the same time and we, too, have had trouble finding and sticking to our game times.

Bad Heroes is a comedy-adventure actual play podcast with a love of storytelling, roleplay, and the more charming forces of Hell. Set in a homebrew world using Pathfinder 1st Edition mechanics, it’s a show about four unlucky adventurers who have been thrown together on a dangerous mission to hunt curses for the Queen of Vyer. Follow along as these hapless heroes try to survive vampires, werewolves, and their own bad choices.

A new year brings change, and in that spirit, we’re announcing the first major update to our Updated Dynamic Lighting system with Update 1.0, now live on Roll20. Last spring, we debuted Updated Dynamic Lighting to our Pro and Plus users. An entirely new system for allowing our players to control the lighting in their games, Updated Dynamic Lighting was developed from the ground up to replace Legacy Lighting once we knew that Legacy Lighting had reached its limit to accommodate user requests.

Looking for entertainment while you finish up your shopping, bake your cookies, or eat your leftovers? Come celebrate Rollvember with us! We’re streaming our way through the end of the year while you sit back, relax, and celebrate the very real and not-at-all made-up 13th month of the year. Support us in raising money for Code2040’s initiative to break down racial barriers in tech. We’ll be matching donations dollar-for-dollar up to $50,000.

Ah yes, Rollvember. That magical thirteenth month of the year between the beginning and end of December when you eat leftovers and spend time with friends. It is definitely not something we made up as an excuse to hang out and play games on stream, raising money for Code2040. Whether you’ve been celebrating Rollvember for as long as you can remember or this is your first time, you’re in for a treat.

The holidays are approaching fast, but no matter what you celebrate, there’s never a bad time to show some appreciation to the people who play games with you. But what do you get for the geek who has everything? They’ve already purchased the latest adventure modules. Their Compendium is already loaded with the latest expansions. What’s left to give? We’re here to help! Check out the list below for some ideas sure to put a smile on any player’s face.

This December, some of our marketplace creators have generously pledged to donate a portion of their profits to Code2040, an organization dedicated to dismantling the structural barriers that prevent the full participation and leadership of Black and Latinx technologists in the innovation economy.It’s a cause that’s near our hearts, and it’s the same cause we supported during Roll20Con. And just like we did at Roll20Con, we’ll be matching any donations that go through our Tiltify campaign, up to $50,000.

Roll20Con 2020 was a blast. For those that joined us, whether you were one of the hundreds of thousands playing with some friends in the vtt or hanging out with us on Twitch, we hope you had as much fun as we did. Thanks to your efforts, we raised over $15,500 on Tiltify so far! We are still collecting donations, and we’ve got some exclusive rewards over there as well.

Back in June, we made a statement: Black Lives Matter. To back that statement up, we made several commitments—to work with Black creators, to help uplift and support Black members of the tech industry at-large, to create change internally, and to make sure the initiative lives on in our work, beyond a single statement. October is almost over, and with Roll20Con in the rearview mirror, we wanted to take this opportunity to update you on those initiatives and hold ourselves accountable for that progress.

How’s your Roll20Con going? We announced a virtual tabletop full of new content at the announcement panel today. Read on for more details, and stay tuned for more news here, on the Roll20 Blog! _One of the new ships you can find in the all-new Galactic Grimoire! _ You probably already know about the FREE one shot adventure available this weekend for Burn Bryte, Trapped at the Edge. But at the panel today, we announced a new bestiary that expands on the imaginative Olaxis Galaxy.

Roll20Con is right around the corner! Next weekend–from Friday, October 23rd to Sunday, October 25th–we’ll have the best and brightest from around the Roll20 community streaming games, participating in discussions and panels, running demos, and so much more, all while raising money for our friends over at Code2040, an organization dedicated to dismantling racism in the tech industry. There’s so much happening at Roll20Con. Check out the schedule below for a complete list of all the official Roll20Con events happening on Twitch.

A new quarter is here, and with it, a new Orr Report. We love data here at Roll20, and we love having the chance to share that data with you, our users. Though there are, of course, mitigating factors, looking at the play data on Roll20 provides a nice framework for understanding up-and-coming trends in the TTRPG industry as a whole. Whether you’re a designer, producer, or just a fan, we hope the Orr Report helps you better understand the TTRPG market and hobby.

With 6 GBs of upload storage, no ads, API access, custom character sheets, Dev Server access, and more, Pro is truly the best way to enjoy Roll20. Now, there’s a whole new reason to enjoy a Pro subscription from Roll20. Introducing Roll20 Reserve, a new program that’s our way of saying thanks for playing with us. Each month, the Roll20 staff will hand-pick a new reward to give to our Pro subscribers.

The September Community Roundtable introduced Morgan, our Chief Technical Officer, and Amber, our Director of Marketing! Morgan gave a presentation highlighting just a small piece of the immense amount of work she’s done since joining us, Amber teased some very cool things in the works, and Kenton answered a lot of questions. Topics included: Morgan’s infrastructure presentation. Roll20Con! Questions about pay-to-play games. The best way to report a bug. Current Roll20 priorities, feature requests, upcoming improvements, and product updates.

Mark your calendars and get your campaign prep done early: Roll20Con returns this year, bigger and brighter than ever! For those who haven’t joined us in past years, Roll20Con is two days of gaming for charity. This year, we’re raising money for our partnership with Code2040, an organization dedicated to ending racial disparity in the tech industry. You can read more about them here. From October 23rd to October 25th, 2020, we’ll be celebrating the online TTRPG community with panels, discussions, and plenty of gaming, featuring some of your favorite games, streamers, and creators from the wide world of Roll20.

The August Community Roundtable featured Jeff, Corey, and Bunny chatting about what’s been going on behind the scenes at Roll20 and what’s still to come. There was a lot of Dynamic Lighting discussion, a glimpse at new products out on the Marketplace, features being worked on, and suggestions for future work. Topics included: Dynamic Lighting reaching parity! The fantastic video content coming out. Current Roll20 priorities, feature requests, upcoming improvements, and product requests.

We here at Roll20 know a good quest when we see one, and we know it starts with a noble cause. With Code2040, we’ve found a cause worth championing, and we’re asking you to join us on the adventure. Through our Tiltify campaign, we’ve partnered with Code2040 to aid in their mission against racial disparity in the tech industry. We’re matching donations up to $50,000, and we’re in it for the long haul—we’re going to keep the campaign going until we reach that goal.

A shadowed figure approaches Witkha, Pasha, and Karasu. He raises a hand from beneath the blue scarf on his dark leather armor, and his long black hair slides over a shoulder. The tattoos on his right hand glow against his brown and green patterned skin as they hit the light. He smiles warmly before addressing the group, a slight hiss to his voice, “I heard you need help. My name is Basil.

Last week, we released the Convert Lighting Tool on the Dev server so our Pro users could give it a first look, under the name of “Dynamic Lighting Conversion Tool.” Now, after incorporating valuable feedback (including a different name for the sake of clarity and harmony with the UI), we’ve pushed it to our Live servers. Now everyone can convert their Legacy Dynamic Lighting games to Updated Dynamic Lighting in just a few quick moments.

The first quarter of 2020 showed widespread growth for nearly every game system on Roll20. This quarter, that trend continued and was amplified–we saw unprecedented growth across nearly every game system. So many of you are staying connected during this time by playing games together, and we’re honored that you’ve turned to Roll20 as the place to do it. _Campaign Percentage: How many Roll20 campaigns use this game system.* _

Every year, we love Gen Con. We love making new friends and seeing old ones, we love the food (yes, we mean St. Elmo’s again), we love getting to play games and share our passion for the hobby with others, and we love celebrating gaming. But this year was different. While we’re sad we couldn’t be in Indianapolis, we were honored to virtually host the largest number of attendees Gen Con has ever seen.

Yesterday, we announced that Updated Dynamic Lighting reached feature parity with Legacy Dynamic Lighting. That means that Updated Dynamic Lighting does everything that Legacy Dynamic Lighting can do—and then some. If you’re curious about Updated Dynamic Lighting, check out our blog post from April to learn more. As we mention in the post above, we’ll be retiring Legacy Dynamic Lighting at some point in the future. While we’re not ready to announce a date for that retirement, we do have a new development working towards that date: The Dynamic Lighting Conversion Tool.

Updated Dynamic Lighting is a big part of optimizing the VTT for digital play. It helps GMs add that “ooh and ahh” factor to their games. It creates an air of mystery and suspense. It makes combat and exploration more active, and it makes games feel more alive. If you’re not familiar with Updated Dynamic Lighting, check out this blog post from April for an introduction. We have four important developments to UDL to share this week.

Perhaps, in a parallel dimension, I am waking up in Indianapolis this week. I’m stressed from months of work and preparation, but I’m filled with excitement to see it all come together. It’s the week I spend literally every work day of the year thinking about and working towards. It’s Gen Con week. However, on the plane of reality that you and I inhabit, I’m at my desk in my apartment in Seattle.

Burn Bryte lead designer James Introcaso joined Kenton and Soraya to chat on the July Community Roundtable. We got to hear lots more about the brand new, Roll20-exclusive system, the galaxy of Olaxis, and how there came to be so many bugs in it. We also raised enough in donations to Code2040 during the stream to giveaway a copy of Burn Bryte! Topics included: Burn Bryte (shocking, we know)! Upcoming Gen Con panels.

This year with Gen Con Online, we know a lot of people are going to be hanging out on the virtual tabletop. So we’ve put together a panel of excellent and expert Virtual GMs to share their tips and tricks, and to talk about the challenges - and rewards - of playing online. Join us Saturday, August 1st at 12pm PT for the Virtual GMing panel and make sure to check out all of our Gen Con Events!

At Roll20, we believe in tabletop roleplaying’s power to bring people together. We’re dedicated to enabling players to unite across any distance to play as a group. That’s why we’re proud to support Free RPG Day on July 25. Free RPG Day is all about connecting publishers, retailers, and players while celebrating tabletop roleplaying games as a community, hobby, and industry. Participating retailers receive an abundance of new and exclusive RPG adventures, products, and accessories to provide the ultimate day of RPG gaming to players.

Pull up a cozy chair and pour yourself a cup of something hot; it’s time once again to crack open the fabled pages of the Tome of Tips, the leading source on all things Roll20! Today, we’re talking about the Turn Tracker. What is the Turn Tracker? As the name suggests, the Turn Tracker helps you keep track of initiative in your games. This is usually tied to combat encounters, but any time you need to keep track of…well, turns, the Turn Tracker helps you do just that.

The Burn is coming! Go get your first look at the brand new system developed exclusively for Roll20 with Session Zero of Burning Daylight. Celeste walked Darcy, Naseem, Jess, and Eugenio through character creation, showed off the Burn Bryte Charactermancer, and began diving into the immense lore of Olaxis. Watch the video now and join them live Thursdays at 7pm PT on Twitch. The first episode is up on YouTube.

We’re hard at work to bring Updated Dynamic Lighting to a feature-complete state, and we have three important updates to share today. Let’s jump right in! When Worlds Collide We’ve been refining the Restrict Movement setting, and we found something pretty cool while solving some issues with light bleeding through barriers. With Restrict Movement and Updated Dynamic Lighting turned on, our Updated Dynamic Lighting barriers now better respect the size of your token.

Did you miss the Community Roundtable on June 18? We had a special guest fromCode2040! Danielle Owens, the VP of Programs, gave us some of her time to discuss the work Code2040 is doing to address the systemic barriers in tech for Black and Latinx people. Topics Included: Code2040’s work and the Roll20 Tiltify campaign with matching donations Burn Bryte is almost here! Dynamic Lighting Demo: updates for collisions, directional lighting, and Night Vision coming soon.

This weekend marks the arrival of D&D Live 2020, and Roll20 is the perfect place to play along. We’ve got a ton of virtual tables set up for the festivities running from June 18 through June 20. Head over to theD&D Live Event Portal to sign up for games–just look for “Roll20” in the event title and description. In order to make sure there’s space for everyone, please only sign up for one time slot per day.

TK Johnson (@tkjoinsthefray) has graciously allowed us to share their (non-exhaustive) compilation of Black creators and streamers in the tabletop RPG community. TK began it in celebration of Black History Month 2019 as a Twitter thread, continued this February, and we appreciate their work. Of course, this isn’t a comprehensive list, but it’s certainly a good start at listening to and learning from the tabletop RPG community. Mistress Verse

Roll20 is seeking to expand our licensed content resources by bringing on additional conversion content producers as remote independent contractors. The ideal candidate is seeking additional regular income and work experience while pursuing other freelance, creative, or educational opportunities.This contract is limited to 40 hours a week, depending on production schedules. The production team creates high-quality, officially converted licensed content (rulebooks, game modules, bestiaries, etc.) while also indulging in conversations about pop culture, anime, and our favorite regional convenience store treats.

The pain Black communities experience as a result of police violence is unacceptable. Systemic racial injustice is real and must be acknowledged and confronted in order to create real justice. The protests going on today are an important step in an ongoing struggle against a global legacy of systemic racism. The consequences of this legacy can be felt throughout society, including gaming. In the selection of what gets published, who gets hired, and what streams receive the greatest attention, we are impacted by bias.

Updated Dynamic Lighting’s Explorer Mode paints a clear and valuable picture of your character’s surroundings on the tabletop, both in what it shows and what it hides. We’ve recently made some updates that add more granularity to that. The appearance of Explorer Mode is now a bit different to help you differentiate between the currently Lit Area and the previously Explored Area. Take a look below: Previously, Explorer Mode was much more binary: Either something was visible, or it wasn’t.

Until now, every compendium for a system would always be available in every game you launched for that system, regardless of settings. This sometimes created less than ideal experiences. GMs had a difficult time curating the exact experience they envisioned for their players. That’s why we’re introducing Compendium Selection. It allows game owners to choose exactly which compendiums they want available in a single instance of a game. Want to build a D&D game on Ravnica, without any of the monsters in Mordenkainan’s Tome of Foes?

In case you missed the Community Roundtable on May 21, here’s your recap! Roll20 Team members Soraya and Kenton discussed new features, talked about upcoming product releases, and answered questions. Topics included: The show announcement for Indoor Recess! A Jukebox and music discussion. Questions about Pathfinder and Starfinder products and support. Discussions about resources for new players, recent wait times on support tickets, where to find the Change Log, and some interesting suggestions.

May 26 - 31 is PaizoCon Online! You can find their full stream schedule on their blog but here are a few actual plays we’re particularly excited about. Starfinder - X.T.R.E.M.! | Wednesday May 27 | 4 - 7 pm PT Pathfinder - Roll for Combat | Thursday May 28 | 4 - 7 pm PT Pathfinder - Band of Bravos | Friday May 29 | 4 - 7 pm PT Pathfinder - Roll the Role | Saturday May 30 | 10 - 12 pm PT All of these and more will be on twitch.

We know that many of you rely on Roll20 as a home for your games and we apologize for the interruption many of you recently experienced while playing on the site. We’re here to let you know that we are actively working on a solution and we currently have a majority of the Roll20 development team devoted to resolving the problems you’ve been experiencing such as Virtual Tabletop response speed, the API Sandbox, long game load times, and slow dice rolls.

2020 has seen widespread growth for nearly every game system on Roll20. Let’s look at how that growth plays out! Campaign Percentage: How many Roll20 campaigns use this game system.* _Account Percentage: How many Roll20 users play this game system.* _ *Only games with at least one hour of playtime are counted in these results. When we compare this quarter’s Top 10 to the ones from Q4 2019, we find that there’s been very little movement in the overall rank.

Online conventions continue as the tabletop community works to keep everyone safe and connected. As hard as it has been to see physical events be canceled, everyone is working hard to continue uplifting one another. Look into the upcoming events below to find some great distractions to share with your friends: KoboldCon | May 1 - 3 | Our friends from Kobold Press have moved KoboldCon online! Join them for a weekend of games, and special guests that include Satine Phoenix, Luke Gygax, and more.

But first – there are two upcoming streams we’re excited for. This Sunday Gail Simone, Mercedes Lackey, Jody Lynn Nye, Larry Dixon, and Chris Spivey are playing Castle Falkenstien by R. Talsorian Games for charity! Join them for a great cause and a great time: April 26, 2pm PT on twitch.tv/wanderingdm. Then next week tune in to twitch.tv/dnd for a brand new series: Learning Roll20. Our very own Carlos Luna and Victoria Rogers of the Broadswords will be teaching you how to play D&D on Roll20 in an 8 episode mini-series special.

Compendiums are amazing resources where you can find the rules and lore of tabletop games. On Roll20, we have eleven of the complete rulebooks for some of the best game systems out there – all completely searchable! Ever go looking for - let’s say “gnoll” - and have been overwhelmed with choices that didn’t tell you their context? No more! Check out the update to Compendium Searching, complete with subheadings and alphabetized categories.

At the start of 2019, we helped Roll20 Get a New Look with an update to Advanced Fog of War. While our data showed that the changes made the system run faster for many users, it also highlighted structural problems with the original design and architecture of that feature. It became clear that we couldn’t bandage up this feature. We needed to rebuild it from the ground up, leveraging modern tools and designing with an eye towards our users’ needs.

We’re back this week with more freebies and resources to help keep your games interesting and entertaining as we all practice social distancing. This week, we’re focusing on all things Paizo as we have partnered with them to bring you some Starfinder and Pathfinder goodies that are available to you right now. So…Let’s jump right in! Starfinder Against the Aeon Throne AP 1: The Reach of Empire This first adventure path sends you to a fog-shrouded world in the Vast, where you will soon discover that a small military force from the Azlanti Star Empire has invaded and occupied the Pact Worlds colony there.

It’s been difficult to watch some of our favorite conventions postponed or canceled over the last weeks. These events are a way to connect with our community, learn about new games, get to know our favorite designers and creators, and laugh. Many of them have been hard at work trying to figure out how to keep the spirit of convention gaming alive while we all remain physically apart. For some of them, that means bringing their event online.

Social distancing doesn’t have to be isolating. We know you’re at home and we hope you find yourselves in good health and good company. If you’re missing your friends and family during this difficult time, we want to help. We’ve partnered with Critical Role & Wizards of the Coast to bring you the first adventure from Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount - available now, for free! Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount is the ultimate source for playing D&D on the continent of Wildemount - featuring a vibrant gazetteer to guide you through new cities, cultures, and conflicts.

GAME NIGHT IS STILL ON Staying in? It doesn’t mean you have to cancel game night. As your virtual tabletop, we are here to help make sure you can still connect with your friends and family… And loot those dungeons, fly your starships, run away from eldritch horrors, or even just doodle together. Below are some helpful pieces to get you started. Happy adventuring! FOR FREE USERS Play From Home pack of tokens and maps FREE until July 14, 2020

Let there be (A New) Light! Our vastly improved, rebuilt from-the-ground-up lighting system has launched on the Dev Server for testing by Pro subscribers as Updated Dynamic Lighting. When we updated the lighting system last year, you told us that it wasn’t enough. You were right. The system that supported Advanced Fog of War was not robust enough to support many users’ needs, and no amount of optimization to make it faster could really hammer it into shape.

Sound the trumpets and ring the bells, because we’re kicking off the new decade with a huge new milestone: there are now over 5 million Roll20 users in the world! To everyone out there who’s created an account, who’s invited friends to join them, who’s told us what they need and pushed us to make this platform better and better: thank you. It seems like just yesterday that we celebrated 3 million users… but actually that was 2 years ago (almost to the day)!

Gather round, all ye Sheet Authors and Custom Character Sheet makers: today we launched a new Pro subscriber feature to make your lives easier! The Custom Sheet Sandbox gives you a new, streamlined game type where you can upload character sheet files directly from your computer and update the sheets in real time on the VTT. Over 3,000 users currently run games with their own custom character sheet. Meanwhile, across Roll20, 37.

Valentine’s day is one of those days that you either love or hate, but one thing is for sure - we love some RPG themed gifting! Whether you’re looking for a gift for your favorite GM, your significant other, the person who introduced you to tabletop RPGs for the first time, or even yourself, we’ve got you covered… Buckle up, grab your wallet, and enjoy the roundup! Gift Ideas from Roll20__®_ Roll20® Plush Pink Die | $24.

It’s a brand new year, and we’ve got brand new numbers to wrap up the Q4 2019 Orr Group Industry Report! _Campaign Percentage: How many Roll20 campaigns use this game system.* _ _Account Percentage: How many Roll20 users play this game system.* _ *Only games with at least one hour of playtime are counted in these results. In the last Orr Report, we saw Call of Cthulhu surge to second place and wondered if we’d see it go even higher in the spooky season.

Greetings Pro subscribers! We have a new feature ready for experimentation on the Dev Server! We are unveiling a new Custom Sheet Sandbox that will simplify life for our Subscribers who create custom character sheets, and Sheet Authors coding for the community. The Custom Sheet Sandbox allows creators a place to edit and test HTML, CSS, JavaScript that make the Character Sheet work, simplifying gameplay and automating crunchy systems. What’s exciting about this is that sheet files can be uploaded from the hard drive without using the in-browser editor, and the sandbox system reloads character sheets on change without reloading the entire virtual tabletop.

An updated version of the Zoom tool with revisions based on user feedback launches today! Using the new features is easy. Let’s look: When we first introduced changes to the Zoom tool in November, you let us know that those changes did not meet your expectations. We took it back to the metaphorical workshop and nailed two goals onto the wall: (1) For the people who like the current system, it works that same way.

We’re looking to expand the party here at Roll20®! We are bringing on a full-time Producer to assist our Licensing team. Are you that adventurer? If you would like to join our team, please read the job description and apply by clicking here. Applications will only be accepted until January 24, 2020.

One of the most popular items on our Suggestions Forum has become a reality: say hello to Custom Token Markers! For a long time, we’ve supplied a basic set of generic token markers that automatically load in every game. But we knew we wanted to support a wide variety of game systems and aesthetics, and your votes showed us that you felt the same way. We’ve added a new Token Marker Library to allow you to create and customize as many sets as you want.

Twenty looms large as a number of significance in our work. Getting the desired side of the infamous icosahedron die to display is a sign of great success and invites celebration. But rolls are random, despite what our brain tells us. While randomness and opportunity certainly play a role in building a product, they aren’t what you rely on to achieve progress. We think it’s important to talk to you– our community– about the state of the board, and what we’re working on progressing in the new year.

Hey Pro subscribers– you can now play around with Custom Token Markers on the Dev Server! As the most upvoted open suggestion from the Suggestions Forum, we suspect more than a few of you would like to test out the new feature. So, time to customize your games (even more) and please give us your feedback! If you’re not a Pro subscriber yet and want early access to new features like this when they hit the Dev Server, or you want to join us in Roll20’sPro forums, you can upgrade to aPro subscription.

December 13 at 8am PT, come hang out with our Director of Communications and Product Director (or Soraya and Kenton as we call them) as they chat with Ashton, our Senior Producer and Cassie, our User Collab Team Lead, and answer some community questions. Submit a question ahead of time over here. This is your chance to get direct answers on recent and coming updates, behind the scenes looks at the production and character sheet creation process, and maybe even some sneak peeks of Roll20 in 2020!

Yesterday, we released an update to the Zoom tool on Roll20. Our intention was to address user requests by simplifying the existing tool and more closely aligning with modern standards. Unfortunately, the update missed the mark - and more critically, created usability issues for users. As a result, we’ve decided to roll back the update and revert to the previous version while we continue work on the new Zoom. The code released yesterday is still available on the Dev Server, including yesterday’s hot fixes, for your continued input.

We recently made some changes to payment processing to remain up to date with current technologies, including Stripe and Paypal’s systems. While we were at it, we tackled a few quality of life improvements for users. You may notice a few changes in the interface, but most of this work is behind the scenes. If you have any questions regarding payment processing, please contact team@roll20.net.

Update: we’ve rolled back the Zoom update. You can go here for more information on that. We pulled out the magnifying glass and leaned in for an examination of.. well, another magnifying glass. The Zoom tool is up for renewal, and today we’re releasing some changes that will make it much simpler and more useful! Our first step when enhancing a tool is to look for user feedback, and many of you told us that you found the Zoom tool clunky and difficult to use.

Pro subscribers - A new and improved Zoom Tool is now live on the Dev Server! We heard you ask for zoom enhancements, better control, hotkeys, a smoother zoom & mouse wheel zoom. In response, we’ve overhauled the Zoom Tool. Please give it a whirl, and let us know what you think. If you’re not a Pro subscriber and you’re interested in early access to new features like this when they hit the Dev Server, or you want to join us in Roll20’s Pro forums, you can upgrade to a Pro subscription.

Q3 at Roll20 runs from July to September, so it’s not the spooky season yet, but you wouldn’t know it from checking on the newest Orr Group Industry Report! Can you spot the horror games in our top 10? Campaign Percentage: How many Roll20 campaigns use this game system.* Account Percentage: How many Roll20 users play this game system.* *Only games with at least one hour of playtime are counted in these results.

On November 6 at 4pm PT, come hang out with our QA Developer, Graphics Developer, XP Specialist, and Director of Licensing as they all play The Quiet Year and answer some questions. We’re doing something different than the previous Roll20 Roundtables. This is going to be a bit chill, a chance for you all to see the team for the rather hilarious and wonderful group of folks that they are, and to see The Quiet Year in action if you haven’t gotten to play it yet.

Welcome to The Lightless Beacon, an adventure for Call of Cthulhu by Chaosium! Travel to the lovely and not at all unsettling Beacon Island and become stranded – I mean, visit a completely ordinary lighthouse full of historical character and no eldritch horror whatsoever. Assuming you survive (which of course you will! Haha!), you’re sure to have an exciting tale to tell your family, friends, and fellow asylum inmates. Oh, and don’t forget to give your travel agency five stars on R’lyeh’lp!

The Roll20Con 2019 schedule is now live! From October 5 until October 26, any donation to Take This will unlock an exclusive charity pack for your Roll20 account. T-shirt sales directly benefit the organization as well. FYI, the t-shirt is dope.Preorder yours here. So come hang out with us October 5 & 6! And don’t forget to tag your games with Roll20Con! You’ll unlock Dynamic Lighting through October 15*. Perfect chance to try out some of our subscription features for free.

Before the Roll20Con weekend of gaming for charity begins, join us for the Roll20 Community Roundtable October 4 at 12 pm PT! Come hang withSoraya,Carlos,Dylan, andOlivia. They’ll be talking about Roll20Con, the Roll20 day-to-day, and more. If you aren’t able to make the stream live, you cansubmit questions here through Sunday September 29 and the VOD will be posted to YouTube.

If you missed getting to see one of Eric’s doggos the Roll20 Community Roundtable live, here’s a quick recap! You can also check out the VOD over on YouTube. First, though, save the date: Roll20Con is October 5 and 6! Roll20 Updates: We started off by discussing some Advanced Fog of War work. Stephanie is quite excited about the prototypes she’s seen in development, and we’re all excited about Corey joining us to help with this particular project.

Get ready for a whole new search experience in the Roll20 Marketplace! This sparkling UI upgrade is easier to use and comes complete with new categories and filters that create an improved search experience, so finding what you need (or window shopping) is even faster than before. Speaking of window shopping…did we mention that the long-requested Wishlist feature will arrive in mid-October? That’s right, you will be able to create not just ONE wishlist, but multiple lists that can be public or private based on your preferences.

Give a warm welcome to our new graphics developer! Corey brings with him excellent experience and an eagerness to get right into the work and Roll20 itself. As game developer himself, his perspective is invaluable as we continually strive to refine and enhance the Roll20 experience. We’re so excited for him to bring his expertise and talents to Roll20. __Corey: Graphics Developer __ _Hey all! My name is Corey and I’m hyped to join the team.

It’s here! Well, next week. On August 30 at 12 pm PT, we’ll be hosting the next Roll20 Community Roundtable. We’ll have four of our illustrious team gathered to chat about Roll20 and answer your questions. Submit your Roll20 questions here by the end of Monday, August 26. if you’re unable to make the livestream or are hoping for a more detailed answer. The Roundtable will start with a summary of both recent and upcoming happenings.

Roll20 is seeking to expand our User Collaboration team by bringing on additional freelance front-end developers and web designers as remote independent contractors. The ideal candidates will have a passion for efficient coding practices, UI/UX design, and accessibility. This contract will be expected to work 20 hours a week based on our current project roadmap. Who is the User Collaboration team? We are the creators and maintainers of ‘by Roll20’ character sheets and APIs.

In February of this year we became aware of information claiming to be from the Roll20 “accounts table” being placed for sale on a dark web marketplace for $208; an amount less than comparable data sets. We immediately announced this information to Roll20 users and the public. This data represented approximately four million users from the end of 2018, and contained the following data: Name (both moniker and first/last as listed) Email address Last four digits of credit card Most recent IP address Salted password hashes (bcrypt) Roll20 Gaming data (time played) Upon becoming aware of this data sale, our legal team engaged Kroll, who proceeded to review available logs from our cloud environments, email and other internal company communication methods, as well as actively monitoring further access to those systems.

Heading to Gen Con 2019? We are too! While you may catch us wandering the convention itself (we love to sport our bright blue Roll20 shirts), Roll20 also hasfour back-to-back panels on Saturday - one week from today! - where you’re guaranteed to find us! Come find us in the Indiana Convention Center (ICC) : Room 232 starting at 3pm. An Afternoon with Roll20 3pm @ ICC : 232 Bringing Your Game Online: Roll20 Character Sheets!

The Orr Group Industry Report explores trends within the tabletop gaming industry with a focus on the online tabletop community. Created in 2014, the Orr Report has always aimed to go beyond the topic of “what games have sold recently” and really centralize the focus on what games people are continuing to play and enjoy on an ongoing basis. Everyone from players to publishers can get a bird’s eye view for the usage and popularity of different systems and identify trends for tabletop as a whole.

Our adventuring party grows! Exciting new backgrounds, talents, and skills have been added to the Roll20 team, brought to you by some fantastically cool people. With their help and expertise, we have really neat things on the horizon. Stop for a moment to say hi! Amber: Business Developer Hey y’all! I’m Amber. I’ve worked in tabletop games for the last decade in brand strategy as well as licensing, marketing, and sales.

None Our team has developed a brand new help desk that makes it easier for you to get the help you need when you need it. This makeover provides a cleaner, more concise, and easier to use interface that consolidates all things Roll20 Support in one central location. While this new space is a work in progress, you can start taking advantage of some of its features right now! Need to put in a service request?

Did you miss the Roll20 Community Roundtable livestream? No worries! We’ve got you covered. You can also watch the VOD on our YouTube channel if you’d like the full play-by-play. The Roll20 Rundown covers the latest happenings and releases going on here too, if that’s more your speed. First and foremost: announcing Roll20Con October 5-6! Ahem, now that that’s out of the way, here are some of the highlights from the questions that Jeff, Nolan, Soraya, and Trivia answered.

This application period has now closed. Thanks to everyone who applied! You’ll be hearing from us in the next few weeks. Roll20 is seeking to expand our Licensed Content resources by bringing on additional Conversion Content Producers as remote, part-time independent contractors. The ideal candidate is seeking additional regular income and work experience while pursuing other freelance, creative, or educational opportunities. This contract is limited to 20 hours a week depending on production schedules.

No, don’t actually, because they’re awesome as heck. Come meet some of our new engineers, these wonderful people that help dice roll, shrink and rearrange token bars, keep our aesthetic fresh, and have big plans for Roll20. Shawn: QA Engineer Hello! I’m Shawn Conlin and I’m excited to have joined Roll20 as the new Quality Assurance Engineer. When I’m not testing or automating software, I dabble in 3D printing, modelling, and rendering.

Roll20 was founded on the desire for connection and a love of games. We’ve been lucky enough to be able to share our passion with millions of people and bring communities together over tabletop games. Now we want to help more creators build their communities with our new Roll20 Spotlight! Today we’re launching Roll20 Spotlight, a program to sponsor independent creators in the tabletop community. That means you. Yes, you. Do you have a GM tip podcast, an actual play stream, or a review talkshow?

Last weekend, some of the Roll20 team headed to Los Angeles for a hellish time of evil elves, dastardly demons, and enough string to supply all the souls in Avernus. Celebrating the Dungeons & Dragon community as well as the announcement of Wizard’s of the Coast’s upcoming adventure, Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus, D&D Live 2019 was the event of an after-lifetime. We wanted to do our best to share the experience with you, so our Content Producer Carlos worked his magic to gather it up and transmogrify it into videos for all to see.

The world of virtual tabletop is full of the joy of community, the tears from coding and software battles, and the desire for the best experience possible. Cue the heroic music! Amid our adventuring and questing, we have recruited more party members able to help us journey further than ever before. Let’s have them introduce themselves! Bunny: Community Manager Heya! I’m Bunny (not the cutest fuzzy smush-face ever in the pic, that’s Willow.

Get ready to do your best happy dance because the new Bring Your Own Beat features have arrived! Here’s what you can expect: Better Playlist Management You now have more control when it comes to managing your playlists. You can do this by hopping over to the Manage Audio dialog box where you can create playlists that use audio from any other source. Your playlists can also be copied out of one game and into another with ease.

It’s the D&D update you’ve all been waiting for: Volo’s Guide to Monsters and Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes now have complete Roll20 Charactermancer support! They join Player’s Handbook and Xanathar’s Guide to Everything in helping you build complete D&D characters through a simple, guided process right inside your games. Tired of a character that stays the same all the time? Change your appearance every day by building an Eladrin from Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes!

_We launched Get a New Look at the end of January, bringing animations to the tabletop and bettering the framerate of Advanced Fog of War. The overhaul of rendering functionality caused several bugs to expected behavior that have kept Roll20 focused on polishing this update, and laying the groundwork for future improvements like the Layer Up update later in Q2. We talked to Tyler– our expert on WebGL (Web “Graphics Library”)– about his outlook on developing Roll20’s visual featureset.

Today we’ve launched a new & official character sheet to handle all of Monte Cook Games’ Cypher Systems! Whether you’re playing Numenéra, The Strange, or a general Cypher System game, the __Cypher Systems by Roll20 __sheet has you covered. This sheet is a major update to the very popular cypher system multi-use sheet by Natha, who redesigned this himself alongside the Roll20 team. You can easily convert characters from his now-deprecated sheet, as well as from the now-deprecated The Strange official sheet, into this new sheet with relative ease.

Pardon our dust: the Roll20 Marketplace will undergo the first step of a major upgrade starting on Tuesday, March 26 at 1 A.M. PDT! We anticipate the site to be unavailable for 15 minutes between 1 and 1:30 A.M. PDT. The Marketplace (and some related features) will be offline until 6 A.M. PDT. The This upgrade will change much of the underlying framework of the Marketplace, laying the groundwork for better search and categorization functionality.

We’re looking to expand the party here at Roll20®! Our team is looking for additional support in the fields of Graphic Design, Community Management, and Account Administration. We’re also searching for another developer experienced as a UI/UX Engineer. If you would like to join our team, please read the job description below and follow the instructions to submit your application. When this position is filled, it will be crossed out like this.

My Audio, which brings the ability to upload audio directly to Roll20, is live today! We’re rolling this feature out early in response to the news of Fanburst closing. There will be further improvements coming next month in our Bring Your Own Beat update that will add better user interface and quality of life tools to the Jukebox. With the addition of directly uploaded music and animations to the Roll20 tabletop, we knew that storage needs for users would increase.

Earlier today, Roll20 was named in a report as one of several victims of an attack by malicious cybercriminals. We are currently working diligently to investigate the veracity of those claims. Our security teams work tirelessly to monitor, identify and fix potential weaknesses in our systems to prevent any attacks, and we take seriously our responsibility to safeguard our users’ personal information. Accordingly, Roll20 only maintains users’ name, email address, hashed password, last login IP and time of login, and the last 4 digits of users’ credit card.

This morning, Fanburst announced that they would be shutting down on February 25. Many Roll20 users rely on Fanburst to provide audio for their games, and we want to keep you informed about our plans to address this sudden change. At the start of January, we announced the Bring Your Own Beat update would give users the ability to upload their own music (“My Audio”) directly to Roll20. In light of today’s news, we have pushed My Audio to the top of our development queue as a standalone feature, but delayed the Jukebox interface changes slightly.

Roll20 is looking for a remote-first UI/UX Engineer. If you would like to join our team, please read the job description below and follow the instructions to submit your application. We are also hiring a Graphic Designer, a Community Manager, and an Account Associate! When this position is filled, it will be crossed out like this. If the job posting has not been crossed out, it is still open and we encourage you to apply!

There’s nothing like changing up your style to make the new year feel really new – and today’s the day for Roll20 to Get a New Look! We’re adding real live animations to the tabletop and giving a much-needed jolt of performance improvements to Advanced Fog of War. Let’s take a look at the New Look, shall we? First up: animations! You may have seen animations in your chat before, but now you can put them on your tabletop for some hack n’ slash, swoop n’ sway action.

When we launched the Charactermancer in June of last year, we were looking to help players quickly get a character formed and charge into their games. With the recent “Charactermancer Levels Up” update, we’ve started in on leveling functionality for the tool. But there’s so much capability possible with the Charactermancer– not only different game systems beyond what we’ve offered thus far, but even more creative uses for this powerful information arrangement piece.

We’ve got an ambitious series of Roll20 Resolutions planned for this month! If you haven’t seen it yet, check out the full roadmap here. When we launched the Roll20 Charactermancer in June of last year, we sought to get new characters forged and adventuring in mere seconds: BUT as anyone who’s played roleplaying games knows, character-shaping decisions don’t stop at creation! As such, we’re very pleased to push out today’s update:__ Charactermancer Levels Up__!

Donate $1 or more to Take This to unlock the Roll20 Holiday Art Pack! Imagine a tired adventuring party stumbling into their favorite inn after a grueling battle, expecting their only reward to be a seat by the fire and a glass of cold ale. But look! The people of the town came together and organized a gift giving celebration JUST FOR THEM, the decorated tables piled high with brightly wrapped presents!

Steve Koontz, Lead Developer of Roll20, put together a post mortem to share with you on the service outage that some Roll20 users experienced on November 21-22. With no further ado, here’s Steve to talk about what happened and how we approached it: On November 21st, Thanksgiving Eve here in the US, a little after 7PM PT, Roll20 suffered an extreme slowdown. For most users pages were taking a very long time to load and for some users not load at all.

Roll20 is seeking additional staff to join the party! If you would like to join our team as a Mobile Application Developer or__ Quality Assurance Engineer__, please read the job descriptions below and follow the instructions to submit your application. When these positions are filled, they will be crossed out like this. If the job posting has not been crossed out, it is still open and we encourage you (yes, you!

Ready to spend your roleplaying time *galaxy voice* iiiiin spaaaace? If you’re a Roll20 Plus or Pro subscriber, you can! Our new roleplaying system, Burn Bryte, has just expanded its playtest to include all Roll20 Plus subscribers. This system comes complete with a ready-to-play adventure, “Burn Bryte: Burning Daylight” which has automatically been unlocked on every Plus or Pro Roll20 account. Burn Bryte features diverse species from crystalline entities to anthropomorphic felines, along with a narrative-focused system that features guides players along story paths and exploding dice that lets them choose how far to push their luck.

Have a few free hours and an itch to play a game, but no group to play with? Try the brand new “Pick Up Game” feature on Roll20′s Looking for Group system and you can get into a game right away! Shown on the sidebar of the Looking for Group page, Pick Up Games (PUGs) all start within two hours (or have started less than half an hour ago) and have open slots for more players to join.

October is here! Time for pumpkin spice, spooky stories, and week-long coding binges! Yeah, you read that last one right. This year the Roll20 Development Team hosted an internal Hacktoberfest. In mid-September we asked our team to find projects they felt passionate about and spend the first week of October coding a prototype. Many of these projects experimented with features that integrate with our future updates, so keep an eye out for them when we announce updates to the Charactermancer and tabletop rendering.

Today marks the beginning of the Burn Bryte beta. Pro subscribers can check out the rules and a short adventure via the Compendium and when starting a new campaign by selecting the “Burning Daylight” module. Our intention is to focus first on Pro feedback and from that start to develop what changes we might want to make before expanding the scope of the playtest and eventually moving into the full release of the initial game.

The magic of the Charactermancer is coming to Pathfinder! Rolling new characters is easy with this simple, step-by-step guide through the entire process. This tool is currently in beta for Pro users on the Dev Server and will launch to all users after we finish testing it! You may have met the Charactermancer before, but let us refresh your memory: it is a character building and modification tool that integrates directly with the Roll20 virtual tabletop.

After meeting with over forty players across nine teams, Roll20® is proud to announce that we are transitioning back into the Nexus with the former roster of the European Union Heroes Global Championship team Zealots. The roster is: Matic “Zarmony” Mikec has been battling in the Nexus since the beginning in 2014. Having placed second in the 2015 Heroes of the Storm World Championship and second in the first 2018 HGC Western Clash, he is no stranger to the rigors of competition.

After testing on the Development Server, we’ve made adjustments (including some additional work on Hex grids and the ruler) and pushed out our newest “measured” update. While the scope of this update wasn’t quite as massive as the Charactermancer, we did knock out 614 votes across 11 suggestions on the Suggestions Forums! :) For those who didn’t check out the previous information on the new features here, we’ve visually overhauled the ruler, added custom measurements and new ruler options, improved and added keyboard shortcuts… while also knocking out a few bugs and making small improvements to the Charactermancer

Hey there Starfinders! Open the launch bay doors and head for the stars: our official Starfinder character sheet is now live and free for all players! After a few weeks of testing, we’re ready to call this ship space-worthy and invite you to bring your crew on board and chart a course for adventure. If you missed our announcement back in July, you’ll be happy to learn now that this sheet was developed by Scott C.

Are you ready for the next evolution of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game? Want to try it for yourself right now and see? Good news: you can, because the brand new Pathfinder Playtest is on Roll20! Starting today, all players can select the “Pathfinder Playtest” character sheet and bring your playtest adventures to the virtual tabletop. This basic sheet will allow you to take the Pathfinder Playtest out for a spin, while letting us handle all the basic tracking.

While working on our Charactermancer update, we wanted to figure out a follow up that would start to test our ability to do improved rendering on the tabletop itself… and here we are! “A Measured Update,” as we’re calling this new code push going live to testing today, primarily focuses on the 4th most requested feature from the Suggestions Forum (really, a quality of life issue more than a new feature)– making certain that size of distance scales with zoom levels for the ruler tool.

Had a fantastic Gen Con, and we’re looking forward to sharing a bunch of the things we did and announced there over the course of the next couple of weeks. Arguably the biggest thing revealed by Roll20 at the convention was that we’ve made our own platform exclusive roleplaying game for the virtual tabletop, Burn Bryte. Creating our own game was among the first things that I set out for us to do when I took over as Managing Partner of Roll20 over eighteen months ago, and we’re really excited to be able to start sharing it with our community.

It’s that time of year again… We are packed with panels this year, partly as I’m an Industry Guest of Honor(which is pretty cool). Links below have locations so you can come see us. Not certain how many of these will get streamed or livetweeted, so make certain to drop in and say hello! August 3rd Friday 10AM “An Uncommon Conversation with Nolan T. Jones” Come hang out with me and regular Roll20 streamer / all-around convention superhero Tanya DePass.

Ahoy, Rollers! The good ship Roll20 is about to embark on the trip to GenCon, but first we stopped over to pick up new crew members at port. And happy we are to introduce them to ye! Cassie: Junior Developer What’s up? I am Cassie Levett, your friendly gamemaster & sheet maker. Here in the virtual world, I have helped create Roll20 content for a variety TTRPGs including D&D 5e, Star Trek, Paranoia, and Pathfinder.

Hey there Starfinders! We’ve been busy in the shipyards this summer, and our official Starfinder character sheet is almost ready to launch on its maiden voyage! Right now this sheet is available on the Dev Server for testing by Pro users, and once we’re confident that we’ve tuned up the engines (and force-ejected any bugs), it will become available for free to all our users. For this sheet we teamed up with Scott C.

Charactermancer Today’s update to Roll20 makes it easier than ever to join tabletop games thanks to our brand new, built-it character creation and modification tool. Meet the Charactermancer! As shown in this video, it will guide you through the rules of your chosen system to create and edit your character in minutes. And since it integrates with our fully-featured virtual tabletop, you’ll be ready to start your adventure as soon as you’re done!

First, because I know you’re waiting with great anticipation, the Charactermancer Update is going to go live to Roll20 users a week from today on June 26th. Today we pushed live to the Development Server another set of Charactermancer improvements for Pro users to test in the last week. Included among these improvements were: Casting Ability in Stat selector: Your casting ability, as well as recommended stats from your class choice, now appear in the stats bar in the Abilities tab.

Festivities for Roll20CON kick off this weekend (June 22nd-24th). We’ll have special livestreams on Twitch Friday and Saturday, along with free Plus membership activation for whole weekend in any games tagged as participating in the convention. We’ll also be raising funds for TakeThis.org. To learn more about this weekend and its schedule, please check out the Roll20CON landing page.

We’re moving and shaking on the testing phase of the Charactermancer with Pro subscribers on the Development Server. Yesterday we pushed live a new version of the tool with the following… Features and Improvements Rolled ability scores are now sent to the chat window! Added an “i” icon to change the displayed compendium page as you work through the Charactermancer. Ability Scores options should be consistently ascending or descending. Handle charactermancer closing, cancel, and exit without applying changes.

The Quarterly Industry Report returns! Today we’re analyzing gaming trends on the Roll20 platform from Q1 2018. Our sample size is ever increasing to accommodate our growing platform, and Q1’s Game Sample Size is 126,213 with a Player Sample Size of 102,860. Q1 is reliably a great month for games on Roll20. Whether that’s because of extra time, holiday cheer, or winter slowly forcing us to huddle around the glowing friendship box – we’re not entirely certain.

After much teasing, we’re excited to fully reveal our newest addition to Roll20: the Charactermancer! The Charactermancer will guide you step-by-step through the process of creating a character, helping you choose your class, stats, spells, and more. For Pro users, it is available for testing RIGHT NOW on the Development Server, so get in there and test that Charactermancer magic! We’d love to hear your feedback and our developers have created a forum thread where you can share that here (Pro users only).

The Roll20 party has plunged deep into the wilderness of code, but we were fortunate enough to meet two new adventurers on the way! Stephanie and Tyler agreed to join the party and help us cut through those gnarled branches and twisted vines. Please welcome Stephanie as our new Scrum Master, and Tyler as our new WebGL and Canvas Developer! Please, introduce yourselves! Hi, there! I’m Stephanie Bryant. I’ve been a gamer all my life, with my dad putting my first d20 in my hands when I was about 5 (a dragon killed me!

It is now easier than ever to find content from your favorite Roll20 creators! Every artist and publisher on the Roll20 Marketplace now has their very own Publisher Page, which you can access simply by clicking on their name from any of their products. Here you can see such info as their logo, bio, links to their website and social outlets, featured products, and everything else they’ve created. We’re excited to give creators a stronger platform from which to advertise from, and for players to stay connected with our wonderful Marketplace creator community.

In previous years we’ve done our staff retreats alongside Gen Con, but as anyone who’s tried securing housing at that sort of publicly facing convention knows… logistics can get a little hairy. (For those curious, we will still have a presence at Gen Con, it just won’t be everyone.) As such, this year we planned out a fully removed team retreat– next week our whole team will be hanging out in person instead of functioning remotely, 4/9 thru 4/12.

Early yesterday morning, Roll20 experienced a site-wide outage which affected your ability to play games. We strive to have the site up and running 24/7, because we know that with a global audience, every hour of the day is someone’s game night, and we never want to be the reason that your group has to cancel. Unfortunately, this time we fell short of that goal, and we want to sincerely apologize for that.

UPDATED 4AM CT 4/5/18 This issue has been resolved. We’re currently experiencing an unexpected issue with our database server which has caused the site to remain offline since approximately 7 AM CT this morning. Our entire Dev Team is working as hard as they can to resolve this issue. __The should be no data lost due to this issue __(and we have existing back-up’s), but the process to check the data integrity and bring the database back online is taking longer than we had hoped.

Calling all Roll20 Pro Subscribers! The Official Pathfinder Sheet 1.0 is now live on the Dev Server. If you’re unfamiliar with the Dev server, please check out our wiki here - https://wiki.roll20.net/Dev_Server Our Production Coordinator, Trivia, has put up our feedback and bug thread on the forums already and you can find it here. Please don’t hesitate to give us your thoughts. A complete list of the sheet features can be found in that thread.

Hello Rollers and welcome to our big 3 Million Users Update announcement! We’ve just passed the 3 million user mark and decided to roll out a massive overhaul to many of our website and app’s feature as a celebration, but more importantly, as a THANK YOU to all of you who’ve gotten us here in the first place. There’s a lot of meat to the update that went out yesterday, so let’s hunker down and walk you through the list, as we’re sure you’re dying to know the details.

Roll20 Virtual Tabletop Coming for Pathfinder and Starfinder Roleplaying Games. Pathfinder “Crownfall” pre-orders available today, much more to come in 2018. REDMOND, WASHINGTON (February 27, 2018) – Today, Roll20® and Paizo Inc. unveiled the official support of Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games on the Roll20 virtual tabletop. Pre-orders for Crownfall, the first volume for the Pathfinder_ War for the Crown _Adventure Path, are now available on Roll20. Thereafter, more _War for the Crown _volumes, monstrous _Bestiary_ content, and Starfinder support will roll out in 2018.

As the party pushes forward here at Roll20 and we’re always eager for the addition of new adventurers. The latest addition to our merry band of companions is our shiny new Brand Manager, Soraya Een Hajji! __ Hi there, I’m Soraya! I love playing games with my friends, I read history books in my free time, and I’ve been excited about every dog I ever met.__ Soraya will be in charge of public relations and representing Roll20 at conventions and events, so you’ll hopefully be seeing a lot of her this year.

It’s time to celebrate math in our Quarterly Industry Report – hooray! Today we’re analyzing gaming trends on the Roll20 platform from Q4 2017. Dungeons & Dragons 5e had a larger than usual bump, from 39,583 active games in Q3 to a whopping 49,265 in Q4. We predict this will continue to increase with the incredible lineup of Wizards of the Coast content we have coming down the pipe over the next few months.

You can now beam all of your wildest science fiction dreams onto the Roll20 platform with the launch of the official_ Star Trek Adventures __character sheet_, as well as the release of __Star Trek Adventures: The Next Generation Starfleet Deck Tiles __by _Modiphius Entertainment_! The official Star Trek Adventures character sheet allows players to seamlessly run and automate any of their character’s needs on Roll20, while also providing a choice between two beautifully distinct color schemes.

Roll20 is seeking additional staff in the following positions: Brand Manager Roll20 is striving to better assist outside brands and potential users in understanding the benefits of online tabletop gameplay by engaging a Brand Manager as a full-time employee. We welcome over 2,500 new tabletop gamers across a wide spectrum of interest to our program per day and are in constant communication with game creators trying to connect to those potential players.

In October Blizzard announced to teams a new structure for the 2018 Heroes Global Championship, and part of that new structure was ownership of team slots. Organizations that had partnered with Blizzard ahead of the 2017 season were grandfathered into slot ownership, and those of us who came in later were not, with the ownership going directly to a single player decided on by the current roster. Since October we’ve talked at length with our roster about a way to gradually gain ownership of their HGC slot, but conversations never got even so far as a true method or numbers.

Greetings roleplayers, adventurers and narrative explorers! Happy holidays to you all from us at Roll20! Roll20 is run by actual flesh and blood humans who take holidays too! As such we’d like to inform you, fellow humans, that the team will be stepping away from our keyboards for a little seasonal cheer! We’ll be around for major issues like site outages but otherwise we’ll only be providing limited holiday support over the weekend, as well as December 25th, & 26th.

The rollout of Chrome version 63 is causing a conflict with the outdated and soon-to-be-updated WebRTC library that is currently being used by Roll20. This conflict causes the loading of the virtual tabletop to hang and stall out completely. There are two ways to avoid this currently: Before WebRTC initializes (meaning the sole Game Master is alone in the interface), going to My Settings and disabling internal Video/Audio.

We are once again accepting submissions for our annual Holiday Charity Pack! If you’re a Roll20 Marketplace Creator and wish to take part, feel free to submit up to 20 pieces by December 14th at this form here. If we use your content, you will be credited and linked in the product description. Please note, neither Roll20 nor contributing Marketplace Creators will receive any compensation for this pack; it is 100% a free offering to those who donate directly to the charity of our choice (announcing soon).

Quarter 3 is well behind us and we’ve analyzed what everyone’s been playing the past 3 months. Here’s the brief overview of The Orr Group Industry Report for Q3 2017: We’ve now broken our Sample Size record for the 7th quarter in a row! Thank you to everyone who’s stuck with us, and to those who have just joined! Dungeons & Dragons 5e continues to reach ever new heights, increasing nearly 3% from Q2 to Q3.

Today we have a very sweet and a very bittersweet announcement! First, the bittersweet: I will soon be moving on from Roll20 and embarking on a new journey. My last day will be November 3, and I already miss you all SO MUCH. I’ve had a wonderful time at Roll20. I’ve worked with talented, passionate people, made friends, and played A LOT of games. It’s so hard to leave—especially since we’re a small, tightknit team with a ton of responsibilities and a huge, engaged community.

This morning, our rad developers pushed the new Fog & Function update live! This is a big one, with several exciting new features and improvements: Advanced Fog of War This brand new feature clears away fog dynamically as tokens move across the virtual tabletop. Each token’s path is individually recorded, so each Player’s view of the tabletop will vary from person to person, depending on which tokens they have control over.

Now that we’ve gotten Tomb of Annihilation out the door, we’re looking ahead and we wanted to update you, our wonderful community, on the next few projects we’re working to bring to you! We’ve been planning a major new update that we’re super stoked about. It’s a huge project that we’re hoping to release in early 2018. We promise to tell you more about it as we get closer to launch.

It’s that time of year again! Once more, the entire Roll20 team is off to GenCon, and we hope to see some of you there! If you’re headed to Indy as well, here’s how you can hang out with some or all of us during the best four days in gaming. Roll20 Party! We’re hosting a party, and you’re invited! We’ve reserved space in the historic Tomlinson Tap Room, which overlooks Indianapolis City Market on the mezzanine level.

Since the Kickstarter we’ve had folks asking us for a more permanent Roll20 merchandise setup, and that begins TODAY! Three quick points about the store: This is the first go. We will have different offerings (styles, sizes, colors, and “objects” :) later, so if there’s something you want that you don’t see, politely let us know! We’re still testing out some of our garment sourcing. Everything will be shipping out of Las Vegas, Nevada where much, not all of it is printed.

Greetings gamers! Let’s take a look at what’s new this week… Developer Spotlight Here’s what’s new in tech from lead Dev Steve… On the Production Server Regular community Character Sheet, API Script, and Site Translation updates. Bugfix: Fixed issue with character sheets where the sheet description would not load if there were sheet default options and the sheet did not have a translation file. Bugfix: Fixed a typo in a banner image.

Greetings gamers, ​Thanks for joining us for another look behind the curtain at Roll20. This week, we’ve got a ton of content to share, including some fun reveals from the Devs, more community content, AND 2 new modules! Take it away Steve… ​Developer Spotlight Hi rollers, it’s Steve! Here’s what’s new in the Tech Corner. ​__On the Production Server__ ​Regular community Character Sheet, API Script, and Site Translation updates.

Quarter 2 is over, and we’ve looked at what you all played on Roll20 over the last three months. Here’s the brief overview of The Orr Group Industry Report for Q2 2017: We’ve broken our Sample Sizes for the last 6 quarters in a row! It’s really exciting and fulfilling for us to see our users return, again and again, and to see new gamers join their ranks. Thank you for hanging out with us!

Greetings gamers! Steve is back to share that coding insight, so let’s get it started with what’s new from our amazingly talented Dev Team! Developer Spotlight Hi rollers, here’s what’s new in the Tech Corner. On the Production Server Regular community Character Sheet, API Script, and Site Translation updates. Improvements to our Pre-Order system to make it easier for the Roll20 team to prepare and release. Game patches for every Wizards of the Coast product went out, including major patches to Curse of Strahd, Storm Kings Thunder, and Lost Mine of Phandelver Bugfix: Fanburst tracks after the first page should now start correctly.

This week in Community Corner… On the Marketplace Aaron’s Photo-Realistic Map Tiles: Dungeons & Tombs This pack includes 50 high-quality, fully furnished rooms, allowing you to create your own dungeon with ease. Simply drag-n-drop and you’re ready to play! Tomb of Annihilation Are you ready to face Acererak… The Module Production team is and they have been hard at work getting Tomb of Annihilation adventure VTT ready! Are you excited?

Greetings and welcome to another Community Corner! Community Highlights Roll20CON Last week we celebrated Roll20CON, our online-only convention celebrating YOU and supporting Cybersmile! Over 21,000 of you played over the weekend helping us earn over $2000 (official total is coming soon!) for this amazing charity. While you were busy playing your games, we gathered tons of tabletop industry types together to celebrate live. If you missed any of the fun, check out the VODs on YouTube.

Greetings Gamers! Welcome to my favorite weekend of the year, it’s Roll20CON time… Community Highlights Roll20CON - Supporting Cybersmile! Roll20CON officially begins tomorrow, but you can start supporting our charity now! Cybersmile, the international non-profit supporting victims of cyberbullying – is our official charitable partner for Roll20CON and we couldn’t be more pleased. At its foundation, Cybersmile is rooted in the idea of safe spaces online for all and it was that core value that drew us to this group.

Greetings all, Thanks for joining us for a special Monday edition of the Community Corner - live from Castle Ravenloft! On the Marketplace Curse of Strahd Unlocks at Midnight Pacific Tonight - is available now! The full contents of the book version are fully integrated into the Roll20 module, from the adventure text, to the Tarokka card deck, to fully laid out encounters with hidden enemies and traps on the GM Info layer!

Greetings gamers, Welcome to the weekend and another Community Corner - your look behind the VTT ;) Read on for Roll20CON updates, info on our new Devs, and more. Community Highlights Roll20CON Roll20’s second annual online-only convention is about 2 weeks away and today we shared the GMs who will be playing during the live event on Twitch. Six amazing GMs will be hosting some of your favorites from the RPG community all in an effort to raise funds for Cybersmile.

As you might have heard in the official announcement from Wizards of the Coast during their Stream of Annihilation this weekend, the next new D&D storyline is Tomb of Annihilation, and the Roll20 version will release on September 8, 2017! Here’s a brief synopsis from Wizards of the Coast: Something evil is trapping the souls of the dead and draining life from all who have been raised from death by magic.

Good evening friends, It’s time for more from the Roll20 Devs… Huazzah! Developer Spotlight Hi rollers, here’s what’s new in the Tech Corner. This week we’re furiously on-boarding new developers as our team has more than doubled since January. I expect this process is going to take several more weeks and so visible progress might be a little slow. We’ve got a lot of irons in the fire but our main focus is still the Compendium.

There was a dizzying moment coming out of beta where I realized Roll20 was bigger than the (admittedly) small town that Riley and I grew up in. And then later bigger than the town where we went to college and met Richard. Now it’s bigger than where I currently reside, Las Vegas. At 2.3 million people, Roll20 is basically a city. And something that we think helps bind a large community together is a team to cheer for.

Good evening gamers! This late Friday night post comes to you from a long and busy week over at the Roll20 virtual offices, so at last roll on… Developer Spotlight Hi rollers, here’s what’s new in the Tech Corner. On the Production Server All things Roll20CON, including a new splash page, registration page, and LFG game tagging. We improved some automation for marketplace content creation to take some of the burden off the Dev team and give more tools to the service side of the company.

The Roll20CON tag is now available for your Looking for Group listings! Roll20CON is the free, online-only celebration of the Roll20 Community, starting Saturday, June 24th and ending Sunday, June 25th, 2017. No timezones this year – we’ve scheduled the fun to continue through them all! Start preparing, listing, and joining games now! On June 17th, all games labeled for Roll20CON will have access to some Plus-level subscription features (tagged games will be ad free & will have access to Dynamic Lighting) for free until the end of the event.

Greetings Community! Welcome to another week of Community Corner. You picked a great week to read! Check out the sneak peak at the end of the Developer Spotlight… :D Developer Spotlight Hi rollers, here’s what’s new in the Tech Corner. On the Production Server New Tabletop Audio track Orbital Promenade is now available for your jukebox. Regular community Character Sheet, API Script, and Site Translation updates.

Greetings to our wonderful community. This is my favorite part of the week and once again I am so excited to share, so check it out… Developer Spotlight Hi rollers, here’s what’s new in the Tech Corner. As I hinted last week, we spent most of this week working on the first steps of a couple larger projects. So, while we don’t have a lot of changes out on the Dev server today, we’re hard at work on a suite of polishes and improvements I hope to tease next week.

Greetings to all! I am so excited to share this week’s Community Corner, so let’s jump in right away… Community Highlights Coming soon to a Roll20 Virtual Tabletop near you… Roll20CON 2017 That’s right folks. Roll20CON is back, the dates are set, and Art above is ready for it’s complete reveal - check roll20.net/con on Monday, May 8th, 2017 for the updated page and the full poster! This free, online-only celebration of the Roll20 Community will begin Saturday, June 24th, ending Sunday, June 25th, 2017.

Greetings rollers! It’s time for another Community Corner - your weekly inside look at what our Dev team is up to! On with the show… Developer Spotlight Hi rollers, here’s what’s new in the Tech Corner. On the Production Server Better Marketplace communication to prevent the appearance of double purchases. New translation content, more of Roll20 translated, including purchase receipt emails. Removal of Google Hangouts integration.

Time to a take a gander at what’s been played on Roll20 during the last quarter. Here’s the brief overview of The Orr Group Industry Report for Quarter 1 of 2017: Our Sample Size grew by 13% this quarter! Thanks once again to our returning users, and welcome to all the new ones. Given the results of the last few Industry Reports, it will come as a surprise to no one that _Dungeons & Dragons _fifth edition continues to increase in both player and game activity – this quarter, 49% of Roll20 games were 5E games.

Greetings and welcome to another Community Corner! Let’s do this… Developer Spotlight This week our Developers pushed out a new update. We’ve linked the update thread posted earlier this week below. Please see the full changlog for details from QA Manager Kristin: Update 4/19/2017: WebRTC, Game Default Handling, Dynamic In-Game IDs, & Quality of Life Improvements! Community Highlights This week we’re highlighting another API Script from our One-Click menu… Areas of Effect - from API Script author Stephen L.

Happy Friday folks. It’s time for another Roll20 Community Corner - kicking things off again this week is our lead developer Steve… Developer Spotlight Hi rollers, here’s what’s new in the Tech Corner. On the Production Server: More upgrades and polish to the Addons System. Upgrades to our Marketplace and backend payment processing systems. On the Development Server: Character Sheet list ordering for sheet translations.

Developer Roll20 is seeking to expand our development resources by engaging multiple Developers as a full-time independent contractors. We work mainly in the browser and mobile (iOS/Android) space, with a heavy focus on Javascript and HTML5. We use bleeding-edge web technology as an integral part of our service, including Canvas, WebGL, and WebRTC. Contractor will work with our development team to expand Roll20 by polishing our existing features and by creating new ways for our players to participate in amazing gaming experiences.

Happy Friday and welcome to another Roll20 Community Corner! Let’s get to it shall we?! Developer Spotlight Hi rollers, here’s what’s new in the Tech Corner. On the Production Server More upgrades and polish to the Addons System. Updates to our internal reporting. We care about supporting the stuff you show us is important. Volo’s lair maps are now an Addon. Updated Gifting Page.

Greetings all! I am pleased to share the first in a weekly series of forum posts/blogs from the Roll20 Dev Team. The Roll20 Community Corner will feature updates from our Dev Team on the development of the site, along with some cool things we think you might want to check out from from our incredibly passionate and talented community, like API Scripts, Sheets, Marketplace Packs, and more. So, without further ado…

Put on your coding caps… On Monday we rolled out several exciting new changes to the API Server. These changes include new features requested by sheet and script authors, speed upgrades, and general upgrades to the underlying NodeJS engine enabling new code features for script authors to use. Sheet Worker Support for the API The largest ‘new’ feature is the addition of Sheet Worker support for the API server. Several script authors requested that we add this feature to save time on their end so that they can re-use the same sheet worker code that already exists for character sheets on the API.

Greetings Roll20 Community! We’ve recently heard the call for more frequent and open communication from the Dev Team. In an effort to promote greater transparency, the Roll20 Staff is excited to announce a new live stream coming regularly to Twitch starting this Tuesday, March 28th at 11am Pacific Time! The Roll20 Roundtable Hour will be a place for our users to meet up with us in a live format, ask questions, and get some insight into the inner workings of Roll20.

I’ve been working on Roll20 for more than five years now, and in that time it’s grown from a tiny side project started by three friends into something truly amazing. Never in my wildest dreams did I think that we would reach a point where more than two million people were playing on the platform that we created in our spare time so our friends could enjoy D&D online together. This journey has impacted my life in a tremendous way, and I thank you for the opportunity.

We at Roll20 continue to expand at a rate that frankly defies all our expectations. As such, we’re looking at a new round of hires differently than we have in the past– we’re starting to dream a little bigger instead of simply playing catch up. Below is a mix of opportunities to work with our team on what’s next. To ensure that your application has the best chance at advancement, please be certain to follow the directions for the individual positions (and know that you are welcome to apply for more than one posting, but will need to apply separately).

2016 is over, but let’s take a quick look back to see what games were being played over the last three months of the year. Below you can view the brief overview of The Orr Industry Report for quarter 4 of 2016: Our Sample Sizes keep getting bigger – which is no surprise since Roll20 recently hit our 2 million user mark! Once again, more and more people are playing _Dungeons & Dragons _fifth edition!

This week our Devs have launched some new updates to help with game content management! We’ve shared some of the details from the full changelog below from QA Manger Kristin. Game Default Settings When a GM goes to their Game Settings Page from the Game Details Page, they’ll find a new setting category called Game Default Settings. Making changes and saving them from here will affect how each new page and token is created in the VTT to take on these defaults you just set.

HEY GUYS, GUESS WHAT? Roll20 has some exciting news today. We just hit 2 million users! This is a huge milestone for us and we couldn’t wait another second to share it with YOU, our awesome supporters, and friends. When we launched in April 2012, we had a mere 1,500 users. In less than 5 years, you’ve helped us grow larger than we ever could have imagined. Thank you! This last year was a busy one for us.

Google has announced their plans to shut down the Google Hangouts API as of April 25, 2017. We believe that changes made on Google’s end of things caused a few days where users were having issues connecting via the “Launch in Google Hangouts” option. Our Devs have worked to resolved this and currently, GMs can launch their game in Google Hangouts again. The changes on Google’s end have created a few caveats,

The holidays are over, and we’re looking forward to awesome things in 2017. NEW YEAR, NEW GAMES. But first, we wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who donated to Cybersmile during the 2016 holiday season. From Thanksgiving to New Years, we raised over $7,000 to help Cybersmile fight online bullying! Everyone who donated should have received the Roll20 Holiday Charity Art Pack, and we hope you enjoy the included gorgeous tokens & tiles from some of our most popular Marketplace Creators.

Greetings Gamers & Happy Holidays. It’s time again for the team at Roll20 to step away for a little seasonal cheer! This means we will be providing limited holiday support starting this week on December 23rd, 24th, 25th, & 26th. As always, we will be available for any major issues, like site outages, but non-time sensitive site requests via email, the forums, or social media will be delayed until after the holidays.

Volunteers are need to help Roll20 expand its Compendium! Are you a rules savvy gamer with a little web-tech knowledge? Consider helping us expand the rule sets available on Roll20 - any game with an OGL will be considered! Editors will help create a new Compendium book for their approved rule-set, these new Compendiums will have all of the features of the 5E Compendium, including Sheet integration and drag and drop functionality.

And we couldn’t have done it without your help! From Developer Phil on today’s update: As many of you know, we have been slowly bringing forward our new Roll20 Video Chat system to replace TokBox. Our [Beta] period for this new system launched in September and, with the help of some pretty rad community members, we gained the very valuable feedback needed to push this system out today! I am very excited to be able to share that we are now out of beta and have officially launched Roll20’s new in-house Video Chat system as the default on all Roll20 games.

As the holidays approach, the Roll20 team invites you to spread the joy of gaming to your friends and loved ones! To help, we’ve created a new holiday gift page on the site: https://marketplace.roll20.net/gift Give Content. With Roll20’s gift system, now you can give your favorite GM a gorgeous world map, dashing hero tokens, or build-your-own dungeon tiles, directly from the Marketplace. Give Games. With the gift of a module, you can give that special someone a fully planned out campaign, complete with maps, enemy tokens, helpful handouts, and exciting narrative adventures!

It’s been another three months! Let’s take a look at what games everyone has been enjoying on Roll20. Check out the brief overview: Our Sample Sizes continue to grow! Our Player Sample Size has nearly doubled in the past year. A huge thank you and welcome to everyone who’s joined us on Roll20 this year! As our user base grows, so does the number of people playing the most popular game on Roll20, Dungeons & Dragons 5thEdition.

Roll20 is seeking to hire a General Manager to lead the day to day operations of the company. This is a full-time remote position. You must be a resident of Kansas or Nevada, or willing to relocate to either state, to apply. A relocation package will be offered. The ideal candidate will be familiar with the product and have a strong vision for where it needs to go in the future.

As many of you may already know, an upgrade to our Video Chat system has been in the works and I am pleased to be able to share that as of last Tuesday, we have officially pushed Roll20’s new WebRTC system as the default on all new games. The old system is still available and will remain as default on any older games for now and you can still revert to the old system by changing the Chat Tech option, in the game settings menu, to OpenTok.

Over the last week, the Dev team has been working hard to find solutions to our recent audio woes and it is time for our fellow sound lovers to rejoice. _ “All of us here at Roll20 appreciate the overwhelming support and patience our community has shown in the past week. As tabletop fans we understand how important ambiance, tone, and setting are to the success of our games. That’s why we’re so excited to announce two new audio options.

Twitch! At Roll20 we loooove us some Twitch. We were broadcasting our first Roll20 sessions on the platform during our Kickstarter in April of 2012, and can truly say that their growth has contributed in countless ways to our own. Which brings us to Twitch’s 2nd ever in-person convention, and because it’s Twitch– even if you aren’t going– you can of course tune in on… Twitch! This weekend our Community Manager Stephanie will be featured on a Friday panel (TOMORRROW!

Late last night Roll20’s access to the SoundCloud API was shut off. Roll20’s growth has caused SoundCloud more than once over the past four years to question as to whether or not our integration of their service was within the intent of their API; previously we have been grandfathered in for additional use when SoundCloud changed their API Terms of Use in June 2015. We maintain that the Roll20 community added to the SoundCloud community– be it the vast amount of tracks that were tagged for “Roll20,” the specific music created for use in our interface, or simply our own pride in spurring the discovery of and credit for sound artists via the Roll20 Jukebox dashboard.

Roll20 is pleased to announce that we have expanded our adventuring party once again, bringing on Kristin Carlson as our new Quality Assurance Manager. Avid gamer, artist, and Let’s Play binge watcher – Kristin has been a recognizable face on the platform since Roll20 first launched its open beta back in 2012. Within her first month as a moderator for the site, the Roll20 cofounders had her design the models for the application’s 3D Dice.

Another quarter of the year has gone by, and it’s time to take a look at what we’ve been playing on Roll20. Here’s the quick overview: Once again, we’re thrilled to see watch our Player Sample Size grow even larger (this time by more than 6,000!) as our community expands. Thanks for joining us on Roll20! In Q1, the number of Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition games played on Roll20 increased by 4.

Here at Roll20, we take pride in our ability to provide a service that supports play from all over the world. We feel that working from home helps us provide this unique perspective and as a result, the staff spends a ton of time in text and video chat on a daily basis. Occasionally, we are lucky enough to spend some quality time together in real life. This year, we were able to get the whole team together again at Gen Con 2016 and we wanted to share some of our favorite moments with you.

Greetings Roleplayers! Today, we are very excited to announce the launch of “The Master’s Vault” - this free SRD5 Open Gaming License fantasy adventure, first previewed during Roll20CON, is available now to all Roll20 users on the Start New Game page. The incredible and talented creators of this new SRD5 Roll20 adventure are: James Introcaso (Writer / Project Lead), Liz Courts (Layout), Russ Hapke (Overworld Maps and Additional Art), Gabriel Pickard (Maps and Additional Art), Stephen Shomo (Puzzle Tokens), and Phillip Wright (Tokens).

This week our Devs have rolled out a new update to Your Library. This revamp provides better organizational tools, supports mass editing of assets, and lays the groundwork for better integration down the road. You’ll now find your Premium Assets, including Purchases, Pro & Free Sets - listed in your library along with a My Library section that includes Recent Uploads, a new Upload button, and Folders with a pop-out option for mass tagging, deleting, and moving of assets from folder to folder!

The 2016 ENnie Award Nominees have been announced, and Roll20 is up once again for Best Software! Being honored by the ENnies helps us expand our growth and reach new horizons in the tabletop RPG industry and community. If we win, that’s even better! The ENnies are an important way for us to demonstrate that we are your #1 choice to play tabletop games online. Your support is hugely appreciated, and will allow us to continue to make Roll20 awesome.

Greetings Roll20 Community! Thank you again to all who celebrated Roll20CON with us earlier this month. We were so impressed with your enthusiasm, dedication to play, and willingness to do some good by contributing to Cybersmile, so once again a big thanks to all. Compendium Updated! During all of the Roll20CON hubbub, our Compendium Editors Jeff & Michael were busy helping us update the SRD5 Compendium. These amazing volunteers ran through the new System Reference Document from Wizards of the Coast, updating when necessary, including changes/additions to spells, magic items, monsters, and more.

On June 3rd, Roll20 hosted its first online only convention - Roll20CON. During this event, our community played a ton of games on the site and the Roll20 staff hosted a 24 hour live stream of games and panels - all in an effort to help raise money for Cybersmile. Big thanks to all of our attendees, presenters, game masters, and casts - participation for Roll20CON blew away our expectations. Nearly 37,000 users played games on the site during the event and more than 8,600 unique viewers attended the live events on Twitch.

Greetings Roll20 Community! Welcome to our 24-hour, online-only celebration of you! This free event launched at midnight Pacific on June 3rd and continues until 11:59pm Pacific tonight! Spend you day playing games on the site while enjoying free in-game, Plus features and you can watch us game all day long on Twitch! Let’s Play! Only you can help us break Roll20’s concurrent user record! Tell your regular group to play today or start something new with our community, the choice is yours!

As part of our Roll20CON celebration, you now have access to the Dynamic Lighting layer and an ad-free experience in any new or existing games in Roll20! Simply visit your Game Details page and check the “Event: Roll20CON 2016” box, making sure to schedule your “Next Game Will Be” for any time during Roll20CON on June 3rd, 2016 to get started. In-game, Plus-level features will be available until the end of Roll20CON.

Greetings gamers! Last year, we began seeking translators to help us bring Roll20 to as many people as possible and we are very excited to share the evolution of this process. New Translation Tools with Character Sheet Functionality! On May 17th, our developers pushed out an update that added new tools from CrowdIn to the site. This new and more robust translation software is designed to not only make it easier to translate the site itself, but to help give context to our translators.

Registration for ‪Roll20CON‬ is open now! Start planning and joining games all month long, then gather around the virtual tabletop on June 3rd, 2016 for 24 hours of online gaming. Help us break Roll20’s concurrent user record. Grab your regular group or start something new, just make sure to tag, schedule, and play on June 3rd. Access Plus-level features starting May 27th, by tagging and scheduling your games using the “Event: Roll20CON 2016′′ check box on your Game Details page.

2016 is off to a great start, and we’re ready to take a look at the data for the first quarter of The Orr Group Industry Report. You can get a first glance the overview, below: We keep knocking our Player Sample Size out of the park, and this quarter continues that trend with an increase of more than 9,000! Obviously we’re pleased as punch to see our community continue to grow, so we won’t waste time looking this gift horse in the mouth.

A few week’s ago we asked our forum users to share some of their favorite ways to use Rollable Tables. This customizable feature allows for a single item to be randomly chosen from collection of several. Though commonly used for custom dice or any other list of items that may need to be “rolled” - many of our users have found alternative ways to use this tool. I have used rollable tables to set up different tokens for shapeshifting creatures.

Today, we’ve launched a major update to Roll20′s API and we are excited to share those details below! API One-Click Install The API is one of our best Pro-level features, but it has always required at least some amount of familiarity with coding and scripting to use it… until now! Starting today, all Pro users have access to a library of one-click install scripts that don’t require any additional setup or the copying and pasting of code.

Greetings! Today, I am so exited to share our newest update coming soon to our main site and available now on our Dev Server - API One-Click Install. Our Developers have pushed out an update to our Development Server for the API system which includes a limited number of scripts and we need your help testing this new feature! You’ll now find a new tab in your API menu called “Script Library” that will have a vetted list of pre-approved API Scripts, similar to the list of community Character Sheets.

A few weeks ago, we shared details on an update we pushed to Dev and we are excited to announce that those new changes are available on the main site today! New F/X Tools We’ve added tons of new Pro F/X options, some with multiple color schemes and drag-and-drop options, plus you can now now add your own custom effects! For more information on the new tools, read our updated Custom FX Wiki page.

The Dev Server is a separate server for Roll20 which features the latest developments to the Roll20 application. As new features are created and developed, the Roll20 Dev Team will push them to the Dev Server so that Pro subscribers can use them and give feedback. Yesterday, our developers pushed out a new update and we are very excited to share those changes with you today! Improved F/X Tool Roll20′s newest developer Phil has been hard at work re-working the F/X Tool.

Friends, e-countrymen, GAMERS. Last week we officially announced our first-ever, online-only, 24-hour convention extraordinaire, Roll20CON! This exciting event will run all day on__ Friday, June 3, 2016__, from 12:00am to 11:59pm PT. You can check out the full announcement on The Escapist. Roll20CON is a celebration of tabletop role-playing games, designers, developers, game masters, broadcasters, and creators. We’re putting together a jam-packed schedule of spectator games and panel discussions, and we’ll be opening submissions for YOU, our favorite gamers, to participate.

We’re mega-stoked to announce Roll20’s Twitch Ambassador Program, which is launching in beta version this week! Our latest community outreach initiative will be a two-tiered program; Tier One will launch on Monday, February 8, and Tier Two will begin in March. The goal for this program is to help our users who stream on Twitch grow their audiences, and spread the word about all the cool stuff Roll20 has to offer for your games.

It’s time for another round of The Orr Group Industry Report! We’ve studied the data to figure out what people have been playing over the last three months, and offer some guesses at why. Here’s a brief overview: This quarter marks our biggest yet Player sample size, by far! At the risk of tooting our own horns, we think this is because we’ve improved the profile creation process for players, prompting them more efficiently to report what they want to play.

On January 7th (as discussed) we switched from our previous hosting service to Google Cloud Storage for databasing. We hoped for some advantages overall from what they offer, in addition to faster communication between our database and our active gameplay servers (which are hosted by Firebase, a company owned by Google). The results have surpassed our expectations, and we wanted to share some of that with you via some technical postmortem.

Beginning at 3AM CT Thursday Morning we will be taking down Roll20 for an estimated seven hours in order to migrate our hosting servers. Our current hosting service has been experiencing stability and security issues recently, and we’ve done our best to work around these problems but it has become increasingly difficult. We began examining a move to Google Cloud Platform hosting several months ago– in part because of the convenience in relationship to Firebase– and had not made a final decision until these recent issues with Roll20 downtime and degraded service.

After a long search and many incredible applicants, we are proud to share the addition of a Brand Manager and Developer to the Roll20 crew! Suzanne Wallace joins us as our new Brand Manager! Before her recent wanderlust move to Seattle, Suzanne dove deep into the dark arts of marketing and publicity at Quirk Books, where she worked on pop culture titles such as The Fangirl’s Guide to the Galaxy and Pop Sonnets.

A new and fairly technical update has been pushed to our main site and we wanted to share some of the details. This update focuses largely on new tools for sheet authors, but these changes will provide faster and more powerful Character Sheets for everyone - cool new improvements to your favorite sheets are coming soon! Below are a few highlights from Riley’s full report located on our forums. You can head there now for a more in-depth breakdown and all of the technical lowdown on this new update!

A few weeks ago we started a thread in our Looking for Group forum asking our users to offer some positive advice to their fellow gamers - answering: What do you think makes for a great LFG Thread? Below are some of the best tips from our community, including the quotes from our users! Take a moment to step up your LFG game! Information is key! Provide insight on character creation, house rules, etc.

The Online Role Playing:Index is a resource for tabletop fans, online content creators or anyone considering publishing their Roll20 content online. It is our goal to help with the exposure and growth of our creators by providing this directory to help you find some of the great Roll20 content being produced. The ORP:Index contains links to valuable information on game setup in Roll20, online streaming resources, and a Digital Content Provider Directory.

Our development server saw some new updates today and these changes are heading to the main site very soon. Below you’ll find a quick overview of what is to come! __ Character Sheet Worker Scripts__ One of the main highlights of today’s update is a totally new feature for character sheet authors. Character Sheet Worker Scripts are pieces of JavaScript that sheet authors can write to execute when events occur. These workers only run in response to events, so sheets using this new feature only re-calculate fields when they actually change, greatly speeding up the performance of calculation-heavy sheets.

We’ve reached the end of another quarter of gameplay here at Roll20 and The Orr Group Industry Report is back to show what our community is playing most in the third part of 2015. Up first, we take a look at the quick overview: As you may have expected, 5th Edition is seeing continued growth in Roll20, while the other major titles that grace our quick overview are seeing stable play with numbers very close to our Q2 results.

We’re pleased to announce we’re further expanding our team. We are seeking candidates for two positions… Developer Roll20 is seeking to expand our development resources by engaging a Developer as a full-time independent contractor. We work mainly in the browser and mobile (iOS/Android) space, with a heavy focus on Javascript and HTML5. We use cutting-edge web technology as an integral part of our service, including Canvas, WebGL, and WebRTC. Contractor will work with our in-house Lead Developer to expand Roll20 by polishing our existing features and by creating new ways for our players to participate in amazing gaming experiences.

Somewhere in our summer excitement (passing 1 million users, the Interface Initiative, Gen Con, etc.), we failed to get our Q2 Industry Report numbers here on the blog (although we did get it out to media). Since we’re sending out Q3 numbers to media today, thought it might be prudent to make certain everyone has seen Q2′s results! See the full numbers below… That’s the breakdown. We’ll be back soon with Q3′s numbers, and keep your eyes open for information about our impending power-user updates!

When we set out to do a “small update” after Gen Con, I never thought we’d end up with something quite so big (otherwise we would have named it)! Firstly, and of great importance to our international community, you can now pay for subscriptions and Marketplace purchases using PayPal. It took a long while for us to figure out how to implement PayPal to our satisfaction, but we think we have it ironed out, and we’re excited to deliver something that’s been so highly requested of us.

As you might already know, we built Roll20 as a way for Riley, Richard, and myself (Nolan) to keep in touch across long distances. Now Roll20 is huge… over a million users, enough income to employ us and several key contractors, and so on. Big enough that if we really wanted to, we could probably move closer and establish offices and the like… but we kind of enjoy having to rely on the program, as it keeps us honest users.

Very excited to announce that we’re over a million players strong. We appreciate everyone who’s come on this trip with us, and hope you’re excited about what’s next.

Roll20 is once again nominated for “Best Software” in the annual ENnies Awards presented at Gen Con. None of us here at Roll20 started off in the traditional gaming industry, so winning this award previously has done a lot to help us solidify our status as the #1 way to have tabletop roleplaying experiences online. We really appreciate your support– thanks for taking the time to make your voice heard.

If you missed the news previously, we’re currently hard at work on our Interface Initiative update which will bring a fresh, updated look to the Roll20 site. But beyond the facelift to the interface, we’re also working on a few new things to make your experience playing in Roll20 even better. Agency One of the most-requested additions to 3D Dice is the ability to have control over how the dice are rolled.

We’re pleased to announce our summer update, the “Interface Initiative” (check out our video chat about the update here). After three years of building an increasingly complex sitemap without a design overhaul, we’re very happy to take a moment to polish both site navigation and appearance in a way that will truly impact day-to-day use of the program. Working with the conceptual art of Roll20 logo-designer and all around good guy Dylan Todd, we’ve been able to distill the site down to a better functioning, more visually appealing look.

Nolan (me) will be jumping onto the Roll20 Twitch channel to talk about the next update tomorrow with Adam. Leave questions in the comments, show up live tomorrow, and plan on talking about what’s happening with Roll20 next!

Ryan Hallinan will be working with us as an intern developer. He is currently attending Kansas State University and will be a senior in computer science this fall. While he was born in California, Ryan grew up in a military family and moved all across the country, eventually settling in Kansas. Ryan will be with us for the summer assisting in developing Roll20 and helping out in the forums. Ryan is a both a tabletop and computer gamer.

We’ve refocused the Player Directory to help GMs and groups find players who want to start playing right away and have recently indicated that they want to join a game. After a time your Player Directory listing will now expire and you’ll receive a notification to update the games you’re interested in playing. This system will keep the Player Directory listings current. We’ve also added a new site wide user search.

Put a little Spring in your step & show the world how you roll! Our logo is back! Designed by Dylan Todd, the http://roll20.net/ logo is available again just in time for GenCon! This campaign features more official apparel, including new colors, a new stacked logo design & a new style - introducing our Cool Kids design! Embrace your passion for tabletop and show the world that Cool Kids really do play RPGs!

It’s that time again! Another quarter of gameplay has happened in Roll20, and we’re here to talk about what folks were playing during that time. First, the quick overview: 5th Edition continues to grow on our interface– something we’re very pleased about in that it isn’t “grid-dependent” like many of the other popular games played via us. We’re additionally excited that more people are categorizing their profiles and games to be counted via the Industry Report.

Roll20 for Android and Roll20 for iPad are live. We’ll be talking a lot about these native applications and their uses in tandem with Roll20 Virtual Tabletop in the days to come. For a quick idea of what these applications cover, recall these are part of our “Update of Holding”, so the handheld elements (things like dice and character sheets) are included, while the “tabletop” elements (maps, tokens) are not.

While we all wait with bated breath for the Apple App Store approval of Roll20 for iPad, let’s turn our attention to something else big we’ve been working towards… We’re incredibly pleased to welcome Adam Koebel as our new “Games Master” in Residence. If you’ve ever played Dungeon World or watched RollPlay’s Swan Song streaming series, you’ve experienced his collaborative, entrancing skill set. It will still be a few weeks before we start rolling out new content with Adam via our Twitch channel (which you should very much “Follow” in the meantime).

Today sees a huge amount of new code go live on Roll20, encompassing a great many improvements to our web application. We’ll go through them below, but first we want to point out that the “Holding” element of our update has yet to go live– Roll20 for iPad was submitted last week for approval with Apple and we’re eagerly awaiting that. We’ll be holding onto the Android version until the iPad element is live, and we’re hopeful to see both up and running soon.

Roll20 Compendium, Looking for Group, and the Impending Launch… I’m not sure how easy this is to tell from the outside-looking-in, but the Update of Holding is huge (more info here and here). Every time we get done with one of these big named updates, we promise ourselves “we’ll go smaller next time,” and then accidentally end up getting excited about doing something(s) bigger. This update we’ve exceeded 85,000 lines of new code already!

We’ll be performing a bit of server maintenance next week. In order to cause the least amount of disruption possible, we’ve schedule it during an off-peak time. Date: Monday, February 2nd Time: 4:00 AM CST (2:00 AM PST / 5:00AM EST) Here’s the time in countdown form for different timezones: http://itsalmo.st/#scheduledmaintenanceforroll20net We expect that Roll20 will be unavailable for approximately 2 hours during this time. Please accept our sincere apologies for any interruption that this may cause, and we look forward to serving you better with an improved database server after the maintenance is complete!

API Updates, Roll Templates, and More! See the initial Update of Holding announcement here, and our first development peek here. The biggest component of the Update of Holding is the upcoming iPad and Android apps, we’ve also made our Application Programming Interface (API) an area of emphasis. The biggest enhancement to our API is a new Repository. Currently using the API takes a fair amount of programming savvy (it is a programming interface!

We’ve released the stats from our second ever Industry Report into the wild (and many thanks to the press outlets that have covered these stats thus far). Here’s the main overview: More after the jump. Looking at the numbers, in comparison to last quarter*, the biggest shift is the upswing in 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons players and games. It’s exciting to see the new edition get an upswing in use, and doubly so to see it happening via Roll20 because the system is optionally gridless.

Yesterday we rolled out the ability to “Flag” a post in our Looking for Group system in order to speed up the process by which community member can notify us of Code of Conduct and Terms of Service violations. We’ve always been prompt to respond to emails and in-site messages when violations have been brought to our attention, but felt it important to implement this tool to simplify the process.

In case you missed it, we’re currently working to create our next major update to Roll20, the Update of Holding, which will be released in Q1 2015. Read more about the announcement in our previous post. Everyone at Roll20 is hard at work on our next major update. While we’re busy behind-the-scenes, we wanted to give you a little preview of some of the things that will be coming in early 2015.

Roll20 began with a simple idea: create the best experience for playing tabletop games online when you couldn’t get together in person. We’ve always focused on bringing the physical table to your remote games, replicate the classic experience whenever possible. At the same time we’ve endeavored to take advantage of all the awesome enhancements that digital gameplay can offer, such as faster rolling via our easy-to-use Character Sheets, advanced communication via chat, and limitless customization via our comprehensive API.

Are you ready?!? Like all new toys, you can expect this to come first to our development server. Consider becoming a Mentor today for early access!

We’re very excited to announce that we’ve launched a major new update on Roll20 today! Here’s the highlights: Dynamic Lighting Improvements We’ve improved the Dynamic Lighting system in several ways. First off, you can now Restrict Token Movement, which keeps your players from dragging their tokens through your carefully-crafted dynamic lighting walls. Perfect for keeping your players from sneaking ahead to preview the coming encounter, or just preventing accidental peeks through walls.

Our adventuring party has increased by two! After an overwhelming response to our recent job posting, Roll20 and The Orr Group are excited to welcome Steve Koontz and Stephanie Powell to our team! Steve Koontz, our new developer, comes to us from Southern California with a degree in writing from UCSD. Steve has a passion for technology, is an avid tabletop gamer and a loving father and husband. His professional background ranges from Hollywood screenwriter to Fortune 500 executive.

The past two weeks we have been tracking an issue with increased latency in Roll20 that has been affecting a small subset of games. This lag manifests itself in several ways; the most prevalent being a delay between rolling dice and seeing the results, and things such as moving a piece and having it by delayed before it “moves” on other players’ screens. At first we thought that this increased latency was being caused by QuantumRoll (our relatively-new dice engine), and we took steps to address this issue.

The Orr Group is kind of a restless bunch. That’s why we created Roll20 and continue refining it– we can’t leave well enough alone. We heard many folks at conventions talk about how “THIS tabletop game is just destroying THAT tabletop game… nobody even plays THAT one anymore” and became a bit flummoxed. We had done surveys over a year ago that indicated a lot of diversity in gameplay via Roll20.

We’re proud to announce that we’re expanding our team with two new positions: Developer Roll20 is seeking to expand our development resources by engaging a Developer as a full-time independent contractor. We work mainly in the browser and mobile (iOS/Android) space, with a heavy focus on Javascript and HTML5. We use bleeding-edge web technology as an integral part of our service, including Canvas, WebGL, and WebRTC. Contractor will work with our in-house Lead Developer to expand Roll20 by polishing our existing features and by creating new ways for our players to participate in amazing gaming experiences.

There’s a new update out on the server today for everyone to use. It adds some fun new card-related features. In particular: Choose to Deal a Specific Card You now have the option to enable choosing a specific card to deal from the deck. Useful for lots of games, and really useful for combining all your “infinite decks” into a single deck, which you can then choose the specific type of “piece” to play/hand out from.

We’ve returned from Gen Con 2014 relatively unscathed. Thanks to everyone who came out for our two panels and made them both a great time. We always enjoy meeting our Roll20 players in person and chatting with you about the past, present, and future of the platform. We were also fortunate enough to win another Gold ENnie for Roll20, again in the Best Software Category. Thanks to you all for voting for us; this award may be called “Best Software” but it should really be named “Best Community”!

Today we’ve rolled out a new premium feature to the Dev Server for Mentors to begin testing, and we wanted to give the whole community a quick preview of it. We’re calling it the “Character Vault”. The main purpose of the Vault is to allow you to bring your Characters with you between games. Both players and GMs alike will be able to “store” Characters from their existing games inside their Vault, and then later export those Characters exactly as they were (including all notes, attributes, character sheet, etc.

After months of coding, testing, interviews, and feedback our newest major update is now released onto the main server! There were three main components to this update. Character Sheets Game Masters are now able to select a character sheet template for use in their campaign. There are currently forty-five community-created sheets from which to select. Mentors also have the ability to create their own completely customized sheets from HTML and CSS.

The Roll20 Community has now contributed character sheets for more then 45 different game systems! Not only is this amazing by any measure, it’s even more incredible when you consider all that work was done in just the last month. Whether you are looking forward to playing D&D 3.5, Pathfinder, Mouseguard, Shadowrun 5E, or many, many other games – there’s going to be a sheet waiting for you on May 28th!

We’ve recently announced that Character Sheets are on their way in the new Data Delve update at the end of this month. While it will be possible to create your own sheets from scratch, we want to have a robust library of community-created sheets that anyone can use without needing to know that “HTML/CSS” aren’t a type of government agency. Since we rolled out the new sheets to the Dev Server for our Mentor subscribers to start testing, we’ve seen a flurry of activity in our public repository, with lots of excellent new sheets being created.

Character Sheets have long been one of the most-requested features for us to add to Roll20. Until now we’ve hesitated to add them simply because we didn’t have a vision for how to do them “right.” However, with the new Data Delve update, we went back to the drawing board to see if we could find a way to create a character sheet feature that was easy to use, easy to customize, and truly enhanced the online playing experience, rather than slowing down gameplay more than a paper sheet.

In case you missed our announcement email, we’ve named our upcoming Spring Update “Data Delve.” Data Delve will launch in early May and will introduce improved dice rolls, character sheets, and more. We’re previewing the new features on the blog in the weeks leading up to release. Here’s the first post! Nearly every game that’s played on Roll20 relies heavily on some form of chance. Chance is what allows games to be exciting, non-determined, and different every time they’re played.

Rugged Reroll, our massive update which was released at the end of 2013, brought Roll20 a whole host of new and improved features. Now that the dust has settled and all most of the bugs have been worked out from all those shiny new things, we’re beginning to ask ourselves: what’s next? Today we’re pleased to start introducing you to the Roll20 Spring Update (doesn’t have a catchy name just yet).