I am a rules-lite person. Complex rules do not interest me, though I celebrate and encourage others who love it. Some of my favorite games are one-shots. Ones that don’t require several weeks…

The long-awaited video game Baldur’s Gate 3 from Larian Studios is filled with hundreds of hours worth of exploring the most iconic Dungeons & Dragons setting: the Forgotten Realms.  If you’re a lifetime…

Measuring distances is key to many games played on Roll20, and while we’ve had a Measure Tool since our earliest days, we felt like it was time to give this oft-used feature a…

Prepping for a weekend one-shot or celebrating Halloween around the game table? We have ten spooky scary D&D 5E games for you to frighten your players. Some are on sale right now! Found…

Character sheets are an integral part of play on the Roll20 Virtual Tabletop, and one that’s powered by the community. While we’ve created and maintain official sheets and help the publishers of your…

The last quarter of 2021 is in the books, and while we’re all focused on the future, here’s one final look back at tabletop roleplaying on Roll20 from last year. Lots of familiar…

Welcome back to the Orr Group Industry Report! 2021 is wrapping up already–can you believe it? It’s somehow November, and it’s been a big, busy year for the tabletop industry and hobby. Quarter…

Safety tools have been a major part of the tabletop scene the past few years. It has been wonderful to see the rise of “Session zero,” when the players and facilitators can discuss…

GM: “So are you sneaking in or are you going full bear?” A few weeks back, one of our regular group members had to miss RPG night. Rather than cancel, I whipped out my…

What is more dreadful than becoming the monster you killed? What greater tragedy is there than succumbing to the gravity of violence, defeating your oppressor only to replace him? The nightmares you had…

Whenever a friend or colleague planning to GM for the first time asks me for advice, I always come back to the same idea: Pacing. Careful pacing is so often the difference between…