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[TriOpticon]

I have not tried Fantasy Grounds yet but I've moved and no longer with a great group of gamers. So, I thought I would setup a game via FG and run M&M. We've played 2nd edition and we all own the 3rd edition stuff as we were going to start a game before I left.

I understand (I think) that this rule set has a few bugs/missing features and does not take advantage of the CoreRPG (is that the correct term) in FG. However, that is being worked on, I believe. Not sure how accurate that is so I had a few questions.

1. If I found a bug or a missing feature and I wanted to add it, how difficult is that? I make my living as a software developer but I am not sure how robust the support/documentation is for developers.
2. For the CoreRPG enhancements, is that something I could add or would that require a full re-write of the ruleset?
3. This is more general but what FG license would I have to purchase so my players do not have to pay anything?
4. What tokens or maps do you suggest for a modern day super hero game? I'd prefer free but don't mind paying if needed. And if they are on another website such as DriveThruRPG that is fine, also.

That's all I have for now. Thanks!

[damned]

Hello TriOpticon and welcome

M&M is a pretty good ruleset as is but doesnt have things like auto sizing of tokens or a tonne of little features.
It is being rewritten to utilise CoreRPG but I dont know any time frames
All ruleset code is viewable to those that are interested - unzip the .pak file and investigate. You can make changes - it is best to do these as an extension.
$10 sub or $149 purchase + the M&M ruleset will be what you are looking for
Devin Knight has some most excellent tokens both free and for sale and Im pretty sure he has some appropriate tokens

[TriOpticon]

Thanks for the reply and the information, damned! I appreciate it.

[TriOpticon]

Would joining a one-shot M&M game be enough to get a good feel for the ruleset and FG or would that be too much? Is there a simpler ruleset (I've played Pathfinder, D&D 3.5) that I should try to learn FG with?

[damned]

I havent actually used the M&M ruleset but it may well be a more complicated one than you ought to try as a first time user....
There are so many one shots happening at FG Con 8 that you can get a good taste of systems with lots of automation and others with only a little...

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[TriOpticon]

I actually signed up for an event at FG Con 8. Now I just need to get the license and make sure my hardware works using teamspeak, etc.

[damned]

Excellent. TS is pretty easy to use but you do need to set it up before hand. You can always jump on the TS server ahead of time and chat with others.