VTT Creation, how?

[Star Anvil Studios]

Hello All

I'm new here, I don't have much experience with VTTs as a whole. how does one go about getting VTT modules made for their various settings? I have neither the skill or time to do so myself. I'm hoping to get The Secret World and Starbreaker up and running ASAP.

[Moon Wizard]

Usually, most VTTs have a language that you develop the game system framework in. (called a ruleset for Fantasy Grounds)

On FG, for game systems which don't have an existing framework/ruleset, we recommend users play the game using generic CoreRPG ruleset that we provide that gives common data records and game management. For anything game system specific, a framework/ruleset would need to be developed by a developer who understands how to make those frameworks/rulesets.

Creating a game system specific ruleset can take quite a bit of time, depending on how many record types / sheets that you want to build and how automated the system is. To do something as complex as what D&D 5E provides, it's probably 100s of hours of iteration and development over time. Basic sheets and rulesets take less time, but still need a developer to spend time defining and building the records to match the game system.

Regards,
JPG

[Zacchaeus]

Welcome to the forums.

I'm not familiar with either of those systems and I can't find a ruleset specifically for them either. FG VTT does provide several rulesets which are suited to (almost) any game CoreRPG and MoreCore being two of those. A lot will depend on how complex you need the automation to be. More information here https://www.fantasygrounds.com/forums/showthread.php?20651-Modifying-the-CoreRPG-ruleset and here https://www.fantasygrounds.com/forums/showthread.php?76360-Introducing-the-new-XCore-Ruleset and here https://www.fantasygrounds.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?122-MoreCore-Rulesets

[Mike Serfass]

SWADE Starbreaker isn't even available yet; they've only recently closed on Kickstarter and won't have books until Oct 2025.
The Secret World is available, but I don't think there were plans on converting it to any vtt platform.
It would be very cool to have these settings available on FGU, but it would take a fair amount of work.
(Saints and Synners could make good use of the SFC.)
Maybe one of our content creators could contact Star Anvil Studios and convince them to make their settings available here.
I'd ask very nicely on the forum and on discord.

P.S.
It would be cool to see Scarred Lands and Odysseys & Overlords on FGU as well. I think Scarred Lands will run better in SWADE than in D&D.

[dmbrown]

Wouldn’t Star Anvil Studios have to reach an agreement with Smiteworks then they would reach out to the dev community to have the modules worked on? I do have the Secret World, though I’ve only skimmed through it, but would that be only creating a content module and using the existing SWADE ruleset or are there things that would require an extension?

P.S. I have all the Odysseys & Overlords material and one day might run it and thought about converting it, but don’t know when that will.

[dmbrown]

Star Anvil Studios you can see at the link below all the Savage Worlds settings that are available for Fantasy Grounds.
https://www.fantasygrounds.com/store/?sys=3&sort=1#TopSellers

[Mike Serfass]

And I finally caught up with the conversation and who I'm talking to.
:confused:
I've been ill this week, and rather slow.
@Star Anvil Studios, I sent you a pm.

[Fear Grounds]

Welcome to Fantasy Grounds Star Anvil Studios!

My little group of friends have already been playing the Savage Worlds Edition of The Secret World, here on Fantasy Grounds Unity. I started converting the content shortly after it's release, enough to allow us to play without looking up stats in the PDF at least. Admittedly, I quit working on the conversion when I read in a forum post, there would be no Official Conversion released. It appears as if that other post was incorrect.

I have to say, we have had a blast, as Bees buzzing around, in The Secret World. Sadly, I am unfamiliar with Starbreaker thus far, but am now looking forward to it as well!

Continuing the conversation above, are you looking to get conversions made for both; the Savage Worlds and the D&D5E rule systems?

[Doswelk]

I converted Saints and Sinners preview a while back, and ran it as a one-shot.

[Star Anvil Studios]

Hello Everyone
Thanks for the replies. It seems how I phrased my question caused some confusion. I was asking to get my settings, not systems, her on Fantasy Grounds. I have someone willing to do that task now so thanks for the responses. I'm new to getting this done, so I have no idea how long it will take, but at least the process has started.

[Star Anvil Studios]

The Secret World will eventually be done for both rule sets, however we are looking st an update since 5e was recently tweaked. So we will wait to do that until after we review any changes we might make etc.

[Star Anvil Studios]

SWADE Starbreaker isn't even available yet; they've only recently closed on Kickstarter and won't have books until Oct 2025.
The Secret World is available, but I don't think there were plans on converting it to any vtt platform.
It would be very cool to have these settings available on FGU, but it would take a fair amount of work.
(Saints and Synners could make good use of the SFC.)
Maybe one of our content creators could contact Star Anvil Studios and convince them to make their settings available here.
I'd ask very nicely on the forum and on discord.

P.S.
It would be cool to see Scarred Lands and Odysseys & Overlords on FGU as well. I think Scarred Lands will run better in SWADE than in D&D.

Starbreaker is indeed available now. Has been for a few weeks now. The print version is not yet available though.

[Sorontar]

The Secret World will eventually be done for both rule sets, however we are looking st an update since 5e was recently tweaked. So we will wait to do that until after we review any changes we might make etc.

Just picked up the SWADE setting through DTRPG Print and ordered the print Adventure on there as well. Interesting to read the foreword by Shane Hensley and his work at Cryptic etc as I loved both City of Heroes and Secret World MMOs :D

I look forward to seeing how this develops as I read the setting and what you've done with it - so far it looks awesome :)

[Star Anvil Studios]

Quite sorry I didnt see this reply when it was posted. Yes, both the Secret World and Starbreaker are being worked on for Fantasy Grounds now. Both as the Savage Worlds rule set. 55e Secret World will be much later. Im working on updates for that and I wont fo the VTT for it until its done.

[Mortar]

Star Anvil Studios, what about Accursed now that you guys have it?

[Star Anvil Studios]

We no longer have it. That property belongs to Ross Watson. Star Anvil Studios continues to work with Ross on Dominions of Steel, but Accursed is his and under his company again where it began. We hope to hear big news from him this year about it!

[Mortar]

I did not know that. Awesome to hear!

[Sorontar]

Quite sorry I didnt see this reply when it was posted. Yes, both the Secret World and Starbreaker are being worked on for Fantasy Grounds now. Both as the Savage Worlds rule set. 55e Secret World will be much later. Im working on updates for that and I wont fo the VTT for it until its done. No worries was only yesterday afterall ;) Excellent news though and thanks for the response ;)

[Jester Day]

The Secret World will eventually be done for both rule sets, however we are looking st an update since 5e was recently tweaked. So we will wait to do that until after we review any changes we might make etc.

Any updates on this particular one? I have a group fired up to go and would like to do so in the 5th edition ruleset. Being able to use an engine in the background would be great.