Package

OpenRPG

WebRPG

Rptools (Maptool)

Online Pen and Paper Worlds

Tris

Klooge.Werks

Roleplayingmaster

ScreenMonkey

Fantasy Grounds

Battlegrounds: RPG Edition

ViewingDale

Environment

Python

Java

Java (web start)

Windows

Windows

Java

Win

Server: Windows

Windows

Stand-alone app

App on WIndows

OS support

Any (Python)

Any (Java)

Any (Java)

Windows

Windows

Any (Java)

Win

Client: Any, via browser

Windows

Mac OS X and Windows

Win2000,WinXP,WinXP64

RPG Systems

Any

Any

Any (just a map)

Any

Any

D&D, 2/3

D&D 3e

Any

d20

Any

Any

Cost

Free

Free

Free

Free

Free

$30 (DM)

$24

Free Lite version, $35 for full (Server only)

$35 GM, $20 Player

$30 GM, $15 Player, $15 Floating License

~$45

Chat

Separate frame

Separate frame

Map overlay

Yes

Yes

Map overlay

No

Separate frame

Internal Window

Floating resizeable window

Map Overlay

Maps

From web

Served by GM

Drag&drop from anywhere

No

No

Served by GM

Yes

Served by GM

Images you can put tokens on; served by GM

Served by GM or downloaded from URL

Yes & Served

Map fog

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Maybe?

Maybe?

Dynamic and/or Manual reveals & conceals

Yes

Miniature Graphics

From web

Served by players

Drag&drop from anywhere

No

No

Served by GM

Served by GM

Served by GM

Tokens; GM can add more

Served by GM

Yes & served

Mini Rotation/Facing

Face/Move arrows

No

No

No

No

Arrows, Icon rotation

??

Face/Look arrows (player only)

No

By hotkeys, also allows diagonal facing

Yes

Mini status notes (Dead, Incap, etc)

No

No

Graphical

No

No

Graphical, Auto and override

Yes

Text

No

Yes, stackable and customizable

Yes - Any

Miniature Autonumbering

Yes

No

Yes, along with token copy autonumbering (use ctrl-c, ctrl-v)

No

Yes, with HP rolling

??

Yes

No

?

Yes

No

Mini movement

Click source, dest

Drag & drop

Drag, with measurements

No

No

Drag&drop, with distance measurements

Drag

Drag&drop in server, click in client

Drag

Drag&drop or hotkey

Yes - Networked

Map measurements

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

Arbitrary measure, movement measure, threat range measure

Yes

No

No

No

No

Miniature permissions

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

??

Yes

No

Yes

Some

Mini snap-to-grid

Yes

Yes

Toggled per token

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Character Sheets

Via custom nodes

Via custom nodes

No

No

Primitive

Premade only

Not customizable

No; plaintext only

Premade only

Bitmap only (i.e., scanned sheets)

Yes

Character Sheet Autocalc

Only for included, non-customizable sheets (but see below)

No

No

No

No

Somewhat

Yes

No

Some

No

No

Character pre-saved rolls

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Yes, D&D 3e

Only temporary

No

Dice Macros may be attached to any unit

No

Rolls can extract character info

Yes

No

No

No

No

Yes, if sheet has variables

Yes

No

No

No

No

Character HP tracking

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Manual

Graphical indicator only

Manual

Automated combat

No

No

No

No

No

Yes - Can target an attack; outputs probable hit or miss

Yes

No

No

No, but uses graphical attacker/target labels

No

Initiative Manager

Yes

Yes (not d20)

No

No

No

Yes, can add more combatants, graphically indicates next turn

Yes

No

Poor

Turn sequence ordered manually

No

Init Manager autorolls

No

Yes

No

No

No

Yes (Select all)

Yes

No

No

No

No

Programmable encounters

No, but can use miniature loader to set up locations of minis to be loaded

No - but can drag folders containing encounter to map

No

No

No

Yes (Encounter object can spawn items/monsters)

??

No

No

Encounters may be saved/loaded

Via Load/Link

Extendable (plugins)

Yes

No

No

No

No

Yes

??

No

No

Flash mini-apps

No

Extendable (scripts)

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

??

Paid version only

No

No

No

Embedded (automated) game documentation

Some - premade char sheet has mundane weapon lists, skills have descriptions, etc.

No

No

No

No

No

Some

No

SRD, mostly in plaintext

No

Embedded, not automated

Other

Opensource.

Was free, then for-pay, then free.Hasn't changed in years.

Still in development - could work as a mapping add-on to a chat client with a die roller, but still fairly primitive. Opensource.

Pretty much a chat client.

Text only, and proud of it. Basically a glorified chat client.

Looks to be the most sophisticated payware virtual tabletop

Painfully bad GUI, mostly intended for use at gaming table

Next to no automation, other than character sheet doing some of the math for you. Neat dice-rolling animation, but all rolls are done manually - no dice macros, ever.

Easy to use, clean interface, send audio or visual aids, attach portrait art and/or audio clips to units, some animation support, drawing tools, text label tool, range measuring, export screenshots, card deck support, powerful dice macros w/ no scripting, FUDGE dice

Fast, No fixed scale, Pan & Zoom, Graphics hardware assisted, Free Dice app with graphics and macros, Able to create huge detailed seamless maps.