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Choose your operating system to get Fantasy Grounds installed - the full app is completely FREE.

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Host or play in games with the free built-in rulesets, or unlock thousands of titles in our store!

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Fantasy Grounds Forge

The Fantasy Grounds Forge (the FG Forge or FGF) is a community developer portal where creators can share content for free or sell it. Forge users can then purchase or subscribe to content and use the creations in their games!

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Features - Free to Play

Core Platform Features

Host games for and play with anyone - no licenses needed
Full Game Master and Player functionality included
Cross-platform play (Windows, MacOS, Linux)
Cloud connectivity with no networking hassles - automatic NAT traversal
Powerful automation for combat, initiative, attacks, saves, damage, conditions, and effects
Dynamic Line of Sight, Lighting, and Vision (including Darkvision support)
Built-in dice roller with 3D dice and advanced modifiers
Toggle between 2D top-down view and 2.5D Camera or Token View for increased immersion

Creation & Customization

Build and manage unlimited campaigns
Customize notes, story entries, NPCs, encounters, items, and quests
Create and export your own custom adventure modules
Ability to create your own custom extensions or rulesets with XML and LUA
Create layered art and maps with advanced image tools
Export images or tokens as webp

Free Content & Community

More than 100 Free Tokens and camera view images for male and female fantasy heroes *
Nearly 500 Fantasy tokens and camera view images for SRD monsters *
More than 200 Generic Top-down Tokens (Animals, Characters, Monsters)
Over 20 Free battlemaps for streets, caves, dungeons and tunnels
Dozens of Free full color commissioned portraits by Mates Laurentiu
Shockbolt GMW Kit Asset Pack with over 600 pieces of art for tiles, effects, floors and more
Saz Asset Pack with around 100 pieces of art for tiles, brushes, floors and more
Torsten's Asset Pack with over 260 pieces of art for tiles, terrain, markers and more
Access to the FG Forge where community creators share free and paid modules
Access to the My Library Online Reader

* These were created with Dall-E.

Free Rulesets & Data

D&D 5E & 2024+ – Ruleset plus SRD 5.1 & 5.2, Basic & Free Rules libraries
D&D 2E, 3.5E, 4E – Free rulesets
Cosmere RPG – Ruleset plus Cosmere QuickStart Rules
Daggerheart – Ruleset plus Daggerheart SRD data libraries
Fallout 2d20 – Ruleset plus Fallout Quickstart Rules
FATECore – Ruleset
Pathfinder RPG 1E & 2E – Rulesets plus Pathfinder SRD data libraries
Numenera, Cypher System, and The Strange – Rulesets
Starfinder RPG 1E & 2E – Rulesets with quickstart reference
Star Trek Adventures – Ruleset plus Star Trek Adventures Quickstart Guide

Fantasy Grounds Free to Play FAQ

Is Fantasy Grounds VTT free to use?

Yes. Fantasy Grounds VTT is free to download and includes full Game Master and player functionality, cross-platform play, cloud connectivity, campaign creation tools, dice rolling, automation, and free rulesets.

What free rulesets are included with Fantasy Grounds?

Fantasy Grounds includes free rulesets for D&D 5E and 2024+, D&D 2E, 3.5E, 4E, Pathfinder 1E and 2E, Starfinder 1E and 2E, Cosmere RPG, Daggerheart, Fallout 2d20, FATE Core, Numenera, Cypher System, The Strange, and Star Trek Adventures.

Does Fantasy Grounds include free content?

Yes. Fantasy Grounds includes free tokens, maps, portraits, art assets, rulesets, SRD libraries, quickstart rules, and access to free and paid community creations through the Fantasy Grounds Forge.

Can I create my own campaigns and content for free?

Yes. You can build unlimited campaigns, create notes, story entries, NPCs, encounters, items, quests, maps, custom adventure modules, and even create extensions or rulesets using XML and Lua.

Do players need to buy a license to join a game?

No. Players can install Fantasy Grounds for free and join games without needing to buy a license.

Are there any monthly fees to access features or to host a game?

No. There are no recurring costs to use the software fully. You only pay for official content you want to add to your game. You can always add your own content for free.

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