The Dark Eye on Virtual Tabletops
How about as easy as possible and with help? Then our official rulesets, corebooks, and modules for virtual tabletops are just right for you and your game sessions. We now support The Dark Eye online game sessions with our digital TDE rulesets and suitable modules such as rules and adventures.
Below you will first find the general tools, such as bots, with which you can support your online game sessions. This is followed by a detailed presentation of the TDE5 integration for Foundry VTT.
What’s Next?
We are of course already working on the next modules and extensions for Foundry VTT . As soon as new content is available, they can be purchased here via our shop. We will announce the publication on our website and on our social media channels.
In addition, we are working on TDE5 implementations for Fantasy Grounds and other VTTs.
Our offers of Virtual Tabletop Tools
The following virtual tabletop systems already contain modules made by us especially for them. (Click on the image to get to your system quickly).
General Tools
Besides direct integrations into existing VTT systems, there are also various general tools that support online gaming. Our first general tool is presented below.
The White Eye
Whether you are playing The Dark Eye via Discord, Foundry VTT or are already back to playing at your table. The Discord Bot Das Weiße Auge (The White Eye) helps explore the world of Aventuria and enhances your gameplay! Discord players have the possibility to import their Optolith Heroes and perform checks for talents, spells, liturgies and combat with simple commands. If you get hit despite a dodge or parry, you can calculate combat results, Astral Energy or Fate Points directly in Discord and track them in the integrated Character Sheet.
Gamemasters have full access to their group’s heroes and can also run hidden checks or regenerate 1d6 for everyone after a good night’s rest. Master tools like the easy to use name generator or random master characters will put the world at your fingertips and help you prepare your adventures or come up with things on the fly.
If you need to spontaneously look something up in the middle of a session, DWA is there for you. Whether it’s the rules wiki, one of the 1500+ game cards or converting years, currencies and units of measurement – you can do everything with one simple command.
What does the bot?
Foundry VTT
What is Foundry Virtual Tabletop?
Foundry VTT is a stand-alone application with many functions to help you play tabletop role-playing games online with friends. It is a self-hosted application with features to support live game sessions.
In order to use Foundry VTT , you must first purchase a paid license as Game Master. Players can easily take part in a game session via a browser, but do not need a license themselves to participate. You can find more information about Foundry VTT on the official Foundry VTT website .
Start Here!
To play The Dark Eye on Foundry VTT you need is a license for the GM. The game system for The Dark Eye and the official TDE character sheet are integrated into the Foundry VTT and are freely accessible to everyone with a free install.
This covers the basic mechanics, including combat, but does not include rulebook text. We have also included a short adventure as a free module to get you started. In addition to the free rules, we will also be offering additional fee-based content, such as adventure modules, in the future. These can then be purchased through our shop when available.
TDE5 Basic System
Make Yourself Comfortable!
The Dark Eye Basic Rules for Foundry VTT:
Descriptions and features of the TDE basic rules for:
Ready-to-use templates & automation to make the game easier:
Various game aids & tokens:
More Source Books
The Aventurian Compendium gives you numerous new options for combat and powerful fighting styles known only to the best warriors and swordmasters. But not only warriors get their money’s worth.
This product contains:
The Aventurian Bestiary contains more than forty gruesome monsters and over two dozen dangerous animals that challenge every group of heroes.
This product contains:
This article is a digital premium version of the Aventurian Armory for The Dark Eye as a module for Foundry VTT. It is a premium module for Foundry VTT.
This product contains:
With Magic of Aventuria you will learn more about the spell styles taught at the mage academies, which give a mage special abilities and provide access to more advanced special skills.
This product contains:
In addition to the supplemental focus rules, God of Aventuria I also includes new consecrated professions, profession packs for all twelve gods consecrates, a selection of demigod consecrates, and a handful of clerical orders.
This product contains:
Get a insight in The Dark Eye for Foundry VTT
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
The Dark Eye is an RPG that has been set in the world of Aventuria for almost 40 years. The 5th edition was published by Ulisses Spiele and offers a world of unique depth and richness, unlike any other fantasy role-playing game. The Dark Eye for Foundry VTT is an implementation of the role-playing game in the virtual tabletop system from Foundry VTT , which was developed together with Ulisses Spiele.
To play with your friends, you need your own characters, some opponents (NPC) and a story.
To find out more about how to start a game, take a look at our Quick Start section.
In order to really enjoy all the functions of the game, you should have the following elements for your character:
– advantages
– disadvantages
– special skills
– cultures
– professions
– spells, cantrips and rituals
– liturgies, ceremonies and blessings
– objects
– hostile creatures, natural weapons and properties
For a complete gaming experience with maximum convenience functionality and all of the content of the basic game, the “Basic rules” module is available in English or German.
We have created instructions for Character Creation
Most combat rules are automated and calculated – but such a comprehensive rule system as The Dark Eye 5 cannot be fully implemented. For this we have created the ability to modify rolls manually. You can find out more on the Combat wiki.
Automated menus are available for this, or you can enter a specific roll directly in the chat channel. If you want to know how, just have a look on the Game Mechanics wiki
Of course you have the possibility to create your own elements in The Dark Eye 5 Foundry VTT. For this you need a little more knowledge of the rules of The Dark Eye and some practice in dealing with Foundry VTT. You can find more details in these instructions.
Foundry VTT does not update itself or your modules automatically. Please make sure that you have updated all modules and the system to the latest version. This will help in most cases.
Go to the Foundry Virtual Table Top website. Sign in to your account. Open your account profile (click your name in the top right corner). Select “Premium Content” and enter the key provided by Ulisses. You can then install the module in your Foundry VTT installation using the module browser.
Make sure you are looking at the Gear tab and not the Combat tab. Weapons are only shown on the Combat tab if you actually equip them (e.g. pick them up).
The modification in the attribute of the species only affects the maximum during creation, not the actual value itself. So you can increase a property to 16 instead of 14 during character generation with +2 , but you still have to spend the adventure points pay.
To Install the free game system:
1. Once you have Foundry installed click “Game Systems” on the main screen.
2. Click the “Install System” button on the bottom left of the window.
3. In the text box “Package Name” enter “The Dark Eye”
4. Click the “Install” button
To Install the free Quickstart adventure:
1. Click “Add-on Modules” on the main screen.
2. Click the “Install Modules” button on the bottom left of the window.
3 In the text box “Package Name” enter “The Dark Eye”
4. Click the “Install” button
Once the rules and modules and loaded you can create a game:
TDE on Foundry Wiki: https://github.com/Plushtoast/dsa5-foundryVTT/wiki
Quickstart and How to start a Session: https://github.com/Plushtoast/dsa5-foundryVTT/wiki/Quick-Start
Recommended Modules – Audio and FX (scroll to bottom of page) https://github.com/Plushtoast/dsa5_introduction
Roll20
What is Roll20?
Roll20, like Foundry VTT, is a standalone application with many additional features that help you play live online tabletop role-playing sessions with friends.The many features of the self-hosted application make playing at the virtual table easier.
There is no need to purchase a paid license to use Roll20, but there are paid premium features. Players can easily join a game round via a browser. You can find more information about Roll20 on its official website.
Start Here!
We are working to make TDE5 available as a compendium for Roll20. But to ease the waiting time until then or if you are simply looking for some beautiful tokens for your game, we have published several token collections for Roll20 today. Each of them features a special theme and contains a collection of over 40 tokens with characters or NPCs, creatures and typical objects ready for use in your Roll20 session.
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With the Core Rules of The Dark Eye 5 you will get:
With the Aventurian Bestiary for The Dark Eye for Roll20 you will get:
Requires The Dark Eye Core Rules to make use of all the automated functions included!
With the Aventurian Armory for The Dark Eye 5 for Roll20 you will get:
With Magic of Aventuria for The Dark Eye 5 for Roll20 you will get:
Requires The Dark Eye 5 Core Rules to use all the automated functions included!
With Gods of Aventuria for The Dark Eye 5 for Roll20 you will get:
Requires The Dark Eye 5 Core Rules to use all the automated functions included!
With the Aventurian Compendium for The Dark Eye 5 for Roll20 you will get:
Requires The Dark Eye 5 Core Rules to use all the automated functions included!
Tokens
Soon the time will come: The Dark Eye 5 will be introduced as a compendium for Roll20. To shorten the waiting time until then or if you are just looking for some nice tokens for your game round, we have published several token collections for Roll20. Each of them has its own theme and contains a collection of over 40 tokens with game characters or master persons, creatures and typical items that you can use immediately in your turn.
This token pack contains a collection of over 40 tokens featuring game characters or master characters, creatures and typical items of the Elven people.
This token pack contains a collection of over 40 tokens featuring game characters or master characters, creatures and typical items of the Dwarven nation.
This token pack contains a collection of over 40 tokens featuring game characters or master characters, creatures, and typical items of the Orcs.
This token pack contains a collection of over 40 tokens featuring game characters or master characters, creatures and typical items of the Black Mage class.