Conclave Virtual Tabletop
Conclave is a simple and intuitive way to take your TTRPG campaign to the next level, whether your group is playing in the same room or scattered across the realms.
Conclave is all about the experience, not the numbers. There’s no managing stats or fiddling with complex mazes of menus; we’ll assume you’ve already got the character sheets covered. Instead, we aim to provide a customizable space with easy and straightforward tools for you to build and play out your sessions.
Conclave includes an array of tools to help you on your journey, including dice, measuring tools, status effects, and a fog painting system. We’ve included some assets to get you started, but this is your game; your story. Who are we to decide what’s in it? You can quickly and easily import everything you need for your session: maps, tokens, portraits, and even 3D minis!
Conclave supports the Hero Forge® Access Key, meaning you can connect your account to unlock your library of customized digital miniatures. You’ll unlock 5 free minis when you connect your account!
Change time of day, lighting, and even weather and nature effects to get the vibe you want. Conclave’s minimalist design means it gets out of the way when you need it to so players can focus on the story and experience you’re building together.
Conclave aims to not only replicate the classic tabletop gaming experience, but also enhance it, and make it easier than ever to get your group together. Conclave is built with local multiplayer in mind, so players in the same room can simply pass a controller or two around. Online players needn’t worry though, as Conclave fully supports Steam’s Remote Play Together service. With just a single copy of Conclave, the whole party can play and create together.
Conclave is designed primarily to facilitate tabletop RPGs, but there’s no rule that says you can’t branch out. If it involves moving pieces on a board, there’s probably a good chance you can play it with Conclave.
We invite you to join our growing Discord community, where you can look for a group, talk about your campaign, or just chat with us. We’re looking forward to being a part of your next adventure.
Game Discussion
Steam User 12
I was able to test this product before launch.
The best way I can describe Conclave is that it’s a blend between a traditional VTT and something like Tabletop Simulator. It’s got the 3D environment aspects that allow you to commit mini murder (knocking minis around or completely over), rolling dice, etc. It also has classic VTT tools like measurements, fog of war, etc.
To keep it simple. what you get with Conclave:
- Measurement tools
- Fog of war
- Dice roller
- Initiative tracker (health and a couple other stats too)
- Map importer
- Mini importer of all types (3D, flat tokens, or standees)
- Layers to hide and unhide minis
- Lighting and weather effects
What you don’t get:
- A second screen for player (vs DM) view
- Character sheets
Do I mind not having these things? Not really. I did all my setup before players joined in with Steam remote play and I was able to hide and unhide minis with layers when I needed. It advertises itself to be a shared “tabletop” experience and it sticks to It in that area.
For the character sheets, a lot of my group tracks their stats w/ various apps so this works out fine. It also keeps the app system agnostic if we want to try something else besides DnD.
I have some suggestions for future features. But I’d definitely recommend this tool to other DM’s looking for a quick setup.
Steam User 11
I've been DMing longer than most folks reading this post have been alive, from 1st Ed with Greyhawk's hex maps to Dark Sun's blood stained sands, and everything in between (except 4Ed, it sucked)
And that's just D&D, not mentioning Werewolf, Vampire, all the WW games, plus Shadow run, Cyberpunk
And lest we forget Call of Cthulhu.
All need a game space to play combat, not theatre of the mind with everybody talking, rolling dice on social encounters and WTF is the Bard doing in the stables? But a place to put the mini's, the mooks, the BBG and all importantly, the battlemap.
I've been dragging around rolled up grid maps for eons, along with dry erase pens, if you know the hassle, you know. So enter Covid, and now everybody wants to play remote, been using Fantasy Grounds, D20, lots of maps to move tokens around on, then Hero Forge opened the doors, and now we've got our 3d printed custom minis, with digital exports to VTT, and Conclave is currently one of the few that can port your mini in (although this is becoming more common) and have it look bad ass.
This is not a game system, this will NOT teach you how to play a game, nor run one.
You will have to provide your players story, and when to roll what dice and what modifiers...everybody better have their own character sheet, and they should. .pdf is easy peezy, to say nothing of the .jpg, .mp4, and .png support for maps, tokens, and standees.
And I can connect 6 players for free with Steam Link, while we play on my 40" TV screen and use our own touch pads or phones (android or ios)to select our characters, move them, roll dice...as well as folks connecting from remote?
And for, what...$20 bucks?
Grognard Approved
Steam User 15
The system has some good features:
- Single price buy in.
- Simple interface.
- Well thought out Theme and UI
- A great setup for fog of war with a cool fog effect.
It also has some rather annoying issues:
- No matter how low I make the sensitivity I seem to zoom around at 1000 miles an hour.
- Switching between tools feels quite clunky, not sure why they do have hotkeys but just feels a little odd (This could just be me)
- The UI for the settings pages have a transparent background making them quite hard to see.
- Although the controls are quite clear there are a lot of hotkeys, im not sure hotkeys are the right idea for a virtual tabletop. (Again could also be personal preference.)
And even some REALLY BAD issues:
- Currently other players seem to be able to browse my system by just clicking around and loading maps/tokens this is pretty scary.
Things I think could be improved.
- It represents its self as a good way to play by just handing over a controller but it would be great if we could stream a player view from the main account to a second monitor, similar to how owl bear can work would be great.
Overall I think the price is good for what you get but with some tweaks I think it could be great
Steam User 6
Just what I was looking for! I've already put together a scene for our first encounter and it was super easy to set up. :) I really like that animated maps are supported. Crosshead Studios makes some really great ones and they import in perfectly.
What to expect:
- Easy to import in maps (even animated maps)
- Easy to set up character minis with portraits, standee images, etc
- Hero Forge access works and I was able to use all the minis I've purchased previously
Definitely recommend this tool!
Steam User 5
I have limited space for TTRPGs so I don’t want to spend the time setting up and tearing down for some solo RPGs after work. I wanted something simple and easy to use and I found Conclave. I’ve followed the development and it’s turned into something that’s perfect for my needs. The fact that I can invite a friend online for some adventures is an added bonus.
Steam User 4
I have been really excited about this because i travel a lot and still want to be able to connect and play with my crew. I have been using it for about an hour and a half now and love it. Lots of functionality without being so complicated that it is cumbersome and i haven't even scratched the surface. The design is fantastic. Great product. I am hooked. I have already noticed responsive developer support as well and that is always a plus.
Steam User 3
I'm recommending because I see great potential, but I'm hoping some of the bugs are addressed soon. Namely things not saving to the right layer when loading up a saved scene and in turn layers glitching when trying to hide or unhide the layers. Overall though I find the flow of this VTT to be one of my favorites, and if the bugs are addressed I think it will easily be one of the best VTTs out there.