Mike Shea

That's one thing that centralized server-based architectures like Roll20 and like Shard do not have. If either of them decide to switch or pivot or move or they go out of business or anything happens, your stuff is gone. With Foundry, that is not the case. You own your own installation of Foundry. You own the data that you downloaded to it. That is yours. You can host it on multiple hosts.

That's one thing that centralized server-based architectures like Roll20 and like Shard do not have. If either of them decide to switch or pivot or move or they go out of business or anything happens, your stuff is gone. With Foundry, that is not the case. You own your own installation of Foundry. You own the data that you downloaded to it. That is yours. You can host it on multiple hosts.

That's one thing that centralized server-based architectures like Roll20 and like Shard do not have. If either of them decide to switch or pivot or move or they go out of business or anything happens, your stuff is gone. With Foundry, that is not the case. You own your own installation of Foundry. You own the data that you downloaded to it. That is yours. You can host it on multiple hosts.

I mentioned one host called The Forge where a lot of people host it and other people said, actually, that's not a good place to host because of this, that, and the other. And you should go host in this other place too. I don't remember what it was. But it's very cool that you can host on other places, right? You can run a Docker. I'm running it. I got a little Raspberry Pi, right?

I mentioned one host called The Forge where a lot of people host it and other people said, actually, that's not a good place to host because of this, that, and the other. And you should go host in this other place too. I don't remember what it was. But it's very cool that you can host on other places, right? You can run a Docker. I'm running it. I got a little Raspberry Pi, right?

I mentioned one host called The Forge where a lot of people host it and other people said, actually, that's not a good place to host because of this, that, and the other. And you should go host in this other place too. I don't remember what it was. But it's very cool that you can host on other places, right? You can run a Docker. I'm running it. I got a little Raspberry Pi, right?

right over there. So I have, I only have Black Flag. I didn't pick up the rest of it yet, but I have all of the material. This is my version of Foundry with all the kind of stuff. I can look it up. I can look up monsters in it. Where's some of the monsters? Monsters. Let's look at monsters and NPCs. Let's look at, we could do a search, Balor. Look at my Balor.

right over there. So I have, I only have Black Flag. I didn't pick up the rest of it yet, but I have all of the material. This is my version of Foundry with all the kind of stuff. I can look it up. I can look up monsters in it. Where's some of the monsters? Monsters. Let's look at monsters and NPCs. Let's look at, we could do a search, Balor. Look at my Balor.

right over there. So I have, I only have Black Flag. I didn't pick up the rest of it yet, but I have all of the material. This is my version of Foundry with all the kind of stuff. I can look it up. I can look up monsters in it. Where's some of the monsters? Monsters. Let's look at monsters and NPCs. Let's look at, we could do a search, Balor. Look at my Balor.

right balor stats guess what this is running off my raspberry pi sitting right over there i've got a raspberry pi i've got like external ssds hooked up to two external ssds that are backing each other up with our sync every night so that way one of those drives goes bad i have the other and i have my version of foundry and all of my installation all my stuff on a little thing that's like this big it's like sitting right over there on my network

right balor stats guess what this is running off my raspberry pi sitting right over there i've got a raspberry pi i've got like external ssds hooked up to two external ssds that are backing each other up with our sync every night so that way one of those drives goes bad i have the other and i have my version of foundry and all of my installation all my stuff on a little thing that's like this big it's like sitting right over there on my network

right balor stats guess what this is running off my raspberry pi sitting right over there i've got a raspberry pi i've got like external ssds hooked up to two external ssds that are backing each other up with our sync every night so that way one of those drives goes bad i have the other and i have my version of foundry and all of my installation all my stuff on a little thing that's like this big it's like sitting right over there on my network

and I can access it right here and I get it. So that self-hosting, I think, is a valuable thing. Foundry has it. Foundry is one of the few. So Fantasy Grounds is another one that has that as well. Fantasy Grounds, you can download and keep forever. So it is really good. And it's the kind of thing to think about because these server-based architectures, they change.

and I can access it right here and I get it. So that self-hosting, I think, is a valuable thing. Foundry has it. Foundry is one of the few. So Fantasy Grounds is another one that has that as well. Fantasy Grounds, you can download and keep forever. So it is really good. And it's the kind of thing to think about because these server-based architectures, they change.

and I can access it right here and I get it. So that self-hosting, I think, is a valuable thing. Foundry has it. Foundry is one of the few. So Fantasy Grounds is another one that has that as well. Fantasy Grounds, you can download and keep forever. So it is really good. And it's the kind of thing to think about because these server-based architectures, they change.

The server-based solutions change. They decide things. We all remember when they were like, oh, we're going to just upgrade all the spells to 2024. And you're like, no, we don't want that. Like, okay, fine, we won't do that. Sometimes they're going to do it anyway. So I think that that is something to consider.

The server-based solutions change. They decide things. We all remember when they were like, oh, we're going to just upgrade all the spells to 2024. And you're like, no, we don't want that. Like, okay, fine, we won't do that. Sometimes they're going to do it anyway. So I think that that is something to consider.

The server-based solutions change. They decide things. We all remember when they were like, oh, we're going to just upgrade all the spells to 2024. And you're like, no, we don't want that. Like, okay, fine, we won't do that. Sometimes they're going to do it anyway. So I think that that is something to consider.

Anyway, this, I think, is an important lesson in understanding the risk of digital platforms for tabletop role-playing games. I've talked about it before. I'm going to talk about it again. The really nice thing about tabletop role-playing games is we have physical books right here. I'm going to grab the old one. I have the new one too. I have this forever, right?

Anyway, this, I think, is an important lesson in understanding the risk of digital platforms for tabletop role-playing games. I've talked about it before. I'm going to talk about it again. The really nice thing about tabletop role-playing games is we have physical books right here. I'm going to grab the old one. I have the new one too. I have this forever, right?