What is Bahamut?
Bahamut is an open-source virtual tabletop application designed specifically for playing pen and paper role-playing games online. It provides tools to simulate the tabletop experience digitally, allowing players to play their favorite RPGs from anywhere with an internet connection.
Key features of Bahamut include:
- Interactive maps - Upload custom maps and images to use as battle maps with support for fog of war, tokens, and drawing tools for the game master.
- Dice rolling - Built-in dice engine that supports common RPG dice notation, with options to roll dice privately or publicly.
- Audio/video chat - Built-in VoIP and webcam support allows players to see and speak to each other during games.
- Character sheets - Customizable digital character sheets to keep track of stats, inventory, abilities, and other important info.
- Cross-platform - Native apps for Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android allow players to access games from any device.
- Free and open source - Developed by the tabletop community and released under the GPLv3 license.
By handling much of the administrative tasks digitally, Bahamut allows players to focus on the roleplaying experience. And with support for numerous rulesets and systems, it remains flexible enough to play many different types of RPGs online.