A digital tabletop for your pen and paper campaign
TaleSpire is a way to play pen and paper RPGs online with your friends, no matter where they live. It brings the feel of a physical tabletop into a digital space, keeping the handcrafted look of traditional miniatures while adding the flexibility of a computer. The game is not tied to any specific ruleset or game system, so you can run whatever campaign you like as long as it plays out on a square grid. Whether you are doing a quick one-shot or a long campaign, the board is there to support it.
Building and running the game together
The board is shared and synchronized in real time, so everyone sees the same world as it changes. Building and playing happen side by side: you or any number of GMs can jump into building mode at any point during the session without stopping the game. You can knock down a wall to reveal a hidden passage, drop gold from the sky, or reshape the map while the story keeps moving. As a GM you can build large maps, set up camera shots, and control soundscapes to set the mood. As a player you can control multiple heroes and creatures, manage their stats, use emotes to express yourself, and roll dice right on the board. The environment reacts to what you do, within whatever limits the GM sets.
Tools, assets, and sharing
TaleSpire comes with a set of tools built for running sessions: dice, rulers and area markers, a range of emotes, and special modes for turn-based combat and cinematic scenes. The asset library currently includes 280 miniatures, 2100 tiles and props, and 60 unique audio tracks, with new asset packs added every month. Boards are made to be shared, both with friends and with the wider community through sites like TalesBazaar and TalesTavern. You can copy sections of a board (called slabs) and paste them as text outside the game, then paste that text back into TaleSpire to bring the slab back.
What to know before starting
TaleSpire is in Early Access, so features are still being developed and the team is actively working with community feedback. The game supports online co-op, so you will want to get your group together in one session to play. Since it does not come with its own ruleset, you will need to bring your own system and rules to the table.