FOW: Reveal/hide freeform

The first thing I noticed when toying around with the FOW-Feature is, that I am missing a free form function. For rectangle dungeons or wilderness, the area function works fine, but as soon you deal with something like a natural cave system, the area function becomes a pain in the butt.

yes please. I'd like to freeform my reveal/hide shapes

Noted. Thanks for the input.

I would like this as well, but the math for this without proper set operations can be a bit heavy for a browser.

Since some/many games have a function where a character can see a certain distance (e.g. low-light vision allowing 30 feet of vision), perhaps a tool set that allows for a stamp-style FOW reveal? So if a character moves to a spot, i can pick the "Reveal-30 ft circle" option and click it over the character's Token, revealing that area in one accurate move. Especially with the grid system, this would make for much smoother FOW management

That is a cool idea, John, but I rarely want to reveal a 30' circle entirely, myself. Usually something is behind a door or around a corner from the viewer, within that distance. I would get much more mileage out of being able to freehand an area.

I agree that Freehand is essential, I just like the idea of having a few size/shape selections available as well. Partly because I'm not terribly coordinated with a mouse, and my free-form attempts are sometimes disastrous. Much like the tools that many grid-based games offer (templates at the backs of books that detail what a 20 foot cone is and what a 30 foot radius looks like on a grid), such a tool might be useful for other functions in the Roll20 platform as well.

Real freeform would be quite heavy on the system. Closed polygon is good compromise, I'd say.

Real freeform would be quite heavy on the system. Closed polygon is good compromise, I'd say. Yes, nice idea.