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Nov 15, 2019 · You need to get used to MapTool, but after you do, it's a most excellent tool -- automatic sight, distance and fog of war calculations and showing. You add player tokens on separate layer and can move them, and see their LoS and reveal fog.
Mar 9, 2022 · The Fog of War (FoW) feature allows you to gradually reveal areas of the map to your players. This is useful if you have a party exploring a dungeon where they shouldn't be able to see the rooms and hallways that have yet to be seen.
Basically, you can click one button (and possibly create a Heroku account if you don't have one yet), and you'll have a nifty little tool that lets you upload a map, paint fog-of-war on it, and have it show up automatically on your players' screens.
Dec 4, 2019 · The players use real mini's on the TV screen. They see the map and I use fog of war via Fantasy Grounds. That way they don't have to draw anything. I infer they are tracking where they have been, and when they want to look back, I zoom out to show them. It's been a HUGE time saver.
My group used to use a big bag of cotton balls as fog of war. It was a bit messy sometimes, but was much easier than trying to use a bunch of paper to cover small sections or weird shapes.
Sep 19, 2023 · With Maps, you can pull official maps and monster tokens from your D&D Beyond digital library to play with. You can also upload your own maps, drop in player tokens, and apply a fog of war. When you’re ready to play, you can invite players who have a free or upgraded D&D Beyond account into the shared play space.
This question pre-supposes you're using fog of war on a physical map; there are other articles which discuss the merits of using it at all or using a projector. Online suggestions that I've been able to find include pieces of paper (tissue, card stock, etc) and dark fabric.
