Volvelle
Command · the · Battlefield
A virtual tabletop for any RPG: living maps, character sheets and the rules in one place. Ready to play out of the box. Party assembled in minutes, phone in pocket.
Minutes, not weekends
From Phone to Fight, Without the Setup
Whether you're rolling up a level-1 rogue on the train or prepping a dungeon ten minutes before the table arrives, Volvelle gets out of the way.
Sheet in your pocket. Plays at your pace.
Build your character on the train. Tap the sheet to roll, or roll real dice at the table. Your call.
- 1Sign in. Build your character, step by step.
- 2Spells, gear, derived stats. Wired.
- 3Join with the invite code. Roll how you like.
Map ready before the snacks land.
Pick a template or paint your own. Yes, on your phone. Drop tokens, share the invite, run with full rules wired in. Or keep the rules off.
- 1Open a template or paint your own.
- 2Drop tokens. Share the 6-character invite code.
- 3Begin Combat. Or keep the rules off.
Your table, your rules
One Engine. Your Rules.
Most tools pick a side - either the computer enforces everything, or you're left to track it all yourself. Volvelle is a dial. Turn the rules engine up and it handles the bookkeeping; turn it down and it steps back; turn it all the way off and it's bare tokens on a grid, run anything off the cuff. The GM sets where the table sits.
One system ships first. Built to add more.
The GM sets the rules.
How much the engine does is the GM's call - auto-apply, prompt, or off. Rulings stay where they belong: with you.
Players own their dice.
Tap the sheet to roll, or roll real dice at the table. Every player decides for themselves.
Full Rules
The engine wires in stats, dice, and combat flow.
Assist
Keep the rules you want, ease off the ones you don't. The GM tunes how much the engine does.
Rules Off
No ruleset at all - drop tokens on a grid and run anything off the cuff.
Our pledge
Free◆Open◆Yours
Volvelle is licensed under the AGPL-3.0. There's always a free way to play: the battle map is free with no account, and you can run the whole app yourself for free. Some hosted conveniences may be part of a subscription, but you are never locked in, and when something that was free becomes paid, we say so plainly.
Your Data, Yours
Export, delete, take it with you. Privacy-aware analytics with full user controls. Never ad networks, never data brokers.
Self-hosting, first-class
At launch you can clone the repo and run the full stack yourself (AGPL-3.0). Every feature, no exceptions.
Open-License Only
Every system ships under a clean open license. The first under CC-BY today, others as they’re added. No pirated sourcebooks, no grey-area scrapes. Ever.
The Battlefield Awaits. Take the First Square.
One invite code, three taps, and your party is on the map.