About SmiteWorks USA, LLC.

SmiteWorks USA, LLC develops and maintains Fantasy Grounds, a leading virtual tabletop platform with a global user base exceeding 500,000 players. Through collaborations with 150+ community developers and numerous licensed RPG publishers, Fantasy Grounds provides deep automation and customized support for many of the industry’s most popular game systems.

History

Fantasy Grounds has been a leader in virtual tabletop technology for over two decades, continually evolving to support modern RPG play and the needs of both GMs and creators.

• 2004 — Fantasy Grounds is founded.
  The first version launches as one of the earliest virtual tabletops, offering remote tabletop play long before mainstream adoption.

• 2009 — New Ownership.
  Doug Davison purchases the company and then recruits John Gregory to join as co-owner in January 2010. New ownership immediately begins increasing licensing partnerships and pioneers the VTT space for well-known RPG publishers and game systems (Savage Worlds, Call of Cthulhu, Basic Roleplaying (BRP), Rolemaster Classic, Castles & Crusades).

• 2014 — SmiteWorks USA, LLC expands Fantasy Grounds to Steam.
  Fantasy Grounds (Classic) launches on Steam.

• 2015 — Fantasy Grounds becomes the first officially licensed VTT for Dungeons & Dragons
  SmiteWorks releases broad official support for D&D fifth edition, proving the marketplace for VTT content among the largest publishers.

• 2017 — Fantasy Grounds provides officially licensed VTT content for Pathfinder RPG
  SmiteWorks begins releasing official content for Paizo’s Pathfinder RPG system.

• 2018 — Fantasy Grounds provides officially licensed VTT content for additional systems
  SmiteWorks begins releasing official content for Paizo’s Starfinder RPG system, Pathfinder 2 RPG, and Mongoose Publishing’s Traveller RPG system.

• 2019 — Fantasy Grounds adds official support for Goodman Games and D&D Classics
  Fantasy Grounds begins providing official content for Dungeon Crawl Classics and other fan-favourite product lines from Goodman Games. At the same time, SmiteWorks get approval to begin converting and releasing Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition and 2nd edition (AD&D) modules.

• 2020 — Fantasy Grounds Unity releases.
  Rebuilt in Unity, this modern version introduces improved performance, better networking, dynamic lighting, vision, and a foundation for future features and automation.

• 2021 — Fantasy Grounds Forge is launched for community developers and Indie creators
  The FG Forge provides an easy self-publishing platform for use by community developers and Indie RPG creators to sell or freely distribute their creations. The system integrates with the built-in updater for Fantasy Grounds, making it seamless for users.

• 2022–2023 — Official Fallout RPG, Dune, and Star Trek Adventures content is available
  SmiteWorks partners with Modiphius Publishing to provide VTT access to Fallout RPG, Dune, and Star Trek Adventures.

• June 2024 — Adam Bradford (Founder of D&D Beyond) joins SmiteWorks.
  Bradford brings deep experience in digital tabletop ecosystems, platform strategy, and user experience, accelerating long-term roadmap initiatives.

• 2024–2025 — Platform ecosystem growth.
  The Fantasy Grounds Forge launches and expands, enabling creators to publish and sell content directly within the Fantasy Grounds ecosystem with automatic updates and integrated distribution.

• November 8, 2025 — Fantasy Grounds Online Reader launches in Beta.
  A browser-based reading platform that allows users to access purchased modules from any device. Over 2,000 modules are available at launch, with more added weekly.

• November 8, 2025 — Fantasy Grounds VTT becomes Free to Play.
  The base software becomes fully free for all GMs and players, removing all licensing and subscription barriers. No ads. No paywalls. Optional official modules remain available for purchase.

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About Fantasy Grounds VTT

Fantasy Grounds VTT is a powerful virtual tabletop used by more than 500,000 players and Game Masters worldwide to run and create tabletop RPG campaigns online or in person.
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