Arcane Circle vs Obsidian Portal

Arcane Circle is a web platform for finding, joining, organizing, crafting, and monetizing tabletop roleplaying adventures. Players filter listings by schedule and can join one-shots, limited series, or ongoing campaigns across major systems. Game Masters create games, manage bookings, schedules, payments, players, and sessions, and receive reviews that build a reputation. Each created game gets a campaign wiki connecting characters, factions, places, and lore. The virtual tabletop combines dice, maps, fog of war, and theater-of-the-mind play in one window. Character sheets provide guided builders for supported systems and freeform sheets for others; character art can become a VTT token. Listings identify required software, which may include Roll20, video calls, or Discord. Game Masters set listing prices, with players charged at session start. Stripe handles payments, and the service says it does not store card details. Plans start at $2.99/mo.

Obsidian Portal is a web-based campaign management site for tabletop role-playing groups. Its campaign wiki lets players organize game material in a shared campaign website, with a calendar, adventure log and character tracker to support campaign management. The service says it works with any game system and setting. The free Basic plan costs nothing and includes two campaigns, 2 MB per campaign and one map. Ascendant costs $5.99 a month and includes unlimited campaigns, 10 GB per Ascendant GM and 10 maps, as well as custom styling, player secrets, email notifications, selectable JavaScript capabilities, a dice roller and a campaign forum. Ascendant also offers public, friends-only or private campaigns. The service provides an API for developers creating tabletop tools or enhancing gaming experiences. Its privacy policy says member email addresses are not shared with third parties and users can choose public, limited or private access for their information. Support is available through a knowledge base, community forums and email, with a stated aim to follow up within 24 hours.