Footlights is a Foundry VTT v12 module for cinematic theatre-of-the-mind play, campaign preparation, interactive maps, and fast GM access during sessions. It helps GMs present scenes with atmosphere, character focus, sound, visual structure, and fewer interruptions from the standard Foundry interface.
Installation: Install Module in foundry with: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Drayk/footlights/master/module.json
- Create fullscreen or windowed theatre-of-the-mind scenes with backgrounds, titles, subtitles, avatars, moods (using different avatar images depending on character mood), and music.
- Keep character-focused moments visually clear without relying on tactical maps.
- Use configurable transitions and presentation options for smoother scene changes.
- Build reusable character avatars with base images, frames, moods, and baked token artwork.
- Drag avatars into Footlights scenes, portals, Stage Goblin bars, and Foundry scenes.
- Keep recurring NPCs and player-facing characters visually consistent across the campaign.
- Prepare music playlists and soundboard entries for active scenes.
- Control playback from the Footlights sound player during live play.
- Assign scene music, looping behavior, and audio cues directly where they are needed.
- Create zoomable map views with pins, regions, lines, text overlays, image overlays, fog of war, and categories.
- Link map elements to journals, Foundry scenes, Footlights scenes, portals, or other maps.
- Export and import map packages for sharing or moving prepared map layouts between worlds.
- Design interactive portal scenes with layered content, effects, sounds, data text, and avatar layers.
- Open portals in windowed or fullscreen presentation modes.
- Use visible-area editing and fullscreen fit options for precise composition.
- Plan campaign structure with a visual node-based planner for scenes, locations, NPCs, clues, and notes.
- Connect related entries and pin important items for quick access during a session.
- Use planner entries together with Stage Goblin for flexible live play.
- Use one or more compact action bars for scenes, maps, portals, journals, actors, and planner nodes.
- Configure each bar with its own label, orientation, styling, and visibility.
- Drag prepared entries directly from libraries, planners, and Foundry documents into the bar.
- Customize the app to your liking!
- Export and import theme presets for sharing or reuse.
- Use built-in themes as starting points for your own campaign UI.
- Works with native Foundry actors, journals, scenes, roll tables, tokens, and macros.
- Adds library tools for creating scene, map, and portal macros.
