Exalted Scenes is live! (Cinematic RP inside Foundry VTT) (Patreon)

Hey folks! Wand & Widgets here 👋

Exalted Scenes is officially live for patrons - and this one is special.It’s a cinematic scene manager for narrative RPGs in Foundry VTT, designed to make your Theatre of the Mind feel like a visual novel / storybook… but live, during play, with your players reacting in real time.

Think: full-screen immersive backgrounds, character portraits on stage, and your table swapping expressions mid-dialogue like it’s a proper dramatic scene.

I’m also embedding the spotlight video in this post so you can see it in action right away https://youtu.be/kQEuiFQ8KcQ

What it does (the fun part)

🎭 Scene Management

Create narrative scenes with titles, descriptions, and background images

Organize everything with folders, favorites, and search/filter

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Characters + Emotions

Give characters dozens of emotion states (happy, angry, nervous, etc.)

Players can change emotions live, with instant preview

Optional portrait border styles (gold/silver/bronze vibes)

🎬 Sequences + Slideshows

Build cinematic sequences (story beats you advance manually)

Timeline editor + drag-and-drop ordering

Slideshow mode for automated ambience / travel / mood shifts

📡 Broadcasting

GM panel for full control

Player view is beautiful fullscreen

Everything syncs instantly (real-time updates via WebSocket)

🖤 Visual style

Dark theme UI inspired by the “Mandate of Heaven” palette

Smooth transitions, hover effects, and a clean responsive layout

Quick start (30 seconds)

Open the GM panel from Scene Controls (left sidebar button)

Click + New Scene, add a title + optional background

Drag actors in (or use + Add Character)

Add emotion states under States

Hit Broadcast and you’re live

Optional macro:game.modules.get('exalted-scenes').api.openGMPanel()

Compatibility

✅ v11 Compatible✅ v12 Compatible✅ v13 Verified

Support

Bugs / issues: GitHub Issues

Discord: coming soon

Patreon comments: always open - I read everything.

Thanks for supporting Wand & Widgets. This module is a love letter to roleplay scenes, dramatic pacing, and that “everyone shut up… this moment matters” energy.

Enjoy, and tag me with screenshots - I need to see what you build with it. 🖤

PATRONS ONLY — Manual Install

Download the exalted-scenes-v3.2.0.zip file attached to this post

Locate your Foundry VTT modules folder:

Windows: %localappdata%\FoundryVTT\Data\modules

Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/FoundryVTT/Data/modules

Linux: ~/.local/share/FoundryVTT/Data/modules

Extract the ZIP contents directly into the modules folder

Make sure the structure looks like this: modules/exalted-scenes/module.json

Restart Foundry VTT

In your World, go to Settings → Manage Modules and enable "Exalted Scenes"