JRPG is a notoriously difficult and occasionally offensive genre to pin down. Though the term was originally an acronym for “Japanese Roleplaying Game,” meant to delineate between American exploration-centric computer RPGs and the flashy turn-based console RPGs often produced by Japanese game studios, the enormous swath of media that the term now encompasses isn’t easily constrained to a core set of rules or narrative conceits.

Playing tabletops online used to be novel. Now, it’s almost expected that you’ll be able to find a way to play Dungeons and Dragons or Pathfinder through a VTT (Virtual Tabletop.) And it’s easy to do, if the system you’re playing is popular. There are dedicated teams, some official, some fans, who work tirelessly to keep those games not only functional, but automatic and seamless in their digital integration.