Roll20 GM Overview: Learn the Basics!

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Quick overview of how to get started GMing your game in Roll20. We talk about how to create tokens and maps, how to roll dice, and everything else you need for a basic campaign.
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00:00 Roll20 GM Overview
00:20 The Virtual Tabletop
00:32 Adding Tokens to the Tabletop
01:19 Token Settings: Control, Bars, Auras, Markers
01:59 Adding a Map
02:40 Drawing Tools: Freehand, Shape Tool, Clear Drawings
03:12 Text Tool
03:19 Pinging your Players (**TIP** Shift + Ping = Scroll)
03:32 Page Toolbar
03:53 Switching Pages
04:13 *TIP* Splitting the Party
04:24 Page Settings
04:38 Fog of War & Dynamic Lighting
05:00 Inviting Players
05:15 Video & Audio
05:30 Controlling Tokens
06:06 Chat
06:32 Dice Roller
07:02 3D Dice
07:25 Journal: Character Sheets
08:21 Connecting Tokens to Characters
08:50 Journal: Handouts
09:13 Jukebox: Adding Music to Games
09:51 Turn Tracker
00:10:36 Settings Tab
00:10:49 Macros
00:11:38 Card Decks
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  • @justinfujimura2509
    @justinfujimura25094 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! Moving our game to roll20 for COVID

  • @JW-wr4ep

    @JW-wr4ep

    4 жыл бұрын

    Holy crap, same here. I hope we are locked down for 18 months. I'd be level 35 at least.

  • @thearabcowboy

    @thearabcowboy

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hahaha, same here!

  • @baileymorton4116

    @baileymorton4116

    4 жыл бұрын

    I got a game started via roll20 last Sunday

  • @NpcManDoesStuff

    @NpcManDoesStuff

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@JW-wr4ep hhahahaha yes, but actually no please xD

  • @darthdadt

    @darthdadt

    4 жыл бұрын

    Upcoming session this weekend. I’m a Luddite so this tutorial was perfect.

  • @belltowersubductions5104
    @belltowersubductions51044 жыл бұрын

    Session in an hour, this was a lifesaver.

  • @davidhamblin5825

    @davidhamblin5825

    4 жыл бұрын

    how'd the session go?

  • @belltowersubductions5104

    @belltowersubductions5104

    4 жыл бұрын

    We sat at our respective tables failing to get the voicechat to work for everyone while I desperately typed up their Character sheets, slowly uncovering all of the errors made in their creation, at least a year ago, and how it made putting them into roll20 impossible, until it all started to truly fall apart, ending with me walking away to make a cup of tea, one leaving to look at porn, one asking questions over voicechat despite not being able to hear us, completely oblivious to the chaos, half the players took part in a heated shouting match over something not related to the game whatsoever, and we haven’t scheduled the next session. Further roll20 testing, methinks, will be done with a different group from now on.

  • @davidhamblin5825

    @davidhamblin5825

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@belltowersubductions5104 sorry to hear that man, sometimes these things don't work out. I have yet to try roll20, any tips or things to be wary of?

  • @belltowersubductions5104

    @belltowersubductions5104

    4 жыл бұрын

    My experience wasn’t much more than an hour of pain, but from that pain was born two pillars of wisdom: write up the players’ character sheets into roll20 as far beforehand as possible, and make sure everyone’s voicechat works beforehand too. Other than that, I’m afraid I’m not much help.

  • @michaelmatejka1068

    @michaelmatejka1068

    4 жыл бұрын

    Belltower Subductions we use discord chat while on roll20.

  • @eranbenzeev627
    @eranbenzeev6274 жыл бұрын

    this was SO MUCH simpler than the tutorial on the sight. thank you!

  • @abrahamalfaro7908

    @abrahamalfaro7908

    3 жыл бұрын

    Way simpler, but now I want to see how long it takes to prep and build a session.

  • @mrandrewv
    @mrandrewv9 жыл бұрын

    This looks seriously awesome. I'd be interested in seeing a table showing how the free version compares with the pay version.

  • @colevendittelli6129

    @colevendittelli6129

    4 жыл бұрын

    .

  • @TheGamingWarriors125

    @TheGamingWarriors125

    Жыл бұрын

    I’m just upset that we have to RE purchase content we already own the physical books of for campaign maps. That’s what we were told by several players.

  • @somefrozendude3475

    @somefrozendude3475

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@TheGamingWarriors125I like to have my players use their actual character sheet and just use their roll20 sheet/token as a way to decide where they are, enemies are, and when enemies die. I use statblocks from my monster manual for non-pc's still and just subtract health from my tokens. It's not super annoying to do imo, but it is annoying.

  • @TheGamingWarriors125

    @TheGamingWarriors125

    Жыл бұрын

    @@somefrozendude3475 yea but still requires purchasing the maps right? Like if you're using the campaign books you'd need the maps for t hem right?

  • @AndrewLuhring
    @AndrewLuhring4 жыл бұрын

    Roll 20 really needs to make more of these videos for dms. This shit is super complicated to draw maps and stuff in roll 20 and Idk how to hide rooms and stuff. like if i have a hallway, and theres a secret passage but i don't want the players to see it its like... how do i dentify something as a wall and should be hidden. how do i make sure my dynamic lighting stuff doesn't go outside the room? etc

  • @clarkwhitlow2474

    @clarkwhitlow2474

    3 жыл бұрын

    Theres a reveal tool and a hiding tool

  • @Kylekashi

    @Kylekashi

    3 жыл бұрын

    In the current version of the app you apparently do it with layers. There is a layer for DM only stuff and if it becomes visible you move it to the common layer.

  • @Gamercatos

    @Gamercatos

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@clarkwhitlow2474 9

  • @Shippoiship
    @Shippoiship10 жыл бұрын

    I'm relatively new to GMing and have been looking for a way to play games online. This is a real godsend.

  • @hawkthetraveler6344
    @hawkthetraveler63443 жыл бұрын

    Hands down the best organized and executed tutorial of any of the VTT demos online Nov 2020. Thank you for showing what the product can do, for having smart pan/zoom during the tutorial, and for clear audio. Really well done definitely makes me think favorably of Roll 20 for its ease of use.

  • @Roll20App

    @Roll20App

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the feedback! We just want to get everyone in and gaming as quickly and easily as possible.

  • @jeremykendall7524
    @jeremykendall75244 жыл бұрын

    This was by far the best tutorial I've watched tonight. I love how you jumped right in and got to it. I feel much more confident building now! If I could like this more than once I would!

  • @RisingLava
    @RisingLava3 жыл бұрын

    I can't believe I read the whole in-game tutorial when I could have just watched this.

  • @thomasingle8827
    @thomasingle88279 жыл бұрын

    Nice video. I have been looking for something like this for a long time. I just signed up and can't wait to get started. Big thanks to the entire Roll20 crew!

  • @Noooiiiissseee
    @Noooiiiissseee3 жыл бұрын

    I'm about to start up my first campaign and this video saved me so much time. Thank you for making it!

  • @atinybard6594
    @atinybard65944 жыл бұрын

    This should seriously be the first video you can access in the tutorial section on the actual site. Super useful.

  • @BCoydog
    @BCoydog3 жыл бұрын

    Wow. This tutorial was perfect. Thank you. I could ramble, but words don't do it justice. Great service. Great tutorial. Great things, altogether!

  • @AnOdd1plays
    @AnOdd1plays9 жыл бұрын

    This sounds awesome. Getting some great ideas.

  • @ardidsonriente2223
    @ardidsonriente22234 жыл бұрын

    Superb tutorial, direct, clear, complete and short. Thanks for the great job.

  • @edgyhamster749
    @edgyhamster7493 жыл бұрын

    Mr. Riley... Your intellect is definitely greater than 10!

  • @lychordia
    @lychordia3 жыл бұрын

    This is fabulous. Thank you for the basics!

  • @torreslab8276
    @torreslab82763 жыл бұрын

    Its the first time i really undertand how to create a game. Thanks.

  • @rydog3452
    @rydog34524 жыл бұрын

    I am running a game over the Corona virus outbreak from home and this is really gonna help out. This is a lot more then I thought there was gonna be with this site.

  • @NoInfoAvail
    @NoInfoAvail9 жыл бұрын

    TY for making this and TY for roll20!

  • @KTiMe13
    @KTiMe139 жыл бұрын

    This is so awesome! I'm going to try it right now. :)

  • @omegaRST
    @omegaRST3 жыл бұрын

    This seems really well made with a lot of thought put into it!

  • @ciaranspalding3993
    @ciaranspalding39933 жыл бұрын

    Excellent tutorial, helped immensely as I try to move to Roll20 due to Covid

  • @atomicnectar
    @atomicnectar Жыл бұрын

    great vid! love the addition of hot keys

  • @Volsati
    @Volsati10 жыл бұрын

    This has helped so much! Thank you for the tutorial.

  • @astroempires1733
    @astroempires17339 жыл бұрын

    Such an informative video, thanks! Really great program.

  • @getanimated6889
    @getanimated68894 жыл бұрын

    This was extremely helpful, thanks for the video!

  • @sajadamjad4752
    @sajadamjad47524 жыл бұрын

    Quick and to the point i love it

  • @warling5042
    @warling50423 жыл бұрын

    This was the best tutorial video ever.

  • @JeremyTheGraten
    @JeremyTheGraten9 жыл бұрын

    You guys run a great site! Thanks!

  • @MarkProjMgr
    @MarkProjMgr4 жыл бұрын

    Good video, short and concise

  • @MatthewsPersonal
    @MatthewsPersonal4 жыл бұрын

    Great work guys!

  • @gabrielhawk
    @gabrielhawk9 жыл бұрын

    I think I am in love with this program

  • @nilcraify
    @nilcraify4 жыл бұрын

    Super helpful, THANK YOU !!!

  • @design4earth
    @design4earth3 жыл бұрын

    great explanation. I can start and start to explore more features at a later date.

  • @CPRANDOM2428
    @CPRANDOM242810 жыл бұрын

    Awesome info!

  • @MalisonStage
    @MalisonStage Жыл бұрын

    Very helpful video. Thanks so much! 😁👍

  • @GeniusOnHisWay
    @GeniusOnHisWay3 жыл бұрын

    concise and clear! Thank you

  • @josephle5373
    @josephle53733 жыл бұрын

    Great, introductional video. Really well done.

  • @profdetti
    @profdetti5 ай бұрын

    Thanks a lot. Really clear, neat and usuful! Kudos.

  • @WilliamAlexanderJr
    @WilliamAlexanderJr4 жыл бұрын

    Super helpful thank you for the video.

  • @Idococaine123
    @Idococaine1233 жыл бұрын

    Good video, helped me a bit.

  • @gaelicgod6460
    @gaelicgod64604 жыл бұрын

    This is so cool. Just starting to use this w my friends

  • @iskevosi
    @iskevosi3 жыл бұрын

    I had a friend wanting to get into Roll20. I use it a lot, but I wanted to find a tutorial that he could follow. I found this, and though it's good it is also old and could do with updating with some of the latest screenshots with the new content. Might be worth doing Roll20!!

  • @davidheary2482
    @davidheary24824 жыл бұрын

    THIS IS AMAZING!

  • @lockei6947
    @lockei6947 Жыл бұрын

    I love the fact that this video is still useful nowadays.

  • @spaceblockb5284
    @spaceblockb5284 Жыл бұрын

    8 years later and still the most comprehensive guide

  • @Scatterbrain76
    @Scatterbrain769 жыл бұрын

    Very cool dude. Good job

  • @SergioFariasLopes
    @SergioFariasLopes10 жыл бұрын

    Awesome !!!

  • @bekimachine
    @bekimachine Жыл бұрын

    This is great - thanks!

  • @dewaarya7000
    @dewaarya70003 жыл бұрын

    This is really give me help to DM games on r20... thank you very much

  • @andrewthornley5172
    @andrewthornley51724 жыл бұрын

    Great vid. Tks.

  • @InWitheNew
    @InWitheNew4 жыл бұрын

    Holy balls was this helpful.

  • @NIGHTWINGEX
    @NIGHTWINGEX3 жыл бұрын

    Omg I’ve been using photoshop and sharing my screen this is a great idea

  • @seibervideo

    @seibervideo

    Жыл бұрын

    I thought about doing that but dang if my computer isn’t too slow for that. 😅

  • @GallowglassAxe
    @GallowglassAxe4 жыл бұрын

    I approve the StarTropics Dungeon Theme

  • @James-yl3ix
    @James-yl3ix4 жыл бұрын

    Oh dang this video is old. And so relevant right now!

  • @carlsmagicbicep9736
    @carlsmagicbicep97364 жыл бұрын

    This is so helpful

  • @S0phisticatedZ0mbie
    @S0phisticatedZ0mbie4 жыл бұрын

    Youre the greatest

  • @kaydengacha3799
    @kaydengacha37993 жыл бұрын

    The Best

  • @pandoratheclay
    @pandoratheclay3 жыл бұрын

    I am having a session zero soon,just so I can get the characters done and I will also set up the stuff like this

  • @LemmeChaingrabYoShit
    @LemmeChaingrabYoShit4 жыл бұрын

    bounce on my boys goblin to this for hours. thanks now me and my homies can rp as the hunks we truly are

  • @DAVID4GAMER
    @DAVID4GAMER9 жыл бұрын

    is there some more tutorials, since afther seeing someone who made a badass DyD dungeon board makes my curiosity for play even Uberkilling

  • @froschkenig
    @froschkenig4 жыл бұрын

    Well apparently my internet connection sucks too much, because a lot of things weren't happening in real time ;-)

  • @Hyena_Heckler
    @Hyena_Heckler3 жыл бұрын

    Holy shit this is so fucking cool!

  • @MarshmallowMadnesss
    @MarshmallowMadnesss4 жыл бұрын

    My advice would be to allow at least an hour for everyone to sort out their audio issues before the game. For some players accustomed to playing at a table with people in the room, the switching between character sheets and the map is very jarring. Remember to click your "token" and then your character sheet, then finally your spell or attack or check. For people onna small screen, moving back and forth takes getting used to.

  • @danielandrae9743
    @danielandrae97432 жыл бұрын

    looks great, just wish there was a Lizardfolk token

  • @squirrelarmy9890
    @squirrelarmy98903 жыл бұрын

    NVP right here

  • @alexandrebarahonachewbaniche
    @alexandrebarahonachewbaniche8 жыл бұрын

    Is there may be several masters of the game?

  • @danniemiesse4643
    @danniemiesse46433 жыл бұрын

    11:19 how was that done? It would have been helpful to see the Macro settings bar while that gui was brought up.

  • @99zxk
    @99zxk2 жыл бұрын

    Trying to follow along with the program. Wish that the tutorial didn't use drag and drop from the desktop as I don't have the file.

  • @edthered
    @edthered4 жыл бұрын

    Is there a more recent tutorial?

  • @donaldburkhard7932
    @donaldburkhard79324 жыл бұрын

    Make video for new player user and what needs to be done.use own character or use GM charActer only? What cost to start as player, what equipment needed? PC, Mac, iPad -i am disabled using 9yr old iPad with 9.3.5 OS.

  • @willedwards681
    @willedwards6812 жыл бұрын

    When I try to drag a map made in campaign cartographer or dungeon designer into roll20, I either get a box saying it may take several minutes (it never loads in at all) or the box doesn't even bother to appear

  • @simonbrown5017
    @simonbrown50174 жыл бұрын

    hey does anyone know how he got the tokens to look so big in the search area? i can only gettiny pictures and a link so i have to go through each and every one of them, its very tedious, any tips? 0:55

  • @silverrain530
    @silverrain5302 жыл бұрын

    Is it possible for everyone to be DM? In my group, there isn't really a DM, the role kind of just flows from player to player.

  • @conner1466
    @conner14664 жыл бұрын

    Is it at all easy or posible to do a full campaign of 4 to 5 players using the free version? Or just the gm paying for it... None of us have the money to each buy the membership right now due to nature of world

  • @davidt.6873
    @davidt.68734 жыл бұрын

    hey the jukebox isn't giving me an option to add?

  • @alexmoran8662
    @alexmoran86623 жыл бұрын

    how do you get to this starting page? I don’t see anything in the game iv created to make a map

  • @InTheNickofTime
    @InTheNickofTime4 жыл бұрын

    Why no eraser feature for drawings?

  • @cndmarksmen7383
    @cndmarksmen73833 жыл бұрын

    For those that play this online, is a laptop ideal or can this be run on a tablet type system, looking at getting into this but as a console (ps4) gamer I have no idea what I'll need.

  • @harrygaren1919
    @harrygaren1919 Жыл бұрын

    Hi Folks. I am a bit of a boomer when it comes to this stuff. I've been playing since I was a kid, so I went through basic D&D, then AD&D 1st, 2nd, 3.5 ed, and then I missed 4rth, and went straight to 5th ed. Now I realise I have to change with the times and start using the this system. I'm a very accomplished DM/GM, but when it comes to using Roll20, I am a newbie. OK, my question for you is that I have a ton of material in pdf files. I have loads of pathfinder stuff, such as packs of different monsters. I would like to use these tokens in my rolld20. How do I import these token files into my game? Thanks for any help, and I hope to see some of you in my new campaign.

  • @Wineblood
    @Wineblood4 жыл бұрын

    Is this still accurate? My campaign is moving to roll20 and this was clear enough for me to try out tomorrow morning.

  • @mcdirty764

    @mcdirty764

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yep, all still correct

  • @davidt.6873

    @davidt.6873

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@mcdirty764 hey for some reason the jukebox seems really different now did something happen? Or is not included in the free version because its not entirely working for me?

  • @amarhantus
    @amarhantus4 жыл бұрын

    You should tell ROLL20 to adjust the transcription of your video, there are A LOT of pieces missing.

  • @bndllama9067
    @bndllama90673 жыл бұрын

    When I try to move tokens or images the controls invert and I can't do it, it always goes wonky and all I want to do is move or rotate a token. Frankly I haven't been able to find any help with this and it makes the whole system unusable.

  • @Light1c3
    @Light1c34 жыл бұрын

    I can't seem to find any free premade tokens :(

  • @ryanince3270
    @ryanince3270 Жыл бұрын

    i like it but every time i try to get in it wont let me play any games

  • @greenwithenvyband8505
    @greenwithenvyband85053 жыл бұрын

    Can I use this as a visualizing tool for my players to see if they are physically there with me? As in, in the place of a map and physical tokens?

  • @Roll20App

    @Roll20App

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes!

  • @RossMcDowall94
    @RossMcDowall949 жыл бұрын

    This definitely needs updated with character sheets.

  • @davidkreutzkamp6602

    @davidkreutzkamp6602

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Ross McDowall you mean like online editable character sheets? There is nothing stoping you though from uploading scans of a character sheet as another option.

  • @RossMcDowall94

    @RossMcDowall94

    8 жыл бұрын

    I mean the video does not have the new character sheet feature which Roll20 has.

  • @OGtantan
    @OGtantan3 жыл бұрын

    Where did the map come from? Source, like what website or map building tool did he use to get it?

  • @kitcarandang

    @kitcarandang

    3 жыл бұрын

    I made my one-shot session by going to pinterest and other image hosting sites (deviantart, photobucket, etc.). Also a simple Google search also helps.

  • @clee888
    @clee8884 жыл бұрын

    how can i add my players to the game? i went through the tutorial and understand creating the map, but trying to connect people to the map. thank you!

  • @Roll20App

    @Roll20App

    4 жыл бұрын

    Once you've invited folks to the game, you can let them see any map or page you create by dragging the red PLAYERS bookmark in the Page Toolbar over to the page you want. Players will only ever see what's on the Map and Objects & Tokens layers on the page their bookmark is on. Let us know if this answers your question!

  • @wurutana
    @wurutana3 жыл бұрын

    Is there a way to start even more basic? Like "how to start a campaign?"

  • @iskevosi

    @iskevosi

    3 жыл бұрын

    kzread.info/dash/bejne/e6Ots9Vpc9maoJM.html

  • @GoffestRocka
    @GoffestRocka4 жыл бұрын

    yeah I seem to be having issues to where my players cant move their characters when I give them permission or even wont be able to seem name and some players tokens I have put down, and idk how to fix it.

  • @fordgraca

    @fordgraca

    4 жыл бұрын

    Did you find a solution to this? Share if you do

  • @GoffestRocka

    @GoffestRocka

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@fordgraca yeah, turns out the players had to move the tokens from the journal to the board themselves

  • @JordanSBurns
    @JordanSBurns Жыл бұрын

    👋

  • @ChaoticLegion01
    @ChaoticLegion014 жыл бұрын

    Where do you get those background maps from?

  • @fureyfamilyvideos66

    @fureyfamilyvideos66

    4 жыл бұрын

    Maps can be found free online in various places. I use: www.reddit.com/r/battlemaps/ You can also buy them from various places for cheap as dirt, including Roll20 marketplace and others.

  • @lunagorton6890
    @lunagorton68902 жыл бұрын

    I'm having a bit of trouble. When I drag the map to insert it into the game, it just won't load

  • @stompie5233

    @stompie5233

    2 жыл бұрын

    The map size is probably too big

  • @titaniumteddybear
    @titaniumteddybear4 жыл бұрын

    Also, your in-app tutorial is borked. There is no way to move backwards through the tutorial, so if you misunderstand something you need to start the whole section over again. I just clicked in the wrong place, which removed the "gear icon" that I need to click on in order for the tutorial to move forward. So now I need to restart the section, again. Have you peeps really not done any UX feedback processes? This is basic stuff :/

  • @Jacorowi
    @Jacorowi Жыл бұрын

    Yeah I can't do any of this. I guess I just have no idea what I'm doing. Can't add any tokens and I saw that this was a bug from like 10 years ago and this guy said it should be fixed but I don't think it is.

  • @TheDragonLordCage
    @TheDragonLordCage3 жыл бұрын

    Is it for android

  • @evansherlock6330
    @evansherlock63304 жыл бұрын

    When I go to the library and type things in nothing comes up, any ideas?

  • @davidt.6873

    @davidt.6873

    4 жыл бұрын

    hopefully your not in jukebox that might be it also what are you typing?

  • @TheTIGSY
    @TheTIGSY10 жыл бұрын

    How do i edit my campaign once i leave the creator?

  • @raphaeltrumpetsound

    @raphaeltrumpetsound

    10 жыл бұрын

    Join the Campaign as GM...Go to furthest tab...My Settings...Hopes this helps.

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