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Advice for a DM's first-time using Roll20 to run 5e?
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<blockquote data-quote="Shiroiken" data-source="post: 6672160" data-attributes="member: 6775477"><p>There is definitely a learning curve, but it's mostly on how much you want to use. The first thing you'll need to figure out is how to roll dice. It's not very hard, once you get used to it, and the macro features are really helpful. Maps can take a lot of time to do, if you want to create these really nice works of art, so keep it simple at first, using simple Polygon Lines (holding shift will automatically force the line to begin/end on the grid). Fog of War is a great feature, once you learn how to reveal areas, but make sure that you don't use Black Polygon Lines, since players can't tell the walls from the Fog. I wouldn't bother with the character sheets, since they tend to slow down the site IME. </p><p></p><p>Overall, just be patient. Once you figure something out, it'll make sense, so you seldom make the same mistakes twice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shiroiken, post: 6672160, member: 6775477"] There is definitely a learning curve, but it's mostly on how much you want to use. The first thing you'll need to figure out is how to roll dice. It's not very hard, once you get used to it, and the macro features are really helpful. Maps can take a lot of time to do, if you want to create these really nice works of art, so keep it simple at first, using simple Polygon Lines (holding shift will automatically force the line to begin/end on the grid). Fog of War is a great feature, once you learn how to reveal areas, but make sure that you don't use Black Polygon Lines, since players can't tell the walls from the Fog. I wouldn't bother with the character sheets, since they tend to slow down the site IME. Overall, just be patient. Once you figure something out, it'll make sense, so you seldom make the same mistakes twice. [/QUOTE]
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