Using Fantasy Grounds with a projector for home games

[Patou]

I've download the trial version to see how one moves a window from the main computer to the projector and/or HD TV. I am testing this to see how complicated it is and I noticed that I can't bring the map page for the demo campaign onto my tv??? Arg!

I don't want to have to bring my main page to the tv.... just the playing map and other windows I might want to share.

Is this at all possible?

[JohnD]

So, with the Full version, you can have two instances running; one GM and one Player. You'd I assume have your computer set up to recognize the tv as a 2nd monitor. You would pull the Player instance of FG to the tv.

Then on the GM side, you'd share the map or picture or whatever you want to share with your players - it would appear as you decided it should on the Player iteration.

[Patou]

Thanks JohnD,

It works with the trial version. Your awesome and i'm sold. Now i just need to learn the software to run my 5E campaign. From one DM to another... thanks

[JohnD]

No problem! FG is a great application, without it my gaming life would have been ended a few years ago... glad you're here and welcome aboard.

[Nylanfs]

Jolly Blackburn (of KoDT fame) uses a digital projection and Roll20. Everyone should work on him and get him to try FG.

[Skellan]

Is there a way to hide the desktop dice so they go behind open windows (in this case a map pulled out to full screen)?

[Trenloe]

Is there a way to hide the desktop dice so they go behind open windows (in this case a map pulled out to full screen)?

Not without removing them completely from the ruleset. You can drag the dice way off to the side and set their default location there, but they'd still be visible and on top of maps/windows.

[Patou]

Shopping for the right VT:

Man Oh Man.... Fantasy Grounds seems to have it all except the lighting & vision effects. I don't mind paying for the system because after playing around on the trial version and watching a ton of videos online I love the easiness it provides for the DM.

Does not having dynamic lighting and vision distance really make a difference? (as in Maptool & Roll20)

[Valarian]

Not to me, but I tend to use images rather than maps. The odd time I use a map, I haven't especially felt the need for dynamic lighting. Just one more thing to set up beforehand.

[JohnD]

Dynamic lighting sounds great in principle... but just think of all the extra time a DM is going to need to spend preparing for sessions instead of running them to set it up properly.