Fantasy Grounds :: The Virtual Tabletop for Pen & Paper Roleplaying Games

Enabling an identity

Open the identity selection sheet by clicking on the "Characters" button on the tabletop.

Double click on an identity in the list.

The identity will be enabled. Selecting local mode charactes will create a copy of the local mode character as a server character, and activate the server character.

Disabling an identity

You can only perform this operation on your own identities.

Locate the portrait of the identity to disable, and invoke its radial menu.

Select "Release" in the menu.

The identity will be disabled, and can be reactivated later from the identity selection sheet.

Activating an identity

You can only perform this operation on your own identities.

Locate the portrait of the identity to activate, and invoke its radial menu.

Select "Activate" in the menu.

The identity will be activated, and all further chat and die rolls will be labeled to this identity.

Viewing character sheets

Locate the portrait of one of your owned identities. You cannot view the character sheets belonging to other players.

Click on the portrait to open the character sheet.

Selecting a portrait

Open the portrait selection sheet by clicking the "Portraits" button on the tabletop.

Double click on a portrait to select it.

The portrait will be set to the current identity, and delivered to other users for display.

Adding new portraits

Open the application data folder (a shortcut can be found in the Fantasy Grounds start menu group).

Navigate to the "portraits" folder.

Place your portrait image files in this folder. The recommended image formats are GIF, JPG and PNG. It is recommended the size of the image be no more than 100 pixels in either dimension. Square shaped images are recommended to prevent distortion of proportions.

Switch back to Fantasy Grounds.

If the portrait selection sheet is open, close the sheet.

Open the portrait selection sheet by clicking the "Portraits" button on the tabletop.

The new portrait(s) can now be selected.