Fantasy Grounds to Supplement Table Top Campaign?

[JonnySweatpants]

Is it possible, and easy enough to use Fantasy Grounds to help manage a campaign being played on a tabletop?

I have a group of new players, and I want them to be able to experience what it is like playing DnD live. My idea is that I can use Fantasy Grounds to help me as a new DM keep track of players rolls, stats, loot, etc.... in a live environment. I'd also like to be able to share up on a screen some of the supplement maps that are available in FG.

What are peoples thoughts on this?

[Beldak]

That's exactly what I'm doing. :) I found it makes the game go a lot faster as Fantasy Grounds does the majority of the combat calculations for you. Keeps it moving along!

[JonnySweatpants]

That's exactly what I'm doing. :) I found it makes the game go a lot faster as Fantasy Grounds does the majority of the combat calculations for you. Keeps it moving along!

So then can I have my players roll real dice, and input those rolls into Fantasy Grounds easily? I know it may seem like a silly question, but I've never used FG before. Hearing nothing but good things about it and I want to give it a go.

[Beldak]

Absolutely! There is a manual dice roll option you can turn on. Then they can roll real dice and input what they got so FG can take over the calculations from there on.

[Trenloe]

Welcome to the FG forums.

And if you want to use a TV as a battlemap, this extensions might help: https://www.fantasygrounds.com/forums/showthread.php?33834-Map-resize-to-TV-resolution-for-Face-To-Face-games

[JonnySweatpants]

Welcome to the FG forums.

And if you want to use a TV as a battlemap, this extensions might help: https://www.fantasygrounds.com/forums/showthread.php?33834-Map-resize-to-TV-resolution-for-Face-To-Face-games

TY. Any idea where I'd put the .ext file on a mac? Sorry, I'm a complete novice

[Trenloe]

TY. Any idea where I'd put the .ext file on a mac? Sorry, I'm a complete novice
Start Fantasy Grounds and on the main splash screen click the folder icon in the top right. This should open a file manager, open the extensions folder and copy the .ext file there.

[JonnySweatpants]

Start Fantasy Grounds and on the main splash screen click the folder icon in the top right. This should open a file manager, open the extensions folder and copy the .ext file there.

Doesn't seem like you can copy/paste files into that extension folder through Winery explorer, where it opens the directory. I can see the file, and even copy it, but am unable to move it or paste it within that directory.

[damned]

Hey JonnySweatpants you can access it the long way through finder - it looks something like this:

Users/[username]/Library/Application Support/Steam/SteamApps/Common/Fantasy Grounds/Fantasy Grounds/Contents/Resources/Drive_C/Users/Wineskin/Application Data/Fantasy Grounds/extensions

[Trenloe]

I can see the file, and even copy it, but am unable to move it or paste it within that directory.
After copying the file: Are you using right-click options to paste within the explorer (right-click -> Paste)? Or have you tried CTRL+V within the explorer?