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Vondebrandt
February 18th, 2020, 15:15
Hello friends!

I am returning to FG after one year of not playing (and an unintentional SSD wipe :( ). When hosting a 5E campaign, I much prefer my chat name to appear as "DM" instead of "GM". I thought I had done that successfully before but cannot find a forum post on it now, nor did my attempts work.

So, my question: can I set my chat name to be "DM" instead of "GM"?

What I have done so far: I created a new campaign, made my username "DM". Also downloaded the "GMicon" extension to give a cool picture for DM, though I don't think that affects the chat name itself. Searched several angles online/in forums without finding what I thought I found before.

Can this be done, so that when I type to players, it says "DM" instead of "GM in the chat window? Thanks! -V

Trenloe
February 18th, 2020, 15:19
See "Chat Default ID" for Speaking Identities in the Wiki here: https://fantasygroundsunity.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/FGU/pages/721186/Using+the+Chat+Window#Speaking-Identities

Vondebrandt
February 18th, 2020, 15:47
Great, thank you! That solved it. For anyone else who reads this, the short answer is type "/gmid DM" into the chat window. If you're newer like me, I recommend reviewing the guide he linked. Thanks again, Trenloe!

dvs
February 28th, 2022, 13:43
Just found this thread February 28, 2022 and this solution for changing your chat name as a GM (DM) still works perfectly.

Morquendel
December 10th, 2025, 22:46
Thanks for typing /gmid Vondebrandt, as the page linked above isnīt working anymore

Nylanfs
December 11th, 2025, 12:06
https://fantasygroundsunity.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/FGCP/pages/996640083/Using+the+Chat+Window#Speaking-Identities

Morquendel
December 11th, 2025, 14:18
Thanks for typing /gmid Vondebrandt, as the page linked above isnīt working anymore


https://fantasygroundsunity.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/FGCP/pages/996640083/Using+the+Chat+Window#Speaking-Identities

Thank you.