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Premem
January 30th, 2022, 12:27
As the title says i just started this last night. Im wondering on the join campaign page if its cool to join any of the unlocked ones or is there some different way for new players to get some leeway on learning the ropes? This whole thing seems to have a very steep learning curve hehe.
GunnarGreybeard
January 30th, 2022, 14:33
Welcome Premem!

Joining an unlocked game uninvited is probably not a good idea but I'll let others comment on that.

If you haven't already, make sure you check out the Fantasy Grounds Academy (https://fantasygroundscollege.net) website as well as join their Discord Channel (https://discordapp.com/invite/Ew6nYyw).

Also, might be helpful posting your preferred rpg system, D&D 5e, Savage Worlds, etc., so that people can provide more specific guidance.
Premem
January 30th, 2022, 14:58
Cool thanks...the Academy and discord for it seem like the way to go...thanks for the link
Valyar
January 30th, 2022, 15:55
And always start with the User Guide for Fantasy Grounds Unity, that provides more than enough to start using the software. In contrast to other VTT, the documentation of the main program, the core ruleset and the official ones is quite good:
https://fantasygroundsunity.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/FGCP/pages/996639165/Fantasy+Grounds+Unity+User+Manual
nullPointerX
January 30th, 2022, 16:18
If you're planning to run Fantasy Grounds as a GM, HywelPhillips has written an excellent QuickStart guide for assembling and running a small adventure. I'm very much a Fantasy Grounds noob, and his documents have been fantastic in helping me to learn the ropes.

Preparing an Adventure
Pre-Gen Characters
Dry Run A Game

Just thought I'd mention these documents being as they're not in an obvious place.
Valyar
January 30th, 2022, 17:59
If you are going to run D&D 5E, this channel has best videos ever: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJQWmhKHmd1LP8zNJAiS7jQ
Premem
January 30th, 2022, 18:22
If you are going to run D&D 5E, this channel has best videos ever: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJQWmhKHmd1LP8zNJAiS7jQ

I will check it out...thanks
GunnarGreybeard
January 31st, 2022, 23:37
If you are going to be using D&D 5E, I would highly recommend this 2-part video just hit the airwaves (ShoutOut to Stoehovve!).

FGU D&D 5E Quickstart Guide | Part 1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UemN5_WY7rE)
FGU D&D 5E Quickstart Guide | Part 2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbPUYxLKw8A)