TMBroadhead
September 16th, 2022, 23:53
Hi all,
I've just gotten FGU a couple of days ago and am looking forward to running a tabletop game using a second monitor/TV in the future. Not sure it this relevant but I'm on an ultimate license.
So far everything is seriously cool and some of the automation makes me wish I was playing online. I really like the quick start guides, both the text ones and the video ones - super helpful.
I need help with one thing though. I've made a campaign and loaded up the Rime of the Frostmaiden module into it. I've made a couple of text characters and am trying out having on instance on my laptop (DM) and one on the TV (Player). Mostly things are working well - sharing maps, images etc. But I can't work out getting movement working.
When I join the campaign with the second instance it sets me up as a player. But when I select the character I want it doesn't let me add them to a combat tracker so I can put them on the map.
I can add them from the DM instance and they appear on the player instance. But then under the player instance I can plan a move but not commit to it. If I move them on the DM instance then it doesn't show how much they've moved, which is really helpful.
Am I missing something or is this just a limitation? Should I use the player instance to show the player where their character can go and then move them under the DM instance?
I've tried clearing ownership but when I claim it again it just goes back to the way it was. That said I may not have been doing that right.
Do I need to run the second instance under a different username and password? Is that even possible from the same laptop?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Also any suggest reading for advice on this kind of set up - I've found a bit online but not much.
Thanks for reading
Tom
I've just gotten FGU a couple of days ago and am looking forward to running a tabletop game using a second monitor/TV in the future. Not sure it this relevant but I'm on an ultimate license.
So far everything is seriously cool and some of the automation makes me wish I was playing online. I really like the quick start guides, both the text ones and the video ones - super helpful.
I need help with one thing though. I've made a campaign and loaded up the Rime of the Frostmaiden module into it. I've made a couple of text characters and am trying out having on instance on my laptop (DM) and one on the TV (Player). Mostly things are working well - sharing maps, images etc. But I can't work out getting movement working.
When I join the campaign with the second instance it sets me up as a player. But when I select the character I want it doesn't let me add them to a combat tracker so I can put them on the map.
I can add them from the DM instance and they appear on the player instance. But then under the player instance I can plan a move but not commit to it. If I move them on the DM instance then it doesn't show how much they've moved, which is really helpful.
Am I missing something or is this just a limitation? Should I use the player instance to show the player where their character can go and then move them under the DM instance?
I've tried clearing ownership but when I claim it again it just goes back to the way it was. That said I may not have been doing that right.
Do I need to run the second instance under a different username and password? Is that even possible from the same laptop?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Also any suggest reading for advice on this kind of set up - I've found a bit online but not much.
Thanks for reading
Tom