Videos on how to use Fantasy Grounds VTT

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Originally Posted by Weepdrag

Does anyone have any suggestions on videos that show how to GM in FGU from start to finish throughout a session? I have a friend with 0 familiarity that wishes to learn. I'm sure it would have to be a few videos long.
Thanks for any replies

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Quite a few different people have put together good video series on DMing and other aspects. I can't recommend one over another, as people learn differently, and different video creators present things differently. Though I will link a few resources below, it's best to find a presenter you like and connect with, and go through their videos. Or if your friend doesn't learn well from videos, use the user manual, or the wiki, or the forums :)
https://fantasygroundsunity.atlassia...ty+User+Manual
https://fantasygroundsunity.atlassia...c+Guide+Videos
https://fantasygroundsunity.atlassia...2048/5E+Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UemN5_WY7rE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV2H...lVxqnkEgSh_3dE
https://www.youtube.com/c/FantasyGroundsAcademy

Thanks Urheil, That was exactly my question, not all videos are created equal. There are a ton of videos out there and many are short on info. I thought I would see what the experts might say about a possible video series. He's not sure whether he'll use FGU and wanted to see the complexity in setting up a game before buying in.
Thanks again

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Originally Posted by Weepdrag

Thanks Urheil, That was exactly my question, not all videos are created equal. There are a ton of videos out there and many are short on info. I thought I would see what the experts might say about a possible video series. He's not sure whether he'll use FGU and wanted to see the complexity in setting up a game before buying in.
Thanks again

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FG is very powerful, and has the complexity that often goes along with powerful programs. Let your friend know that he should not attempt to understand everything FG can do before he starts. Learn the basics. Learn what you will use. Then learn more as you need it or something sparks your interest. After 7 years I don't know everything FG can do, because I don't need to for it to be a great tool for me.

Think of it like Excel or Word, even though you might use them everyday for great benefit, do the majority of users every learn things like pivot tables, macros, and mail merges?

Thanks LordEntrails,
I'll pass these on and see what he thinks, maybe we can get a new user out of it. My teaching skills leave a lot to be desired and he's not local to my location. I'm sure that he'll need to just play with it like the rest of us, but he was entertaining it as a spectator sport first.
Thanks again

I wanted to learn it... OMG!!!!

Four new videos added on managing campaigns. Links in the first post.

Did we ever get an effects addressable way to add or subtract from MAX HP in 5e (or any ruleset)? There was a poll back in 2018 but didn't find a resolution or the mechanic (if there is one)
Thanks

No, there's no native way to do it. But I believe there's a couple of extensions on the Forge the do that.

I was hoping you wouldn't say that :cry:

I've been looking into adding dice macros for things like exploding or dropping dice into my hotbars. As an extension of the question how do I use more detailed dice commands, is there a list of the dice commands anywhere currently? The several relevant threads (the latest of which was in 2020) I've found all link to the following page, which is password protected/inaccessible/non-existant.

https://fantasygroundsunity.atlassia...0/Rolling+Dice

I did thankfully find the video titled "Fantasy Grounds Unity New Dice Macros" by searching on Google (I originally was looking on the forums with no luck until I realized they might not be posted here). I know Unity is always going through changes so I wanted to see if there was a current page I could check and be able to share with my players.

As always, thank you for your time and consideration.