Guides, videos and other helpful information

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You will find below a list of tutorial videos, guides and other helpful information to help you run your Fantasy Grounds games using the 5E ruleset. This isn't necessarily an exhaustive list but it is a selection of the best resources specific to the 5E ruleset. Neither is it a static list; it will be updated as and when new information or guides are produced. If you think something should be included here then post your suggestion in the forum.

Basic Questions

What do I need to play 5e?

Unity
How do I do stuff in Unity - Series of videos.

Fantasy Grounds College

Get online help with the Fantasy Grounds College


Video Tutorials

NOTE: Some of the following are older legacy videos which were made for classic but still have some relevance to Unity

Smiteworks Tutorial Videos on YouTube
The Digital Dungeon Master tutorial video series on YouTube
Zacchaeus' Tutorial video series on You Tube
5e Twitch Stream List for New DMs and Players
Dungeon Master's Guide Walkthrough by ddavison
Series of Videos on 5E effects
Creating Random Encounters Video
Creating a Tokens Module video
Giving Players control of an NPC video
Sidekicks in Unearthed Arcana
Using Retainers and Units in Strongholds & Followers
Series of Videos all about being a DM by Mattekure
Videos for Tasha's Cauldron of Everything
Class Tutorial Videos by stoehovve
SilentRuin's series of videos on using extensions




Character Sheet Printing
Adventureres League Online
Universal Character Sheet Printer

Developer Assets

Art Asset List for 5e Themes - Nickademus
5e Asset Templates (For creating Classes, Backgrounds, Story, reference etc from XML) - Also by Nickademus
A place to communicate to developers what you would like to see in Fantasy Grounds

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Written guides and information: The following list has been updated to point to more recent and relevant links.

Fantasy Grounds User Manual (includes most of the articles below).
Fantasy Grounds Unity Quick Start Guide
Some Basic Guides for various aspects of Unity
Using and Creating Effects From the 5E Wiki (see also below)
Using the Combat Tracker from the 5E Wiki
Creating NPCs from the 5E Wiki
Using the Party Sheet from the 5E Wiki
The Options and what they do in the 5E Wiki
Creating Items from the 5E Wiki
Keyboard Shortcuts in this post of the forums
Module Creation Best Practice by Lord Entrails
Interactions and Observations by Nickademus
Custom Calendar Tutorial by mattekure
Interpretation strings for backgrounds, races, feats and other stuff by mattekure
Converting a pdf to a Fantasy Grounds module by MintyFresh

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Complete Package series. Each of the links below will lead to a short tutorial on setting up effects for each class's abilities. The 'package' includes a downloadable character file showing all of the effects already set up.
The Complete Barbarian effects package
The Complete Cleric effects package
The Complete Bard Package
The Complete Druid Package
The Complete Rogue Package
The Complete Fighter Package
The Complete Monk Package
The Complete Paladin Package
The Complete Ranger Package
The Complete Sorcerer Package
The Complete Wizard Package
The Complete Warlock Package

Effects for all of the archetypes in Xanathar's Guide to Everything (XML characters and videos)