Having player creating PC with their own Playershandbook

[Furio74]

I (GM) have the DMs guide and PHB but not logged in. If another player creates a character offline using their own PHB how do they join a game a later that I am running from my computer?

Thanks

[Zacchaeus]

They should export the character once created and then import it into your campaign at the join screen.

[Furio74]

They should export the character once created and then import it into your campaign at the join screen.

Without seeing what my players would, is this obvious to them?

I have never played as a little player so I am not sure.

[Andraax]

Without seeing what my players would, is this obvious to them?

I have never played as a little player so I am not sure.

Bring up your server, then run another copy of FG and join your game as a player (connect to host "localhost"). This way, you can see what players see.

[Zacchaeus]

More information on Character management here.

Character management is basically the same whether you are GM or player.

[Trenloe]

If another player creates a character offline using their own PHB how do they join a game a later that I am running from my computer?

There's no need for the player to export their PC - as long as they join your campaign on the same computer that they created their PC on. Players have an additional option to the GM for selecting their PC - they will have an option to select their "Local" character in the Character Selection window (click the blue up-arrow button to go to the "Import Local Character" screen). Select the local PC they want to use and this will transfer the selected local character to the GM's campaign - and then the player uses that and makes any future changes in your campaign.