Roll20 & Discord Usage Takeaways

Set up Session Aides in Advance

Add a starting splash page with characters, art, and the agenda for each session. Update this every session

Create a “What’s Happening Now” card for everybody to see.

Add a Lines & Veils Card for everybody to look at at any time. Add a note to this that points out

As a quick reminder, since we just spend time talking about these things, they become front of mind for us; they are now in our heads. They may want to come up unintentionally, so please use caution.

Start with a rollup card listing all the NPCs, or make a card for each one with a small detail about them.

Add a picture of the Character sheet in a scene to point things out to players during setup and training.

Audio Visual

• Audio on discord
• video on Roll20 to keep eyes there
• text chat and OOC in roll20 to keep eyes there

I also like to keep game chat in roll 20 with image dumps in discord tabletop-chat

Discord Setup

• Set up a read-me with locked Gaming Code of Conduct
• Make a dedicated space for game announcements
• A group with the audio lobby and game-table chat
• Consider a memes dump space
• Turn up Audio quality on Game Chat

Help Players with Roll20 & Discord

• Go over double click Roll20 header to minimize and expand
• Explain how to change icon size at the bottom
• Show players how to change Roll20 A/V settings
• Show players how to change individual people’s Discord Audio
• Have players change Roll20/Discord display name to Char name and pronouns

Discord Configuration for a Meeting Room

Online Etiquette

Be aware of how much space somebody is taking up.

When you are n a call, whoever talking is taking up all the space, talking over is hard. You can’t have side talk.

Use Roll20 for general and side chats.

Have a plan for “No, you go first” moments

• The nose goes for it
• GM picks

Set aside chat time before and after