Welcome to Giger's D&D 5th Edition Help Section

This page was setup to try to help you, the new player, with getting started and join in on the adventure. There is a great deal to learn, if you're new to Roll20, especially if you're new to table top games, so take your time, be patient and most of all - be curious, you can't break anything!

Most of the information here is available elsewhere, I just brought it together in a single section - which i found most relevant.

Tutorials and helpful Information

If you are new to Roll20 (and haven't done so already) - WATCH ROLL20S ORIENTATION VIDEO, BELOW.

Navigation (Getting around in the Roll20 System)

Most of the 'how do I use this' questions can be answered in the video above - WATCH ROLL20S ORIENTATION VIDEO, ABOVE.

What really needs to be drilled in is the Journal, Handouts and the Compendium, which is found on the right of the screen

Journal & Compendium

What isn't show is the button to the Compendium - which contains all the D&D information, such as spells, weapons, class information - which you can see an example of here

Using The Character Sheet

We are using the 5e OGL character sheet by Roll20. It's quite simple to use, and a lot of the 'math' parts have been taken care of for you.

WATCH THIS VIDEO ON HOW TO USE THE CHARACTER SHEET

Here's another (but crummy) video that shows you how to use the Character Sheet (including how to roll your character)

There's also this forum post, but not a video.

Much of what follows is somewhat covered in the video above, so if the video wasn't clear enough - keep reading.

Rules

There are specific rules or process that governs how a character is to be created. For the most part, the rules are identical to the core book (Players Handbook), so please get a copy of the Player's Handbook (can be googled).

The Player's Handbook also contains A LOT of information that you would be missing out on if you just used the compendium.

Character Creation

Game Rules