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Getting Started

• In-App Tutorial for GMs: Roll20 has a built-in tutorial straight in the app to familiarize new GMs to the Roll20 platform
• Introduction to tRPGs: Never played a tabletop RPG before, but would like to know how? This video series should help bring a new gamer up to speed.
• Video and Voice Chat: How to get video and voice chatting set up in a Roll20 Game
• Code of Conduct: The official Roll20 Code of Conduct expected on our site.
• Forum Posting: A walk-through on how navigate and post on our official forums
• Keyboard Shortcuts Reference: Our list of keyboard shortcuts for experienced users
• Changelog: A list of all major revisions and updates to the Roll20 Platform
• Game Management: How to create, organize, and manage your games
  • Game Settings Page

The Interface

The four sections of the Interface

Gameplay

Character Sheets

This section explains how character sheets work within Roll20 as well as provide guides for some of the available community sheets.

• Character Sheet Basics: How to add a character sheet to a campaign
• Charactermancer: How to use the guided character creation and leveling tool
• Character Sheet Index: A mostly up-to-date list of character sheets available on Roll20.
• Building Character Sheets: How to go about building a character sheet

Character Sheet Documentation

System Guides

• Dungeons and Dragons
  • 5E | 4E | 3.5E
  • D&D 5E by Roll20*
  • D&D 5E (Shaped)
• Pathfinder
• Pathfinder Second Edition Official Sheet*
• Shadowrun
• GURPS
• Savage Worlds
• Star Wars D6
• Star Wars Saga Edition
• Torg Eternity
• Zweihänder Grim & Perilous
• Genesys
• Earthdawn - FASA Official
• OSR (Old School Revival)
• Cypher System

* Character Sheets designed and supported officially by Roll20
See all System Specific Guides » See all Character Sheet Guides »

Custom Sheet Creation

• Building Character Sheets: The How-To for making your own character sheets (for Pro Subscribers Only)
  • Sheetworkers: An advanced feature of the Character Sheets system which allows the sheet author to specify JavaScript which will execute during certain events, such as whenever the values on a sheet are modified.
  • Roll Templates: These are a special facet of the Character Sheets system which provide additional layout and styling options for the display of roll results.
  • Beginner's Guide to GitHub: How to upload a character sheet for community use
  • Add translation capabilities: How to set up your Sheet to be easily translated into other languages
  • Sheet Author Tips Misc. Advanced Tips for those who often works with this character sheets.

Beyond the Application

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