Use the online table
The VTT Controls Manual
What every button, tool, key and panel in the Roll Combat online table does, in 13 short chapters. This is about the software, not the rules of the game. For the rules, read the Players’ Guides.
First draft. This manual is a first draft. The table is still growing, so a control may move or change. If something here does not match what you see, the table is right and the manual is behind.
Start with chapter 1 The whole book (read, print or PDF)Keys and commandsQuick startPlayers’ Guides (the game)
All 13 chapters
- Your screenThe top bar, the map, the tool bar, the sidebar and the boxes that float over the board. About 6 minutes
- Moving around the mapZooming, panning, fitting the map to the screen and switching scenes. About 4 minutes
- The map toolsSelect, Measure, Draw, Ping, Walls, Fog and Erase, with their options and keys. About 8 minutes
- TokensPlacing and moving tokens, the token controls box, hit points, Effects, targeting and hidden tokens. About 8 minutes
- Dice and chatThe chat panel, every chat command, the dice tray, advantage, whispers and 3D dice. About 8 minutes
- CombatThe Combat tab, initiative, the turn bar and banner, and the optional automation. About 6 minutes
- Personas and the sheetThe Personas tab, the builder, the character card, the full sheet and everything on it. About 9 minutes
- Scenes, props and moodFor Game Masters: maps and grids, Quickplay maps, props, lights, traps and sounds. About 9 minutes
- Vision, light and fogHow the table decides what each player can see, and how to check it. About 6 minutes
- The Game Master’s toolkitFoes, random tables, handouts, the journal, Intel, Factions and the Table tab. About 9 minutes
- Reference and helpThe Reference drawer, the help key and the sheet Key. About 4 minutes
- Keys, mouse and commandsEvery key, mouse action and chat command on one printable page. About 3 minutes
- Phones, offline and troubleshootingUsing the table on a phone, playing offline, and what to check when a control is missing. About 5 minutes
Looking for something specific? Try the Glossary, the Rules Reference or Ask the Codex.