Chapter 1 of 13 · about 6 minutes
Your screen
The top bar, the map, the tool bar, the sidebar and the boxes that float over the board.
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.
The layout
The table is one screen. The map fills most of it. A tool bar sits down the left edge of the map, a sidebar with tabs runs down the right, and a bar across the top holds the table name and the main buttons. A few small boxes float over the map: your character card, a token's controls and the dice button.
The top bar
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Tables (back arrow) | Leaves the table and returns to Your tables. |
| Table name and Sandbox badge | The name of the table. The Sandbox badge shows you are in the no-account practice table. |
| Scene tabs | One tab per scene. The Game Master clicks a tab to look at that scene. A dot marks the scene your players are in. |
| Preview as player (Game Master) | Shows the table exactly as a player sees it. Press Exit preview to come back. |
| Take the GM seat | Appears only in a sandbox tab that is not the Game Master. Press it to become the Game Master. The tab that was the Game Master becomes a player. |
| Reference | Opens the Reference drawer on the right: rules search, Ask the Codex, odds, cards and Effects. You can keep playing while it is open. |
| 3D dice / Dice off | Switches the 3D tumbling dice on or off, for you only. |
| Hide sidebar / Show sidebar | Hides the right-hand panel to give the map the whole screen. |
Around the map
- Tool bar (left edge): the map tools. See the Tools chapter.
- Zoom in, Zoom out and Fit (bottom right of the map).
- Dice button (bottom right): opens the dice tray.
- Character card (bottom left): your Persona's Vitality, Trait rolls and a Full sheet button. It starts collapsed on a phone.
- Turn bar (top centre): appears while combat runs and shows the round and whose turn it is.
- Token controls: a box that appears when you select a token.
The sidebar tabs
| Tab | Who | What it is for |
|---|---|---|
| Chat | Everyone | Talk, roll dice, whisper. Every roll appears here. |
| Combat | Everyone sees; Game Master controls | Initiative and turn order. |
| Personas | Everyone | Persona sheets, placing a Persona on the map, the Persona builder. |
| Scenes | Game Master | Maps, grid, fog, light, Quickplay maps. |
| Props | Game Master | Furniture and objects to place on the map. |
| Mood | Game Master | Lights, trap regions, sounds and background layers. |
| Tables | Game Master | Random tables you roll on at the table. |
| Foes | Game Master | Foes to place as tokens, and saved encounters. |
| Intel | Everyone | The Intelligence Network: what the table has learned. |
| Factions | Everyone | Factions and the Crew’s Infamy. |
| Handouts | Everyone | Notes and images the Game Master shares. |
| Journal | Everyone | Session notes and recaps. |
| Table | Everyone; Game Master gets more | Join code, members, your dice options, and the Game Master’s table rules. |
Tip. A tab marked Game Master is simply not shown to players. If a tab in this manual is missing on your screen, you are probably a player.
Floating boxes and hints
The character card, token controls and prop controls each have a grip strip along the top. Drag it to move the box where you like. It stays on the board and is remembered on your device. Double-click the grip to put it back.
Each tab shows a short hint the first time you open it. Press Got it to hide that hint, or use the Turn tips off button to stop all hints.