Public Access
Only Plus and Pro subscribers have access to this option. It is a setting called "Allow public access to this game?" which can be toggled between Yes and No. If enabled, anyone who views the game's Game Details Page can view any public journal entries (those with their permissions set to "All Players" in-game) from the Content on the Game Details Page. Any visitor to the Game Details page can read the game's chat archive, as well as read and post on the Game forum. This Setting is disabled at default.
Game Background Image
Only Plus and Pro subscribers have access to this option. Roll20 offers a couple of backgrounds that you can add to your game's Details Page as well as any of your Looking for Group listing. At default, no background is chosen. You can choose between Magic, Matrix, and Field backgrounds by clicking on the radio button under each option.
All of the available background options are animated. If you hover your mouse over the thumbnails of the backgrounds, you can preview the animation. Only Pro subscribers have access to animated backgrounds. Plus subscribers will have a static image display of their chosen background.
Player Character Creation Options
If enabled, this setting will allow players to create characters in the journal on their own without the help of the GM. This will automatically create and assign permissions to the player creating the sheet.
Note: Characters created in this way still belong to the GM. The GM can edit, move, and delete any characters added to a game.
Roll20Characters Options
This setting enables or disables whether a player can export their character(s) from Roll20Characters into your game.
The settings for Roll20Characters, can be found under the Tools site menu. Roll20Characters is a feature where players can store their character journal (including character sheet, if available) from any of the games they are currently in for safekeeping. Importing a character to Roll20Characters is available to all account tiers.
Exporting a character into a game requires:
- The player in question to be a paid subscriber (Plus or Pro tier)
- The game creator is a subscriber.
- The game has enough character exports remaining (games created by Free level users can accept up to 3 exports from Roll20Characters)
The access level for the current game is listed underneath the setting option for clarity.
Game Default Settings
The following options are Page and Token settings that will be pre-set whenever you create new Pages or Tokens in-game.
If you have the game launched in another browser tab, you will need to refresh the tab running the game before any saved Setting Default changes will be seen.
Page Defaults
The way these Page Default Settings are ordered will look nearly identical to how the Page Settings window appears in-game. Every single option is available here with the exception of Play on Load, Delete Page, and Archive Page options.
Token Defaults
The Token Default Settings options are a mix of available settings from both the Basic and Advanced tab from the Token Settings window in-game.
The available Token Default Settings available here are:
- Bar 1 Current and Max values
- Bar 2 Current and Max values
- Bar 3 Current and Max values
- Aura 1 (Radius, Color, Square toggle)
- Aura 2 (Radius, Color, Square toggle)
- Tint Color
- Show Nameplate Toggle
- See & Edit Player Permissions for:
- Name
- Bar 1
- Bar 2
- Bar 3
- Aura 1
- Aura 2
- Light Radius
- Dim Light Radius
- Light Angle
- All Players See Light Toggle
- Has Sight Toggle
- Sight Angle
- Sight Multiplier
Saving Game Default Settings
At the bottom of this section is a blue button labeled Save Defaults. Clicking on this button saves ONLY the changes made in this section.
Access Compendium In-Game
You can integrate one of the Roll20 OGL Compendiums into your game so that you and your players can look up rules while you play or to help with filling out character sheets. "Determined by Character Sheet (Default)" is what is set at default. If your game is using a character sheet template that links to a Compendium, the game will automatically choose that Compendium to include in your game. For instance, the "5th Edition (OGL by Roll20)" character sheet template links to the "5th Edition" OGL Compendium. If you don't have a character sheet and wish to use a Compendium in your game, use the drop-down menu to manually select the desired Compendium.
You can share your purchased compendiums with players in your game. Details can be found in the Compendium Sharing section.
Character Sheet Template
This dropdown menu is the exact same one that is featured on the Game Creation page. You can change the desired character sheet template at any point and time via this option on the Game Settings page. Selecting the character sheet template from the dropdown menu and the sheet's features, author information, and a preview thumbnail image of the sheet displays below the dropdown menu when a sheet is selected.
Character Sheet Default Settings
The following options are sheet settings that will be pre-set whenever you create a new character journal entry in-game. These settings are determined by the sheet's author. Here are the available setting options for the Roll20 D&D 5th Edition Sheet.
Once chosen and saved, the Sheet Styling setting change is automatically applied to every character entry in the game.
Saving your Settings
At the very bottom of this page is a blue button labeled Save Changes. It is very important to click this button before leaving this page in order to apply any changes you made to the Game Settings.
Applying Defaults Settings to Existing Content In-Game
Character Sheet, Default Page, and Token Default Settings that you changed on the Game Settings page can be applied to existing content within a game. In order to Apply Settings, follow these steps:
- Launch the game on your browser.
- Go to the Sidebar and click on the "y" icon to open the My Settings tab.
- Scroll down to the bottom of the tab and locate the Apply Default Settings button under the Experimental Features section.
- Click on the Apply Default Settings button to open a dialog box divided into sections for Page, Token, and Sheet settings. Each default setting you have modified on the My Settings Page will have a checkbox under its respective category.
- Check the options you want to apply throughout the entire game.
- Once you have made your selections, click on the blue Apply Settings button. A confirmation alert will appear, indicating the number of Pages, Tokens, or Character Sheets that will be affected.
- Click OK to confirm and initiate the setting conversion process. A progress bar will appear at the top of the Apply Default Settings dialog box as Roll20 converts your existing Tokens, Pages, and Character Sheets according to the desired changes. The time required for the settings conversion depends on the number of items in your game, ranging from a few seconds to a few minutes.
- You can cancel the process at any time by pressing the ESC key.
Note: Applying Settings will literally alter ALL characters, pages, and tokens you have in your game. Related attributes of these items will be overwritten with the settings you have checked off in this applier. This process can't be undone!
Reverting back to Standard Settings
If you found you've made a mistake or you wish to revert a change you've made with the applier, simply return back to the game's Game Settings Page and change the desired settings back. Relaunch the game and then run the settings applier again.