The virtual tabletop Toolbar provides you with a variety of useful tools for manipulating the table and objects on it, such as maps and tokens. Note that some tools may require you to click the button with your mouse pointer to view all the available options. Many of these tools are explained in more detail on their own help pages; we've included links to read more about the tool where available.
Toolbar Overview
Here is an overview of all of the tools on the toolbar, from top to bottom.
- Settings
- Select
- Pan
- Draw
- Text
- Measure
- Dice
- Turn Order
- Place Pin
- Hide/Reveal Mask
- Lighting
- Dynamic Lighting
- Effects
For GMs, the bottom half of the Toolbar is an easy way to toggle between each map layer:
- Tokens
- GM
- Map
- Foreground
- Light
Settings
The top tool on the Toolbar, found in the hamburger menu, is Settings. Here, you can quickly access:
- Copy Game Link to give a player a link to join your game
- Report a Bug so you can let our team know if something is disrupting your game and needs looking into
- Help & Documentation links to our Help Center
- Exit Game lets you exit your game
Select
(Ctrl+S) Select is for selecting tokens, maps, and anything else on the VTT to move or manipulate as you see fit. Players will only be able to select the tokens they have permissions for. Check out our Select and Pan Tools article to learn more!
Pan
(Right Click+Drag) Panning is for moving the map around while you're on the go! Check out our Select and Pan Tools article to learn more!
Draw
(Ctrl+F) The Drawing Tools let you draw free-hand as well as shapes on the tabletop that everyone can see! Learn more about our Drawing tools in our Drawing and Text Tools article in the Help Center.
Text
(Ctrl+G) The Text tool allows you to add text to any of your layers. Learn more about our Text tool on our Drawing and Text Tools article in the Help Center.
Measure
The Measure tool lets you click and drag to measure distances on the table. While you measure, you can choose to show your measurement line with other players so you can discuss what you're measuring, or you can limit the measurement line visibility to just yourself and your GM. Learn more by checking out Measure Tool.
Dice
The Dice Roller is a tool that makes it easy to perform dice rolls in Roll20 without needing to type in formulas or roll commands. Learn more by checking out our Dice Roller article.
Turn Order
The Roll20 Turn Tracker provides a method to aid in turn-based games or with initiative by presenting an interactive list to the group. Learn more by checking out our Turn Tracker article.
Place Pin (GM)
Place Pin lets you drop a labeled pin anywhere on the map to call out points of interest, meeting spots, or notes for your table. See Map Pins for more information.
Hide/Reveal Mask (GM)
This feature (formerly named Fog of War), free for all GMs, allows them to manually reveal areas of the map to players. Learn more by checking out our article on Hide/Reveal Mask.
Lighting (GM)
The Lighting Tool allows GMs to place lights, windows, and doors (which work with Dynamic Lighting) with ease. After placement, each can be changed via options in their mini-menu like other tokens. Learn more about each of these Lighting Tools here.
Dynamic Lighting (GM)
Dynamic Lighting, available to Plus, Pro, and Elite subscribers, is a lighting system that updates players’ lines of sight in real-time, as you play. This tool allows GMs to turn Dynamic Lighting on and adjust settings. For more information about setting up Dynamic Lighting, read this article.
Effects (GM)
The Effects (FX) tool allows GMs to create dynamic visual Effects at a click of a button to help bring stories to life. The tool includes a pre-built particle Effects Library and the ability to create custom Particle Effects (for subscribers). Read more here.
Layers
See our Layers article to learn how each layer of the virtual tabletop works.