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Combat Groups Extension Review | Fantasy Grounds Unity Extensions

March 8, 2024 by Colin the Virtual DM Leave a Comment

Combat Groups Extension Review

In this video, we will look at the Combat Groups Extension from Silent Ruin and Grim Press. This extension is incredibly useful for managing multiple combat encounters during your session by allowing you to preload NPC groups onto the combat tracker and hide them until needed. It is much easier to understand once you see it, so check it out.

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TIMELINE

  • 00:00 Introduction
  • 01:28 The traditional way to prep a combat encounter
  • 05:13 How to create combat groups
  • 11:43 How to add and remove NPCs from combat groups
  • 18:52 How to use combat groups during gameplay
  • 22:25 Look at the combat groups options
  • 25:01 Closing

SHOW NOTES

  • This extension can be purchased in the Fantasy Grounds Unity Forge. Here is the link (affiliate link)
  • Additional information about this extension can be found in the Fantasy Grounds Unity Forum.  Here is the link

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Automatic Sneak Attack & Turn-Based Effects Extension Review | Fantasy Grounds Unity Tutorials

February 16, 2024 by Colin the Virtual DM Leave a Comment

In this Fantasy Grounds Unity extension review, I will be looking at the Fantasy Grounds Automatic Sneak Attack and Turn-Based Effects extensions from Kent McCullough and Rob Twohy. These two extensions working together do a fantastic job of automating your rogue’s sneak attack. Check it out!

Welcome to The Virtual DM, and thanks for watching. If you are a DM looking to get better at running D&D 5e on the Fantasy Grounds Unity virtual tabletop (VTT), you have come to the right place.

If you have any questions about this video, please leave a comment or contact me using the information available at the end of this page. I would love to hear from you.

TIMELINE

  • 00:00 Introduction
  • 01:53 How to add Automatic Sneak Attack directly to the combat tracker in Fantasy Grounds Unity
  • 02:48 How to add Automatic Sneak Attack to your character sheet in Fantasy Grounds Unity
  • 04:40 Reminder of the conditions that must be met to activate a rogue’s sneak attack in D&D 5e
  • 05:24 Seeing the Automatic Sneak Attack extension in use in Fantasy Grounds Unity
  • 09:08 Closing

SHOW NOTES

Link to the Fantasy Grounds Automatic Sneak Attack extension on the DMs Guild – https://www.dmsguild.com/product/312685/Fantasy-Grounds-Automatic-Sneak-Attack?affiliate_id=1869340 (affiliate link)

Link to the Fantasy Grounds Turn Based Effects extension on the DMs Guild – https://www.dmsguild.com/product/312684/Fantasy-Grounds-Turn-Based-Effects?affiliate_id=1869340 (affiliate link)

Link to the Fantasy Grounds Complete Sneak Package containing the Fantasy Grounds Automatic Sneak Attack and the Fantasy Grounds Turn Based Effects extensions on the DMs Guild – https://www.dmsguild.com/product/312686/Fantasy-Grounds-Complete-Sneak-Package-BUNDLE?affiliate_id=1869340 (affiliate link)

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Fantasy Grounds 5E Indicators Extension Review | Fantasy Grounds Unity Tutorials

January 20, 2024 by Colin the Virtual DM Leave a Comment

In this Fantasy Grounds Unity extension review, I will look at how you can use the Fantasy Grounds 5E Indicators extension from John Waite and Rob Twohy. This extension is a fantastic addition to your campaign combat sessions, allowing for greater visibility on your maps of whose turn it is, who is targeted, who is damaged and much more. Check it out!

Welcome to The Virtual DM, and thanks for watching. If you are a DM looking to get better at running D&D 5e on the Fantasy Grounds Unity virtual tabletop (VTT), you have come to the right place.

If you have any questions about this video, please leave a comment or contact me using the information available at the end of this page. I would love to hear from you.

TIMELINE

  • 00:00 Introduction
  • 01:28 How to use the Initiative and Turn Indicator in the Fantasy Grounds 5E Indicators extension
  • 01:56 How to use the Target Indicator in the Fantasy Grounds 5E Indicators extension
  • 02:43 How to use the Saving Throw Result Indicator in the Fantasy Grounds 5E Indicators extension
  • 03:17 How to use the Damage Indicator in the Fantasy Grounds 5E Indicators extension 04:00 How to use the Dying, Stable and Death Indicators in the Fantasy Grounds 5E Indicators extension
  • 05:40 Closing

SHOW NOTES

This extension can be purchased on the Dungeon Masters Guild at https://www.dmsguild.com/product/353690/Fantasy-Grounds-5E-Indicators?affiliate_id=1869340 (affiliate link)

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