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Stop My Creatures Rolling With Advantage AND Keeping Said Rolls Secret

Hi! New Roll20 DM here. How can I stop my creatures/NPCs rolling with advantage with EVERY roll? I'd really like to use 3D dice, but I'm having trouble reading which dice is which and don't know how to tell it what to do if a crit occurs. Also, to keep my rolls secret, do I turn the Game Settings to Always Whisper rolls and then turn individual PC sheets to never whisper? Thank you in advance! So much to learn and I'm running out of time before first isolation session.
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So, the great news is Roll20 has lots of options, to do exactly what you are looking for.  The bad news is that Roll20 has LOTS OF OPTIONS.  It's a two-edged sword.  The learning curve is high, but spend some time, it'll be worth it. Before you jump into the campaign, in the Settings tab, change your "Default Sheet Settings" for "Roll Queries" to "Never Roll Advantage" (setting to "Query" will just annoy you more).  3D dice are fun, especially on that 9th Level Fireball, but don't RELY on it.  I seen dice lean against each other and not "settle", but the roll was counted properly in the window. > Also, to keep my rolls secret, do I turn the Game Settings to Always Whisper rolls and then turn individual PC sheets to never whisper? Yes.  But there is an advanced option.  Remember I said there are LOTS OF OPTIONS? If you are not a sadistic GM, you most likely just want to normally be transparent but only keep SOME rolls secret, like a 5th Kobold they didn't see taking a shot from a hill.  In those instances, make a Macro.  Inside the game, on the Settings tab (the "gear icon"), make two new macros called "Talk-to-Myself-On" (/talktomyself) and "Talk-To-Myself-Off" (/talktomyself off).  Make them Global Macros, and they will be on your button bar at the bottom left of your screen.   This way, you can roll MOST of your rolls in front of them, and then use the Talk-To-Myself to hide your roll (don't forget to turn Talk-To-Myself-Off so you can talk to them again).
Ah ok! Thank you so much for the reply! Unfortunately, we've already been in there, the players have made their characters in the campaign and I've gone and made a few maps on it already. So I've already jumped into it! Bummer. Is there a way to change Game Settings AFTER I've started? I've followed your precise options and the Always Whisper/PC changes but Re-joining as a player still has player-me able to see what GM-me rolled.  P.S. Ive just realised how to read the GM's advantage rolls ... it makes a lot of sense now I've realised haha oops
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If you are tech-savvy, just make a fake account and two monitors (if you are on gmail, just add +roll20 to the email address.&nbsp; e.g. <a href="mailto:swm+roll20@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">swm+roll20@gmail.com</a> for your second account) and always be a player in an incognito or private browser session.&nbsp; &nbsp;Sometimes easier than back and forth.&nbsp; (Edit: This -IS- a sanctioned method.)