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How to setup Roll20 and use the maps as a table surface in an in-Person live game?

 I want to use Roll20 with it's 'Fog of War" and "Dynamic Lighting" as the battle-map surface on a large shared flat screen which we use to put our minis on.   I want to be able to utilize the game on my computer as a the GM, but for the central flat screen to show what the PCs would see.  Is there a way to adjust the settings to allow this? So far, the only thing I've come up with is to have two computers - one connected to the flat screen logged in as a PC and the other computer set to operate as a the GM.  Is that the only way?  Thanks
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keithcurtis
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Hi Jota! Here's a page on the wiki that may have some tips and guidance on this subject.
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You don't need two computers -- just two browsers! Put the game in the other browser (on the other screen) in "Player View" as the GM.
Having two monitors would help too: one for each browser so the DM could see both views simultaneously. Teller said: You don't need two computers -- just two browsers! Put the game in the other browser (on the other screen) in "Player View" as the GM.
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keithcurtis
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Teller said: You don't need two computers -- just two browsers! Put the game in the other browser (on the other screen) in "Player View" as the GM. Also reference:  Dummy Account . It gives you a much easier to manage player view.
Excellent!  This is exactly what I was looking for.  I kept thinking there was some setting I had to adjust that would allow me to operate from the GM window, but display the the player view.  Not sure why I was thinking that, but I was.  The wiki page will help me do what I wanted to do.  Thanks Keith, Teller, and Rick! Also, Keith, your dummy account page is very helpful.  Thanks for putting it out there. 
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keithcurtis
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Thanks, I think another user created the wiki page, but a lot of it came from posts by me and other in the  Tips n Tricks  thread, which is rich in cool stuff to do with Roll20.
Agreed.   I'm starting to learn and am hoping to become more adept with it.