Playing with some people in the room, some across the country

Hi, I'm brand new and think Roll20 is ingenious, but I can't figure out how to use it effectively for my particular group. My long-time D&D group consists of 3 couples, but 1 couple just moved away, so now we have 4 people in the same room together, and 2 people who now live across the country. The way I see it, we have three options: 1. Get everyone on Roll20, and have the 4 people here awkwardly all sit in the same room but interact through the internet on tablets/laptops. 2. Not use Roll20 at all and just play the old fashioned way but with the long-distance couple on skype trying to keep up. 3. The hybrid: Have the long distance couple and the DM on Roll20, while the local couples play in real life and the DM figures out how to mesh the two together, like maybe having a big monitor and moving tokens/using skills for everyone in the room based on their instructions. Any suggestions? Has anyone done something like this before? Thanks! -Kyle

Hello Kyle, what you asked about has been talked about many times over the years so we are happy to hear people are turning to roll20 to help their group stay together. Listed below is a wide selection of the various discussions through the years. <a href="https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/308790/slug%7D" rel="nofollow">https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/308790/slug%7D</a> <a href="https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/1453161/slug%7D" rel="nofollow">https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/1453161/slug%7D</a> <a href="https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/243979/slug%7D" rel="nofollow">https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/243979/slug%7D</a> <a href="https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/194328/slug%7D" rel="nofollow">https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/194328/slug%7D</a> (talk about microphones for game use) <a href="https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/1091086/slug%7D" rel="nofollow">https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/1091086/slug%7D</a> <a href="https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/1719452/slug%7D" rel="nofollow">https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/1719452/slug%7D</a> (roll20 used in face to face game but has some nice ideas/suggestions in it)

Thanks, Pat! I'll read through these and discuss with my group.