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Allowing Players to see Map Title, Key and Scale

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Edited 1521764925
Hey everyone! I did a brief forum search and could not find the answer I was seeking. That being said, I am playing with LMoP module from Roll20 and for example in Cragmaw Castle, I would like to show the title of the map (Cragmaw Castle), the scale (1 square = 5 feet in the top left) and the icon key in the bottom left. I cannot for the life of me figure out how to show this information to the players. Please halp ! Thank you! EDIT: Also, I am using Firefox (I could look up version if necessary), and Roll20 is crashing once every 2-3 minutes. What gives? I was considering subscribing but I am not paying (any more than I already have at least) for a service that is broken.
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The Aaron
Pro
API Scripter
Showing the Map Title, Key and Scale: You can use the Fog of War Reveal tool to reveal the box over each of those and the players will be able to see them on the map.&nbsp; If you mean you want to show them in the Chat, you would probably want to create a macro that outputs that information, for the key, you would probably need to screenshot the table upload it somewhere, and then use the image syntax to make it show up in the chat, something like: *Cragmaw Castle* 1 square = 5 feet [key](<a href="http://some.url/to/the/image.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://some.url/to/the/image.jpg</a>) If you mean show them a handout, you would need to create a handout with that information, similar to above and just click Show to Players at the top right when you have the handout open. With Roll20 Crashing, what do you mean?&nbsp; Are you getting the Red Roll20 box that tells you that connection has been lost?&nbsp; Or the Yellow Firefox bar that tells you an extension has crashed, or is Firefox exiting completely and you get the Firefox bug catcher dialog?
When using the Reveal Tool, I then go to Player View or whatever it is called, and there is a clear space for the information to go, but no text there. Also, the key is completely empty. I was thinking maybe it would fill out as the specific objects came into Player View but that wasn't the case either, at least not by my tests. I am not worried about sharing it through text, because I could easily just share it through voice, but the missing Key is definitely something that I would rather be able to just have available for the players to see. The crashing is just me getting rolled back to the Launch Game screen. Usually it occurs when I am loading a new map. I appreciate your help!
1521904419
The Aaron
Pro
API Scripter
hmm.. That's really strange.. would you be willing to PM me an invite to your game and GM me so I can check?&nbsp; Maybe there is something different between the game when you're Pro vs Free.&nbsp; I just tried doing what I suggested in a fresh copy of the game.&nbsp; I had to turn on Fog of War and turn off Advanced Fog of War and Dynamic Lighting (which shouldn't be a problem for free accounts), but thin it worked right: With the "crashing", are you using Firefox by chance?&nbsp; It has an obnoxious default behavior that if you click the mouse wheel while holding alt and rolling the wheel, it will move backwards in the browser history, ejecting you from Roll20.
1521917478
The Aaron
Pro
API Scripter
Something else to check, do you have the player ribbon on the cragmaw castle page when you log in as a player?&nbsp; You might be ending up on a completely different page with nothing revealed so that it only seems like you didn't reveal the area.
I figured it out! The information was on the GM Layer, thank you for your initial explanation, it made something click and I decided to try it. Thank you! Also, the crashing has stopped lately, so that's good as well.
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The Aaron
Pro
API Scripter
Good deal!