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Need help - need to run a current campaign remotely!

Hi lovely people I'm a relatively new DM and total tech idiot. :( We are 2 chapters in to Rise of Tiamat and now can't meet up to play. Could really do with some advice for how we can move play online. Please. Thanks :)  I have 5 players - one of whom lives in the same house as me and so would be sharing my internet connection. Any hints or tips appreciated (not including dumping this campaign - I know it's not very popular! LOL) Thanks so much.
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Ziechael
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My main advice would be to not worry about it too much, a lot of people try to jump in two-footed and create a video game experience when they don't have the experience with the platform to be able to do it. Treat the VTT like an actual table top, you might start with simple line drawing maps and tokens and use the platform to assist with dice rolling and visual necessities... you might even trust your players to continue using physical dice and just use the VTT for maps and character sheets (or they could even use physical sheets still to!). It can be as involved as you want, but overall your own experience with Roll20 will dictate how far you go with it. Check out the tutorial (hella broken but still some good stuff in there) and make a test game to play around in. Use the forums (the search sucks but google can help there) and ask questions rather than get stuck for hours, this community lives to support :)
Thanks so much for your help. 
you can also buy the adventure module for rise of timat and several others and it wil have alot set up for you if you need training on how to do the basics hit me up ill walk u thru  its real easy
I have been through the tutorial and I think I can probably set up maps etc - but if it's already there for me then that would be great. LOL  The thing I'm a bit confused about is how everyone can talk to each other. 
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Ziechael
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The VTT has inbuilt chat tech (which can be further defined/switched off in the settings tab). Once more than one person is 'at the table' it will kick in using the mic/camera defined by the browser being used. It can be problematic so a lot of groups tend to use discord or other chat tech specialist services...