Hey folks, this came up in an email exchange with a player, and so I just wanted to remind all of us about Zoom audio limitations and best practices. Zoom is great, but  it has serious audio limitations. It cannot handle simultaneous audio. When someone begins speaking, that effectively cuts off others, like a Zoom "talking stick." As a result, even if it's a bit artificial, when the game requires an open channel for one person to speak, like in combat, it tends to cut off that flow if others are speaking at the same time. Similarly, if someone is trying to explore a non-combat action, it can sometimes be tough if others jump in or comment at the same time. It's not a perfect system and more than a little artificial when compared to an in-person tabletop game. But in general, it's best to follow a practice of: Muting when not speaking Holding off on comments on the audio stream during other players' turn in combat Trying to allow one non-combat action to resolve before offering another That said, i t's totally okay to speak up and ask a question or to offer a direction or something that your PC wants to do. The only times I would discourage doing that through the audio channel is when it's combat and not your PC's turn, because it slows things down and distracts from the turn order, or when someone else has already asked a question and we haven't yet resolved it.  And, yes, it's  always  okay to throw a question or comment into the Roll20 chat (I prefer to keep the discussions there rather than Zoom so there's just one place to look). That's a great way to put something "in the queue," as it were, to be dealt with as soon as we can--or even just to comment on the action, engage in chatter with other players for fun, whatever! In a superhero RPG game several of us play on Tuesday nights, there is ongoing, nearly continuous chatter between players in the Roll20 chat. It's fun, frequently hysterical, and totally appropriate. Please do! And if you throw a question, comment, or suggestion into the chat and we don't address it, then it's totally okay to mention that in the audio channel so we can circle back and include it.  If you ever want to say something that you'd prefer to keep between you and the DM, just use the "whisper" function to do so. In chat, start your message with "/w" and the name of the person to whom you're whispering (be aware that the DM sees all whispers regardless): /w [name of player or DM] [message] Hope that helps! :-) Koop