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Running 2 games with same account

Hi, I have a bit of a weird question. Me and another person share the same account that we paid together to run 2 different games (on different computers ofc). We need to prepare our separate sessions and we probably will do that in the same hours because work and schedules. Will it be a problem/conflicts/mess made or is it safe to do? Thanks.
Can't say for sure, but I know I can have two different games open on different tabs in the same browser.
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Ziechael
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The only thing I can think of that you might want to be aware of is if you ever refresh your tab when prepping and the other game is open as well you may end up loading into that one instead... solved by going back to the game page and reloading the actual game you want :)
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Oosh
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You can always promote your player account to GM in the game you control - there's a few things you can't do as a promoted GM (like uploading assets to library) but for general setting up it's an option to prevent potential conflict. As Ziechael mentioned, refresh is the main one - that will send you to the last game Roll20 saw requested by the account, not the game you have open in your tab.
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Loading the last game is on browser instance basis. I normally have two games open: one in firefox to play in with the players - a game regularly  cleaned and very small and one in chrome game with the module / addon / home made adventures. In this way a can play with players that do not have the finances to afford new PCs and basically depend on hand-downs.  As for editing games: if you edit different games there is never an issue. If you edit the same game,  roll20 handles that like a charm. I help new potential GMs regularly setting up their first game - iit always just works. And even when logged in twice with the same account in the same game: it works perfectly. Be aware that actual account sharing might be against the terms of serviice (need to look that up). But you can as oosh states promote a player to GM. 
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Oosh
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Martijn S. said: Loading the last game is on browser instance basis. Huh, good to know. I'll fire Chrome up next time, as I was having dramas with refresh (even with a private window) last time I was in an active game and trying to mess around in another during downtime.