EASILY display ANYTHING to your D&D players in person or online 

the “ I appreciate you” is a top tier outro.

No stacking dice needed. Your presentation skills and content make it engaging to watch already.

A little thing for OBS :- OBS also has a "Virtual Webcam" mode that can be outputted to whatever chat software you're using. Might cut down on the number of screen shares and save a few CPU cycles. :)

For online sessions, you can utilize the OBS virtual camera instead of a simulated monitor.

I used your guide to make the DM screen I've been dreaming off for years. Thank you for that! My players are loving it. Furthermore, I used the app Dungeon Alchemist to build a haunted mansion. With the first person walk-through feature, they have the ability to explore the mansion by themselves with a wireless keyboard and mouse from their places at the table.

I would love more in person DnD idea videos!

Holy moly can’t believe I didn’t know about dummy plugs, that’s amazing.

I do in person VTT and it never occurred to me to use OBS. What a great solution! I appreciate YOU!

Another option is to setup an incognito window (or another browser) for player view from the VTT and stream that window through OBS/discord. Still a separate window, but much easier to run off a laptop with limited output ports :)

Bro, you put me onto Improved Initiative a while back and it's changed my whole game! I can't stop talking about to my friends who DM. It imporved the flow of my combat significantly !

This is honestly a top tier tutorial for using OBS for... basically *anything*. Bravo!

this is EXACTLY what I am looking for. I'm getting ready to setup this exact situation and am so greatful you made this video.

That is an insane amount of effort and understanding needed to play D&D.

This is exactly what I needed! Great tutorial for D&D use for OBS! Thanks so much 😁

You can just start the virtual cammera in OBS and choose this camera in Discord. This way you can easily "stream" your OBS output into Discord.

This is the perfect channel I've been looking for

great vid man. i run online with my own homebrewed system and this has given me some great ideas on how to increase immersion for my players! thank you!

love these tips! I've been trying to work out a way to use my Obsidian notes and also display stuff at the table. Never thought to use obs!

Foundry VTT Version: The majority of the information in this video is applicable. The big difference is that Foundry has the module named Stream View that allows for automated camera movements as well as other handy VTT-in-Person settings you can adjust. Make an additional user account that Stream View will use. Make sure that user is set to Observer of all PCs so that all PC Token vision will be shared to it. In the Stream View Settings, there are a variety of things that you can use to better tune the experience to your needs. For my personal preference, I remove all HUD elements and leave the Initiative Tracker only when there is an active encounter as well as set up Dice So Nice! in the Stream View's User's settings to show VTT rolls while not having a massive chat log take up a good portion of the screen. Pan speed will dictate how quickly the camera moves when the players move, and the camera will zoom out to keep all players in view out of combat. In combat, the camera stays at an adjustable zoom level and centers on the current token's turn UNLESS no player can see it, in which case it defaults to the non-combat position. Clicking Show Players on any Journal or Image window will also show it to the Stream View User and you can set how long the window stays open for as well as where it's displayed. Aside from that, following the same OBS Browser source works here, but might not be as necessary as all of the relevant information (Initiative, Art, etc.) is handled within the client if all you're doing is casting to a reference display. In that case, you'd be able to open the user in a dedicated Chrome window, cast it to the device, and Stream View will handle the rest. Happy Gaming!

I think it’s cool to see how you put all this together. The results look nice and the transitions are an improvement over what I do. Seems like a lot more work though for that extra bit of slickness. I run two instances of fantasy grounds, one on the external monitor (wireless or wired) for the players and one on the laptop screen for me. Can do all the same things but in one place, but with less fancy transitions (but there’s lighting and line of sight). It also means I can do all this without an internet connection (which is super important in one of the places where I DM….the internet is garbage at that location). For virtual games I screen share the player instance for people that aren’t logged into the vtt directly.

Great video! This is going to be so fun and useful!

another fire video Kelly!

Omg... ive been using OBS for years! Using it to record calls, dnd, book club anythint and i had no idea about the making a scene with urls ugh!!!!! What a live saver.

I’m glad the RU-vid algorithm lead me to your channel! Cheers

It's funny you're making this video now, as I have been doing exactly that for a while now with my "digital battle mat" aka flat lying, modified TV 😅 I am usually showing some atmospheric pictures during "normal" play and my Maps whenever one is needed plus Improves initiative player view next to the map during combat. Also to display the maps, I use Owl ear rodeo, as I can easily navigate it and place enemy tokens if I don't feel the need to craft something physical. Those I can move easily from behind my dm screen... 😊

Aww yes, great video. So much info to do this. Thank you very much! Appreciate your content.

I actually tend to use OBS’s virtual camera if I’m on discord instead of having to use an adapter and such. It can be a simple alternative to an online dm screen.

Love the tips! Hate the AI art.

You can actually use command prompt to create a virtual second monitor in Windows, so you don't need to buy an adapter. Tutorial can be found on RU-vid! Maybe helps someone, it's what I did 😊

Thanks for the content.

7:26 a solution for casting your screen but keeping things private or editing things behind the sence is virtual desktop. Both windows and linux has this. Use 1 for the stream labs preview and the other for to edit your VTT or take notes. This is even usful for the steam deck which is the pc I run my D&D game off of because linux lacks any casting features that isnt direct connecting an HDMI

Instead of a Chromecast, I use a "Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter". It doesn't have any extra software on it, but allows my to wirelessly cast to a TV with an HDMI port AND it shows up as a second monitor.

That's perfect thanks 🔥

Ahh this is exactly what I have been thinking about lately

Hey Kelly, thanks for the video. I'm trying to figure this out, my entire screen is being projected to the monitor instead of just a selection. The players will see everything on my screen, notes, etc. What am I doing wrong?

I have been looking for this for so long, I even started to build my own. (I must be googling wrong or something)

And we appreciate you!

Great video. I have a question...Say I had Photoshop open on my laptop. Could I make a OBS screen capture of the image in my open instance of photoshop? Let say I wanted to use it, instead of Owlbear Rodeo for maps, for example. Would it show it even if I minimized photoshop? Thanks!

It should be noted, you could instead use the Virtual Camera feature for online play! granted if you use face cam this will replace your own video camera, but you could add it in as a source if need be!

yes

What cord do you need to display from laptop to tv?

As I am starting the build on my televised DM screen project this week, your timing couldn't have been better. The OBS part of the equation is by far the least obvious aspect, and I'm going to have to teach it to the others in my group who serve in the master role.

I do not see my iPad and i don't understand how I share my screen with it

Great video as always! However I don't really liked the dice stacking clip in the background I think it kinda lower the quality of the video, your content is great as it is. I don't think you need to use those cheap tricks to make your videos interesting!

Did you and your group get portraits from Mth Journey's?

You're lucky your players pay attention to the initiative. We play in person and I have a TV that I put the initiative up on behind me. And they still don't know know when it's their turn.

you can 100% simulate a second screen through an application of some sort instead of having to buy a device for it. But still a good idea

a few others have already pointed it out, but I just want to reiterate that MythJourneys uses AI to generate their images, and is not an artist! Ethical concerns aside, I think it's important to as least stay informed of when AI is involved. Use their images if you like, so long as you're aware of where it all comes from

Feels kind of weird to watch a video recommending an AI art website followed up a couple minutes later with a recommendation of commissioning an artist to create portraits of your PCs

did my comment about MythJourney using AI get deleted???

👻

Oh my god, please don’t do the dice thing! I had to hold my finger over it so I could pay attention to what you were saying.

TL;DW for people playing online, use a VTT and don't do any of this lol