Roll20 comes directly to your Discord server
It becomes a little easier to guide your online table group for a game night. The popular virtual table tool Roll20 is coming to Discord and can be integrated directly into the chat and voice platform. So instead of running Roll20 separately in a browser with a different voice client, you can launch the activity directly from Discord itself.
It works the same way as any other activity on Discord. After jumping on a call, you can click on the little rocket ship to start an activity (or join an existing activity). From there, Roll20 will be one of the options.
“We’re excited to introduce Roll20 to a new audience through our partnership with Discord,” said Riley Dutton, co-founder of Roll20. “We know how much existing Roll20 users love Discord, and we’re happy to offer them an easier way to play!”
If your Roll20 account and your Discord are under the same email address, you can log in seamlessly. Otherwise, you will need to log in (or create a new account). Each member of your party must create a Roll20 account and make the same phone call.
The first person to launch the activity is the one who chooses which campaign to launch (so he takes on the role of the GM). Everyone else filters into a waiting room before the GM starts the game. If you have to leave at any time, you’ll jump right back where you left off when you return.
Additionally, if there’s something on the Roll20 website that you want to play with, you can switch between the two experiences seamlessly. Whatever you do in the browser will be reflected in the Discord activity and vice versa. You can participate via the activity and let another player participate in the web application. But you all have to be on the same Discord conversation, because the video and voice calling tools within Roll20 itself can’t connect to the Discord conversation. None of these tools will disappear, but they will not be available within the activity. All features you may have within your Pro or Plus accounts are available.
The Roll20 Discord integration will also showcase Jumpgate, the major overhaul of Roll20. It is specifically aimed at improving performance, but will also tweak the user interface for a more streamlined experience. Jumpgate is still being tested, but will eventually become the Roll20 standard. However, at the moment it is the version of Roll20 that is available in the beta Discord activity.
The Discord integration will first be available to Roll20 Pro subscribers through an exclusive beta testing phase starting April 30, before being unveiled to the general public later this year. It will be available on both the Discord app and browser, but not on mobile.