Question 1

How to create a Battle Map?

Accepted Answer

To create your first battle map, first navigate to the dashboard, and click "New Battle Map" on the sidebar.

This will open up the Add Battle Map dialog. You can name your battle map, assign it to a campaign, and optionally add any tags you want to associate your map with.

Add Battle Map dialog

Once your battle map has been created, it will appear in your dashboard. You can enter the map simply by clicking on it.

Battle Map Thumbnail

To make any changes to the above, just click the icon on the right side of the map to open up the actions menu and click Edit. From here, you can also duplicate or delete the map, or open the Share dialog to share the map with your players, or the Present view to show a guest-view of your map with no controls.

Battle Map Actions Menu

Next steps:

How to align the grid?
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Question 2

How to align the grid?

Accepted Answer

In Tarrasque.io, you align the grid to your map, not the other way around. Some maps are not tiled correctly, which can lead to problems when setting up a custom grid on other VTTs. The grid settings in Tarrasque.io are flexible enough to allow you to setup your grid regardless of the origin of your map.

| Using a grid is highly recommended. With a grid, tokens snap correctly to the grid squares while moving or resizing, and shapes are much easier to draw and control. If you require assistance in setting up your grid, feel free to get in touch via live chat!

On the top right of your battle map, under the Zoom Controls, you'll find the Grid. The top button enables/disables the grid, and the bottom one opens up the grid settings.

The grid updates in real-time as you modify the values, so you can experiment with it until you find a setting that works for you.

Grid Settings

The Cell Width and Cell Height properties indicate how big each grid cell is. If you're using a map generated from a tool like DungeonDraft, this will be the only thing you need to change.
The Columns and Rows properties allow you to say "I want a map with 30 grid cells on the x-axis, and 40 on the y-axis". It can be very useful for aligning the grid on maps whi

Question 3

How to use the Combat Tracker?

Accepted Answer

Combat controls

Q: How to use the Combat Tracker?

<h1 id="combatcontrols">Combat controls</h1> To start combat, simply click the Play icon in the Combat Tracker. This will show the Combat Tracker to any players and show HP bars and the active combatant on the map depending on your <a href="/en/article/how-to-update-campaign-settings-92cp7b/">Campaign Settings</a>. <img src="https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/7a5c72f1702fc400/download-2_x8vir0.png" alt="" /> To stop an encounter, simply press the Stop icon. This will hide the Combat Tracker from any players and disable HP bars and the active combatant on the map depending on your <a href="/en/article/how-to-update-campaign-settings-92cp7b/">Campaign Settings</a>. <img src="https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/7a5c72f1702fc400/download-3_1n6npy2.png" alt="" /> The Previous button will move the initiative counter to the previous combatant in the list. The active combatant, if set in <a href="/en/article/how-to-update-campaign-settings-92cp7b/">Campaign Settings</a>, will update on the map to match the creature. The Next button will move the initiative counter to the next combatant in the list. The active combatant, if set in <a href="/en/article/how-to-update-campaign-settings-92cp7b/">Campaign Settings</a>, will update on the map to match the creature. You can quickly reset a combat encounter by clicking on the menu on the right of the Combat Controls. This will open up a menu with the Reset option. Clicking it will stop the combat encounter and empty it. ![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/7a5c72f1702fc400/do

Q: How to create a spell?

A Spell is a compendium entry for quickly identifying and reading through the abilities of a magical effect. Spells can be added, edited, and imported just like monster NPC stat blocks. To create a spell, start by clicking on the Spells icon on the navigation bar. <img src="https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/7a5c72f1702fc400/screenshot-from-2021-03-10-20-_1ix2r51.png" alt="Bottom Bar" /> This will open up the Spells panel. From here, click the + icon on the top right to open up the Add Spell modal. <img src="https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/7a5c72f1702fc400/screenshot-from-2021-03-01-21-_1cqgrmm.png" alt="Spells panel" /> The Add Spell modal is essentially an in-place editable Stat Block for spells. If you want a spell to appear only in a specific campaign, you can set it in the Campaign field. Otherwise, it will appear in all of your campaigns. Once you're done adding in the details, press Add to save your changes. <img src="https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/7a5c72f1702fc400/screenshot-from-2021-03-01-21-_1xa6eq3.png" alt="" />

To start combat, simply click the Play icon in the Combat Tracker. This will show the Combat Tracker to any players and show HP bars and the active combatant on the map depending on your Campaign Settings. To stop an encounter, simply press the Stop icon. This will hide the Combat Tracker from any players and disable HP bars and the active combatant on the map depending on your Campaign Settings. The Previous button will move the initiative counter to the previous combatant in the list. The active combatant, if set in Campaign Settings, will update on the map to match the creature.

The Next button will move the initiative counter to the next combatant in the list. The active combatant, if set in Campaign Settings, will update on the map to match the creature.

You can quickly reset a combat encounter by clicking on the menu on the right of the Combat Controls. This will open up a menu with the Reset option. Clicking it will stop the combat encounter and empty it. ![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/7a5c72f1702fc400/do

Question 4

How to use the Map Tools?

Accepted Answer

At the top left of your Battle Map, you'll see the Toolbar. This is where all of your main tools for controlling the map live. You can mouse-over each of the map tools to see their name and their associated Keyboard Shortcut.

The active tool is displayed at the top of the toolbar in a brown color. You can click this to toggle the visibility of the toolbar.

The Select tool is used for moving and resizing tokens and shapes. This will be the bread-and-butter of your interaction with Tarrasque.io.
The Pan tool is used for moving the map, as well as zooming in or out.
The Fog tool (GM-only) is used for creating a "Fog of War" area. This allows you to hide or reveal specific areas of the map from your players.
The Draw tool is used for freehand drawing on the map. You can draw anything you like, the only limit is your imagination.
The Shape tool is used for creating "Area of Effect" shapes. This allows you to indicate spell and ability effects that form a rectangle, circle, or triangle.
The Measure tool allows you to measure distances across the map.

Toolbar

The general rule of thumb is this: each entity on the map responds only to its associated tool. This is similar to the concept of layers that a lot of virtual tabletops have. Tokens can only be moved with the Select tool, fog can only be modified with the Fog tool,

Question 5

How to create a spell?

Accepted Answer

A Spell is a compendium entry for quickly identifying and reading through the abilities of a magical effect. Spells can be added, edited, and imported just like monster NPC stat blocks. To create a spell, start by clicking on the Spells icon on the navigation bar.

Bottom Bar

This will open up the Spells panel. From here, click the + icon on the top right to open up the Add Spell modal.

Spells panel

The Add Spell modal is essentially an in-place editable Stat Block for spells. If you want a spell to appear only in a specific campaign, you can set it in the Campaign field. Otherwise, it will appear in all of your campaigns.

Once you're done adding in the details, press Add to save your changes.

Question 6

How to share a Battle Map with players?

Accepted Answer

Tarrasque.io allows you to share your maps with your players using a public shareable link. To enable sharing:

From the dashboard: open the battle map actions on the right and click Share
From the in-app battle maps panel: click on the sharing access icon under the battle map

Battle Map Thumbnail Battle Maps Panel

The Share Battle Map dialog will appear. By enabling access here, the battle map will show up on your players' dashboard. If you wish to hide a battle map until your players have reached a specific milestone, you can disable access to that battle map.

|| If your players don't have a Tarrasque.io account, you can optionally set a password so that only they can enter the map | Players don't need to enter a password to access the map - the password is purely for users without an account

Share Battle Map dialog

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