# Getting started

> What RPG Desk is and the first steps, for players and for game masters.

Page: https://docs.rpgdesk.com/en/comecando/

RPG Desk is a virtual tabletop for RPGs. The group meets in a **room**: they talk in the chat or by voice, roll dice (in 3D, for everyone to see), keep the characters’ sheets and explore the adventure’s map. It runs in the browser, with nothing to install, [on a phone](https://docs.rpgdesk.com/en/comecando/celular/) too.

*Screenshot:* A RPG Desk room: the library on the left, the chat in the middle with narration and a roll, and the participants on the right, with the characters' health and energy bars.

## For players

1. [Create your account](https://docs.rpgdesk.com/en/comecando/conta/) and pick a picture in **Settings → Profile**.
2. Find a room in **Rooms**, or open the link the game master sent you: see [Find a room and join](https://docs.rpgdesk.com/en/comecando/explorar/).
3. In the room, you arrive as a **spectator**. The game master makes you a player and, usually, creates your character’s sheet.
4. Talk in the [chat](https://docs.rpgdesk.com/en/mesa/chat/), roll the [dice](https://docs.rpgdesk.com/en/mesa/dados/) and fill in your [sheet](https://docs.rpgdesk.com/en/mesa/fichas/).

## For game masters

1. [Create your room](https://docs.rpgdesk.com/en/comecando/primeira-mesa/) and send the link to the players.
2. Install the sheet plugin the room will use, in **Room settings → Plugins** (see [Room plugins and tables](https://docs.rpgdesk.com/en/mestres/plugins/)).
3. Build the first [scene](https://docs.rpgdesk.com/en/mestres/mapa/), with the map and the tokens.
4. When the players arrive, make them players and create their sheets: see [Players’ sheets](https://docs.rpgdesk.com/en/mestres/fichas-dos-jogadores/).

## In this section

[Create an account and sign in](https://docs.rpgdesk.com/en/comecando/conta/): Signing up, the password and the language.

[The home screen](https://docs.rpgdesk.com/en/comecando/tela-inicial/): The navigation bar and Home.

[Find a room and join](https://docs.rpgdesk.com/en/comecando/explorar/): Explore, the search and each room's details.

[Create your room](https://docs.rpgdesk.com/en/comecando/primeira-mesa/): For game masters: from zero to the first session.

[Profile, friends and conversations](https://docs.rpgdesk.com/en/comecando/perfil-e-amigos/): Your profile, the Friends & chat panel, conversations and invites.

[Desk Cloud](https://docs.rpgdesk.com/en/comecando/arquivos/): Maps, images and music kept in RPG Desk.

[Your preferences](https://docs.rpgdesk.com/en/comecando/configuracoes/): The Settings pages, one by one.

[On your phone](https://docs.rpgdesk.com/en/comecando/celular/): Installing it as an app, the room tabs and the gestures.