# Create your room

> For game masters: create the room, invite the players and get everything ready for the first session.

Page: https://docs.rpgdesk.com/en/comecando/primeira-mesa/

Creating a room takes a minute. Then you invite the players and prepare the adventure.

## Create

1. In **Rooms**, click **+ New room** (or, on Home, **Create a room**).

2. Fill in the dialog:

   - **Room name**: at least 5 letters;
   - **System** and **Details**: the game and the edition or setting (“Generic d20”, “Dark fantasy”);
   - **Traits**: click the ones that fit the room (up to 12). They help the search in Explore;
   - **Welcome message**: shows up in the chat for whoever joins. It accepts [formatting](https://docs.rpgdesk.com/en/referencia/formatacao/), such as `# heading` and `**bold**`;
   - **Require a password**, with the **Password**, if the room is invitation-only;
   - **Hide from Explore**, if it should not appear in the lists.

3. Click **Create and enter**. You enter the room as its game master.

*Screenshot:* The New room dialog filled in: name, system, details, chosen traits and welcome message.

You can change all of this later, in **Room settings** (see [Room settings](https://docs.rpgdesk.com/en/mestres/configurar-mesa/)), which also has the cover, the status message and the **Looking for players** badge.

## Invite the players

1. In **Rooms → Mine**, right-click the room’s card and choose **Copy room link**.
2. Send the link to the players. Whoever opens it goes straight into the room (with a password, they will need it too).
3. When each one arrives, right-click their name, in **Participants**, and choose **Make player**. Whoever joins for the first time comes in as a spectator.

## Prepare the first session

1. **The sheet:** install the sheet plugin for your system in **Room settings → Plugins → Install plugin…**. See [Room plugins and tables](https://docs.rpgdesk.com/en/mestres/plugins/). If nobody has made a sheet for your system yet, you can [create one](https://docs.rpgdesk.com/en/fichas/), by hand or with help from an AI.
2. **The players’ sheets:** right-click the player, in **Participants**, and choose **Create a sheet for…**. See [Players’ sheets](https://docs.rpgdesk.com/en/mestres/fichas-dos-jogadores/).
3. **The map:** in the library, **New item → New scene**, and choose the map image. See [Building the scene](https://docs.rpgdesk.com/en/mestres/mapa/).
4. **Combat:** enable the **Combat tracker** in **Room settings → Plugins**. See [Combat tracker](https://docs.rpgdesk.com/en/mestres/combate/).

> **Tip**
>
> New library items (folders, sheets and scenes) start hidden from players. When the scene is ready, right-click it and choose **Make visible to everyone**.