This will make the roll and automatically add our modifier to it. We’ll want to roll our attack to see if we hit. First, we think about the individual actions we want to accomplish. Let’s say I’m playing a fighter, and I want to set up a simple macro to make an attack with my broadsword. This is one of the most common uses for a macro. Execute multiple actions with a single command The “ sign tells the system who to look to, and the “, which is useful for global countdowns. That “something else” happens to be the perception bonus of the token we have selected. Then, we want to add the value of the dice roll to something else, so we connect it with a +. In this case, we’re rolling dice–1d20, to be exact. It tells us the platform what we’re doing. r 1d20 + is a very, very basic macro–so basic, in fact, that it’s essentially built into the 5E character sheet. Let’s break down a simple macro to see what that grammar looks like. Like any kind of language, there are grammatical rules to consider when writing. It helps to think of macros as their own sort of language. Getting your macro to do what you want is the real trick. When you want to call a macro and use it, type # followed by the name you set up for the command into the chat and press enter. A command could be typed text, a roll, or an emote it’s whatever you want the macro to accomplish.Ĭlick Save Changes, and just like that–your macro is saved and ready to go. Name your macro, then put in the command. Head to the Collections tab in the Sidebar.
Once you’ve set a macro up, you can then save it to the Macro Quick Bar or Token Actions for quicker access during play. In the most basic terms, macros are just saved rolls and commands. Instead of having to type multiple commands over and over, you can type just one short command and cover the whole of what you want to accomplish. They help you quickly and easily input commands you want to regularly repeat. Macros are, quite simply, user-defined shortcuts. Once you see how powerful and easy-to-use macros really are, you’ll never go back!īut before we get into that, let’s talk a little bit about what a macro actually is. We have a couple simple macros at the bottom of this post to get you started. In fact, you might have started shaking in your boots of striding at the very mention of the name.
If you’re not particularly well-versed in macros, you might find them intimidating. Welcome back to the Tome of Tips! Today, we’re tackling a big topic in the world of Roll20.
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