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Page Updated:   2021-12-09

An ability is a macro which is tied to to a specific character's Attributes & Abilities-tab. Like macros, abilities can be nested inside each other, which gives you the capacity to chain abilities together, and call multiple abilities with a single command.

Nesting an ability is similar to nesting a macro but with a slight twist. Like a macro, simply include the name of the abilities you wish to call on separate lines inside your main ability.

Converting a nested macro to a nested ability

#attack
#damage

becomes

%{bob|attack}
%{bob|dmg}

You need to change the # into %, type {, then the name of the character, a vertical pipe (|), the ability name, and closing the expression with }.

The vertical pipe(|) key can be found above the backslash key \ on most keyboards.

• US keyboard: usually near the Enter-key. Shift+\ to type
• European keyboards: Usually found on the number row
• Finnish, Swedish keyboard: next to the right Shift. AltGr+| to type

Note: Currently the ability reference symbol (%) does not auto complete at this time like the attribute reference symbol (@) or macro reference symbol (#) do. You must type the entire thing yourself.

[edit] Example

In this example, we'll have three abilities: %{damage} %{attack} and %{both} and our character who will be named Bugbear

Ability %{damage}:

/roll 1d4+11

Ability %{attack}:

/roll 1d20+9

Ability %{both}:

%{Bugbear|attack}
%{Bugbear|damage}

Then You can have a chat command where you can choose which ability to use: (example might need converted to HTML Entities):

?{Which ability?|Attack,%{Bugbear|attack} |Damage,%{Bugbear|damage} |Both,%{Bugbear|Both} }

See Roll Queries for more info on nesting.

[edit] More Examples

Other pages with macro examples:

• D&D 5E Macros
• Pathfinder macros
• Stargate macros
• Star Wars D6 Macros
• Cypher system macros
• Chat Menus
• Category:Macros