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When you buy a copy of the Monster Manual through Roll20, you don't get a PDF of the book. Instead, you unlock the entire contents of the book transferred directly into the [https://app.roll20.net/compendium/dnd5e/BookIndex%7C 5th Edition SRD Compendium]. Each monster has been given their own dedicated Compendium entry. | When you buy a copy of the Monster Manual through Roll20, you don't get a PDF of the book. Instead, you unlock the entire contents of the book transferred directly into the [https://app.roll20.net/compendium/dnd5e/BookIndex%7C 5th Edition SRD Compendium]. Each monster has been given their own dedicated Compendium entry. | ||
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===The Monster Manual Entry Index=== | ===The Monster Manual Entry Index=== | ||
* [https://roll20.net/compendium/dnd5e/Monster%20Manual Monster Manual Index Page] | * [https://roll20.net/compendium/dnd5e/Monster%20Manual Monster Manual Index Page] | ||
Revision as of 01:07, 7 February 2017
(This is a WIP 1/26/2017)
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The Roll20 Monster Manual Bundle
When you purchase the 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons Monster Manual through Roll20, you get a bundle that unlocks the Monster Manual Index of pages on the the 5th Edition SRD Compendium. Instead of seeing the SRD entries from the 5th Edition SRD Compendium, you will access the full text entries and graphics available from the hardcover book.
The Monster Manual Compendium Edition
When you buy a copy of the Monster Manual through Roll20, you don't get a PDF of the book. Instead, you unlock the entire contents of the book transferred directly into the 5th Edition SRD Compendium. Each monster has been given their own dedicated Compendium entry.
 | Note: If you do not have Monster Manual purchased, you will only be able to see the available monster entries from the 5E OGL SRD. |
The Monster Manual Entry Index
- Monster Manual Index Page
- Monsters: The Rule Page for Playing Monsters
- Miscellaneous Creatures: Appendix A
- NPCs: Appendix B
- Credits
Utilizing the Compendium in your Game
One of the benefits of transferring the Monster Manual into Compendium form is being able to use it directly in a Roll20 game. A GM is able to drag and drop a Monster entry from the 5th Edition Compendium directly into their game. For monsters, dragging its entry to the tabletop creates a statted token AND generates a new NPC character journal under your Journal tab that will be linked to it. This NPC sheet will be automatically set up with all that monster's attributes, traits and skills that you can roll from immediately.
Additionally, any non-monster entry such as rules, lore, items, et cetera that you drag to the Tabletop will create a Handout of that entry that you can share with your players.
Adding the 5th Edition Compendium to your Game
Once added, a new tab will be added to the Sidebar situated between the Journal and Jukebox tab. Symbolized by a lowercase "i" (i), this is the Compendium Tab. The search bar operates exactly as the one found on the exterior webpage version of the Compendium.
Book Source IDs
5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons has many books of content. A Book Source ID has been applied to all additional physical books of content added to the 5th Edition Compendium. This will allow you to keep track of where an entry is coming from. To the right of any Compendium entry found on the Compendium Tab is a three digit Source ID directing towards a specific book.
- Book Source IDs for the 5th Edition Compendium
- SRD: An entry from the D&D 5th Edition OGL SRD
- MM1: An entry from the D&D 5th Edition Monster Manual
- VG1: An entry from 5th Edition Volo's Guide to Monsters
How to Drag and Drop Entries into from the Compendium
- Step 1: Search the Compendium Tab for an entry (we'll use Volo's Guide to Monsters' Alhoon entry as our example)
- Step 2: Click and drag the entry from the Compendium Tab to the Tabletop
This action will begin the automation process.
Non-Monster Entries
A handout will be created in your Journal Tab containing all of the text and images contained within the entry. For Volo's content, this allows a GM to share the content with your players who do not have access to the Marketplace bundle.
Monster Entries
Dragging and dropping a monster entry creates a Character Journal on the Journal Tab for the monster. It will set the sheet to the NPC version and have all of the Compendium's attributes, traits, skills, and actions already inputted. The lore, images and description of the monster entry will be listed in the character journal's bio as well. For Volo's monsters that come with a token graphic, after creating the character journal for the monster, a token will be generated on the Tabletop that will be statted with the HP and AC of the desired creature.
Notes
Token Art: There were a handful of creatures where we were unfortunately not allowed to contract artwork for. In those instances, we created a token that has the name of the creature inside it in place of art. ((((((names of creatures))) are the creatures that are treated in this fashion.
Player Access: Players do not have direct access to the Monsters Manual within the In-App Roll20 Compendium. The GM can drag and drop any entry from the Compendium as either a Character or Handout (depending on the entry type) into their Journal to be available for player use.
Other 5th Edition Character Sheets: We can't guarantee that the Compendium Drag and Drop features will work predictably with other 5th Edition character sheets like the Community-Created and Shaped 5th Edition Sheets. Wizard of the Coast modules are designed with the Roll20 Official 5th Edition OGL Character Sheet in mind.
Spellcasters: There was an intentional decision made with spellcaster monsters where we limited the individual spell entries down to the most commonly used offensive spells. For those we created a separate actions for each to be rolled from the sheet. We went with this method instead of having an NPC sheet with every single spell inputted under Spellcasting to keep the attribute bloat low to keep your games optimized. That being said, any spellcasting NPC should have all their spells listed under their Spellcasting Trait on the NPC sheet when you do a drag and drop from the Compendium.
Bundle Updates
2/7/2017 - Monster Manual launches on Roll20.
- (blog launch thread)
- (bug thread)
