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| + | == How to set up tokens properly! == | ||
| + | It seems a lot of people are having trouble getting their tokens set up properly, to work with Journal entries. | ||
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| + | This is how to do it: | ||
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| + | First, decide if your token represents a CHARACTER or a MOOK. | ||
| + | A Character is a unique being; this token represents one, and only one, Journal Entry. Player characters are Characters. So are most NPCs (those with names). Some 'monsters' can be Characters as well; if there's only one instance of this being, ever, it's a Character. | ||
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| + | A MOOK is not a unique being; this token represents one of many similar or identical creatures. A horde of goblins is made up of moooks, for example. A leader goblin may or may not be a character, depending on the situation. The Goblin King is a Character, not a mook, as there is only one Goblin King. Some NPCs may be mooks: generic townspeople, for example, are mooks until and unless they are given a specific personality, name, or other reason to identify them differently than others; in this rare case, create them anew as Character tokens. | ||
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| + | If your token is neither a Character nor a Mook, do none of these; it's just an item! | ||
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| + | Now the tricky part; this needs to be done exactly in this order to work properly: | ||
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| + | # Set up Journal entry with HP and other vital stats (By general consensus, Bar 1 usually represents Hit Points) | ||
| + | # Create token to represent creature | ||
| + | # Link token to journal entry (Represents Character dropdown menu) | ||
| + | # Link token's bars to journal's stats (Bar 1,2,3 dropdown menu) | ||
| + | # If "Mook", UNLINK token's Bar 1,2,3 dropdown from stats (numbers will stay but will no longer be linked) | ||
| + | # Make 100% sure token is set up the way you want it (PCs bars are linked; generic creatures bars are NOT linked) | ||
| + | # Open Journal entry for that Token | ||
| + | # Select Token on map | ||
| + | # Use Selected Token | ||
| + | # Save your work | ||
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| + | Test by dragging multiple copies onto the map. Change Hit Points on one copy; if the others change, it's done right! | ||
| + | (Unless it's a monster... if the others do not change, it's done right!) | ||
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| + | PC tokens will always carry over changes to new maps | ||
| + | Monster tokens will never carry over changes; each new token is unique. | ||
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Revision as of 22:17, 18 December 2013
How to set up tokens properly!
It seems a lot of people are having trouble getting their tokens set up properly, to work with Journal entries.
This is how to do it:
First, decide if your token represents a CHARACTER or a MOOK. A Character is a unique being; this token represents one, and only one, Journal Entry. Player characters are Characters. So are most NPCs (those with names). Some 'monsters' can be Characters as well; if there's only one instance of this being, ever, it's a Character.
A MOOK is not a unique being; this token represents one of many similar or identical creatures. A horde of goblins is made up of moooks, for example. A leader goblin may or may not be a character, depending on the situation. The Goblin King is a Character, not a mook, as there is only one Goblin King. Some NPCs may be mooks: generic townspeople, for example, are mooks until and unless they are given a specific personality, name, or other reason to identify them differently than others; in this rare case, create them anew as Character tokens.
If your token is neither a Character nor a Mook, do none of these; it's just an item!
Now the tricky part; this needs to be done exactly in this order to work properly:
- Set up Journal entry with HP and other vital stats (By general consensus, Bar 1 usually represents Hit Points)
- Create token to represent creature
- Link token to journal entry (Represents Character dropdown menu)
- Link token's bars to journal's stats (Bar 1,2,3 dropdown menu)
- If "Mook", UNLINK token's Bar 1,2,3 dropdown from stats (numbers will stay but will no longer be linked)
- Make 100% sure token is set up the way you want it (PCs bars are linked; generic creatures bars are NOT linked)
- Open Journal entry for that Token
- Select Token on map
- Use Selected Token
- Save your work
Test by dragging multiple copies onto the map. Change Hit Points on one copy; if the others change, it's done right! (Unless it's a monster... if the others do not change, it's done right!) PC tokens will always carry over changes to new maps Monster tokens will never carry over changes; each new token is unique.
