Forum Submitted Tricks
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This is a page of tricks culled from the Stupid Roll20 Tricks thread in the forum. The list is still ongoing, so please check the thread for more until this is done.
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The Beholder Anti Magic Field - keithcurtis GM Disable WebRTC if you use other chat program - Gold Black Aura Token for Night - lordmage Full-screen your browser for more room - Gold Macro Character Sheet - keithcurtis — (More info - gui8312) --- Giving Players Limited Access - Kyle.G Chat Menus - keithcurtis (See below for list of Chat Menu generators) Use a "Placeholder" Character(s) to Handle In-Game Languages - Vince --- Elaboration - Vince Use Emojis in Macro Buttons - keithcurtis Quick and Dirty Invisible Token Tracking Using Basic Fog of War - keithcurtis — (Video by Nick O, timestamp) Party Sight Token - Marius Inventory Container Sheet - keithcurtis --- Giving Players Limited Access - Kyle.G Deck of Cards to Track Player Resources - Gozer the Gozerian Keep Crits/Fumbles from Display on Attack Rolls - Scott C. 2 column API buttons in Default Roll Template - Bryan P Use Modular Macros to Simplify Parsing - Aranador Mood Lighting Tokens - keithcurtis — (Video by Nick O, timestamp) Environmental Effects (download link) - Kirsty Creating a Dummy Account (and why) - keithcurtis Query Ordering Without Affecting Functionality - Ziechael Keyboard Macro Shortcuts - keithcurtis Use /talktomyself to Temporarily Bypass API - keithcurtis Easy Area Markers / Room Numbering - The Aaron Summing Success Rolls - Bryan P. Improved Forum Checking - keithcurtis Interactive Tables as Handouts - Jeremy R. Prefix Trick to Variably Call Attributes - Kyle G. Flying Tokens - Arthur B Stagger the Timer for Multiple Page FX - Kastion Rolling HP at New Level - Jerry F. Player Vault pages/ UI Pages (to manage cards & equipment) - GUI8312 Trap and Room Markers sans character sheet or API - Scott C. Aura Effect to Reveal Hidden Objects or Markings - reported by Gold (Stephen S.'s original thread) (video - Nick O.) Use Resources From free Master's Vault Intro Game - Gold Archive Characters, and Other Assets Into A Library Campaign - keithcurtis DM Whisper With No Breaks - Muckbuckle Hide Token with Map Assets - Anton Palikhov Responding to an Old Thread in the Forums - Blue64 Put building Interiors on Token Layer with AFoW - Taran Tooltip Hack in Chat Display - Aranador Quick and Dirty Slide Show and Image Display - keithcurtis Styled HTML in Roll20 Text Fields - Noobsauce Droppable Torch Token - Gimblejam Managing Magic Items With Handouts - The Aaron Finding Attributes on Characters - Jeremy R. — (More info - Loren the GM, and even more - Gargamond) Invisible Tokens - keithcurtis — (Video by Nick O) Invisible Tokens - The Notes Token -keithcurtis Invisible Tokens - The Notes Token (API version) - keithcurtis Invisible Tokens - The Control Token - keithcurtis Invisible Tokens - The Door Control - keithcurtis Invisible Tokens - Invisible Creatures - keithcurtis — (Video by Nick O, timestamp) Quick Play: Room Specific Music - Ye'Olde DM Pre-Linked Tokens - Blue64 Simple Way to have a "Handout" without a Journal Entry or Actually Making a Handout - Kastion Drop Down Nester - Scott C. PC Token Action to Roll Initiative (5e OGL) - Jeremy How to manipulate Attack Actions (5e OGL) - Jeremy Use Images in the Default Template - The Aaron (More info by Blue64) Spaces in Macro Names - Jeremy (read further posts for cautions) Make Doors on DL Layer Clear to Players - godthedj Popout sheets/handouts into tabs (Chrome) - Mik Holmes (More info by Malachi and Blue 64) Use Rollable Tables to Spice up Flavor Text - godthedj Invisible Tokens - Hidden Light Source - El Gato of de Churros and others Quickly Populating with Rollable Tables - Mik Holmes Exploration Mode (TokenMod API) - Mik Holmes (Updated version) Landing Pages - keithcurtis Hidden Stats, Attributes, and Abilities - Blue64 More interactive world - every npc is a character mook - gui8312 Map Pins - keithcurtis (More info - Airsickhydra) Monster Images in Chat - Kirsty Rollable Encounter Images - Blue64 Aligning Images in Handouts - keithcurtis (More info by Noon) Live Handouts - Noon Nestable Rollable Tables (Free User Version) - Blue64 Auras as Token Outlines - Noon (includes bonus script) Invisible Tokens - Invisible PC or NPC - Rabulais Fine Tune 'Snap to Grid' Dynamic Lighting - Ziechael Forum Searching... But Better - Ziechael Precautions to Take With Very Large Maps - keithcurtis Example of Structured Abilities: The XP Macro - Ed S. Easily Repeatable Game Searches - Gen Kitty Using tints for art compatibility (high level map design) - gui8312 Player Dashboard - Spell/Resource/Sheet management direct from the map page - Ziechael Use a Macro to Report on Obscure Character Abilities and Rules - PapaWhiskey11 Save Sorted Marketplace Searches — Free or Newest - Mike deBoston Launch Game in Player/GM Mode - Blue64 Custom Success/Failure Outcome Messages - Ziechael Bypass Blank Ability Call Math - Blue64 Storing and Reading Values for Macros using the Turn Tracker - Pat Light Crumbs - keithcurtis Record Session in External Window - Elvin (More info by keithcurtis) Simplified Hour/Day/Night System With Rollable Tables - Dwarf Expanded graphical tools - gui8312
| Trick | Site Optimization | Macro Organization | Page Organization | Map/Page Creation | Macro Tips | Character/Handout Organization |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Beholder Anti Magic Field | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| GM Disable WebRTC if you use other chat program | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Black Aura Token for Night | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Full-screen your browser for more room | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Macro Character Sheet | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| --- Giving Players Limited Access | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Chat Menus | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Use a "Placeholder" Character(s) to Handle In-Game Languages | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| --- Elaboration | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Use Emojis in Macro Buttons | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Quick and Dirty Invisible Token Tracking Using Basic Fog of War | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Party Sight Token | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Inventory Container Sheet | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| --- Giving Players Limited Access | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Deck of Cards to Track Player Resources | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Keep Crits/Fumbles from Display on Attack Rolls | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| 2 column API buttons in Default Roll Template | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Use Modular Macros to Simplify Parsing | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Mood Lighting Tokens | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Environmental Effects (download link) | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Creating a Dummy Account (and why) | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Query Ordering Without Affecting Functionality | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Keyboard Macro Shortcuts | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Use /talktomyself to Temporarily Bypass API | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Easy Area Markers / Room Numbering | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Summing Success Rolls | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Improved Forum Checking | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Interactive Tables as Handouts | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Prefix Trick to Variably Call Attributes | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Flying Tokens | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Stagger the Timer for Multiple Page F | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Rolling HP at New Level | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Player Vault pages/ UI Pages (to manage cards & equipment) | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Trap and Room Markers sans character sheet or API | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Aura Effect to Reveal Hidden Objects or Markings | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Use Resources From free Master's Vault Intro Game | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Archive Characters, and Other Assets Into A Library Campaign | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| DM Whisper With No Breaks | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Hide Token with Map Assets | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Responding to an Old Thread in the Forums | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Put building Interiors on Token Layer with AFoW | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Tooltip Hack in Chat Display | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Quick and Dirty Slide Show and Image Display | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Styled HTML in Roll20 Text Fields | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Droppable Torch Token | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Managing Magic Items With Handouts | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Finding Attributes on Characters | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Invisible Tokens | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Invisible Tokens | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Invisible Tokens | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Invisible Tokens | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Invisible Tokens | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Invisible Tokens | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Quick Play: Room Specific Music | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Pre-Linked Tokens | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Simple Way to have a "Handout" without a Journal Entry or Actually Making a Handout | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Drop Down Nester | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| PC Token Action to Roll Initiative (5e OGL) | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| How to manipulate Attack Actions (5e OGL) | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Use Images in the Default Template | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Spaces in Macro Names | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Make Doors on DL Layer Clear to Players | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Popout sheets/handouts into tabs (Chrome) | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Use Rollable Tables to Spice up Flavor Text | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Invisible Tokens | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Quickly Populating with Rollable Tables | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Exploration Mode (TokenMod API) | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Landing Pages | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Hidden Stats, Attributes, and Abilities | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| More interactive world | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Map Pins | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Monster Images in Chat | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Rollable Encounter Images | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Aligning Images in Handouts | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Live Handouts | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Nestable Rollable Tables (Free User Version) | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Auras as Token Outlines | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Invisible Tokens | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Fine Tune 'Snap to Grid' Dynamic Lighting | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Forum Searching... But Better | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Precautions to Take With Very Large Maps | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Example of Structured Abilities: The XP Macro | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Easily Repeatable Game Searches | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Using tints for art compatibility (high level map design) | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Player Dashboard | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Use a Macro to Report on Obscure Character Abilities and Rules | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Save Sorted Marketplace Searches — Free or Newest | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Launch Game in Player/GM Mode | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Custom Success/Failure Outcome Messages | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Bypass Blank Ability Call Math | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Storing and Reading Values for Macros using the Turn Tracker | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Light Crumbs | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Record Session in External Window | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Simplified Hour/Day/Night System With Rollable Tables | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Expanded graphical tools | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
