Page Updated:   2021-11-14

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General Notes

The Pathfinder by Roll20 character sheet has two different templates, one for PC (&{template:pc}) and one for NPC (&{template:npc}), that individually handles every types of roll.

They share mostly the same fields but are styled differently, and the NPC template handles attacks slightly differently. Otherwise, they generally can be used indifferently for macro purpose.

Common fields

Most used

The main fields are generally:

• showchar + charname: the “show character name” flag + character name
• name: name/title of the roll
• type: icon on the left side of the template
• roll: the value of the roll
• descflag + desc: the “show description” flag + description text
• shownotes + notes: the “show notes” flag + notes text

Example with PC template:

&{template:pc} {{showchar=[[1]]}} {{charname=charname}} {{name=name}} {{type=ability}} {{roll=roll}} {{descflag=1}} {{desc=desc}} {{shownotes=[[1]]}} {{notes=notes}}

Example with NPC template:

&{template:npc} {{showchar=[[1]]}} {{charname=charname}} {{name=name}} {{type=ability}} {{roll=roll}} {{descflag=1}} {{desc=desc}} {{shownotes=[[1]]}} {{notes=notes}}

Toggle and [[1]]

Toggle means that if you put anything after the "=", including a space, that feature is turned on, if there is nothing after the "=", then it is off.

[[1]] means that if you put the field equals [[1]] it is “on”, anything else is off.

Type values/icons

{{type=icon}}

icon can be one of the following:

ability hp initiative save skill feat attack damage attackdamage spell

Fields list

Field	Value	Expected Value
name	Text	Main name/title of the roll
attack	Toggle	Whether or not the attack section of the template is shown.
charname	Text	The name of the character that generated this template.
showchar	[[1]]	Whether the charname is shown or not
type	Text	Icon
feattype	Text	name must be present. Type of Feat
abilitytype	Text	name must be present. Type of Ability/Trait
atkvs	Text	name must be present. Type of attack
casterclass level	Text	name must be present. Caster class and level of the spell (if multi classed spellcaster)
roll	Roll	Main roll.
		1st Attack & Damge
critconfirm	Roll	Critical confirmation roll. Shown only if attack and roll are present, and roll crits.
rolldmg1	Roll	First damage of the first or only attack. Shown only if attack and roll are present.
rolldmg1type	Text	Type of first damage of the first or only attack. Shown only if rolldmg1 is present.
rolldmg1crit	Roll	Critical first damage of the first or only attack. Shown only if attack and roll are present, and if roll crits.
rolldmg2	Roll	Second damage of the first or only attack. Shown only if attack and roll are present.
rolldmg2type	Text	Type of second damage of the first or only attack. Shown only if rolldmg2 is present.
rolldmg2crit	Roll	Critical second damage of the first or only attack. Shown only if attack and roll are present, and if roll crits.
damage	Toggle	Use this for damage only rolls (no “roll”/”roll1” etc.)
dmg1flag	Toggle	First damage shown (only if damage is present)
dmg1	Roll	First damage (shown only if dmg1flag is present)
dmg1crit	Roll	Critical first damage (shown only if dmg1flag is present)
dmg1type	Text	Type of the first damage (shown only if dmg1flag is present)
dmg2flag	Toggle	2nd damage shown (only if damage is present)
dmg1	Roll	2nd damage (shown only if dmg2flag is present)
dmg1crit	Roll	Critical 2nd damage (shown only if dmg2flag is present)
dmg1type	Text	Type of the 2nd damage (shown only if dmg2flag is present)
		2nd Attack
critconfirm1	Roll	Critical confirmation roll. Shown only if attack and roll are present, and roll crits.
roll1	Roll	2nd attack roll. Shown only if attack is present.
roll1dmg1	Roll	First damage of the 2nd attack. Shown only if attack and roll1 are present.
roll1dmg1type	Text	Type of first damage of the 2nd attack. Shown only if roll1dmg1 is present.
roll1dmg1crit	Roll	Critical first damage of the 2nd attack. Shown only if attack and roll1 are present, and if roll1 crits.
roll1dmg2	Roll	Second damage of the 2nd attack. Shown only if attack and roll1 are present.
rolldmg2type	Text	Type of second damage of the2nd attack. Shown only if roll1dmg2 is present.
roll1dmg2crit	Roll	Critical second damage of the 2nd attack. Shown only if attack and roll1 are present, and if roll1 crits.
		Attack 3 - 9
Attack 3		critconfirm2, roll2, roll2dmg1, roll2dmg1type, roll2dmg1crit, roll2dmg2, roll2dmg2type, roll2dmg2crit
Attack 4		Same pattern as, Attack 3, replace roll2 with roll3
		Spells
shortdesc	Text	Short description
spellfailureroll	Roll	Spell failure roll
spellfailure	Number	Spell failure roll target
sr	Text	Spell Resistance
save	Toggle	Show saving throw section
saveeffect	Text	Effect of the Saving Throw. Shown only if save is present.
savedc	Number	DC of the Saving Throw. Shown only if save is present.
school	Text	Spell School
castingtime	Text	Spell Casting time
component	Text	Spell components.
range	Text	Range
area	Text	Area
targets	Text	Targets
effect	Text	Effect
duration	Text	Duration
prerequisites	Text	Prerequisites
benefits	Text	Benefits
normal	Text	Normal
special	Text	Special
concentration	Text	Concentration roll link
		Description/Notes
descflag	Toggle	Description toggle
desc	Text	Description, only shown if descflag toggled on.
shownotes	[[1]]	Notes toggle
notes	Text	Notes

PC template specific fields and behavior

One vs several attack roll(s)

“roll” field is shown in the header only if roll1 is not present (case of multiple attacks). One roll attack, with “roll” field in the header:

Two (or more) rolls attack, “roll” field (“Attack #1”) is shown the same way as “roll1” (“Attack #2”), “roll2” (“Attack #3”) etc. :

“smallname” header

If the “smallname” field is used instead of the “name” field, the template will look like this:

&{template:pc} {{showchar=[[1]]}} {{charname=charname}} {{smallname=name}} {{type=ability}} {{descflag=1}} {{desc=desc}} {{shownotes=[[1]]}} {{notes=notes}}

It is used in the PC sheet only for attacks beyond #1, and damage only rolls :

NPC template specific fields and behavior

Multiple attacks fields

For attack 3 to 9, use the same fields as 2nd attack (roll1, roll1dmg1, roll1dmg1type, roll1dmg1crit, roll1dmg2, rolldmg2type, roll1dmg2crit) but replace roll1 by rollX in every field name (X between 2 and 8).

Attack rolls vs other rolls

The “roll” field is shown differently if the roll is an attack, or not, and if it’s a one or several rolls attack.

If the “attack” field toggle is present, without the “roll1” field, the “roll” field is shown as “Attack” under the header:

If the “attack” field toggle is present, with the “roll1” field, the “roll” field is shown as “Attack #1” under the header:

If other type of roll (no “attack” field), the “roll” field is always shown in the header, after the “name” field: