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==How to Access It==
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You can access the Charactermancer in two ways: on a new character or on an existing character.
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The Charactermancer will be available when a character sheet with Charactermancer support is selected in Game Settings.
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'''Charactermancer''' refers to Roll20's system for integrating character creation into some Official [[Character Sheets]].
  
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The Charactermancer is a step-by-step process that makes building a character simple and streamlined. The Charactermancer is system agnostic, but current support is limited to systems listed below.
  
===On a New Character===
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The Charactermancer relies on using the {{Compendium}} to show different options.
When you create or open a new character for the first time, click the Character Sheet tab.
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You will automatically be directed to the Charactermancer. If you don't want to use the Charactermancer at that time, you can click the X icon in the upper right corner of the window, or the Cancel button.
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It's not possible to save [[Custom Compendium]] or homebrew entries to be used in the Charactermancer, so to create any "Custom", the info needs to be entered each time separately.
  
===On an Existing Character===
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==Support==
From the Character Sheet tab, click the Gear icon to go to the character sheet settings. Scroll down to the big Launch Charactermancer button and click it. The Charactermancer will launch.
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If you had already run the Charactermancer before and saved the character, your previous Charactermancer information will still be in the Charactermancer. If you had not run it before, you'll start at the Welcome slide.
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=== Current===
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As of Sept. 19th, 2020:
  
==Currently Supported for:==
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* [https://roll20.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360039644133-D-D-5e-Charactermancer Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition]
* [[Charactermancer (Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition)|D&D Fifth Edition]]
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* [[Burn Bryte]]
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* [https://roll20.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360053135454-Call-of-Cthulhu-7E-Charactermancer Call of Cthulhu 7E]
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* [[Pathfinder_Official#Charactermancer|Pathfinder 1E]]
  
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===Planned===
  
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* [[PF2E|Pathfinder 2E]]
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* [https://roll20.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360037773773-Starfinder-by-Roll20 Starfinder] (work paused)
  
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==Create/Edit Charactermancer==
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Community Sheet authors can find documentation on how to use the Charactermancer system in the [[Charactermancer Development Documentation]].
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==Related Pages==
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* [[Building Character Sheets]] - The core article on Creating/Editing [[Character Sheets]]
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* [https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/2940484/custom-compendium Custom Compendium Custom Compendium] - Requested Feature that would enable creating custom/homebrew options for the Charactermancer
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Revision as of 15:37, 19 September 2020

Attention: Roll20 is no longer maintaining this document on the community wiki. For the most up-to-date information please visit this page on our help center for assistance: Here.


Charactermancer refers to Roll20's system for integrating character creation into some Official Character Sheets.

The Charactermancer is a step-by-step process that makes building a character simple and streamlined. The Charactermancer is system agnostic, but current support is limited to systems listed below.

The Charactermancer relies on using the i Compendium to show different options.

It's not possible to save Custom Compendium or homebrew entries to be used in the Charactermancer, so to create any "Custom", the info needs to be entered each time separately.

Contents

Support

Current

As of Sept. 19th, 2020:

Planned

Create/Edit Charactermancer

Community Sheet authors can find documentation on how to use the Charactermancer system in the Charactermancer Development Documentation.

Related Pages