Macromule, Token Abilities, Chat Menu forcing roll query windows before they're clicked?

I'm trying to migrate my stuff to a macro mule, including my chat menu. It seems to work, for the most part. What doesn't work is this (I suspect): [**AoE Attacks**](%{MacroMule|AoEGenerator}) What I want is a link that when clicked, calls the AoEGenerator token ability(which is essentially the default AoEGenerator macro, fitted for the DND5e template) from the MacroMule character. What happens is that when I click my Macro-Menu macro bar button to pull up the macro menu I made, I get a result that looks like a broken combination of the two menus. Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong?. Macro-Menu /w gm &{template:npcaction} {{rname=Macro Menu}}{{description=**Token Fixes and Toggles** [Make Token Action Buttons](!ta) | [Name to DM](!token-mod --flip showname) | [Name to Players](!token-mod --flip showplayers_name) | [Health Bar to Players](!token-mod --flip showplayers_bar1) | [Fix Player Bubbles](!token-mod --set bar1_link|hp) | [Set Default Token](!token-mod --set represents|@{selected|character_id} defaulttoken) | [Resize Token(Medium)](!token-mod --set scale|5s) [**Group Check**](!group-check --whisper) [**Dead Token**](#Dead-Token) **Vision** [On](!token-mod --set has_bright_light_vision|on has_night_vision|on light_angle|360) | [Off](!token-mod --set has_bright_light_vision|off has_night_vision|off light_angle|360) | [GM](!token-mod --set has_bright_light_vision|on has_night_vision|on night_vision_distance|10 light_angle|360) [Touch](!token-mod --set has_bright_light_vision|on has_night_vision|on night_vision_distance|5 light_angle|360) | [Blindfighting](!token-mod --set has_bright_light_vision|on has_night_vision|on night_vision_distance|10 light_angle|360) [Darkvision](!token-mod --set has_bright_light_vision|on has_night_vision|on night_vision_distance|60 light_angle|360 night_vision_effect|nocturnal) | [DV90](!token-mod --set has_bright_light_vision|on has_night_vision|on night_vision_distance|90 light_angle|360 night_vision_effect|nocturnal) | [DV120](!token-mod --set has_bright_light_vision|on has_night_vision|on night_vision_distance|120 light_angle|360 night_vision_effect|nocturnal) | [DV off](!token-mod --set has_bright_light_vision|on has_night_vision|off night_vision_distance|0 light_angle|360) **Light** [Off](!token-mod --set emits_bright_light|off emits_low_light|off light_angle|360) | [On](!token-mod --set emits_bright_light|on emits_low_light|on light_angle|360) | [Spot](!token-mod --set emits_bright_light|on bright_light_distance|5 low_light_distance|0 light_angle|360) | [Candle](!token-mod --set emits_bright_light|on emits_low_light|on bright_light_distance|2 low_light_distance|5 light_angle|360) | [Lamp](!token-mod --set emits_bright_light|on emits_low_light|on bright_light_distance|15 low_light_distance|15 light_angle|360) | [Torch](!token-mod --set emits_bright_light|on emits_low_light|on bright_light_distance|20 low_light_distance|20 light_angle|360) [Hooded Lantern](!token-mod --set emits_bright_light|on emits_low_light|on bright_light_distance|30 low_light_distance|30 light_angle|360) | [Bullseye Lantern](!token-mod --set emits_bright_light|on emits_low_light|on bright_light_distance|60 low_light_distance|60 light_angle|90) [*Light*](!token-mod --set emits_bright_light|on emits_low_light|on bright_light_distance|20 low_light_distance|20 light_angle|360) | [*Daylight*](!token-mod --set emits_bright_light|on emits_low_light|on bright_light_distance|60 low_light_distance|60 light_angle|360) | [*Dancing*](!token-mod --set emits_bright_light|off emits_low_light|on bright_light_distance|0 low_light_distance|10 light_angle|360) | [*Faerie Fire*](!token-mod --set emits_bright_light|off emits_low_light|on bright_light_distance|0 low_light_distance|10 statusmarkers|purple light_angle|360) [*Gem of Brightness*](!token-mod --set emits_bright_light|on emits_low_light|on bright_light_distance|30 low_light_distance|30 light_angle|360) [**AoE Attacks**](%{MacroMule|AoEGenerator}) **Initiative** [Clear Tracker](!group-init --clear) [Sort](!group-init --sort) }} AoEGenerator /w gm &{template:npcaction}{{rname=AoE Generator}} {{description=***CAST AT RANGE*** **Square / Cube** [5ft](~AoEControlToken|5ft-Square) | [10ft](~AoEControlToken|10ft-Square) | [20ft](~AoEControlToken|20ft-Square) | [30ft](~AoEControlToken|30ft-Square) | [40ft](~AoEControlToken|40ft-Square) **Circle / Sphere** [5ft](~AoEControlToken|5ft-Circle) | [10ft](~AoEControlToken|10ft-Circle) | [20ft](~AoEControlToken|20ft-Circle) | [30ft](~AoEControlToken|30ft-Circle) | [40ft](~AoEControlToken|40ft-Circle) ***FROM CASTER*** **Square / Cube** [5ft](~AoEControlToken|5ft-Square-Caster) | [10ft](~AoEControlToken|10ft-Square-Caster) | [15ft](~AoEControlToken|15ft-Square-Caster) | [20ft](~AoEControlToken|20ft-Square-Caster) | [30ft](~AoEControlToken|30ft-Square-Caster) | [40ft](~AoEControlToken|40ft-Square-Caster) | [Variable](~AoEControlToken|Variable-Square) **Circle / Sphere** [5ft](~AoEControlToken|5ft-Circle-Caster) | [10ft](~AoEControlToken|10ft-Circle-Caster) | [15ft](~AoEControlToken|15ft-Circle-Caster) | [20ft](~AoEControlToken|20ft-Circle-Caster) | [30ft](~AoEControlToken|30ft-Circle-Caster) | [40ft](~AoEControlToken|40ft-Circle-Caster) | [Variable](~AoEControlToken|Variable-Circle) **Line** [30ft](~AoEControlToken|30ft-Line) | [60ft](~AoEControlToken|60ft-Line) | [100ft](~AoEControlToken|100ft-Line) | [Variable](~AoEControlToken|Variable-Line) **Cone (Query)** [15ft](~AoEControlToken|15ft-Cone) | [30ft](~AoEControlToken|30ft-Cone) | [60ft](~AoEControlToken|60ft-Cone) | [Variable](~AoEControlToken|Variable-Cone) **5e-Cone** [15ft](~AoEControlToken|15ft-5eCone) | [30ft](~AoEControlToken|30ft-5eCone) | [60ft](~AoEControlToken|60ft-5eCone) | [Variable](~AoEControlToken|Variable-5eCone)}}

Kyle K. said: I'm trying to migrate my stuff to a macro mule, including my chat menu. It seems to work, for the most part. What doesn't work is this (I suspect): [**AoE Attacks**](%{MacroMule|AoEGenerator}) Your suspicions are correct. The syntax you're using is expanding the ability immediately. You need to change it to [**AoE Attacks**](~MacroMule|AoEGenerator) This will call the ability on click instead of immediately.

RainbowEncoder said: Kyle K. said: I'm trying to migrate my stuff to a macro mule, including my chat menu. It seems to work, for the most part. What doesn't work is this (I suspect): [**AoE Attacks**](%{MacroMule|AoEGenerator}) Your suspicions are correct. The syntax you're using is expanding the ability immediately. You need to change it to [**AoE Attacks**](~MacroMule|AoEGenerator) This will call the ability on click instead of immediately. I knew I was missing something simple. Thank you so much! Related question, given my Macro-Menu, how can I make it so I don't need to have a token selected to open it?

Set up a collections macro that calls the macro mule ability. Click the option to make it appear on the macro bar. In this case, you would use that other syntax: %{MacroMule|Macro-Menu}

keithcurtis said: Set up a collections macro that calls the macro mule ability. Click the option to make it appear on the macro bar. In this case, you would use that other syntax: %{MacroMule|Macro-Menu} Oh okay, that's handy! I actually just decided to separate out the menus that need a token into their own menus, referencing them the same way as the AoEGenerator. Thank you both! I love how helpful everyone on this forum is.