Default not working for tokens

Short version - I have default settings for my game for tokens, but when I drop new tokens it does not pick them up. I originally posted this about my issue: <a href="https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/10732048/default-for-status-bars-not-working/?pageforid=10737099#post-10737099" rel="nofollow">https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/10732048/default-for-status-bars-not-working/?pageforid=10737099#post-10737099</a> In more detail, I have made a completely new game, using Pathfinder 1ED. I set the bar1 link to AC and bar3 link to HP (set as lower case). When I drop on a brand new token, it picks up nothing and I have to set all things manually. Is there something else I can check? And for that matter, is there a way to use the API to set these linked values when I drop the token and have code set them? Thanks!

Have you saved your token to the character sheet? See steps 4-7 below.&nbsp; 4. Click remove (if you have a token already in the sheet) 5. Select the token.&nbsp; 6. Hit "Use Selected Token" 7. Save

I never save the token to the sheet as I often use the same token for multiple monsters. I can set everything manually - I don't want to set it manually, I want it to use the default settings from the game itself. I wan to be able to just drop the character or monster or NPC on the game board and have the HP and AC automatically set.

MazeusXenon said: I never save the token to the sheet as I often use the same token for multiple monsters. I can set everything manually - I don't want to set it manually, I want it to use the default settings from the game itself. I wan to be able to just drop the character or monster or NPC on the game board and have the HP and AC automatically set. Do not link the bars, just put values in. If you link the bars you change all the tokens at once. Alternately, link then unlink the bars. That sets the values without keeping the bars linked.&nbsp; To do what you want, set it up without linking the bars (or link then unlink), then save to the sheet.

I was reviewing both of your former threads and I think I may understand the problem. To confirm my understanding, do your tokens look like this when you drag them from the compendium? &nbsp; If they look like this ^^ that is the reason the setup from the Campaign Details page is not working. You are using PRD compendium entries, not Monster Manual entries.&nbsp; The PRD does not have tokens or images, so when you drag that to the table a placeholder image is dropped in their place. It does not get set up like a normal token would because there is no token assigned to the sheet. To properly set up your tokens if they look like the above image then you need to set up tokens from scratch for each PRD entry you intend on using.&nbsp;

Oh well that &nbsp;is annoying but at least now I know. Any chance you know (or have link to) a script that would auto-populate the AC and HP like I want to have happen (using the Pathfinder 1ED sheet of course)? I can't seem to figure out how to make it auto-assign when dropping a token onto the page, as they are identified via an ID rather than a friendly name, like most of the items on the dropdown!

MazeusXenon said: Oh well that &nbsp;is annoying but at least now I know. Any chance you know (or have link to) a script that would auto-populate the AC and HP like I want to have happen (using the Pathfinder 1ED sheet of course)? I can't seem to figure out how to make it auto-assign when dropping a token onto the page, as they are identified via an ID rather than a friendly name, like most of the items on the dropdown! I am not aware of an API that does this for you. I would ask in the API forum.&nbsp; If there is no API you can do it manually. You only need to do it once per character sheet, but you need to do this with EVERY character sheet so long as you are using PRD creatures. (If you use Bestiary creatures it will behave the way you expected it to.) Step 0) drop an image on the board (or drag the character sheet to the board).&nbsp; 1) Link the token to the character sheet. (step 1 in the image I posted earlier) 2) Set the bars the way you want. (step 2 in the image I posted earlier) IMPORTANT: if this is an NPC/Monster character sheet make sure you de-link the bars after. Keeping the bars linked can cause issues when you have multiple copies of the same NPC/Monster. 3) Save (step 3 in the image above) 4) Remove the existing token from the character sheet (step 4 in the image above) 5) click on the token (step 5 in the image above) 6) Select the current token as the new saved token.&nbsp; It only takes a minute or two per character sheet/token combination to do this. Once you do this every token of that character sheet will hit the table set up the way you want it.&nbsp; If you need further help let me know.&nbsp;

Oh I know about setting it manually and have a few tricks I follow now - I am just trying to find a way to have it happen automatically. It's not a huge deal - I just wanted to understand why &nbsp;it didn't work! So thank you on that. I will go and pester the API folks... :)