Token name resets while editing the character sheet. (niche)

Any new tokens I make that are attached to NPC character sheets get their assigned token names reset to the character sheet name whenever I edit a value on said character sheet, such as adding new attacks or editing existing ones. For specifics, the character sheet is an npc sheet using 5e sheets. All the tokens are on the same map but only the new ones are having names reset repeatedly when editing the sheet. This is a new issue that did not exist in in my years of using the vtt. Edit: Example for clarity:  (using chrome and no api or addons): Make token with the goblin character and name the token Bob. open goblin character and change anything on the core npc tab. token is renamed to goblin. repeat step 2 and 3 whenever you decide to change something on the goblin sheet..

Follow these steps: Upload the image / token you want to use to an existing character sheet. If there is none, create it Fill in this character sheet if new, otherwise ignore DRAG the sheet by its name to the VTT and you see the image you uploaded to the sheet now being placed on the VTT itself Double Click on it and link the bars / nameplates etc. if necessary. IF you want to use the same sheet for multiple enemies and have Bar 1 linked to HP, you want to unlink that first (by simply selecting "NONE") Open the character sheet and click on "Edit" Click on the token you just created and then on the Sheet click "Use this as the default token" Save the edits Every time you create a new token by dragging the sheet on the name out to the VTT it has the same information...

Perhaps I wasn't clear enough. I'm not interacting with the matter in which you have advised on. I'm saying there is literally a glitch where whenever you edit values on the character sheet of an NPC character, then some (if not all on some occasions as I've now learned) are having their displayed token name on already existing tokens become reset every single time  I edit a value on the sheet. An example would be you have 3 goblins with individual names assigned to their tokens. You open the single goblin character sheet and as you change any value, like giving them a new attack, then all the already made tokens on the map suddenly get their names reset to the character sheet name instead of retaining their individually assigned names. The VTT did not work this way before and it definitely is not intended behavior.  EG: Make token with the goblin character and name the token Bob. open goblin character and change anything on the core npc tab. token is renamed to goblin. repeat step 2 and 3 whenever you decide to change something on the goblin sheet.. To be even more clear, it seems to only be happening with tokens I've made today, where tokens I had made months ago are unaffected. I think it must have something to do with the updates. (using chrome and no api or addons) TheMarkus1204 said: Follow these steps: Upload the image / token you want to use to an existing character sheet. If there is none, create it Fill in this character sheet if new, otherwise ignore DRAG the sheet by its name to the VTT and you see the image you uploaded to the sheet now being placed on the VTT itself Double Click on it and link the bars / nameplates etc. if necessary. IF you want to use the same sheet for multiple enemies and have Bar 1 linked to HP, you want to unlink that first (by simply selecting "NONE") Open the character sheet and click on "Edit" Click on the token you just created and then on the Sheet click "Use this as the default token" Save the edits Every time you create a new token by dragging the sheet on the name out to the VTT it has the same information...

I-O, I've run in to this as well. I think after creating and associating the new token I just refreshed the page (Cmd-R or what have you), and from there on any edits did not cause the token name to revert.

Hi I-O! I have tried the steps you outlined and cannot repeat this behavior. Can you break down the steps a bit more for exact reproduction? For example: Make token with the goblin character and name the token Bob. Do you mean drag in a goblin from the monster manual to a game where it does not yet exist? Drag in an unassigned graphic, the goblin from the MM or SRD, and set up a fresh token? Are you at any point changing the assignment of the default token for that character sheet? open goblin character and change anything on the core npc tab. Are you going into the core tab's edit mode to do this (changing an ability score)? Does just adding an attack suffice (no edit mode)? I've tried variations on these without being able to get the behavior you are experiencing, both on old, existing character, new Compendium drags, and brand new manually created characters. Does this behavior happen only in one browser? Does it happen in a private browsing window? Are you running any extensions that alter the behavior of Roll20 (Beyond20, VTTES)?

@Keith 1. In the example, when making a token for the goblin, I am referring to simply taking any image and assigning it the goblin character sheet. The key point in that step is giving that token a name (I guess name plate is the correct term?). Any point after all this is done is where the issue manifests when altering details on the associated character sheet. So yes, dragging in an unassigned graphic, a creature from one of the resource books, and setting up a token. I didn't change any default token assignments or any assignments after the initial assigning of the charactersheet to the token. In the cases that I've tested, the character sheets were sourced from 5e SRD or MM(I dunno which exactly but I imported them). Specifically it's happened when I tested it with Bandit and Gladiator, but I assume any of them would cause the same behavior. This  is the same bandit sheet I've been using for months, mind you, and it never had this issue before. 2. Both are true to the issue. It seems like editing anything will cause the assigned nameplate for the token attached to the charactersheet to reset. 3. Not running any extensions, and I haven't tested it in anything besides chrome as of yet. Also I'm not using any private browser mode or restrictive settings. @Jim I happy to hear there is a work around for this issue. Very useful. Update: CONFIRMED, Jim's trick does negate the issue.

My repro using 5e (Chrome, Mac, no extensions): 1. Drag an image to the map. 2. Edit the new token so it represents a 5e monster. In this example, "Pony". 3. Assign bar1 to the "hp" attribute. 4. Give it a custom name, in this case "Pony Joe". Click "Save Settings". 5. Now, you will see Pony Joe sitting on the map.  6.  Change his hit points in the green circle to 10.  Pony Joe is now Pony. Edit 1: as stated above if you refresh the browser between steps 5 and 6, the problem doesn't seem to manifest itself. Edit 2: I can repro in Incognito mode, and on Safari; not that it is a supported browser but it isn't Chrome-specific.

I’m having the same problem and it gets even weirder. Whole process: 1) Create a new character named “Test A” 2) Drag a graphic to the VTT 3) Under Token Settings for the graphic, link it to “Test A”, set Player Permissions to See and Edit, check the Nameplate checkbox, and change the name to “Test B.” 4) Go back to the “Test A” character sheet and make your new token the default token. 5) Change ANYTHING on the character sheet and the name of your token reverts to “Test A.” Fortunately the default token retains the new name: 6) Delete the token named “Test A” from the VTT. 6) If you drag a new token out onto the VTT, it is indeed still named “Test B”, But here’s where it gets weirder: 7) Change ANYTHING on the character sheet again and the old deleted token named “Test A” REAPPEARS where you deleted it! Now Test A and Test B are both on the VTT! Refreshing the page apparently clears out whatever cobwebs are clogging the works and things work as normal afterwards. Using macOS Monterey, Firefox 104.0.1, no add-ons, cache and cookies cleared.

Thanks folks. With the more methodical steps, I was totally able to reproduce this. I have made a report. If anyone else wants to file a  Help Center Request , that might be advisable. For the time being, just be on the lookout for it. And definitely refresh before playing.