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Trying to use FX in shapeshifting macro.

I have a pro membership and I'm running a game with a shapeshifting warlock and a wildshaping druid. I currently have a macro for each of them with tokenmod handling the token changes that the players have access to. I just recently discovered the FX in Roll20 and I've been trying add an effect to the macro so their transformations are more dramatic. Everything I've tried so far seems to break the macro, but I think it has to do with assigning it to a token that changes. Does anyone know how to do this? This is what I have for the warlock: /w gm Dezavold transforms! !token-mod {{   --set     ?{Choose Form| Fox Form,currentside#1 represents#@{Fox Form|character_id}       | Human Form,currentside#2 represents#@{Human Form|character_id}       | "Yuri",currentside#3 represents#@{"Yuri"|character_id}       | "Makaria",currentside#4 represents#@{"Makaria"|character_id}       | "Lyle",currentside#5 represents#@{"Lyle"|character_id}       | "Vidrik",currentside#6 represents#@{"Vidrik"|character_id}       | "Thordran",currentside#7 represents#@{"Thordran"|character_id}     }          name|"Dezavold"     showname|yes }}   I've tried adding /fx nova-frost @{Dezavold|character_id} but it doesn't work.
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put the fx before hand /fx burst-slime @{selected|token_id} !token-mod {{   --set     ?{Choose 
That works well, but only when the token is selected. Is there a way to do it without requiring the token to be selected first?
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Gauss
Forum Champion
Cherissa W. said: That works well, but only when the token is selected. Is there a way to do it without requiring the token to be selected first? FX requires interacting with the table in some way to tell the system where you want the FX to appear. Designating the token is one method of interacting with the table.  Is there a different presentation of the FX you would rather have?
I allow the 2 players to transform on their own by giving them access to the button for the macro. I could tell them that they now have to make sure that they click their token before transforming to get the effect. I just want to know if I can set it up so they don't have to, since they didn't have to before I added the effect.  There's been a few instances where the party didn't notice the druid or the warlock change and be like: "Wait, Where'd the bear come from?" It's not a big deal. Just something fun I wanted to add.