new dm needs help with tokens

im a new dm to roll 20 and am building my own campain at the moment. im trying to build a token sheet for my most common mobs incountered so i just have to drag and drop but would love to set up a macro that would roll hp for mobs as they are droped onto field. i know i can set mobs as having the same amount of hp but i do like to have randomness. does this make sence? any way would love some info thnks

If you create a unique copy of your monsters token, you can set the HP for that token and will not affect the sheet you created. Read this <a href="https://wiki.roll20.net/Linking_Tokens_to_Journals" rel="nofollow">https://wiki.roll20.net/Linking_Tokens_to_Journals</a> for a better understanding. Otherwise, API scripts (Mentor) might do what you want.

You won't be able to automatically Set the HP, but you can use a Token Action/ Ability on their sheets to roll it for you at least and then just set one of the bars on the Token. (The macro system can't SET values, only read them; with the sole exception of 'writting' to the Turn Order)

This is what your looking for: <a href="https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/937563/looking-for-help-with-script-to-roll-hp#post-938236" rel="nofollow">https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/937563/looking-for-help-with-script-to-roll-hp#post-938236</a>

yes exactly what im looking for korgul but new question were do i stick it

You have to be a Mentor to use API scripts.

what is the deference between mentor and supporter uther than a mentor is some one that knows what there doing

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