Better Framing for Buff Macros

Hello maybe somebody can help me because really...i have no idea about macros. I play as Bard in a Pathfinder group, so I use some macros for Some of My Buffs, making it easier for my group to remember and understand in which way they are buffed. I also have an "All in One" Macro that basically lists the entire buffs in total... /em is a Buff Machine **Saving Throws:** +2 Fear / Charm Morale Bonus Bard +2 Saves Morale Bonus Heroism +1 Dodge Bonus Reflex Saves Haste **Attack Rolls:** +2 Competence Bonus Bard +2 Morale Bonus Heroism +1 Bonus Haste = 5 Attack Bonus When making a full attack action, a hasted creature may make one extra attack with one natural or manufactured weapon.Use: the creature's full base attack bonus, plus any modifiers appropriate to the situation. **Damage Rolls:** +2 Competence Bonus Attack Weapon Damage Bard **Armor Class:** +1 Dodge Bonus Haste **Skill Checks** +2 Morale Bonus (Heroism) **Movement:** All modes of movement (including land movement, burrow, climb, fly, and swim) increase by 30 feet, to a maximum of twice the subject's normal speed.This increase counts as an enhancement bonus, and it affects the creature's jumping distance as normal for increased speed. And yes its essentially just a list. Is there any way to make it more comfortable to read or better organized? Thank you in advance

Not without making roll templates for character sheets or subbing as a mentor for access to the api and the powercards script.

HoneyBadger said: Not without making roll templates for character sheets or subbing as a mentor for access to the api and the powercards script. whats a role template/how do i do it?

you could always use the default template <a href="https://wiki.roll20.net/Roll_Templates" rel="nofollow">https://wiki.roll20.net/Roll_Templates</a> I was messing around with your to see how it looked, my version of your macro with the default template looked like this /em is a Buff Machine &{template:default} {{name=**Saving Throws:**}} {{+2 Fear / Charm Morale Bonus Bard}} {{+2 Saves Morale Bonus Heroism}} {{+1 Dodge Bonus Reflex Saves Haste}} &{template:default} {{name=**Attack Rolls:**}} {{+2 Competence Bonus Bard}} {{+2 Morale Bonus Heroism}} {{+1 Bonus Haste}} {{+5 Total Attack Bonus}} {{When making a full attack action, a hasted creature may make one extra attack with one natural or manufactured weapon.Use: the creature's full base attack bonus, plus any modifiers appropriate to the situation.}} &{template:default} {{name=**Damage Rolls:**}} {{+2 Competence Bonus Attack Weapon Damage Bard}} &{template:default} {{name=**Armor Class:**}} {{+1 Dodge Bonus Haste}} &{template:default} {{name=**Skill Checks**}} {{+2 Morale Bonus (Heroism)}} &{template:default} {{name=**Movement:**}} {{All modes of movement (including land movement, burrow, climb, fly, and swim) increase by 30 feet, to a maximum of twice the subject's normal speed.This increase counts as an enhancement bonus, and it affects the creature's jumping distance as normal for increased speed.}} Probably a more efficient way to go about it but I thought it helped the readability a bit

tim said: you could always use the default template <a href="https://wiki.roll20.net/Roll_Templates" rel="nofollow">https://wiki.roll20.net/Roll_Templates</a> I was messing around with your to see how it looked, my version of your macro with the default template looked like this /em is a Buff Machine &{template:default} {{name=**Saving Throws:**}} {{+2 Fear / Charm Morale Bonus Bard}} {{+2 Saves Morale Bonus Heroism}} {{+1 Dodge Bonus Reflex Saves Haste}} &{template:default} {{name=**Attack Rolls:**}} {{+2 Competence Bonus Bard}} {{+2 Morale Bonus Heroism}} {{+1 Bonus Haste}} {{+5 Total Attack Bonus}} {{When making a full attack action, a hasted creature may make one extra attack with one natural or manufactured weapon.Use: the creature's full base attack bonus, plus any modifiers appropriate to the situation.}} &{template:default} {{name=**Damage Rolls:**}} {{+2 Competence Bonus Attack Weapon Damage Bard}} &{template:default} {{name=**Armor Class:**}} {{+1 Dodge Bonus Haste}} &{template:default} {{name=**Skill Checks**}} {{+2 Morale Bonus (Heroism)}} &{template:default} {{name=**Movement:**}} {{All modes of movement (including land movement, burrow, climb, fly, and swim) increase by 30 feet, to a maximum of twice the subject's normal speed.This increase counts as an enhancement bonus, and it affects the creature's jumping distance as normal for increased speed.}} Probably a more efficient way to go about it but I thought it helped the readability a bit You -Are-A-God

Here's another option for you using the default template: &{template:default} {{name=**Saving Throws:**}}{{Bard = +2 Fear / Charm Morale Bonus}} {{Heroism=+2 Saves Morale Bonus}} {{Haste=+1 Dodge Bonus Reflex Saves}} &{template:default} {{name=**Attack Rolls:**}}{{Bard=+2 Competence Bonus}} {{Heroism=+2 Morale Bonus}} {{Haste=+1 Bonus}}{{Total=+5 Total Attack Bonus}} &{template:default} {{name=**Damage Rolls:**}}{{Bard=+2 Competence Bonus Attack Weapon Damage}} &{template:default} {{name=**Armor Class:**}} {{Haste=+1 Dodge Bonus}} &{template:default} {{name=**Skill Checks**}} {{Heroism=+2 Morale Bonus}} I took out the descriptions because they didn't look right, but from a pure stats perspective I think looks nice and doesn't fill up the chat quite as much. If you want to do a little editing for yourself just change the text around the "=" signs.

Hey, T'Aaron: how does one (without API) put in a link to a handout? Another way to do this would be the GM giving control of a handout to Jonas, and he could format things nicely within the handout and just put a link to the handout in a macro.

A general link? If you mean a link to a handout, you just surround the name of the handout with brackets: [Handout Name]

And that works inside macros? As in something like: /me is an all around awesome guy, look at all he does for you: [Bardic Awesomeness]

I'd use something like this: Journal for **[Rook &amp;#10138; ](<a href="http://journal.roll20.net/handout/-JlaEZBHRweBRONh240j)**" rel="nofollow">http://journal.roll20.net/handout/-JlaEZBHRweBRONh240j)**</a> I added the asterisks and the arrow to make it obvious it's a link. You can get the URL by creating a link with the [ ] notation above and copying it. This is using the new Basic formatting: <a href="https://wiki.roll20.net/Text_Chat#Basic_Formatting" rel="nofollow">https://wiki.roll20.net/Text_Chat#Basic_Formatting</a>

Saitama said: Here's another option for you using the default template: &{template:default} {{name=**Saving Throws:**}}{{Bard = +2 Fear / Charm Morale Bonus}} {{Heroism=+2 Saves Morale Bonus}} {{Haste=+1 Dodge Bonus Reflex Saves}} &{template:default} {{name=**Attack Rolls:**}}{{Bard=+2 Competence Bonus}} {{Heroism=+2 Morale Bonus}} {{Haste=+1 Bonus}}{{Total=+5 Total Attack Bonus}} &{template:default} {{name=**Damage Rolls:**}}{{Bard=+2 Competence Bonus Attack Weapon Damage}} &{template:default} {{name=**Armor Class:**}} {{Haste=+1 Dodge Bonus}} &{template:default} {{name=**Skill Checks**}} {{Heroism=+2 Morale Bonus}} I took out the descriptions because they didn't look right, but from a pure stats perspective I think looks nice and doesn't fill up the chat quite as much. If you want to do a little editing for yourself just change the text around the "=" signs. This is actually really damn perfect. And after changing the template to black it even looked proffesional :D! Like i said, i dont need some hand out or something because i basically just do macros for my buffs and debuffs. One click and my gm and players know: "Oh ok so thats what happened". The "all in one" really is for the times where i can just throw my stuff at our melees who start walking around like the terminator :) and they really need that list then. It doesnt happen all the time and creating an extra handout just seems kinda overblown. Though i still have a question: Many of those Spells have a Duration like " 10Min/Level"..Is there a way to link my current level into the makro so it basically goes: Duration: Level*Minute ? I know thats very lazy :) but i could use it for durations and even Creatures affected, which spares me to change the macros every time i level up. Thanks everybody for being such a big help v_v the people on here really are amazing. I could never figure this stuff out alone v_v

You could totally do that. Try adding this to the end of a line in the macros above: {{Duration=[[@{ CHARACTER NAME |class-0-level}*10]] Minutes.}} Replace the character name part with your character name on the character sheet. If you're multiclassing you'd have to add more stuff in there, but for a simple single class it'd be pretty much this: &{template:default} {{name=**Saving Throws:**}}{{Bard = +2 Fear / Charm Morale Bonus}} {{Heroism=+2 Saves Morale Bonus}} {{Haste=+1 Dodge Bonus Reflex Saves}}{{Duration=[[@{ CHARACTER NAME |class-0-level}*10]] Minutes.}} Note:This will only work with the Pathfinder Character sheet.