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Heavy homebrew system: I want to make my own Roll templates

For now we are calling this custom system Dark Rifts because we are basing the rules on Dark Heresy but making heavy modifications (such as adding in Mech Warrior vehicles or re-doing skills) but its set in the Rifts universe with whatever changes we decide to make to accommodate the rules (like the mechs). I take care of the techy Roll20 side of things, the API, macros, tables, character sheets and so on. I want to make custom character sheets eventually but the system isn't stable enough for that yet, however, we are fairly set for the low level combat rolls which is just roll a D100 and try to get below a target number based on stat+skill+action_modifers like aiming. With that in mind I want to start learning how to make my own roll templates, which I believe is linked to the character sheets you select in the campaign settings. My questions are: How do I get my own roll templates in? Can I do so without making potentially broken code available to the public? And how do I make them? Not got any HTML experience (its in HTML right?) though I did take a tutorial once. I know its a hefty set of questions, so feel free to answer one but not the others or whatever. I have spent the last two *ish weeks working with the API for implementing repeats of the same roll X times with only one or no input from the player. Oh and I have no experience with github or whatever source control this uses, but you don't need to explain that, I got colleagues who can help with that, just be aware that I may not understand some terminology related to it. Thanks in advance, Smethane
Yes Roll Templates are part of the character sheet. Which means you have to use a custom sheet if you want to make your own sheets. Which answers your 2nd question. Since it's custom to you, it will not be made available to the public. They are created via HTML and some CSS depending on what you are accomplish. You can refer to <a href="https://wiki.roll20.net/Roll_Templates#Creating_a_" rel="nofollow">https://wiki.roll20.net/Roll_Templates#Creating_a_</a>... It does lack examples really. I know I looked at D&D 5ed sheet and a few others, and borrowed and then heavily modified them for my own use.
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The guy doing the rule design just asked me if its possible to load in a table of weapons so we can pre-load gun stats for attack rolls / damage rolls and so on. Is that possible with the Roll20 API / Character Sheets? and another dumb question: Are the character sheets just written in the API scripts section of the campaign? I'm guessing its supposed to be obvious because I haven't found it specified anywhere and thats the most obvious place I can think of. NVM! Just went to the character sheets section of the wiki (hadn't noticed it before).
It is possible to do something like that via the sheets or the API. It sort of depend on how you want to make it work. If you are expecting a dropdown list box, then you are going to need to use the sheets. If you are expecting to pass some odd command via the chat window then API are going to be more your thing. It's hard to give specific advice here because I'm not sure what your expectations outside of being prepopulated. In general however, I think something in the sheets is going to be more to your liking.
Thanks for all the help. We decided to go all out and make our own characters sheeta long with templates and all. HTML / CSS tutorials here I come! Consider this one closed.