macro export/share

hi, it occurred to me, after writing a bunch of macros, that the other players might like the same macros to use for their logins, without the drudgery of typing them all out. then it occurred to me that a dm, who would like rolls presented in a certain way, could write all the macros he wants, then send them to his players so their rolls are in his preferred format. exporting and importing them would also allow them to be transferred across campaigns, which is apparently a niggling problem some people have had.

you could share macros with handouts or in player journals then have them copy and paste them

You can also attach them to Tokens (in the GM only field). Then put all your tokens on a Roster Page. Then use that page as a base for all your Campaigns.

Ah yes, but if you write your macros in the GM only field, you won't be able to share them with you players, I suppose.

This is how I set my macro up to do the following for my DND 4e campaign, I have this saved as a handout as well. Hope it helps =) Show Flavor Text in Orange by using the /me "Flavor Text" I follow up with the name of the action, type of action, and what kind of action it is as well as what its VS is in plain text on its own line I then Call upon another macro (the attack-roll macro using #(whatever name of other macro is) in my case #attack-roll I then follow up with the actual macro for my damage Then I follow up with some plain text to show what it is I'm rolling, in this case my damage so I put "Damage" on its own line ***************************************************************************************** /me runs into the fray with a blood-freezing scream. Howling Strike (at will Standard) vs. AC (leave a blank line here) (leave a blank line here) #Attack-Roll (leave a blank line here) (leave a blank line here) /roll 1d12+1d6+4 Damage ***************************************************************************************** (This above command should display the following) Bo Jack runs into the fray with a blood-freezing scream. (In Orange Text) Bo Jack:Howling Strike (at will) vs. AC rolling 1d20+6 (15)+6 = 21 Attack Bo Jack: rolling 1d12+1d6+4 (4)+(4)+4 = 12 Damage

This is what I use for a typical attack macro /em I feint a high strike then try to drive my short sword into his chest! /roll 1d20 + 3 Hit or Miss /roll 1d20 + 3 Threat /roll 1d6 + 2 Damage In this example I use a house rule where critical damage is simply doubled rather that rolled twice. If the first Roll is a miss the other rolls are ignored. This is fast and direct.