[PF] Pathfinder investigator inspiration (adding a die/dice roll to skill checks)

I'm trying to add investigator inspiration (+1d6) to a skill check to a pathfinder game that uses the character sheet on roll20. Adding static numbers is easy -- just put it in one of the supplied boxes -- but adding a roll is proving more difficult. I'm not super-savvy with programming, and no one in the game is sure how to do it either.

Hi John, This will only require editing some macros. On the far right of the skills page is a column labled "macro". The fields here are extremely tiny, but if you copy all from one of these fields you get this from the Acrobatics field (Simply add the bolded text to the macro to add your inspiration): @{PC-whisper} &{template:pf_generic} @{toggle_accessible_flag} @{toggle_rounded_flag}{{color=@{rolltemplate_color}}} {{header_image=@{header_image-pf_generic}}} {{character_name=@{character_name}}} {{character_id=@{character_id}}} {{subtitle}} {{name=Acrobatics}} {{Check=[[ @{skill-query} + [[ @{Acrobatics} ]] +1d6 ]]}}

Since Investigator's Inspiration is a limited resource, you may wan to add  +?{Inspiration?|Yes,1d6|No,0} instead; as a prompt to toggle whether or not to apply it each roll.

Ah, that would be better indeed Mark. I wasn't familiar with the specifics if how the investigator worked.

Sounds like something we could easily add, just like the option to take 10/20

Thanks everybody. That was waayyy simpler than I thought it would be.

Adding a simple query as an option on the Config page would be nice, not just skills... ie ( ?{+/- Modifier?|0}} )  I use this in my personal sheet, but I understand not everyone wants a prompt on every roll, so making it optional would be nice.  Also, I think we might consider making the Skills macro-text re-sizable as well.  It's not very intuitive to select all and copy/paste etc. to edit the text.

Yeah, for most classes that might be tedious. But for investigator and some others it could be very useful -- inspiration can be used on almost anything, and some skill checks can add inspiration without using up uses. It might also be helpful for the studied strike, which boosts an attack roll if you "study" the target first -- though that might be better as something on the "attacks" page, given the more limited scope. I'm really quite new here (this is my first game as a roll20 pc), but so far I like what I see. Might even start my own campaign, after I get more acclimated.

Yup. If you want to make it so that the Studied Strike Doesn't always pop up on the roll, just add: ?{Studied Strike| Yes, {{Studied Strike= [[xdx]] & #125;& #125; | No, } under the damage roll or something, and it'll show up right underneath the Attack's Type if you click yes, or not show up at all if you click no. Quite nifty for things like Studied Strike, Studied Target, Sneak Attacks, Temporary Bonus damage (Bloodrager's Elemental Bloodline ability to add elemental damage as a swift action), etc. Edit: And for the Studied Combat, you can do something like + ?{Studied Combat| Yes, [[floor(@{class-X-level}/2)]] | No, 0 } inside of the attack roll macro (not the damage roll).  Where you see x or X, replace with numbers.

This is added to the beta now. If you go there (on first post of "PF sheet 5" and go to the config page of a character you can turn on or off the extra 1d6 query. Since we had the roll vs take 10 or 20 it was easy to add. But we might change it from 1d6 to a text field that defaults to 1d6 that you can change.

Sweet :D