This is my first time using roll20, and one of the problems that I'm running into is how limited I am when choosing which abilities to use in my macros. I've created character pages for my players (not full-blown character sheets), as well as for some monsters. It was easy enough to make one blank character with all the stats I'd need, duplicate him, and fill in the new values for a new character/monster.
The problem that I've run into is that all of these individuals have similar stats- Str, Dex, Con, BAB, etc. So if I'm making a macro, and I want to reference, say, Bob's Wisdom score, then I'd type "@" to bring up the attributes. However, I only get 5 attributes. I can narrow it down by typing "Bob", and having the list filter. But if Wisdom isn't one of Bob's first 5 attributes, I'm screwed. Similarly, I can filter by typing "Wis," but if Bob isn't one of the first 5 people, I still can't access the right variable.
I've tried simply typing in things like "Bob: Wis", "@{Bob: Wis}", etc., but it never successfully recognizes the variable unless I've selected it off that drop-down menu.
**TL:DR**
What do I need to do in order to be able to just manually put in my variables, rather than using the first 5 suggestions? Keep in mind, I've tried filtering, but the list is still too short.