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Token macro labeling

So I have been looking at the macros wiki for about 2 hours now and cannot find my answer. I have been wanting to write a macro for each monster that attack and shows its name on the attack WITHOUT having to switch between monster tags (the little drop down menu under the chat)... I have the macro set as for example: /me bite /roll 1d20 /roll 1d6 and it will show up as me, the gm, when I want it to show up as Guard dog or Spider or mr. Snuffleupagus . Is there a way to write it so it shows up as something/someone else?
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Yep! On the  Text Chat page of the Roll20 wiki, there's a section for  GM-only commands , and the one you're looking for is /emas : /emas "Guard dog" snaps its jaws viciously! /emas "Spider" has eight arms a-twitchin'. /emas "Mr. Snuffleupagus" looks around, confused. There's also the /as command, to actually speak as an arbitrary entity: /as "Guard dog" GRRRRRR.... /as "Spider" Well, don't you look like a tassssty morssssel... /as "Mr. Snuffleupagus" Have you seen Big Bird around? I was supposed to meet him here [[1d10]] minutes ago. Enjoy!
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You can even go further... /emas The shambling mound lurches forward and tries to slam you into the ground. /as "Slam" Reach 10 ft /as "Attack" [[1d20+5]] vs AC /as "Damage" [[1d8+3]] bludgeoning However, everyone has access to a default roll template as such: /as "Guard Dog" &{template:default} {{name=Bite}} {{Attack=[[1d20+4]] vs AC}} {{Damage=[[1d6+2]] piercing}} Combine that template with some @{selected|atk_bonus} or @{target|AC} and more... and you can do some fun stuff to minimize the number of macros you need down at the bottom of the screen.
Thank you both!!!! I am still a noob at this stuff.