Steve K. said:
Reminding everyone to stay civil, please.
More/Customizable encumbrance options are coming with 1.7
As for NPC saves that aren't set, I'm trying to understand your use case. Why wouldn't use use the Strength roll if it lacks a Strength Save? Is this because you're not actually working off the sheet and have your own custom macros that you're firing off of a token?
Token actions improve the speed of play for my group tremendously, because as Kyle G. points out, you don't need to open each and every character sheet to make a roll, select the token and roll using the token actions.
Essentially you should be able to use token actions or macros that reference sheet rolls easily. For example if I create the
Ability Macro %{selected|npc_str_save}, this roll exists on every npc sheet, but unless the NPC has a bonus to strength saving throws, this roll will fail. It fails because the
Attribute "npc_str_save" doesn't exist (which I am not sure why there is an
npcd_str_save and an
npc_str_save, but that seems unrelated).
This means that I cannot create generic macros (global) that reference the rolls, because I don't know without opening the sheet if a mob has a bonus or not. I also can't update my token action script to use these sheet based rolls for the same reason.
It is important to use the sheet rolls wherever possible, why? Because if the rolls change or features get added, if we are referencing the sheet rolls, we get automatic support of the feature. For example let's say you add configuration options to provide bonuses to the individual saving throws... if I reference the sheet roll, this will then work for me automatically. If I create my own macros, well then every time a roll or feature is added or created I need to go through and adjust all of my macros on all of my NPC.
Because I try not to open the sheets for the encounters (screen space, speed, etc), I can't tell whether or not to use a Check vs. a Save in the case where there is no bonus. Sure I can try one, see the error then try the other... which is not a good experience. I can also workaround this by creating my own complex macros... but as noted above, if the sheet adds a feature or changes a roll for any reason, I am redoing work.