Using a Roll Button from Chat

So I'm trying to set up a macro that will whisper the player who controls a sheet a set of Ability Call buttons to roll their stuff. So far my code is this: &{template:PTUmacro}{{name=Rockruff's Statblock}}{{note=**Skills:** [Acrobatics](~@{AcrobaticsCheck}), [Athletics](~@{AthleticsCheck}), [Combat](~@{CombatCheck}), [Focus](~@{FocusCheck}), [Perception](~@{PerceptionCheck}), [Stealth](~@{StealthCheck}) }} The ability I'm trying to call is the name of a sheet button.  When I run the macro, I get these error messages   Despite the error messages, the buttons work as if you've clicked the button from the sheet. Any idea how to suppress the errors? Or is there a better way of calling these buttons in chat? Thank you!

You probably need to add the character name to each attribute. E.g. change [Acrobatics](~@{AcrobaticsCheck}) to [Acrobatics](~@{Rockruff|AcrobaticsCheck}) (use the character name as shown in the Journal tab)

Unfortunately adding in the character name doesn't prevent the error message, thank you for the suggestion though.

I just noticed you have  ~@ in each button. You should just have one or the other - which one depends on if its an ability or attribute. Since its a button, it should just be ~. You probably still need the character name, if this is a macro that prints into chat. If its meant to be universal, use selected instead of character name.

For an ability (a "Sheet Macro") use this format: [button name](~Character Name|Ability Name) You are getting a "No attribute was found" error because you are actually trying to call an ability, but using the attribute syntax. Edited because I forgot the syntax is different for a roll button than a naked Ability call, which would be: %{Character Name|Ability Name} If you were to put that into an ability command button, it would execute t at the same time that the calling macro is executed.

Also, if this code is going into an ability on the same sheet, the syntax is even simpler: [button name](~ability_name)

I should probably clarify I'm using this macro as a Sheet Ability, and not from the macro bar. Which means the ~ is needed, otherwise the button is treated as a hyperlink. But without the @ the button thinks you're calling an ability. So in order to have the button output what I'm aiming for you need both. With the @ the ability thinks you're making an attribute call, and as what you're calling is a roll instead you get the error message, but the button still works.

See my edit above. I boo-boo'd.

Experimenting with entering %{selected|AcrobaticsCheck} into the chat works. However when attempting to incorporate that into the ability it breaks the whole macro.

Also, there's no functional difference between an ability inherent to the sheet and one you write and append yourself. The syntax is identical. To call from an ability on the same sheet: [button name](~ability_name) To call from elsewhere (another sheet or a macro): [button name](~Character Name|Ability Name)

keithcurtis is right...here's the code from my character sheet that outputs a button in chat: [Roll Agility](~Kha Lieth|tAgilityRoll) Here's what it looks like in the sheet: And here's what it looks like in the chat: You'll want to include the character's name, though, because once it's in the chat, it tends to lose the connection to the sheet

This should work for you: &{template:PTUmacro}{{name=Rockruff's Statblock}}{{note=**Skills:** [Acrobatics](~Rockruff|AcrobaticsCheck), [Athletics](~Rockruff|AthleticsCheck), [Combat](~Rockruff|CombatCheck), [Focus](~Rockruff|FocusCheck), [Perception](~Rockruff|PerceptionCheck), [Stealth](~Rockruff|StealthCheck) }}

This should work if it is an ability on Rockruff's character sheet: &{template:PTUmacro}{{name=Rockruff's Statblock}}{{note=**Skills:** [Acrobatics](~AcrobaticsCheck), [Athletics](~AthleticsCheck), [Combat](~CombatCheck), [Focus](~FocusCheck), [Perception](~PerceptionCheck), [Stealth](~StealthCheck) }} If you wrote it as a loose macro or on a different sheet it would be: &{template:PTUmacro}{{name=Rockruff's Statblock}}{{note=**Skills:** [Acrobatics](~Rockruff|AcrobaticsCheck), [Athletics](~Rockruff|AthleticsCheck), [Combat](~Rockruff|CombatCheck), [Focus](~Rockruff|FocusCheck), [Perception](~Rockruff|PerceptionCheck), [Stealth](~Rockruff|StealthCheck) }} Assuming of course, that the character name is Rockruff.

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This post should give you the different syntaxes for a chat menu (which is what you are creating), and when, where and why to use them.

Right thank you ever so much guys, the problem was I was still including the {} in the macro, &{template:PTUmacro}{{name=Testing}}{{note=**Skills:** [Acrobatics](~{Rockruff|AcrobaticsCheck}) }} and it wasn't until seeing your own written out that I was able to notice and correct this!