Links in roll templates

In the Official Roll20 CoC sheet how  exactly do the  bonus/penalty dice and pushed rolls work from the roll template results in chat . I cannot seem to find anything on placing links to  roll template macros anywhere.

For those of us not in the know about CoC, can you give a little more explanation about what you're looking for?

I have since posting figured most of it out. They are using  Ability Command Buttons. I am now trying to get it . Ability Command Button in the roll template to roll a hidden button on the sheet. 

Ah, yeah, that would be it.

How do reference a button on the sheet? This does not work. <button type="roll" id="test" name="test" value="&{template:default} {{msg=Hi there}}"></button> &{template:Roll} {{rollname=[Fumble](~@{character_name}|test)}} nor this &{template:Roll} {{rollname=[Fumble](~@{character_name}|sheet-test)}}

David said: How do reference a button on the sheet? This does not work. To reference the wiki documentation on Buttons: the optional name -attribute allows the roll to be referenced in external Macros and Abilities. The name must be prefixed with roll_ for this to work, and each roll button should have a unique name. Buttons in repeating sections automatically gain a unique prefix/suffix in their name. To call a named roll button in the chat, it works similarly like calling a defined Ability macro from the A & A tab , e.g. %{Bob|BluffCheck} . This will call the "BluffCheck" button of the character named "Bob". Off course I'm not sure about the exact implementation in getting that worked into a roll template.

Figured it out the roll button name has to be prefixed with "roll_".&nbsp; It would be nice if this was referenced here&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://wiki.roll20.net/Macros#Ability_Command_Buttons" rel="nofollow">https://wiki.roll20.net/Macros#Ability_Command_Buttons</a>

David said: Figured it out the roll button name has to be prefixed with "roll_".&nbsp; It would be nice if this was referenced here&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://wiki.roll20.net/Macros#Ability_Command_Buttons" rel="nofollow">https://wiki.roll20.net/Macros#Ability_Command_Buttons</a> I've never used Ability Command Buttons nor about having buttons on roll templates, so if you with this new info can provide us with an example, I can update that section to include it.

Thank you Andrea I should have went and had lunch instead of&nbsp; BFIing my way through forum posts trying to figure it out.

Just in case you are talking about in-game use, and not character sheet design code: If you are putting the button into an action (macro stored on a character sheet), you do not need to specify the character. This should work. [Fumble](~test) ...Assuming "test" is also a sheet ability. It should not matter if the called ability is custom or built-in. You can find out syntax options for different macro/ability combinations in the post on&nbsp; Chat Menus .

David &nbsp;said: Figured it out the roll button name has to be prefixed with "roll_".&nbsp; It would be nice if this was referenced here&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://wiki.roll20.net/Macros#Ability_Command_Buttons" rel="nofollow">https://wiki.roll20.net/Macros#Ability_Command_Buttons</a> The information on sheet rolls is documented here

&lt;button type="roll" name="roll_test" value="&amp;{template:default} {{msg=Hi there}}"&gt;&lt;/button&gt; &amp;{template:Roll} {{rollname=[Fumble](~@{character_name}|test)}} &lt;rolltemplate class="sheet-rolltemplate-Roll"&gt; {{rollname}} &lt;/rolltemplate&gt;

Scott C. said: David &nbsp;said: Figured it out the roll button name has to be prefixed with "roll_".&nbsp; It would be nice if this was referenced here&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://wiki.roll20.net/Macros#Ability_Command_Buttons" rel="nofollow">https://wiki.roll20.net/Macros#Ability_Command_Buttons</a> The information on sheet rolls is documented here It would be a lot more useful if the link to Sheet Roll buttons here&nbsp; <a href="https://wiki.roll20.net/Macros#Ability_Command_Buttons" rel="nofollow">https://wiki.roll20.net/Macros#Ability_Command_Buttons</a> &nbsp;was changed to the link you posted above &nbsp;as it gives a lot more required information than the Sheet Roll buttons entry.

I'm not sure how that should be handled, because the link you are looking at was put there for players/DMs using an existing sheet.&nbsp; The link GiGs &nbsp;Scott&nbsp;gave you is for people creating a sheet.&nbsp; They are 2 very different use cases.

Ahem, i think you meant Scott :)

GiGs said: Ahem, i think you meant Scott :) Oops!&nbsp; Fixed that.

Just to clarify, since there's some potential for misunderstanding here: David, are you talking about coding buttons into a roll template as part of designing a character sheet, or are you talking about putting buttons into a roll template as a user of said sheet in a game? Those are two entirely different things.

keithcurtis said: Just to clarify, since there's some potential for misunderstanding here: David, are you talking about coding buttons into a roll template as part of designing a character sheet, or are you talking about putting buttons into a roll template as a user of said sheet in a game? Those are two entirely different things. I posted in the Character Sheet&nbsp; forum because I am working on a character sheet not macros or I would have posted it in&nbsp;Specific Use Questions &amp; Macros

Kraynic said: I'm not sure how that should be handled, because the link you are looking at was put there for players/DMs using an existing sheet.&nbsp; The link GiGs &nbsp;Scott&nbsp;gave you is for people creating a sheet.&nbsp; They are 2 very different use cases. Is there reference for&nbsp; Ability Command Buttons specifically for sheet creators only? I have already got it working and posted the functioning code.

The link Scott posted goes directly to the section (of a very long page) that speaks about creating roll buttons.&nbsp; There is nothing different about creating a roll button with a roll template, really.&nbsp; Your value just has to include the call for the template.&nbsp; In another section on that page is a link to another page dedicated to roll templates. The main page Scott provided is one about building character sheets:&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://wiki.roll20.net/Building_Character_Sheets" rel="nofollow">https://wiki.roll20.net/Building_Character_Sheets</a> It contains a link for the roll templates:&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://wiki.roll20.net/Roll_Templates" rel="nofollow">https://wiki.roll20.net/Roll_Templates</a> The pages you referred to earlier weren't providing info for sheet authors, but users of existing sheets, so the info they provided is different.&nbsp; It might cause confusion for there to be a link from user info direct to creator info.&nbsp; That is my only concern about changing that link.&nbsp; Do you see where I am coming from that there is a divide between info related to using sheets and creating sheets?&nbsp; The wiki generally keeps them separated.

David, if you provide some context with the snippet you just posted, why how it works, I can add it to the documentation on how buttons work in character sheets, which I linked already in my first reply, and which is linked in the related section in the "Building Character Sheets" article. <a href="https://wiki.roll20.net/Button" rel="nofollow">https://wiki.roll20.net/Button</a>