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Chat Menu Ability Calls Syntax?

How do I reference my character sheet's abilities in chat menu? (I don't have access to an extra macro sheet and I can't always select my token (sometimes we play tokenless)) I tried: /w Allynna Gryphon Archery arrow(s) and type(s): [One arrow: Magical](~Allynna_Eilfiel|Gryphon-Archery-One-Arrow-Magical)  /w Allynna Gryphon Archery arrow(s) and type(s): [One arrow: Magical](%Allynna_Eilfiel|Gryphon-Archery-One-Arrow-Magical)  /w Allynna Gryphon Archery arrow(s) and type(s): [One arrow: Magical](@Allynna_Eilfiel|Gryphon-Archery-One-Arrow-Magical)  Only the ~ one creates a button, but clicking it outputs " No ability was found for %{Allynna_Eilfiel|Gryphon-Archery-One-Arrow-Magical}"     I assume Roll20 tries to reference Alynna_Eilfiel's Gryphon-Arcery-One-Arrow-Magical macro which doesn't exist as a macro, only as an ability.  I'd like to directly reference to the ability. Using the htm replacement for characters where applicable.
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Dumbhuman
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I'm going to take a guess and say that your character's name isn't Allynna_Eilfiel, but rather Allynna Eilfiel.  The error message is telling you it didn't find the ability, but you'd get the same message if it couldn't find the character. In any case, the syntax that creates the button is the first one, like so (using the name exactly as it appears on the character sheet, spaces and all): /w kc [Rat Bite](~Giant Rat|Bite) Just know that if you're calling any abilities that require you to select a token, they'll be predictably problematic if you're playing tokenless.
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Thank you, KC. That was the issue in it's whole. I tried only Allynna, too, since in whispering Roll20 auto-completed the char as Allynna.  Good remark on selected tokens' calls. I'm macro scripting everything manually, though, per character basis, so there shouldn't be any problems with that. (There are too many variables for game master's liking to calculate everything every time when shooting a bow(how many arrows are shot, arrow types that are shot, range, speed difference, size of the target, aiming time, what extra abilities are applicable, extra bonuses, extra penalties etc. Thus I need to macro it up).