For D&D 5e, Is Sharpshooter best included as an API?

Hello folks!  I've been working at a macro formatted within the DnD 5e Roll20 Character Sheet's atkdmg Template, and I still have some issues with it.  I was wondering – if anyone would mind taking a look – whether or not it might be a better option to look for an API to solve my problem.  The macro as I have it looks like so below:  @{Alain Gilead|wtype}&{template:atkdmg} @{Alain Gilead|rtype}cf<2cs>19 + @{Alain Gilead|pb} + @{Alain Gilead|dexterity_mod} + @{Alain Gilead|FSArchery} - [[?{Sharpshooter?|No,0|Yes,1}*5]][SS] ]]}}{{mod=[[@{Alain Gilead|pb}[PB] + @{Alain Gilead|dexterity_mod}[DEX] + @{Alain Gilead|FSArchery}[FS] - [[?{Sharpshooter?|No,0|Yes,1}*5]][SS]]]}} {{rname=Pepperbox}} {{r1=[[@{Alain Gilead|d20}cf<2cs>19 + @{Alain Gilead|pb} + @{Alain Gilead|dexterity_mod} + @{Alain Gilead|FSArchery} - ?{Sharpshooter?|No,0|Yes,1}*5[SS] ]]}} {{attack=1}} {{range=80 ft. (320 ft.)}} {{damage=1}} {{dmg1flag=1}} {{dmg1=[[1d10 + @{Alain Gilead|dexterity_mod}[DEX] + [[?{Sharpshooter?|No,0|Yes,1}*10]][SS] ]] }}  {{dmg1type=Piercing}} 0 {{dmg2=[[0]]}} {{dmg2type=}} {{crit1=[[1d10[CRIT]]]}} {{crit2=[[0[CRIT]]]}} 0 {{desc=The Pepper-Box misfires on a roll of [[2]] or less}} {{spelllevel=}} {{innate=}} {{globalattack=@{Alain Gilead|global_attack_mod}}} {{globaldamage=[[0]]}} {{globaldamagecrit=[[0]]}} {{globaldamagetype=@{Alain Gilead|global_damage_mod_type}}} ammo= @{Alain Gilead|charname_output} Now, it almost works fine, but there are a few issues I would love to resolve.  For one thing, there's a single attack box which always shows the formula of either 0*5 or 1*5 rather than simply 0 or 5, based on if Sharpshooter is used or not.  And actually, that might be the only issue.  I know I'd prefer to be able to have the descriptions "2" have a red font to match what a misfire / fumble on 2 would look like, but it's obviously not as irritating as that exposed calculation.   So while I'm looking for solutions within the current context, I thought I'd branch out and see if there were any ideas in this channel.  Any helpful replies much appreciated with thanks in advance, and a double heaping coming if a real solution presents itself!  :)

Will this solution work for you? <a href="https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/8844634/slug%7D#post-8849078" rel="nofollow">https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/8844634/slug%7D#post-8849078</a>

It will and has been but I was curious, as some other people had suggested that an API might be an even superior method.&nbsp; :shrugs

Got it. What about having two macros: One with sharpshooter hardcoded (so no formula), and another without sharpshooter, then a Query macro that calls the appropriate one. You would have to make html replacements for the pipes (|), commas(,), and brackets(}) in your two macros that get called. <a href="https://wiki.roll20.net/Macros#Advanced_Usage_for_Roll_Queries" rel="nofollow">https://wiki.roll20.net/Macros#Advanced_Usage_for_Roll_Queries</a> So, that means putting them all in a character ability macro unless you never open the global macros again, due to the weird quirk with html replacements in global macros.