The difference between Plus + Pro?

I really couldn’t find a good place to put this, so my apologies. I’ve been playing a little D&D with other players with them hosting on Roll20. I have some DM experience and I would like to try to play around with Roll20 and potentially host some games myself. I’m inquiring about a couple of the listed differences between Plus and Pro. Why would I want custom character sheets? What is API Access and what are its benefits? I’m not exactly the most tech savvy but I’m not a chimp either :-) Also, if I start with Plus, and want to upgrade to Pro, I just have to start paying the difference, right? Thanks.  

If you are just going to play a supported system, you don't need a custom character sheet.&nbsp; On the other hand, you can use the custom character sheet to add tabs to existing character sheets if you want to run a game with mechanics that aren't supported by the base sheet. Well, access to the api is basically the ability to run specialty javascript segments that enhance the functionality of Roll20.&nbsp; From generating initiative rolls for all selected tokens at once to synchronizing movements between 2 maps to being able to alter token settings or character sheet values with a macro to... well, a lot of stuff.&nbsp; If you know how, you can write your own, but there are a lot of them available.&nbsp; If you look through the api forum, it should give you some idea of some of the things people are doing.&nbsp; Quite a few are available through a drop down ready for use once you are a pro subscriber.&nbsp; <a href="https://github.com/Roll20/roll20-api-scripts" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/Roll20/roll20-api-scripts</a> You didn't ask about it, but one of the most useful tools that is available as a pro subscriber is the transmogrifier (assuming you ever run more than one game). Yeah, you can upgrade at any time.&nbsp; You can downgrade, and pro will continue to the limit of what you paid for and then drop down to whatever you continue with from there (plus/free).

Kraynic said: You didn't ask about it, but one of the most useful tools that is available as a pro subscriber is the transmogrifier (assuming you ever run more than one game). Heh, even useful with just a single game to cut down on the bloat.

And to reiterate, since the documentation for API immediately assumes you want to write your own: you don't have to write one word of JavaScript code to get a whole heck of a lot of use out of the API. I used a ton of pre-built API scripts for years before learning to write my own. Their biggest benefit is (IMHO) the ability to automate repetitive or time-consuming tasks. You can turn off and on sheet or token values, move tokens, change maps, open and close dynamic lighting doors, create Actions and Macros, track values on sheets and do things with those values (example: deduct a spell slot when a spell is cast and warn you if you are out of slots).

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