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Question re: Character Sheets and referencing Variables

June 20 (2 years ago)

Hi all! 

Apologies if this question has been answered before, I searched but couldn't find an answer.

I am a new DM pro-user and trying to help my players build their character sheets in Roll20.  We are using the official Pathfinder 1E sheet and we are completing an entry in the Features/Traits section.  The specific example here is the Alchemist's Alchemy ability.    The "name" of the ability is officially "Alchemy + X" where X is the level of the character.  I am trying to recreate that in this entry, so that Roll20 shows the right number as the character levels up, in the character sheet.

I've currently used "Alchemy +@{level}" and it shows that exact string on the character sheet itself, but if you click the character sheet it will show "Alchemy +X" in the chat, which is correct.  I suspect this is because the Character sheet is an entry and the @{level} variable isn't called until you click the ability.

Does anyone know of a way to show the Level variable in the character sheet automatically?  So that as the Character levels up, the ability name will as well?   Ex:  Alchemy +1, Alchemy +2, etc?   

Thank you! 

June 20 (2 years ago)

Edited June 20 (2 years ago)
Kraynic
Pro
Sheet Author

There are some fields in the sheet that will render a calculation, but you need to have the inline roll syntax in use.  Max number of uses of an ability that scales with class levels will do this as an example.  I don't know if names do, but you might want to try wrapping the level in the double square brackets of the inline roll to see if it will render to the number.

Alchemy + [[@{level}]]

If this will end up being a dual/multi-class character, you might want to switch to @{class1_level} if that bonus is class specific instead of overall character level.