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Using target with tracker

Hey guys, I was messing around with macros as I do a lot, and I got to thinking...what if you could use the ?{target} tag with &{tracker}, because the people I play with(including myself) are constantly forgetting to select a token before using the initiative command. So I started messing around with it, and it seems to me that &{tracker} only works if you have the token selected. Are there any workarounds for this or is this a stone-solid limitation? Thanks, much appreciated for any help.
August 24 (8 years ago)
Scott C.
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Unfortunately it is designed to only work with selected tokens. There is unfortunately no workaround that I'm aware of.
August 24 (8 years ago)
Pat S.
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The only closest thing is the GroupInitiative API script but that  would require a pro subscription and even then it would not combine the target with the tracker. It would just allow the GM to do a bulk Initiative.
yeah...and i'm not in a position to get pro, nor is the GM. Alright, thank you both for the answers. I do hope support for this gets added sometime.
I have another question...would it be possible to make it so that...when you run the macro, it asks you to select a target, and it selects whichever one you select?
That would allow me to create what i'm after. So, it would run the command, open the @{target} command, and whichever token you choose, it selects for you, and have this command run right before the initiative roll and the &{tracker} command. Any ideas?
August 25 (8 years ago)
Lithl
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Nathaniel S. said:

I have another question...would it be possible to make it so that...when you run the macro, it asks you to select a target, and it selects whichever one you select?
No. However, what I usually do is make my initiative macro a token action, so the button will only appear when selecting my token. It helps to avoid forgetting to select one.
August 25 (8 years ago)
Andrew R.
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Don't forget the GM can just Add a Turn for a token and then drag the Initiative roll from the Chat to the Tracker. So it's not a great problem when a player forgets to select their token before rolling. I've found at least 1 player forgets every time we roll Initiative, so I'm used to it. ;-)
August 25 (8 years ago)
Lithl
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Andrew R. said:

Don't forget the GM can just Add a Turn for a token and then drag the Initiative roll from the Chat to the Tracker.
Players can also click in the turn order window to edit the initiative value of a token they have control of.
Yeah, I was just trying to make the GM's life a bit easier. And setting it as a token action is a good idea. I'm what the GM refers to as the TM(Tech master). I come up with a lot of the macros we use, that way he can focus on the things he NEEDS to focus on, not worrying about broken macros. Thanks all for the answers, I appreciate the help!