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Rollable Table Help

I'm trying to learn rollable tables and I had some initial questions. To start I'll highlight what I have done successfully which is to create randomized tokens, and tables used to store flavor text is referenced inline with attack rolls. First: Something I was curious about is that I don't seem to be able to nest inline rolls into the flavor text. My goal was to create a weighted system where I could have a macro that calls upon the rollable table for a monster. Let's say this monster has claws, bite, and grapple. When I would roll the table I would want the it to contain the flavor text, the attack roll, and the damage roll and it would select which attack to use based on the weighted roll. In a normal macro it would look like: /em Swings his claw ([[d20+@bab]]) for ([[1d8]]) damage (With a button for each attack and I would choose which to hit) outputting a nice clean inline roll with all the relevant details. When I use a rollable table it outputs everything as text and the inline rolls just appear as the text (ie: [[d20+3]] ). But if I put ONLY dice information it rolls the dice fine. Am I just missing something here or are rollable tables not usable in this fashion, is there a work around I might be missing? Second: Is there no way to load a rollable token with the bars and everything preloaded. I set several Orcs up with names based on their appearance. I have different stats referenced on them and all the bars and permissions set. I can't seem to drag that token off the field onto the rollable table to have it be the token that is created. This would help greatly when I roll 10 for organization and want to have 10 random orcs (some with spears, some with bows, some with swords) dropped onto the table. I feel like both these things should be well within the programs reach but that I must be approaching this from the wrong angle to get the results I'm looking for.
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Gauss
Forum Champion
First) At this time the output is working correctly. People have requested to change it so that when a table is rolled it executes whatever is in the result. Second) My suggestion is to create a character sheet for the Orc(s) and then create a token for them. If you want multiple images in that token then you can create a Table, drop it onto the map and then link it to the character sheet. Once you have the character sheet and token set up the way you want them you can save the token as the default token for that character sheet.
Gauss - quick clarification. Do you mean: At this time the output is working correctly. People have requested to change it so that when a table is rolled it executes whatever is in the result but that has not been implemented yet ?? Thanks.
That's what I got out of it. I'm officially throwing in my support for that suggestion as it would add a lot of functionality to the tool. Unfortunately it works just how I thought. It's good to hear that the desire for the expanded functionality is already known about. From watching the rest of Roll20's development I get the feeling those requests have not gone unconsidered. Thanks for the help.
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Gauss
Forum Champion
David, if I say "but that has not been implemented yet" that implies it will be implemented. I am not a Dev so I cannot comment on whether or not it will ever be implemented. :) I simply meant that people have requested changing it so that it works as Tinker wants it to.