Is it possible to remove nameplates from a group of tokens at once?

I purchased Tomb of Annihilation recently, and all the monsters are named. I prefer to keep that info secret from the players. Is there a way I can select the whole token page, and turn off their nameplates (or at least stop the players seeing them) all in one go?

I think these may help you: <a href="https://wiki.roll20.net/Game_Settings_Page#Token_D" rel="nofollow">https://wiki.roll20.net/Game_Settings_Page#Token_D</a>... and then do this: <a href="https://wiki.roll20.net/Game_Settings_Page#Applying_Setting_Defaults_to_Existing_Content_In-Game" rel="nofollow">https://wiki.roll20.net/Game_Settings_Page#Applying_Setting_Defaults_to_Existing_Content_In-Game</a>

That seems what I'm looking for! But based on reading this, that seems like it would also alter the size of all the maps in Tomb of Annihilation as well. Fixing this would be easier than changing all the tokens manually, so I am willing to do it, but it'd be better if I could get away with only changing the tokens. Is that possible?

It can be done with the API, but that requires a Pro membership. If you decide to take the plunge, the script Token-mod can do it with a single command for all selected tokens.

I think the monsters/NPC tokens have the Nameplate enabled for the GM (controlling player of all tokens) to see the Nameplate. Other players don't see the nameplate! To check and see if that's correct on the product you purchased, go to the Settings tab and click Rejoin As Player.

Thanks Gold. It turns out that was correct. I asked one of my PC's earlier if they could see the nameplate on a Stirge, least spoilery creature I could think of, and they said yes. Turns out it was a reading error. When I rejoined as player, I couldn't see the nameplates. Thanks very much! Problem solved.

Sweet. It was late at night and I was too sleepy to log-in a game and confirm that for you, but I decided to post it quickly in hopes of saving you the trouble of trying to turn all the nameplates off. The nameplates are, of course, kinda helpful for the DM to see. Happy rolling!

What would that Tokenmod command look like if someone was looking to do what is suggested in this post? Asking for a friend...

Name visible to players: !token-mod --set showplayers_name|yes Name generally visible !token-mod --set showname|yes Name invisible to players !token-mod --set showplayers_name|no name completely off !token-mod --set showname|no Here is a handy pair of API buttons that can be inserted into a macro or roll template to handle toggling visibility for players, but keeping the name visible to the GM: [Name On](!token-mod --set showplayers_name|yes showname|yes) | [Name Off](!token-mod --set showplayers_name|no showname|yes) This will affect all selected tokens. To make sure that the API buttons aren't seen by players, put them into a GM roll template, or preface the buttons with "/w gm ". The whisper is not necessary for the token-mod calls in isolation. Starting a command with "!" keeps it from being recorded by the chat.