AS and EMAS commands should use proper token/sheet image.

This is for more "chat" oriented sessions but currently, if the GM uses the /as or /emas commands, they are not linked to anything, even if they exist, while if the GM uses the "AS list", it'll use the proper sheet icon for it. My suggestions are this: 1) When typing /as or /emas, we should get an auto fill selector like the /w command and if it uses an existing sheet, then the proper icon/token for it should be used in chat. 2) When using /as or /emas linked with @{selected|token_name} in a macro, the proper chat icon is used, as indicated by any linked sheet. 3) Players should be able to use the /as and /emas command, limited only by the auto filler list, which would only list sheets he has control of. This way, if a player controls 2 or more sheets, he can use the /as and /emas command without problems. Cheers.

I too would like this to happen, particularly number 3. I am currently in a Pokemon game, and have written macros for multiple characters. It is a pain to have to switch to each character under the chat area whenever I want to hit a macro. I don't see why players don't have access to the /as and /emas command, especially if you limit it to only characters you control.

1) I like it. Seems a bit like a good solution to 3 might actually solve it though. +0.5 2) I like it. Would be nice. +1 3) I'm reasonably okay with this provided the performance costs of the run-time permissions check aren't too high. I can't imagine they would be, but who knows. I'm curious, G., if what you really want, though, is to be able to write a macro that speaks/emotes *as the character whose sheet the macro is on.* So you could write an identical macro for multiple characters, paste it onto their character sheets, and then they work. Similar to how many of us use /emas @{selected|character_name}, but would never be able to mis-fire like selected can with macro bars. Would also avoid creating a new scope - works within current permission settings (have to have ownership to execute macros). I've requested that over here , and would welcome your thoughts on if it'd help you out and any ideas for improvement.

Thanks for the +'s folks. Here's an example of my "simple attack" macro to make things clearer: /emas @{selected|token_name} ?{Attack emote|attacks!} (ATK: [[?{Attack dice number|1}d20?{drop or keep}+@{selected|TOHIT}+?{other bonus|0}]] / DMG: [[@{selected|DAMAGE}+?{other bonus|0}]] / [[1t[Crit-hitlocation]]]) For every creature that attacks with just a basic attack, I can just select the token, click it, then fill the fields on the fly. I love to add a little flavor for each attack when I can, that's why I have the ?{Attack emote|attacks!} input. That works for a giant ogre trying to bash someone, or a little mouse trying to bite a cat. Just click, type in whatever and there you have it. My only problem (and therefore suggestion), is that the Giant Ogre image, or the Little Mouse image, from the sheet linked to the tokens, won't be used in the chat, which makes things confusing sometimes and overall less "clean" and involving. Told you, just cosmetic, but heh...blame my OCD :) As for your suggestion Kikanaide, I read the threads but I don't really understand what you mean by "mis-fire" nor what you're looking for. That said, to me, having macros on sheets is just crazy. I have more than a hundred NPCs set up. Only a couple have macros on the sheet themselves because they have very specific abilities that require lots of explanation when used. Otherwise, I only use 100% generic macros like the one above, all based on a streamlined character sheet template that is common to PCs and NPCs alike.

bumping and adding a suggestion on functionality. This is how I would like this to work. Player or GM types "/as <character>" without adding a message after character name. Roll20 checks if that character is available to player, if it is, continue to next step, otherwise do nothing. Switch the active character to that character! Its important that the switch is instantaneous, if there is multiple lines in a macro, the switch should happen while the macro is processed and each new line should use the expected character, the active character should be switched before those happens.