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D&D Monster Bundle and Missing Token Artwork

I recently purchased Odyssey of the Dragonlords, D&D Player Bundle, and D&D Monster Bundle. For Dragonlords, Player's Handbook, Xanathar's Guide to Everything, and Volo's Guide to Monsters, the original artwork is on the tokens when I drag them out of the compendium. However, when I drag tokens for monsters from Monster Manual and Mordekainen's Tome of Foes, the original artwork is not on the tokens. Instead, when I drag out the token, I get the red circle with yellow text with the monstern's name (griffon, skeleton, etc).  Is there an additional step I need to take in order to get the original artwork on the tokens for Monster Manual and Mord's Tome of Foes? Beside that issue, everything else is working great.
I forgot the following: 1. Chrome  Version 81.0.4044.138 2. All extensions/add-ons are disabled 3. Windows 10 I have the same issue in both Firefox and Chrome. I have also cleared the cache in Chrome.
Update: I created a Test Game without using the Odyssey of the Dragonlords module. The griffon token with the custom artwork loads as expected. The issue seems to lie with the Dragonlords module. It changes the griffon token to the red circle with yellow lettering. How do I get the custom artwork tokens to work in Odyssey?
Issue and fix found. Posting here in case anyone else has the issue. Not all the Monster Manual tokens are being replaced, just the ones which are also in Dragonlords. It just happened the ones I was testing was also in Dragonlords. For whatever reason, the SRD token for griffon, skeleton, etc., is replacing the custom artwork token from the Monster Manual. In order to fix it, go to OotD sheets then SRD sheets and delete the SRD tokens. The custom artwork will then return. As for the tokens in Mord's Tome of Foes, I guess I just randomly sampled a couple that don't have artwork. I tried a bunch more, and it seems to be working now.
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keithcurtis
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This is a known issue for some non-WotC modules. They are operating under the OGL (Open Game License) and can only include resources from the SRD (System Reference Document). This is the way that WotC allows third party work to be done (simplification). The module can use a goblin, for instance, but cannot use WotC art for the goblin. The statblock is in the SRD, but the SRD contains no art assets or license. When you drag in something from a purchased compendium that is not in the module (ex: a Mind Flayer) You will get the WotC art, since the Mind Flayer is not in the SRD, and hence not in the module. When you drag in an Acolyte, that is in the SRD and in the module, so you will get the SRD copy. The module has to be built in such a way that anyone can use it, regardless of other purchases, so you get the SRD version if no custom artwork has been created specifically for that module. The creator of the module creates the game "ready to go" with all tokens in place. They have no way of knowing ahead of time which compendiums a person has purchased. tl;dr: it comes down to licensing issues.
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keithcurtis
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Dustin T. said: In order to fix it, go to OotD sheets then SRD sheets and delete the SRD tokens. The custom artwork will then return. As for the tokens in Mord's Tome of Foes, I guess I just randomly sampled a couple that don't have artwork. I tried a bunch more, and it seems to be working now. Doesn't this break the link for tokens that are already placed on maps, though?
Yes, good point. Something for others to consider. The SRD tokens will no longer have stat blocks linked to them, but they still remain on the map. I'm going through Odyssey right now and replacing the SRD tokens with the custom artwork tokens from the compendium. A little extra work to be sure, but worth the trouble IMO.
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keithcurtis
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Yeah, it's pretty tedious. It can be made much easier with the API, but even that would take some extra prep, since the API can't touch marketplace graphics.