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Problem with "Apply Default Settings"

July 19 (5 years ago)

I am having an issue with applying a new setting across the board in my 5E game. First, let me briefly describe the underlying issue I'm trying to fix, but please note that this is not what I'm asking about – it's just context. We are using the official version of "Dungeon of the Mad Mage", and all of the NPC/monster sheets are set by default to whisper their rolls to the GM. We would like to change it so that the monster rolls are visible to everyone. Note that the game was already set to "Never Whisper Rolls" to GM from the start, but the sheets were still set that way. We would prefer not to go through and change each NPC's settings one by one.

So now to my current issue. I read an older forum post suggesting that I switch to "Always Whisper Rolls", then back to "Never Whisper Rolls", so I went into the game settings and changed the game to "Always Whisper Rolls", then successfully went into the game and applied that setting to all characters. Now all characters whisper all of their rolls to the GM. Then I went back to the game settings and switched back to "Never Whisper Rolls". However, when I enter the game and click "Apply Default Settings", there is no option to select for the whisper setting, so I cannot apply the new setting. Can you help me escape the whisper realm?

July 19 (5 years ago)
keithcurtis
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There's a bug in the game settings that doesn't recognize "Never Whisper Rolls", possibly because it is trying to write a blank value. The solution is to use Whisper Toggle. The default is public, so once this is set, all rolls should show.

  1. Go to the Campaign Settings Page
  2. Choose "Whisper Toggle" under "WHISPER ROLLS TO GM" in the Default Sheet Settings
  3. Save
  4. Load your game
  5. Go to the settings tab on the right and scroll to the bottom where you will find a button that says Apply Default Settings. Press it.
  6. Choose to update the Whisper settings. Wait a minute or two for it to resolve. There is a thin easy-to-miss progress bar.
  7. Have fun!

Note that the whisper settings are attached to each individual sheet, there is no actual game setting. These instructions are for changing the defaults for all the character sheets in the game, then applying the settings to all existing sheets. Note that this will also change your PC sheets - you will have to manually change them to a different setting if one is preferred.

July 19 (5 years ago)

This seems to have fixed the issue. Thank you!

July 19 (5 years ago)
keithcurtis
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I have a bit of boilerplate answer text for how to handle each whisper setting. :D