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Monster Manual Tokens Do Not Have Actions

I have recently purchased the official 5E monster manual for my campaign but the tokens are not populating any actions on the npc sheet. (even for non spellcasters.) Another issue is there appears to be a disconnect between the stats on the npc page and the token as I am not able to link any of the bars on the token to the sheet. I have tried deleting my cache, different browsers, and even had a friend try logging onto my account to no luck. The reason I bought the monster manual was so I can one click perform actions with these monsters. Any fix?
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keithcurtis
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Some things to check: 1) you are not trying to drag in duplicates of existing creatures. The compendium will not overwrite an existing statblock (to preserve any customization), so if you already have created a goblin, dragging in a new goblin will only create an existing copy of one you already have. The solution here is to delete the existing copy from your journal tab and import fresh from the compendium tab. 2) Make sure you are using the D&D 5th Edition by Roll20 Sheet. The Shaped sheet will import some statblocks, but only the official sheet has full Compendium compatibility. 3) Try experimenting with a brand new campaign to track down some of the above issues. 4) The individual areas of character sheet statblocks are clickable. Roll20 does not create Token Action Buttons (the buttons at the top of the screen that appear when you select a token) by default. 5) Make sure you are dragging creatures in from their name in the Journal Tab or the Compendium tab. Some folks try dragging the token off the sheet. That doesn't work. 6) although this is not an issue with brand new creatures dragged in from the MM, it would be a good idea to become  familiar with how tokens and sheets are linked. I would suggest carefully reading or watching the following links: Wiki article on  Linking Tokens to Journals Here is a  video  which demoes the procedure
Number 2 did it, I had the community driven 5e sheets not the official roll20 ones, switching over fixed the issues. Thank you.
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keithcurtis
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Cool. :)
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The alternative to (1) is to rename the old entry - I've used that in a published adventure, so that tokens on various maps aren't disconnected from the journal entry.
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keithcurtis
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Farling said: The alternative to (1) is to rename the old entry - I've used that in a published adventure, so that tokens on various maps are disconnected from the journal entry. Good point. I'll try to remember to add that to the list next time something like this comes up.