Convert card to token when played?

A couple people suggested that I may be able to address on of the problems I'm having in Roll20 by using the API. I have a tile-laying game, and I'm using a deck of cards for the tiles that works quite well. The one issue is that when a card is played on the table, it is a "drawing" which means it does not snap to the grid. (This is especially troublesome for rotating the card.) If I right-click on the tile and click "Is Drawing" to convert it from a drawing to a token, then it snaps to the grid. But that's a lot of work to ask my players to do. With the API, can I capture when a card is played to the table and then change it to a token?

Yes: on('add:graphic', function(obj) { if (obj.get('subtype') == 'card') { obj.set('isdrawing', false); } }); Note that this will also make the card resize to a near-appropriate number of squares (eg, the default playing card deck will become a 2x2 instead of the ~1.5x2.1 it is as a drawing). Also keep in mind that the API can only be used if the campaign owner is a Mentor.

Perfect. Thanks! I will be upgrading my account to Mentor to give this a try.

Awesome Randy & Brian! I just came to the forum to ask this question. I too just made a tile-laying game and this was exactly what I needed. Works like a charm.

I finally had a chance to try this out, and it works perfectly. Thank you!