The most intuitive use for tokens is to represent characters in the game - in other words, tokens take the place of miniatures on the virtual tabletop. These bars are shown superimposed over the token at the top, bottom, or sides , and can be used to track things like health or ammunition, magic, or anything that can be lost or expended. If unchecked, the token does not pay any heed to the grid when it is dragged around on the map. This allows players to create their own personal library tokens for various un trusted macros they wish to run, while at the same time preventing players from altering or manipulating any token or other element of the campaign for which they do not have permission to do so. Properties are a topic that deserve their own guide, as they are heavily involved in the creation and use of token macros. When you click on the Properties tab in the Edit Token dialog, you'll see a list of the properties that are currently set up for the Campaign you're using.
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These will be familiar to players of roleplaying games because they stand for "Player Character" and "Non-Player Character," and the most common use of this "type" setting is to distinguish between the two groups during actual play.
Drag it onto a map, and you're good to go. Although most MapTool users use the term "token" to refer only to images representing characters and creatures on a map, in reality, the word "token" refers to any image item that is dropped onto a map in MapTool.
The Notes tab presents two areas where you can enter notes about the token. Since Library token macros are trusted, they may perform operations not available to regular maphools. If you are not tokems owner of a particular token, you are limited to looking at it on the map -- you will not be able to select, move, or view its properties and configuration. This checkbox lets you designate tokena particular token as invisible to players - when checked, no player connected to the game will be able to see the token or interact with it in any way.
The way a particular token is handled is dependent on the Map Layer onto which it is placed. These bars are shown superimposed over the token at the top, bottom, or sidesand can be used to track things like health or ammunition, magic, or anything that can be lost or expended.
Introduction to Tokens
These fields support basic HTML tags, so you can maphools the note. This field lets you pick which property set to use. To create an image using TokenTool:.
Library token properties can be accessed by using the getLibProperty function. Find an image you like be cautious about copyright!
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Introduced in Maptool 1. Retrieved from " https: This is frequently combined with the "Figure" token shape on isometric maps to simulate a 3D effect.
Changing maltools names, image, and size are covered in Introduction to Mapping. This field allows you to indicate which of the available property sets in the campaign this token has.
Players that is, individuals who join a game in the role of "Player" are restricted from changing many things in a particular campaign. To set an owner, simply check the box next to that individual's name.
The most intuitive use for tokens is to represent characters in maptoolz game - in other words, tokens take the place of miniatures on the virtual tabletop. This page maotools last modified on 31 Marchat Generally, you'll want to put characters and objects on this layer - there aren't many reasons to put a background stamp on the hidden layer, although I'm sure you can think of a couple.
Properties are a topic that deserve their own guide, as they are heavily involved in the creation and use of token macros. If you don't know how to do these things, please read the Maaptools to Mapping guide - otherwise, the stuff below might not make much sense!
Another option is to create your own images using TokenToola program built by the makers of MapTool to create token images quickly and easily. Later on, if you write macros, you can refer to those properties to make calculations or roll dice. Since properties are such a major topic on their own, check out the Introduction to Tpkens guide for detailed information.
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Download TokenTool and open it by double-clicking on the file tokenw the extension. You can use this tab to configure sayings, aphorisms, battlecries, and anything you might want your token to "say" in chat. After that, you have a Library Token. This allows players to create their own personal library tokens for various un trusted macros they wish to run, while at the same time preventing players from altering or manipulating rokens token or other element of the campaign for which they do not have permission to do so.
Navigation menu Personal tools Log in. Retrieved from " https: It is present in earlier versions, though, if you want to take a look.
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