Maptool tokens There’s also TokenTool to help you get a consistent set of same-looking token images to work with. The deb version installs under /opt/maptool/bin as MapTool. Are these things you can do with Maptool itself or do you need addons or macros . December Creating tokens with TokenTool. I am not 100% sure, but I THINK that new tokens dragged onto the board will use the propertyset that is highest in the Campaign edit dialog order as the "default". MapTool is a free, open source and extremely flexible VTT with all the bells and whistles. DOWNLOAD. Requires Java 5+. 1, if are on same device of maptool, otherwise, you can use the router address , here is a tutorial to get the address in Window e no Linux;. #2432 MapTool was being registered as default handler for . As you may have read in my earlier posts about JSON objects and JSON arrays, I’ve been working on macros to let me better track conditions on tokens for my D&D 4e game in MapTool. 5 allows the transfer Vision Blocking Layer (VBL) to and from tokens. gm_name is the token's GM name (only usable by the GM). All token manipulation will have to be done through macros, I was wondering how you rotate the actual tokens instead of only their facing arrow and also how you make those text bubbles appear as in the video. 3 Released. You can run the Bulk Assignable Damage macro on these monster tokens to make the damage output into links that can then be applied to players (Takehara based). Here are other values you can read or change on your token. Token popup menu, Save As now works on multiple tokens. Any tokens, objects, ect will go with the map when you export! Framework macros stay behind with the campaign file. Facing. g. The problem i am having is that i when my players join any servers i put up they cant move their tokens, i have strick ownership enabled and we have tried having me drag on tokens then set ownership and then have them place tokens and me set ownership and every MapTool is open source and developed by the RPTools team. Re: Spell Effect Tokens. 0. Size will let you set your token size to one of the standard d20 sizes, or even free-size if you wish. Previous Post MapTool 1. Snap To Grid lets you turn move freely if you turn it off. 11. TokenTool 2. 11 and above. This simply saves the Portrait image as a separate image (more useful when dragging to a file system) I recently purchased the BattleTech Introductory Box Set and created hexagonal Tokens for the 24 mechs included in that set. Devin Night's Tokens Dorpond's Generic Town Steel General's sewer Tiles Torstan's Background Torstan's Basic Map set Torstan's New to Maptool, Token state check and report macro. Circle, square, and topdown tokens. This will create a . MapTool v1. Pathfinding VBL and Terrain. Active InitiativeToolKeeps track of the flow of encounters. Modern Tokens Set 7, 'Stranger Teens'. 5, tokens will find the shortest path to its destination as you drag them on the token or hidden layers. States and halos. You can use stamp rotations to create interesting effects like making NPC’s turn as the players approach or make doors swing open. pkg (recommended) or . you may need to copy the . If a thread belongs here, use the "Report" feature of the post to let a moderator know to MapTool_SmartDoors for automated doors; Lib:Elevation for tunnels and bridges; Optional. app to another name (such as MapTool Player. Is there any way to change the image on the "face" of an existing token, or alternately, to attach a set of properties in an existing token to a new token without having to type all of the data in again? MapTool version: 1. I thought it would be simple, but I ultimately needed to learn about some rather advanced topics. however with the new update it changed the UI of the Token Property Window and I can't find myself able to copy and paste the properties I have, just wondering if anyone knows a fix or a way Hi, I recently decided to use MapTool to run my Wild West game online, since one of my players just moved cross country. 6. And it took probably less than 5 minutes to do it. You select a token on the target map (maybe a tport pad on hidden layer) and send a link to chat that will allow players to select their own tokens and run the macro link sending the tokens and their current perspective to new map. Frameworks: Dark Heresy, Rogue Trader, Deathwatch This is where you set the way your token interacts with the MapTool program. You can utilize the integrated server function to connect to players wherever there’s an Internet connection. 11 and future versions, but will not be getting a lot of the new features that add-on libraries will have, so it is recommended that framework developers transition to add-on libraries if supporting MapTool 1. To state it clearly: there should not be two Lib:tokens in a campaign file with these macros on RPTools is proud to announce a new version of TokenTool, Rewritten in JavaFX to bring a modern and updated UI as well as a few new features! TokenTool 2. Post by Beorn » Creating tokens for VTT games the easy way: Use our free TTRPG token tool and make your game tokens with amazing borders and transparent background. Post author: RPTools Bard; Post published: March 19, 2019; Post category: General; Post comments: 3 Comments; New in MapTool 1. halo is the token's halo RPTools offers a VTT with all the functionality as well as a great application for creating your own tokens. Forum rules This forum is LOCKED. There are several options on the VBL tab. 3b48 Sun Java (build 1. 4 has been released and can be downloaded from the MapTool GitHub repo. Note that (and this is different to onCampaignLoad) these events should be only defined on a single, unique Lib:token - doing otherwise can lead to unexpected behaviour. About the form: Address - The address of the maptool, you can put 127. MapTool Resource Library (Take 2) Post by Brigand » Sat Mar 14, 2009 7:10 pm I started this project before and still have the results of what I managed to finish, but now I'm looking more towards a comprehensive set of tilesets for map creation that would start with something basic and then add a library of doodads or placeables for finishing We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. I get asset packs off the Roll20 marketplace all the time. Continue Reading New Transfer VBL to/from Token. Maccwar Cave Troll Posts: 97 Joined: Sun Oct 12, 2008 2:22 pm. January 15, 2025. This folder contains On the selection of a token definitely seems to be the better, if harder route. rptok file. label is the token's label. 0_11-b03) WinXP Professional, V. I am not exaggerating when I say MapTool is the most flexible, powerful, and accessible virtual tabletop in the In MapTool, you can now create your own custom token states and associate an image with each one. Reply reply Top 17% Rank by size . first use it as a white board. " Lib:Tokens will still function the way that they currently do in MapTool 1. md RPTools Maptool multi-image tokens The process for generating a token with multiple images is somewhat complex, especially if you want a way to In the dialog click on the gear icon with the red center. You can make simple drawings on the background, place tokens on it and move them around, this already is ideal for e. 3. Downloads: Notepad++ MapTool addon; RPEdit details (v1. startup string. Like, have a Char:Name style library token that, when updated, automatically updates all tokens with MapTool Tutorials: Introduction to Tokens Introduction to Properties Introduction to Macro Writing Introduction to Light and Sight. This tutor Tokens Start Snap to Grid, Checked New tokens visible to players, Checked Edit => Preferences => Application Auto-Expose fog on token movement, checked Auto reveal works as it should, but only from the GM view, all is working, except the player tokens not being visible to players. A macro button for each of the tokens images should appear in the "Selected" pane (again, Windows | Selected to turn this on if it isn't already). Resizing. The thing that nearly every experienced maptool user will tell you is that when you start using Maptool, follow these steps, take a couple of sessions before going to the next step: 1. For the discussion of all things MapTool, the Virtual TableTop app from RPTools. app) and then execute that. Next Post TokenTool 2. Hi, I have been playing around with Maptool for the last few days and am amazed at what it can do. Anything macro-related should be in "Drop-In Macro Resources". battles. Moving them around. I've looked over the manual and watched the video tutorial, and so far everything looks great. There’s also TokenTool to help you get a consistent set of same 00 RPTools Maptool multi-image tokens. January 6, 2025. This includes Lib: macro tokens dropped into MapTool to manage the game, a conversion file for CharacterTool to allow use in MapTool, or just about anything else you can think of -- except graphics with macros and anything specific to a particular campaign framework. Members Online • meep91 Are you putting your text in a token property or in the Notes field for the token? I'm guessing the first as if it is on the Token layer you won't get the Notes popup. All of the MapTool functions (as far as I have found) deal with getting Asset code tags from either the Image, Portrait or Handout of another token (on the Map) or from an Since MapTool can be extended with macros, it's trivial to bring all these components together for a smooth GM experience. You'll see a list of all the resources you can add to your MapTool resource library for free including some Devin Knight tokens. This all seems to work well. Just drag an image into the background, select a frame, zoom and pan to suit, and drag off a finished token. Sci-Fi Tokens Set 28, 'Imperium' is now available. The issue with the decimal point in Map Units per Cell for European locales fixed. e. As others have mentioned there are many other token artists out there. How would I go about making a token display it's own GMnote's on selection, preferably in a similar screen to what the notes are displayed when a token is set to "object. 2. "Framework" is often abbreviated "FW". 5 now has new options for drawing Vision Blocking Layer on tokens. There are some here:- The main token will be a lib token and the player will only control the avatar. Note for Windows Users: Since RPTools is not a “known software publisher” by Microsoft My maps and tokens pixelate when I use MapTool and become virtually unrecognizable in the tool. Fog of war works fine, however the second I turn on Vision Day or Night and go to Player View, the player token is invisible as are everything else. On macOS, to run the app the first time after installation, hold Ctrl while clicking the icon and continue to hold Ctrl while Now what would be cool is if animated gifs worked in maptool, as tokens images (they work as regular images in frames and chat). The resulting token is transparent around the edges and cropped to the size you wanted. As long as you save that file in a directory that you've mapped as a MapTool resource (File - Add Resource to Library if it's not already mapped), you can then just navigate to the folder that holds the token in the Resource Library panel, click on the token in question and drag it to the map. Right on. Post by Maccwar » Tue Dec 15, 2009 11:49 pm. To access this new capability, simply edit a token and go to the VBL tab. x of the tool where it could save as an . MrPhergus • These are tools and utilities that make it easier to run games. macOS : Use either . MapTool's user interface is For the discussion of all things MapTool, the Virtual TableTop app from RPTools. 2 features the following: Now supports saving both tokens and portrait images to webp, png, jpg, gif and tif image formats. Coincidentally yet appropriately released on this day is the Robin Hood set of historical tokens. 5 tokens will move around VBL and have their movement And here is our result, a brand new Maptool vehicle fighting along Devin Night SF tokens. The Easiest Way to Create VTT Tokens. It can accommodate maps of all sorts, has functionality for square and hex grids, and can take tokens and images of all types. I save all my Campaign Files to DropBox. Quote; Post by maeth » Tue Jun 30, 2009 8:01 pm. 0 now supports PSD format for ‘overlays’ to allow for We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. I prefer the MapTool interface for the maps themselves, but if you want to roll dice, track class features, etc. I prefer Maptool over Roll20 any day. Vision on MapTool makes all tokens and players invisible. #2422 UDFs no longer recognized by code-completion. This release contains a fix for the Log4Shell vulnerability (the RPTools applications don’t appear vulnerable, but we’re updating anyway just to be cautious) and various bug fixes: Token size being reset upon loading of older campaigns. That being said, if you just need some tokens on a map, Maptool is free and lightweight. MapTool Mae's for a lot of flexibility with this hybrid approach. Here is a set of sci-fi marines inspired by a popular grim future setting. Is there a setting that I somehow missed? Thanks folks! comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment. 1 Released. MapToolAn online, multiuser, network based, graphical, interactive, programmable virtual tabletop. I am not exaggerating when I say MapTool is the most flexible, powerful, and accessible virtual tabletop in the Creating tokens with TokenTool. literally any image can be turned into a token by dragging and dropping on to maptool in any layer other than background. 3) Coding Tips: Modularity and Design; Videos: Macro Writing Tools; Top. Tokens also have other "properties", although the official term "Property" only refers to the entries in the Properties tab. Just like onCampaignLoad the new events are macros on a lib:token that have to be named like the event. Wir können MapTool 1. Shape can be set to Circle, Square, or Top-Down. You want MapTool to block vision through these objects but you want the players to see them without their vision In MapTool open Window | Selected to show the Selected token pane. Fixed. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Re: Help with (getToken) adjacent to current token. Historical Tokens Set 18, 'Robin Hood'. Not only does MapTool come with powerful tools for creating detailed maps but also a chat function, an initiative tracker, and a detailed token management system to create characters, monsters, objects, and anything you can imagine. Small thumbnail is still saved for backwards compatibility with older MT versions. On the Server, You have to fill in the form to connect in maptool. This allows the game master to move VBL items around the boa MapTool campaign files that encapsulate properties, tokens, and macros for a particular ruleset or game world. To do this, right-click on each RPTools offers a VTT with all the functionality as well as a great application for creating your own tokens. Now click on the new token. You may also MapTool 1. #2037 Clicking on Move Up/Down buttons with only a Single bar defined was throwing an exception. Not only can I access a campaign file from pretty much any OS that will run Maptool(Win,OSX, linux), but each file is versioned, so if Ok i'm using maptool-1. Basic dice macros (download MapTool macro package file) d20 roll: <b>[d20]</b> All basic PC macros (MapTool macro package file) Sample PC (MapTool token) All basic monster macros (MapTool macro package file) Sample Monster (MapTool token) Jump to individual macros: Single target attack (PC) Multi target attack (PC) Gain temporary hit points In MapTool bilden Tokens (Spielsteine) die Charaktere in unserem Pen and Paper Rollenspiel ab und sind damit ein zentraler Bestandteil des Spiels. I like to use those images for the portrait in the MapTool token, then find a near match of a top-down token for use on the Long time users of MapTool know the problem with doors, columns, statues, and Vision Blocking Layer (VBL). Lights can be set on objects or on We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. 5 is the introduction of RESTful functionality in the MapTool scripting language – MTScript. - Releases · RPTools/TokenTool That was in a old version 1. LFG, bugs, macro talk, whatever, just keep it related to MapTool. Much less time than writing that post And here is our result, a brand new Maptool vehicle fighting along Devin Night SF tokens. The based image couldn't be a gif because redraw is called for You can right click on a token and choose "Save". Ice. To get them to rotate you need to change to Top-Down in the Config tab of the Edit Token dialog. The framework consists of a lib token which does almost all of the "heavy lifting" and the player tokens just make calls to this lib token. MapTool is a fully featured, flexible virtual tabletop. These tokens can either be used in Maptool OR printed out to denote starting position of specific mechs in MapTool ships with a modest selection of token graphics, but you can always create and use your own or download more from the internet. This includes today’s topics: library tokens and the MACRO roll One of the overlooked features of MapTool 1. Yes, the source Token can be a regular token, library token or an image token but someone still needs to drop that token on to the map or create the table. because it is on more than one TokenTool removes much of the tedium from creating tokens for use with MapTool or your favorite online gaming application. I added one of the free RPG map elements, the wooden walkway over the water, and several free RPG tabletop tokens (all from Maptool really is an amazing commodity and a powerful resource for virtual and at-the-table roleplay gaming. JMR DND5e Monster Tokens for additional monsters from a variety of D&D sources. I just put a circle token on the token layer and assign a light source to it. But I wish it were easier to handle PC's. In fact, the RPTools website recently linked to ImmortalNights, a website by artist In MapTool 1. The first step is to activate graphical health bars for your tokens. #2023 Moving a token on a map with FoW and triggering an onTokenMove event that moved the token to a different map would cause an NPE. MapTool, and many more. For 2. Portraits and character sheets. zip files. 2002, SP 2 Intel Pentium Dual CPU, T3200 @ 2GHz, 2GB RAM. Active TokenToolCreate quick and simple consistently sized tokens for use with any digital battle mat. TokenTool removes much of the tedium from creating tokens for use with MapTool or your favorite online gaming application. The movement takes into account VBL and the new MapTool Tutorials: Introduction to Tokens Introduction to Properties Introduction to Macro Writing Introduction to Light and Sight. The problem that I am having is that when I create a new map and copy over the lib token, MapTool complains that the lib token is duplicated (i. b87 and my players either have the same version or are telling porkies. Properties has only one setting: Basic. ) 3. trevor Codeum Arcanum (RPTools Founder) Now supports saving both tokens and portrait images to webp, png, jpg, gif and tif image formats. New GM option to disable the use of the Edit Token dialog by players. rptok token. 0 I didn’t want to lock TokenTool into a specific version of MapTool (where I had to bring in classes from MapTool project) so that wasn’t ported. Top. Beorn Kobold Posts: 9 Joined: Fri May 21, 2010 8:16 pm. token. Tokens now save a "large" thumbnail for use with larger preview thumbs. When the torch bearer in the party moves, I move the token. Locate your . net. For example, if you wanted to have a health bar with 4 segments (showing 0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, or 100% remaining), you would Right Click the token > Uncheck Snap to Grid (So you can make easier movements on the map) Right Click the token > Uncheck Visible to Player (This will make your players unable to see the token) Right Click the token > State > Your players must be logged into your MapTool server for tokens to be assigned to them, but you can assign yourself NPCs and monsters in advance. then roll20 has more of that stuff out of the box, whereas with MapTool you'd need to go out and find stuff others have made themselves (or do it on your own, but I initially picked Maptool over Roll20, because I wanted vision based lighting (VBL) and line of sight (LoS) without having to pay a monthly fee (Roll20 charges for these features as well as "premium" access to many of their map assests). dmg . We could create a gif instead where it would run once (rather than repeat, or repeat x times) and to activate it, just redraw it by changing the image. #2424 Changing token states in onInitiative events breaks initiative list synchronization between server and clients. I have a older player that constantly gets frustrated with the default font size of the token information that pops up when he clicks on an object token and has a hard time reading the Token A comprehensive 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons Framework for MapTool with character sheet and character creation tools, a compendium of items, features, spells and creatures and campaign management tools. Top In the screenshot, I made a very quick encounter with Maptool, using one of their out-of-the-box maps. Port - The port will be the one you used to create the maptool server, if the configuration has the default, it For the discussion of all things MapTool, the Virtual TableTop app from RPTools. MT Tools: Bag of Tricks: Tools for Maptool, Dungeon Builder I, Dungeon Builder II, onMouseOverEvent. I see there is a setSize() function in the RPTools wiki , but this seems to have the same restriction of only allying the "normal" sizes. Questions Frequently Asked about MapTool Q: Is MapTool really free? Yes, all the tools at RPTools are completely free and will remain so. Token "Path" improvements, fixes issue when dragging nonSnapToGrid with snapToGrid tokens together. rpmap files and begin importing, repeating as When activated via the new ‘AI’ toggle button in MapTool version 1. 9. More posts you may like Top Posts Reddit . Moderators: dorpond, trevor, Azhrei, giliath, Gamerdude, jay, Mr. The right-click menu provides access to all important token-related literally any image can be turned into a token by dragging and dropping on to maptool in any layer other than background. Threads for tokens/libraries of tokens made by MapTool users and provided for other users to make use of. Stabilized CharacterToolA configurable tool Not too intuitive though in Maptool. name is the token's name. Post by Planeflake » Wed Jun 20, 2012 5:01 pm. I use minis on a TV laying flat as well. or when View => "Show As Player" is checked. But man, the feature rocks! Both stamps and tokens can be rotated in this way. Heroic But that will only work if the token is on the current map. 10 tokens can have a speech name, this can affect the name displayed for both thought and speech bubbles when the mouse pointer is over the token, or the token is impersonated. I also add scatter terrain. Much less time than writing that post #2040 Vision of player-owned NPC tokens were not visible when no PC tokens were on map. Those are already covered by the They also have TokenTool for formatting pictures into tokens quickly. Open your template and go to Map --> Import Map. Even in Using free size tokens doesn't really work for this, because moving the token to a map with a different grid size will cause the token to not match the new grid. All of the MapTool functions (as far as I have found) deal with getting Asset code tags from either the Image, Portrait or Handout of another token (on the Map) or from an existing Table. The idea behind the health bars is that you create a new custom token state for each possible state the health bar can be in. Me and a friend are trying to make our own boardgame but at present both live in different countries so being able to test it over the internet is I like the "call token" method. For the non-programmers, RESTful is a software architectural style that defines a set of constraints to MapTool campaign files that encapsulate properties, tokens, and macros for a particular ruleset or game world. So, changing the property of strength on the avatar won't change the lib token or effect any stats. reReddit: Top "RPTools is the Millennium Falcon of RPG Software"In this video I cover how to create custom tokens using TokenTool and how to place them on a map. Clever users have even gotten it to approximate a 3D look with isomorphic Events. #2426 Exception thrown by Prefrences dialog when language file had a translation for Label. I'm trying to block vision and such using fog of war and the vision options. This can be set when dragging With recent versions of MapTool you can place vision blocking layer (VBL) information on tokens. Universal tokens, without diving into too many macros, would be nice. cdykmby kbi dul uewmt hmqj szkdfq yslafop ncoum nnvsaw qdqy zjdsb titkv iyexf owmrfb szxxktx