Feature: Table Importer

v1.16.7

Table Importer

Found in the Open Tools list.

The table importer allows you to take data and easily format it into a way to quickly create rollable tables for you use in the game.

If you are not familiar with Rollable Tables you can read more about it here. But, as a quick overview its a set of options from which an entry can be randomly picked.

Both Better20 and VTTES/R20ES have this feature;

• You can access BetteR20's in-game in Roll20 by clicking the sidetoolbar's , choosing Open Tools List, and then Table Importer. (BetteR20 + 5eTools version of this includes the tables from the DMG/PhB for immediate importing) (see photo atop this wiki page for this Feature)

• You can access VTTES/R20ES's by going to (Collection), and scrolling down to the Rollable Tables, where you'll see the following dialog.

Requirements

File Format: The feature uses The Aaron's TableExport API script's format .

!import-table -- <table_name>

as the first line to define the table's name, and then

!import-table --<table_name> --<table_item> --<weight> --<image_URL>

Where

• table_name = is The Name of the table

• table_item   = is a line entry on that table

• weight          = is the number of times this entry effectively occurs on the table. In a table in which the total of all items' weight equals 100, an entry with a weight of 25 would equal a 25% chance.

• Image_URL  = The address for the Image. 

Example: A table named Sample-Mood-Ring.

!import-table --Sample-Mood-Ring --show
!import-table-item --Sample-Mood-Ring --[Black] Stressed --1 -- 
!import-table-item --Sample-Mood-Ring --[Red] Fear --1 -- 
!import-table-item --Sample-Mood-Ring --[Yellow] Nervous --1 -- 
!import-table-item --Sample-Mood-Ring --[Green] Romance --2 -- 
!import-table-item --Sample-Mood-Ring --[Blue] Normal --10 -- 
!import-table-item --Sample-Mood-Ring --[Lapis] Relaxed --5 -- 
!import-table-item --Sample-Mood-Ring --[Navy] Calm --3 -- 
!import-table-item --Sample-Mood-Ring --[Purple] Cool --4 -- 
!import-table-item --Sample-Mood-Ring --[Pink] Lovable --7 -- 
!import-table-item --Sample-Mood-Ring --[Orange] Passion --2 --

You can copy and paste these commands using the Paste from Clipboard.

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Feature Support

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Known Issues/Limitations

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Homebrew Incompatibility

Attempting to upload a 5eTools homebrew file that is or includes Table information doesn't work, and results a notification of the failure.

Explaination:

This is as intended and designed. The format for 5eTools tables are in JSON, while the tables exports are not.

FAQ

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Nothing's here (Do you have any suggestions?)

Best Practices/Resources

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Here is a link to a Public Table Exchange

And to a reddit group for Tables  

Roll20 Resources  📇  Tables

• If you do not include a number the weight will default to "0" (effectively no entry)
• If you do not include a URL no image will be included.

Homebrew

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While Homebrew: Tables does allow for the creation of customized tables, that does not import into Roll20 as the formating differs.

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Related Features

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• Module Importer/Exporter
• Import Player
• Player Macro Importer/Exporter
• External Art tool
• Jukebox Importer/Exporter

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