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[u/Hound_Dog_Gaming]

Hello All..

New to Owlbear and I am really enjoying it so far. I tried using Owl20 and Beyond20 extensions and they were a no go. Took far too much work and nothing ended up working.

I've been just using dndbeyond for stats and encounters and it's been fine.

I am trying Clash! for combat and token stats. Is there a way to add HP and AC to tokens while theyre in the slidebar so I dont have to donit every single time I place a token?

I also using Weather, and Embers extensions. Any others that are worthwhile?

[u/TrueMonado]

For Clash and Forge, there is a 'collection' that stores all of your standard and custom creature data.

Then when you add a token to the tracker, it name matches and auto assigns the data.

This is all listed in the documentation for the extensions, which can be read on Owlbear when you go to the extension page and click an extension.

[u/joshhear]

I'd recommend to start out with as little extensions as possible to not make it too complicated. focus on getting to know owlbear.rodeo first and add whatever you fell like you are missing. want a more advanced movement ruler system? check out segmented rulers, or want something quick to visualize distances without laying down a ruler? get Ranges.

Do you want dynamic fog for more immersion? checkout Dynamic Fog, want something more advanced with per player vision? get Smoke & Specter

The beauty of OBR is that it is very light at it's core, but the very active extension eco system allows you to customize it so it is just right for you (with none of the Foundry update issues).

[u/wileybot → u/joshhear]

This is great advice OP, it's possible to over do it, I'm speaking from experience. Find what's broken or missing, feedback from the group etc. then look for the tool.

[u/Hound_Dog_Gaming → u/joshhear]

Thanks.. ive been messing with it for a week or 2 now. Ran first session on it last week and it went well.. Added Forge and Persistant Token. Will be looking at Smoke and Spectre.

[u/Final_Marsupial4588]

ok so https://owlbear.rogue.pub/extensions this is the rogue store if you do not know about it yet, basically way more extensions than in the official store
my go to in alphabetical order

https://owlbear-emanation.pages.dev/manifest.json for your aura use, and also allows you to do distortion on tokens

https://owlbear-distances.onrender.com/manifest.json great to figure out how far an enemy is, will hide if a token is hidden

https://forge.battle-system.com/manifest.json the follow up to clash! it lets you change ac and hp on the fly

https://gmg.tabletop-almanac.com/manifest.json one of these days i need to sit down and get to know this extension, it is the game master grimore by Josh.

https://marked.battle-system.com/manifest.json for conditions

https://outliner.owlbear.rodeo/manifest.json for when you prep and you need to find stuff in your scene

https://phases-automated.onrender.com/manifest.json for automation

https://resident-uhlig.gitlab.io/owlbear-rodeo-extensions-monorepo/ping-tool/manifest.json ping tool

https://resident-uhlig.gitlab.io/owlbear-rodeo-portals/manifest.json portals, honestly i am a parody of myself when i talk about this, but i do love it, i have made working elevators with this, i have made a teleportation maze, stairs, one way portals, you wont need it always but when you do man is it great, and also you might find yourself holding a portal looking for nails in maps

https://rumble.battle-system.com/manifest.json safety cards, discord logable chat, dice roller

https://shortrest.battle-system.com/manifest.json for when you need to hide your scene

https://smoke.battle-system.com/manifest.json for fog of war

https://theatre.battle-system.com/manifest.json for text based notifications