Is there a command to roll on the wacky wheel of wild magic?
#ddb-avrae-help
olive tundra
whole root
!wmsurge to roll a d20 and autoroll on a nat 1 or !wmsurge roll to roll the d100
viscid kernel
^ That’s an alias, not a built-in command.
You can search alias wmsurge in: ddb-avrae-commands to find it, though.
meager depot
How do you make bonus actions?
white harbor
@gusty egret @woven belfry Still learning commands so it took a little bit of trial and error but I got it. After some tinkering I created the snippet then created an alias to cover the full attack command string. Thanks for your suggestion.
unique mountain
Does anyone know how to unlink a character from your account?
gusty egret
!character delete <name>
wintry notch
How might I add a level 3 smite to an attack?
whole root
There is a seperate alias to run smite for you additionally, but you could theoretically add -d 4d8[radiant] and then detract the spell slot by using !g ss 3 -1.
Alternatively you can copy paste the following to Avrae DMs to use it by using !smite -l 3:
{{slot,pclass,cr,exf,exu,target = a.last(arg='l', default=1, type_=int),P >= 2, 2 if 'crit' in a else 1, 'fiend' in a, 'undead' in a, a.last("t")}}
{{sl,mslot,target = get_slots(slot), min(4, slot), c.get_combatant(target) if c and target else None}}
-title "Divine Smite!"
-color f8f8ff
-thumb <image>
{{f'-desc "{name} attacks {"a Fiend" if exf else "an Undead" if exu else ""} with a Level {slot} Divine Smite!"' if pclass or i else err(f'You do not have this Ability!\n **{Help}**')}}
{{sroll ='2d8'+(f'+{mslot-1}d8' if slot >= 2 else '')+('+1d8' if exf or exu else '')+'[radiant]'}}
{{'' if i else use_slot(slot) if sl else err(f'No spell slots of Level {slot} remaining.\n **{Help}**')}}
{{droll = target.damage(sroll, crit = cr == 2).damage if target else vroll(sroll,cr)}}
{{f'-f "{target.name} | {droll}"' if target else f'-f " "Meta" | **Damage{" (CRIT!)" if cr == 2 else ""}:** {droll}"'}}
{{f'-f "Spell Slots {"(-1)" if not i else ""}| {slots_str(slot)}"'}}
-footer "{{f"{target}\n" if target else ""}}!smite [-l #] [-i] [-t target] [crit] [fiend|undead]"```@wintry notch
wintry notch
Thanks @whole root
safe mist
hi all, tried out the bot today and when i rolled initiative, the players all successfully got in, but when i tried to add 2 orcs with !init madd orc -n 2, it added OR1, OR2, but they were saber-tooth tigers. The session has ended, but I'm just curious how I could have screwed that up
whole root
How did you notice that you had sabre-toothed tigers? They should have registered as SA1 and SA2, unless -name was used.
I just ran your command with Avrae and everything worked fine.
safe mist
i only noticed it when i put in the command to attack and it asked if i wanted to pounce or claw
honestly just odd more than anything. but the command i used (!init madd orc -n 2) is right, right?
maybe i put in the wrong attack command, but I can't tell since the message was deleted. Is there a way to recover it?
viscid kernel
Yeah, that is the right command to add two orcs.
lucid lichen
What command did you put in to attack?
viscid kernel
You can try !init attack list to get the available attacks for the current combatant.
And if you use !i status or1 -private, you should get a DM confirming the creature type.
plush hazel
How does one embed a command in line, like the examples above, when teaching others in our own respective servers what/which commands to use throughout our campaigns?
round musk
If you mean how to use inline code formatting, you just put a grave accent (`) around the stuff you want to mark as code.
Like so: This is code formatting.
plush hazel
Gotcha, thank you 🙂
rancid tide
So I bought a lot of things off of the marketplace like spells but with avrae I can't cast the ones I bought is there a reason why?
gusty egret
Avrae only has the SRD, you will need to use Avrae's built-in !tome to add any others. Full integration is still in development.
dry jungle
How do I set myself as the GM? For example, when I do !monster goblin I only see generic stats like low, medium and high, and no information on abilities.
wheat gardenBOT
Croebh.git
lucid lichen
Specifically a discord role
And it doesn't need any specific permissions
Avrae just looks for the name
dry jungle
Thank you!
violet slate
Is there a way to remove a character sheet from Avrae?
viscid kernel
@violet slate !char delete <name>
violet slate
@viscid kernel Thank you so so much!
foggy ruin
Trying to create a command that would allow my Barbarian / BattleMaster to attack recklessly (Adv) while raging (+2 dmg) with a flametongue (+2d6) glaive (1d10), using GWM (-5 to hit, +10 damage, reroll 1s & 2s)
fringe gate
Is there an official link somewhere to invite bot to server? 🙂
stoic hornet
How do i look at a mosnter stat without showing the players?
fickle salmon
DM Avrae.
stoic hornet
haha ok 🙂
fickle salmon
Just realize, that players can look up monster stats that are in Avrae as well in DMs.
fickle salmon
@foggy ruin There isn't one command that will do that. You need two commands:
!attack add gwfGlaive -b strengthMod+proficiencyBonus -d 1d10ro<3+{strengthMod}[slashing]!attack gwfglaive adv -b -5 -d 12[slashing] -d 2d6[fire]
The first command will add an attack with the proper roll for Great Weapon Fighting style using a glaive. The second line is your attack sequence:advis attacking recklessly,-b -5is the penalty to attack from GWM,-d 12[slashing]combines the damage from raging and GWM,-d 2d6[fire]is your flametongue.
foggy ruin
Thanks!
wheat gardenBOT
Mortiky
dry jungle
Hi - does anyone know if Avrae handles monster regeneration of hit points? For example a troll regenerates 10hp at the start of its turn unless it takes acid or fire damage. Is this something I have to track?
manic estuary
Trolls (and other SRD monsters with Regen) have a regeneration "attack" that you can use. So at the start of the troll's turn, run !init attack regen -t tr1 (replace tr1 with your troll's name if it's different obvs). There are no automatic healing or damage over time effects. So this was as close as we could get.
(you might not even need to target itself, but it's been a while since I've used it)
dry jungle
Cool, thanks
glad frigate
i just got Error loading character: invalid literal for int() with base 10: 'MAX' as an error while trying to upload my sheet, anyone have idea on how to fix
im using gsheet
wheat gardenBOT
StarChild31415
south ravine
okay! help! how do I wildshape?
tiny ore
Hello 🙂
I'm playing a kensei monk in our campaign.
A kensei monk can use weapons that don't have the two-handed and special properties and they count as monk weapons. For damage my dex bonus should be added and not my strength.
When importing my character sheet using Avrae, my stats are updated to use strength and not dex (as is done on my dndbeyond character sheet)
Following on github
https://github.com/avrae/avrae/blob/d0a9bc1a75e87054491c94a128b64c109e380fc9/cogs5e/sheets/beyond.py
I can see that it does get updated, because e.g. my longsword doesn't count as a traditional monk weapon, so the damage type is changed.
Is there a command I can use to 1) import it as is from dndbeyond or 2) maybe change it once it is on Discord? or something to the same effect?
whole root
@south ravine There is the wildshape alias. copy/paste this to Avrae DMs:
{{f'''{'{'*2}defaults=["e96aedd1-4193-4e1e-9866-93f1d8ce1cd2"]{'}'*2}'''}}
{{get_gvar("8e128be3-9648-4d81-9148-316d458ede9e")}}```
And then set up your character using `!level druid [subclass] [level]` without the [].
Then copy/paste this to Avrae DMs:{{mod_cc(q,-m) if v and m>0 else ""}}{{f'!embed -title "{name} {"transforms into a "+F.n if v else "tries to transform"}{" with Elemental Wild Shape" if m>1 else ""}!" {f} -desc "{"" if v else "You do not have this ability" if not cc_exists(q) else G[2] if not a else G[3]}" -f "{q}|{cc_str(q) if cc_exists(q) else "*None*"}" -thumb {image} -color {color}' if m>0 else f'!embed {f} -title "{name} ends their Wild Shape" -f "Damage Transfered|{dt}" -thumb {image} -color {color}' if m==0 else ""}}
{{f'!i opt "{name}" -group "{name+" (Wild Shape)"}"\n!i madd "{F.n}" -name "{F.n} ({name})" -h -group "{name+" (Wild Shape)"}" -ac {max(F.ac,10+F.dex+max(wisdomMod if get("MonkLevel") else 0,F.con if get("BarbarianLevel") else 0))}'+(f'\n!i opt "{F.n} ({name})" -resist '+" -resist ".join([r for r in get_raw().resist if (not r in F.resist) and (not r in F.immune)]) if get_raw().resist else '') if v and m>0 and c else ""}}
{{f'!i remove {cf}\n!i opt "{name}" -group None\n!i hp "{name}" -{dt}' if m==0 and c and cf else ""}}```You can use wildshape by running !wildshape [beast] and end it by using
```!wildshape end`
@tiny ore You can unequip your kensei weapons on your beyond sheet and then add them onto Avrae by running !a add {weapon name} -b {attack bonus} -d {damage dice plus damage bonus[damage type]} without the {}
For instance: !a add Longsword -b 6 -d 1d8+4[slashing]
south ravine
TY TY TY
whole root
No problem
south ravine
WRONG SPOT!
But that does sort of head to my next question.. when I attack its still doing that damage.
manic estuary
@glad frigate Did you get that sorted? It means you've added a row and it's seeing the 'MAX' header instead of the number of slots for your casting. Check your version history for where you added a row and remove it.
whole root
What do you mean by "that damage", Pushka?
south ravine
it got removed. .sorry. Instead of doing the damage of the bear (which i wild shaped into) I am still doing my character's standard unarmed attack.
whole root
Ah. That is due to you not using Avrae initiative tracking. Hop on over to #ddb-avrae-commands run !init begin, then !init join and if you then use !i a instead of !a after wildshaping, it will work
I forgot something
south ravine
kay
whole root
You need to
!init begin!init join!init next!wildshape bear!i a attackname
south ravine
its still doing the unarmed attacked
whole root
@tiny ore
I played around with Avrae a little and found a way for you to add these attacks without editing after each ASI:
!a add "Attack Name" -b {dexterityMod+proficiencyBonus} -d 1d10+{dexterityMod}[damage type]
Replace "1d10" with the damage dice in question
mental rock
Hey guys
Conpletely new to avrae and am preeetty confused
Do the players only need to load their character sheets once
And then you can jist use the uh
Character command to switch to whatever one you need
?
whole root
Exactly
wheat gardenBOT
Adeion
mental rock
How do i add an attack with a greataxe for example
Would it just be using snippet command thing like
! Snippet greataxe (diceamount) +#tohit
Or is there a different command for attacks i forgot about
Sorry bombarding with questions lmao
whole root
Have you uploaded your character sheet to Avrae, because it should be automated already
whole root
That's because you haven't equipped the other weapons on your sheet
whole root
Are you using dndbeyond?
whole root
Yep
mental rock
Cool
Do i need to refresh the character sheet with the bot
Found it nvm
Thanksssss!
Ill be back, count on it
Im back
Already
Hey im keeping you busy atleast
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So, dnd beyond decided that the character should have 2 hp, i used the override hp to make it 12 (L1 barbarian)
But on avrae, it either makes it 2 hp
Or 2/12 hp
I used the update command
But still 2/12*
mental rock
Ok this is something i wont be able to figure out on my own de
Dw*
How do i actually set up a fight with the bot
whole root
The first command is !init begin. Then all players involved use !init join to roll initiative and the DM adds monsters by using !init madd "monster nam". Once everybody is in, the DM can use !init next for the first person to get a turn. While in initiative, you use !init attack [attack] -t [target] or !init cast [spell] -t [target] to attack or cast spells. This works for both players and DMs running monsters. At the end of your turn, use !init next or !i n to move the combat tracker to the next person
mental rock
Do you need the dashes for the target
whole root
Yes
mental rock
Ok
whole root
Basically, you could use !init attack greatsword -t OR1 to attack OR1. The bot automatically abbreviates monster names, so OR1 might be an orc
mental rock
Assuming you dont need speech marks or brackets tho?
whole root
Nope. Although you might want to use speech marks for the monster names. I had an issue once where I wanted to add a drow favored consort to the initiative, but it only put a drow, because I didn't use speech marks
mental rock
Oh ok
Does the bot have a thing where it auto inputs stats and attacks and that or do i do that myself
whole root
Please elaborate
mental rock
Like
If i wanted to add a wolf to initiative
Would the bot know its attacks and how much hp it has
whole root
Yes, it would
young arch
hello how do I roll two separate dice?
whole root
Two seperate commands will do the trick
mental rock
How do i check a monsters attacks
In a battle xd
And how do i remove a character sheet i loaded
viscid kernel
@mental rock !init attack list will show the available attacks for whoever’s turn it is. !character delete <name> will remove a sheet.
mental rock
Ok cool thanks
How do i attack with a monster
It just says i have no character active
viscid kernel
!init attack <attack_name> -t <player_name>
mental rock
Oh i wasnt using init
fickle salmon
!ma <creature> <attack_name>, then.
mental rock
It works with init
Ill try the ma one next
Thanks
Ok cool it works
Thanks both of you :3
mental rock
How do you do stuff like advantage or disadvantage?
calm python
Hello! I'm really new to this... 😅 One of my players uploaded their character sheet with Avrae, but some of the combat stats seemed to have gone wrong... how can I troubleshoot what's going on? I imagine it may be some of the homebrew items the character has equipped, but they're showing up on the character sheet on D&D Beyond just fine...
mental rock
Never mind, i found out how :P
viscid kernel
@young arch Saw your discussion in #dnd-rules. To automate a Shillelagh attack, all you have to do is give it a target. !cast shillelagh -t or1
young arch
Hey, I just started using Avrae and when our group imported our sheets, it bumped our HP for some reason.
I tried a long rest to reset it and got:
Garook took a Long Rest!
Hit Points
46/46 (+9)
Any idea what the (+9) in brackets is and how to fix it?
pale sky
Had you overridden the max HP on the DDB sheet?
young arch
Nope, I did have 5 tHP when I imported it, but that isn't 9
pale sky
Can you provide the character URL?
young arch
pale sky
oooh
I tested - it shows the amount of HP regained during the long rest
so you must have been at 37/46 - so when you long rested the char gained 9hp back
young arch
Oh, okay that makes sense. Still dunno why the HP is wrong.
young arch
I only have 37, but avrae says I have 46
Same with other members of the group who imported
pale sky
Can you provide the full URL? Not the share link?
Im wodnering if there is some weird override going on
pale sky
okay, that is weird...
I dont know why it's incorrect, but Ive managed to get it working correctly on my personal server. What I did was:
In your DDB sheet, i switched from fixed to manual hp, then back to fixed
I used the !update <link> command
Checked the HP again by using !sheet
Saw that it now showed as 46/37 hp,
and then jsut used the !lr (long rest) command to have his HP return to normal
young arch
Yeah, I tried importing a bunch of stuff and it worked when I re-imported it. So if the others have that issue, I'll let them know to swap to manual and back. Thanks man
pale sky
No problems - sometimes if a character has had a setting enabled and an import whilst it was on, it may not update until things are reset. Glad I managed to get that sorted though - I was about to say to go to the Avrae discord and ask the more knowledgeable folks!
young arch
Ah, I didn't realize it had it's own server. Thanks again!
whole root
@calm python Can you show us the sheet in question?
sage root
minor issue with Avrae
after importing my character sheet Avrae's printout such as ! sheet displays breath weapon as an attack with a to-hit bonus. it's not, it's a 15 foot cone
whole root
@sage root I saw your question in #dnd-discussion regarding dragonborn breath weapons. Personally, I have never played a dragonborn, but I believe that that is generally a bit glitchy. Go ahead and copy/paste the following to Avrae DMs:
{{db=get("race",get_raw().race).replace(" Dragonborn","").lower()}}{{d,q,r="**Damage:** ","Breath Weapon",get_gvar("597913a2-02db-470a-a233-44f53c75c085").split("\n")}}{{v=cc_exists(q) and get_cc(q)>0}}{{bs,bt="" if not v else "30 ft. line" if db in r[0] else "15 ft. cone","" if not v else "fire" if db in r[1] else "acid" if db in r[2] else "lightning" if db in r[3] else "poison" if db in r[4] else "cold"}}{{a,dc="&*&",constitutionMod+8+proficiencyBonus}}
{{a,Z,c,g="" if "&1"+"&"=="&1&" else a.split(" "),vroll(str(floor((level-1)/5)+2)+"d6 ["+bt+"]"),combat() if v else "",get_gvar("234f7f4f-ecb7-4e23-8243-8f92ebe583d5").split("|")}}{{mod_cc(q, -1) if v else ""}}
-title "<name> {{"uses" if v else "tries to use"}} their {{q}}!" -color <color> -thumb <image>
{{"-f \"Damage/DC|"+d+str(Z)+"\n**DC:** "+str(dc)+"\"" if v else ""}}
{{b=[c.get_combatant(n) for n in a if c.get_combatant(n)] if c and a else ""}}{{s=[x.save('con' if db in r[5] else 'dex') for x in b] if b else ""}}{{u=[x.total>=dc for x in s] if s else ""}}{{o=[(("-f \"..."+b[i].name+"|**"+("CON" if db in r[5] else "DEX")+" Save:** "+str(s[i])+"; Failure!\n"+b[i].damage(str(Z.total)+'['+bt+']').damage+"\"") if not u[i] else ("-f \"..."+b[i].name+"|**"+("CON" if db in r[5] else "DEX")+" Save:** "+str(s[i])+"; Success!\n"+b[i].damage(str(floor(Z.total/2))+'['+bt+']').damage+"\"")) for i in range(len(b))] if b and v else ""}}
{{" ".join(o)}}
{{"-footer \""+" ".join([x.name+": "+x.hp_str() for x in b])+"\"" if b else ""}}
-f "{{q}}|{{cc_str(q) if cc_exists(q) else "*None*"}}"
-f "Effect|{{g[0] if not cc_exists(q) else name+g[1]+bs+g[2]+str(dc)+(" Constitution" if db in r[5] else " Dexterity")+g[3]+str(floor((level-1)/5)+2)+"d6 "+bt+g[4] if v else g[5] if not exists("dborn") else g[6]}}"```I haven't worked with it yet myself, but try running !dborn-breath help and see if anything useful comes up
sage root
AvraeBOTToday at 7:23 PM
Korvid Thermakline
Korvid Thermakline tries to use their Breath Weapon!
Breath Weapon
None
Effect
You do not have this ability.
@whole root
whole root
Yep, I know exactly what I forgot. Copy and paste the following command block and then use !setrace subscribe all followed by !setrace dragonborn colour
{{f'''{'{'*2}args,defaults=&ARGS&,["a9a99627-d7f1-4a76-8e6e-dff76ecd47c1"]{'}'*2}'''}}
{{get_gvar("81a3f4de-10c3-46e0-b4c0-274cec42b83f")}}```Obviously replace colour with the colour of your dragonborn
@sage root
sage root
okay, did that and it seemed to work
tried ! dborn-breath help again and it output
Damage/DC
Damage: 2d6 (5, 5) [cold] = 10
DC: 12
Breath Weapon
〇
Effect
Korvid Thermakline exhales destructive energy in a 15 ft. cone. Each creature in the area of the exhalation must make a DC 12 Constitution saving throw. A creature takes 2d6 cold damage on a failed save, and half as much damage on a successful one.```but it didn't actually fix the initial nitpick - ! sheet still says Breath Weapon (White): Attack: +2 to hit. Hit: 2d6+2[cold] damage.
@whole root
whole root
I won't be able to get it to work, but I have hereby given you an alternative to it which does work
sage root
alright, thanks
lilac moss
Ok.. so I know it's probably early in the piece, can we have Avrae load an encounter from DDB? 😄
whole root
As far as I know, you can't
young arch
I have purchased the Player's Handbook on dndbeyond, but I am able to see only the SRD content with Avrae. Is this normal?
viscid kernel
It is.
They’re working on a way to let you access purchased content, but it’s still a work in progress.
calm python
calm python
@storm I hope that's what you wanted to see. The custom attacks the player was using Nocturnal Blade, Nocturnal-Mid-Range, and Nocturnal Blade-Full Power, are displaying differently on here and the character sheet (+14 to hit here, +6 there) originally it was (+19 here, +11 there) and the value should be +13 😅
@storm the other issue is 100% my trying to use homebrew. The Nocturne Blade - Awaking should do 1d8 + bonus psychic damage + an additional 1d8 psychic damage (basically the same as the shadow blade spell cast at its lowest level). The other homebrew is supposed to add agonizing blast to the character's Eldritch Blast and it shows on the character sheet on D&D Beyond, but when the player tested it out on Discord, it didn't add the Charisma bonus to the damage.
fickle salmon
The agonizing blast is because Avrae is using the SRD version of eldritch blast which doesn't account for invocations. You'll need to a) create a new attack that adds Charisma modifier permanently; b) manually add -d {charismaMod} every time you !cast Eldritch Blast; or, c) make a !snippet agony -d {charismaMod} and use !cast eldritch agony.
calm python
@fickle salmon thank you the idea. I'll check with my player to see how they want to work it out. This is pretty complex for my skill level 😅 my player is much more familiar with this environment.
torn sierra
Hey there, I think I'm being a complete muppet/discord noob, but I have a server which I've added Avrae to, but I can't get any of the commands to work
worthy dagger
For agonizing blast an alias is a good simple solution. Aliases are easy to use and speed things up incredibly, everyone should learn them.
!alias ablast
wheat gardenBOT
ablast: ```py
!alias ablast cast "Eldritch Blast" -d {charismaMod}
That’s my agonizing blast alias, anyone who copies and pastes it will just have to type !ablast to fire
And of course if you update that to !serveralias then it will apply to the whole server and you can just tell your players what to type (that’s what I do, I manage the stuff players will use for the server and document it all in an #avrae-help channel
torn sierra
I really need some basic help please! Got Avrae in my server but can't get it to work!
calm python
@worthy dagger that's really cool! Thank you for very much for the explanation. I'm trying to iron out all the hiccups before are first total digital session. This will be a tremendous help! 😁
worthy dagger
@calm python Yeah. I’ve found I basically have to look at everyone’s character and@figure out each of their powers individually, then document what they’ll need to type, then if it’s hard I make an alias for them and put it in !serveralias
It’s a lot of work (and I’m not even the dm!) but it makes things so smooth to play.
If you get stuck, check the avrae dev server. If you search their history for the name of a pc feature you’ll often find aliases like the one I shared.
calm python
@worthy dagger Thank you so much! Sounds like I'll have a little bit of homework this weekend! 😅
worthy dagger
I find it fun (in a programmer with years of xp in command lines) but it is definitely time consuming if you’re trying to cover the whole party. But then you’re the real hero 😉
Good luck!
@torn sierra sorry installing it isn’t my area of expertise.
wheat gardenBOT
spamandtuna
viscid kernel
Third time’s the charm, I guess. 😖
Does that last one help at all, @torn sierra?
If not, can you be more specific about what is/isn’t happening?
gusty egret
We ask that you please run commands in #ddb-avrae-commands
hoary sigil
question- if i have multiple characters saved on my avrae, and I'm using different characters in different games, how do I change between using one character to the next for each game? Is there a way to specify a character to each server? I've been trying to google it and can't find the info
fickle salmon
!char <character name>
copper apex
sammilynnG, I believe everything is tied to your account for the character, so there's no way to specify the character for the individual server, you'll have to change it as needed with the !char command
hoary sigil
thanks @fickle salmon . and thanks @copper apex I was just about to ask that as a follow up.
torn sierra
If not, can you be more specific about what is/isn’t happening?
@viscid kernel thanks, appreciate you trying to help, unfortunately no since even !help has no effect...
Literally no responses to commands of any kind, despite Avrae being in the server and been given all permissions
wheat gardenBOT
Croebh.git
lucid lichen
Commands in #ddb-avrae-commands please
woven belfry
I have a path of ancester barb lvl 3 in my game, when he used the rage alias/snippet it only shows 2 rages when he should have 3 now
lucid lichen
They likely need to remake the counter: avrae doesn't innately create your class counters for you
I recommend the !level alias if you/your server has it
If not, you can locate it on the Avrae Dev server, but if you don't want to bother, recreating it with !cc isn't too difficult
woven belfry
i have set up level for server. could i have messed it? should i remove it and recreate? or how do i force it to update
lucid lichen
You need to run it every level
woven belfry
ok, thanks for help
woven belfry
how do i create an att/spell that forces avrae to roll a saving throw for targ, Telekinetic (UA)
You learn to move things with your mind. You gain the following benefits:
Increase your Intelligence score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
You learn the mage hand cantrip. You can cast it without verbal or somatic components, and you can make the spectral hand invisible.
As a bonus action, you can try to shove one creature you can see within 5 feet of the spectral hand created by your mage hand spell. When you do so, the target must succeed on a Strength saving throw (DC 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence modifier) or be pushed 5 feet away from you.
Telekinetic: Mage Hand: 1 Bonus Action
Mage Hand(Cantrip)
viscid kernel
@woven belfry Whether you want it as an attack or a spell command, either way you’ll have to set that up in the Avrae dashboard.
https://avrae.io/dashboard/characters
An attack would be slightly less work if you don’t already have a tome set up. Just hover over your character and click the wrench icon that appears.
silent flare
How do I use channel divinity and other non-spell/non-attack abilities?
bleak horizon
Things like that are generally handled the same way you normally would. Just describe what you're doing and then roll some dice and modify HP or AC or whatever effect manually. If you want a more all in one solution there may be aliases for various abilities, but you'd want to go to the Avrae Dev server's #advanced-help channel for help with that kind of thing.
silent flare
Okay thanks!
hushed harbor
whats the proper command to apply Rage?
bleak horizon
Same as my last response
whole root
@hushed harbor You need to set up your barbarian with the !level alias first, by copy/pasting the following to Avrae and then using !level barbarian [subclass] [level] without the []
{{f'''{'{'*2}defaults=["e96aedd1-4193-4e1e-9866-93f1d8ce1cd2"]{'}'*2}'''}}
{{get_gvar("8e128be3-9648-4d81-9148-316d458ede9e")}}```Then you need to copy/paste this to Avrae DMs and activate it using !rage
(Must use Avrae initiative tracker!!!)
!alias rage embed {{set_cvar_nx("rage",'["acid","bludgeoning","cold","fire","force","lightning","necrotic","piercing","poison","radiant","slashing","thunder"]')if"Bear"==get("l3totem","")and'"BarbarianLevel": "Totem'in get("subclass","")else""}}{{args=argparse(&ARGS&)}}{{i,c,cc,lvl,r,b=args.get("i"),combat(),"Rages" if cc_exists("Rages") else "Rage",int(get("BarbarianLevel",0)), args.last("t") if "t" in args else name,load_json(get('rage','["bludgeoning","piercing","slashing"]'))}}{{C,v=c.get_combatant(r) if c else"",(cc_exists(cc) and get_cc(cc)>0)or i or lvl>=20}}{{tname = C.name if C else r}} -title "{{f'{tname} {"Rages" if v else "tries to Rage"}!'}}" -desc "{{"You have advantage on Strength checks and Strength saving throws, and are unable to cast or concentrate on spells. Your rage ends early if you are knocked unconscious or if your turn ends and you haven't attacked a hostile creature since your last turn or taken damage since then, or as a bonus action on your turn." if v else "You must finish a long rest before you can use this ability again." if cc_exists(cc) else f"""You do not have this ability {'(Missing a custom counter named `Rage`)' if lvl else ''}"""}}" {{mod_cc(cc,-1) if v and not i and lvl<20 else ""}} -f "Rages{{f" (-1)" if v and not i and lvl<20 else ""}}| {{"Unlimited"if lvl>=20 else cc_str(cc) if cc_exists(cc) else"*None*"}}" -footer "Barbarian | PHB 48" -color <color> {{mod_cc("Fanatical Focus",1) if cc_exists("Fanatical Focus") else ""}}{{"-f 'Fanatical Focus|"+cc_str("Fanatical Focus")+"'" if cc_exists("Fanatical Focus") else ""}}{{t=C.resists.immune if C else ""}}{{T=["-resist "+x for x in b if x not in t]}}{{C.add_effect('Rage',f'-d {2+(lvl>8)+(lvl>15)} {" ".join(T)}',args.last("dur") if "dur" in args else 10) if v and C else ""}} {{f'-f "Effect|{C.get_effect("Rage")}"' if v and C else ""}}
willow osprey
Is there a way to use potions?
bleak horizon
"I drink a healing potion."
!roll 1d8+1
"K, I heal for 6."
!i hp DrTigsy +6
willow osprey
ok that works then, thanks
lone horizon
ok that works then, thanks
@willow osprey There's also a !potion alias which is quite cool.
bleak horizon
Yes, there's alias solutions for many things. For more info or help on those I'd recommend going directly to #advanced-help on our dev server (https://support.avrae.io/) as they can get a little involved.
whole root
Here is the previously mentioned !potion alias. Go aheadand copy/paste it to Avrae DMs. To use a healing potion, use !potion healing, !potion greater healing, !potion superior healing or !potion supreme healing. Additionally, it provides other potions that can be used.
!alias potion embed {{c,g,a,X,T=combat(),load_json(get_gvar("72323e4c-a753-4dff-bc6f-cf13bc55b68f")),"&*&".lower(),"Exhaustion","tempexh"}}{{x=([x for x in g[4:] if a and a in x.name.lower()]+[""])[0]}}{{n=x.name if x else ''}}{{set_cvar("PoLT",int(get("PoLT",-1))+1) if n=="Longevity" else (set_cc(X,0) if cc_exists(X) else '',set_cvar(T,0) if exists(T) else '') if n=="Vitality" else set_temphp(10) if n=="Heroism" else ''}}{{proll=vroll("d100")}}{{lok,sb=proll.total>(int(PoLT)*10) if exists("PoLT")else'',str(max(0,(x.ST-strength)//2)) if "ST" in x else''}}}}{{heal=vroll(x.h) if "Heal" in n or "Oint" in n else 0}}{{plist=[i.name for i in g[4:]]}}{{plist.sort()}}{{plist[len(plist)-1]="or "+plist[len(plist)-1]}}{{c.me.add_effect(x.n,x.f.replace("SB",sb),x.d) if x and x.n and c else ''}}{{[c.me.remove_effect(i.name) for i in c.me.effects if "poisoned" in i.name.lower()] if c and c.me and "Keogh" in n else ""}}{{mod_hp(heal.total,0) if heal else ''}} -title "<name> {{('applies'if'oil'in x.desc or'ointm'in x.desc else'drinks') if x else 'searches for'}} a{{('n oil'if'oil'in x.desc else' dose'if'ointm'in x.desc else' potion')if x else' potion'}} of {{x.name if x else a.title() if a else'an unspecified type'}}!" {{x.desc if x else'-desc "'+((g[0]if a else g[1])+g[2]+', '.join(plist))+'"'}} {{f'-f "Healing|{heal}"' if heal else '-f "Duration|'+(f'{vroll(x.dur)}{x.dur[4:]}'if 'd' in x.dur else x.dur)+'"' if 'dur' in x else f'-f "Age Change|You grow {vroll(x.gev)} years {"younger" if lok else "older"}!" -f "Chance of Being Aged|{int(PoLT)*10}%"'+(f' -f "Roll|{proll}"' if int(PoLT) else '') if 'gev' in x else ''}}{{(f' -f "{X}|{cc_str(X)}"' if cc_exists(X) else '')+(f' -f "Temporary {X}|{"〇"*6}"' if exists(T) else '') if n=="Vitality" else ''}} {{f'-f "Hit Points|{hp_str()}"' if heal or n=="Heroism" else ''}} -color dd0000 -thumb {{g[3]}}
@willow osprey
willow osprey
Amazing, thank you for sharing! I'm going to test this out
mental rock
What does a player do when they are prone
Do they just have to skip their turn in initiative
Like is there a command to end the condition
fickle salmon
!init re <player name> prone
lucid lichen
!condition prone
wheat gardenBOT
Croebh.git
worthy dagger
So you could just adv and dis on roles related to that PC while they are prone
(Depending on whether the attack is within 5 ft etc.)
@lucid lichen I’m trying to figure out the rules about commands in this channel. The rule lookups are allowed?
I did an alias lookup to illustrate a short alias someone could use and got told to stop.
lucid lichen
I actually meant to switch channels for that one, phone is being silly. In general we try to prevent commands (particularly long ones) in this channel, the biggest exception to that rule being the !faq alias, but only when showing a relevant answer
worthy dagger
Aha ok so I caught you lol
So I should say “I’ll put it in #ddb-avrae-commands then click@my own link and type it
slender wyvern
Right now in the slow process of teaching myself how to use Avrae for running combat. I'm running a sample combat encounter by myself with some goblins. The PC used !cast Hunter's Mark on a goblin and has killed it. How does the PC swap the mark from the dead goblin to a new target?
charred stag
Is there a list of what monsters are supported by madd?
worthy dagger
@charred stag it’s monsters from the SRD/Basic Rules. I think You could get the list by using the monster search in DNDBEYOND and filtering the sources for basic rules
In my game the dm just manages monsters as normal on his side, and we just roll generic attacks and he tells us if it hits
Much simpler to run if you’re using audio to talk it out like a normal game. Making everything work in !init is hard mode imo
(And the dm can use the new init/encounter tracker in dndbeyond)
@slender wyvern good question I can’t find anything but a snippet for HM on the Avrae dev server archives (searching there usually turns stuff up)
I’d say for HM you can always just say “I put it on goblin x next” and then remember to add -d 1d6 when you attack it
@slender wyvern I’ll put the snippet in #ddb-avrae-commands for you
pine imp
Hello, I have a Battle Smith Artificer (or varient of), but the attacks are still use Dexterity instead of Intelligence. Any way to fix that?
Nevermind. If I override the attack and damage on dndbeyond, then it'll work. Stinks it doesn't just work automatically though
worthy dagger
Almost nothing that is class-specific works by default. You have to get into the aliasing system and find existing scripts on the avrae-dev server to make even things like rage work.
Solving things by making custom attacks in DNDBEYOND is a great and reliable solution 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
young arch
Hello, how do I cast channel divinity turn undead with avrae?
worthy dagger
It’s not supported by default (like almost all class abilities), so your choices are to just work it out with the dm over voice/chat, or to@get into the alias system where you add functions on top of Avrae
There’s a !paladin Alias set up on the Avrae dev server that you could copy, i think it supports channel divinity
worthy dagger
Sorry I forgot you might also need it for a cleric.
If you go to the Avrae dev server I linked and search for channel divinity there’s a couple aliases people have posted that look like they are for clerics, so you could try those. The !paladin command would be more@reliable
sand osprey
I tried casting Jim's Magic Missile, but it would not come up. Maybe i typed it wrong, or its just not linked. Just wanted to check.
worthy dagger
Avrae only supports SRD/basic rules (free) spells by default
Idk what Jim’s is but you need to figure out the custom spell system to use anything that’s not in the SRD. When in doubt use generic ones like “Hideous Laughter” (in the SRD) rather than “tasha’s hideous laughter” (only in the phb)
@sand osprey if Jim’s mm is the same as mm then just use mm on your character instead
round musk
Jim's Magic Missile is a slightly different version from the Acquisitions Inc. book
stark pilot
Hello all having trouble trying to get a named monster into battle. Do I use the type of monster it is and then up stats as needed? For example if I wanted to bring in Zariel, would that just be a large fiend and then make changes?
whole root
You'd need to bring in a custom bestiary in which you make Zariel, due to Avrae usually only having access to the SRD
dusky agate
SO i am having trouble with the check command
I cant figure out how to use it properly
whole root
Which "check command"?
sand osprey
Aside from just making a roll after, is there a command to trigger sneak attack, Smith, or barbarian's extra die on a crit?
whole root
@sand osprey There aren't any built-in Avrae commands for that, but there are a few aliases for that. You need to set up the characters in question with the !level alias first. So here's that one:
{{f'''{'{'*2}defaults=["e96aedd1-4193-4e1e-9866-93f1d8ce1cd2"]{'}'*2}'''}}
{{get_gvar("8e128be3-9648-4d81-9148-316d458ede9e")}}```Then this is the snippet for sneak attack (Use !a attacktype sneak to use):
!snippet sneak {{dice=ceil(int(get('RogueLevel',level))/2)}} -d1 "{{dice}}d6" -f "Sneak Attack|Once per turn, you can deal an extra {{dice}}d6 damage to one creature you hit with an attack if you have advantage on the attack roll."
Then here is the smite alias (Use !smite after the attack to smite):
{{slot,pclass,cr,exf,exu,target = a.last(arg='l', default=1, type_=int),P >= 2, 2 if 'crit' in a else 1, 'fiend' in a, 'undead' in a, a.last("t")}}
{{sl,mslot,target = get_slots(slot), min(4, slot), c.get_combatant(target) if c and target else None}}
-title "Divine Smite!"
-color f8f8ff
-thumb <image>
{{f'-desc "{name} attacks {"a Fiend" if exf else "an Undead" if exu else ""} with a Level {slot} Divine Smite!"' if pclass or i else err(f'You do not have this Ability!\n **{Help}**')}}
{{sroll ='2d8'+(f'+{mslot-1}d8' if slot >= 2 else '')+('+1d8' if exf or exu else '')+'[radiant]'}}
{{'' if i else use_slot(slot) if sl else err(f'No spell slots of Level {slot} remaining.\n **{Help}**')}}
{{droll = target.damage(sroll, crit = cr == 2).damage if target else vroll(sroll,cr)}}
{{f'-f "{target.name} | {droll}"' if target else f'-f " "Meta" | **Damage{" (CRIT!)" if cr == 2 else ""}:** {droll}"'}}
{{f'-f "Spell Slots {"(-1)" if not i else ""}| {slots_str(slot)}"'}}
-footer "{{f"{target}\n" if target else ""}}!smite [-l #] [-i] [-t target] [crit] [fiend|undead]"```Last but not least is rage (use !rage to activate):
!alias rage embed {{set_cvar_nx("rage",'["acid","bludgeoning","cold","fire","force","lightning","necrotic","piercing","poison","radiant","slashing","thunder"]')if"Bear"==get("l3totem","")and'"BarbarianLevel": "Totem'in get("subclass","")else""}}{{args=argparse(&ARGS&)}}{{i,c,cc,lvl,r,b=args.get("i"),combat(),"Rages" if cc_exists("Rages") else "Rage",int(get("BarbarianLevel",0)), args.last("t") if "t" in args else name,load_json(get('rage','["bludgeoning","piercing","slashing"]'))}}{{C,v=c.get_combatant(r) if c else"",(cc_exists(cc) and get_cc(cc)>0)or i or lvl>=20}}{{tname = C.name if C else r}} -title "{{f'{tname} {"Rages" if v else "tries to Rage"}!'}}" -desc "{{"You have advantage on Strength checks and Strength saving throws, and are unable to cast or concentrate on spells. Your rage ends early if you are knocked unconscious or if your turn ends and you haven't attacked a hostile creature since your last turn or taken damage since then, or as a bonus action on your turn." if v else "You must finish a long rest before you can use this ability again." if cc_exists(cc) else f"""You do not have this ability {'(Missing a custom counter named `Rage`)' if lvl else ''}"""}}" {{mod_cc(cc,-1) if v and not i and lvl<20 else ""}} -f "Rages{{f" (-1)" if v and not i and lvl<20 else ""}}| {{"Unlimited"if lvl>=20 else cc_str(cc) if cc_exists(cc) else"*None*"}}" -footer "Barbarian | PHB 48" -color <color> {{mod_cc("Fanatical Focus",1) if cc_exists("Fanatical Focus") else ""}}{{"-f 'Fanatical Focus|"+cc_str("Fanatical Focus")+"'" if cc_exists("Fanatical Focus") else ""}}{{t=C.resists.immune if C else ""}}{{T=["-resist "+x for x in b if x not in t]}}{{C.add_effect('Rage',f'-d {2+(lvl>8)+(lvl>15)} {" ".join(T)}',args.last("dur") if "dur" in args else 10) if v and C else ""}} {{f'-f "Effect|{C.get_effect("Rage")}"' if v and C else ""}}
If you aren't using Avrae initiative tracker, you can add rage damage with the rage snippet (!a attacktype rage):
!snippet rage {{lvl=int(get('BarbarianLevel',0))}} -d "{{(lvl>8)+(lvl>15)+2 if lvl else 0}}"
@sand osprey I hope this has helped, ping me for further questions
bleak horizon
Okay except for all of those you can also just add the extra damage right into the attack using a simple arg: -d. And for sneak attack specifically you can use -d1 so it only applies to the first hit if you're making multiple attacks with -rr. So, for example: !a dagger -rr 2 -d1 3d6 -t go1 would make two attacks against the first goblin in init and apply 3d6 sneak attack to the first successful hit.
We like to try to start with the simplest solutions when providing help @whole root, rather than throwing walls of gobbledygook code at people. And there IS a way to do practically everything with base commands.
whole root
They specifically asked for a command that let's you do these things without simply rolling dice and adding the stuff
whole root
In retrospect, yes I could have simply answered the question with an explanation about -d, but due to a server I am on that has familiarised me a lot with these aliases, my first instinct was to share those.
bleak horizon
Yep, totally get that! Often aliases and snippets are the best solution, ultimately. It's just that we did some research on this and it turns out a lot of people get really turned off/discouraged when they started using the bot five minutes ago and now they have to "install mods" or try to understand crazy code and stuff. So basically the solution we've found is to start with explaining the built in way to do it with x and y command and these args, but then mention that there's a more streamlined way to do it if you don't mind using an alias (and probably explaining what an alias even is and how they work).
Don't want to discourage you from fielding questions though, we really appreciate it!
whole root
Alrighty, I'll keep that in mind in future
crystal beacon
So... I am a total newbie when it comes to Avrae besides rolling some simple stuff like attacks and spells... But I wonder how I would set up custom attacks with it?
orchid walrus
Hey Anoth, !help attack has some info on How to do custom attacks.
orchid walrus
No problem. 🙂
worthy dagger
@crystal beacon You can also set them up in DNDBeyond, then they'll get imported into Avrae which is pretty easy to do and will mean that you see them in DNDB too if you want that.
crystal beacon
All good now! I've figured it out haha
loud terrace
So I have a question regarding the fighter’s multiple attacks. Is it possible to roll the multiple attacks and have them target different enemies? Any time more than 1 enemy it rolls the total number of attacks multiplied by the number of specified enemies eg. rather than rolling 3 attacks with one attack against each of the 3 enemies, it rolls 3 attacks against each of the 3 enemies for a total of 9 attacks.
orchid walrus
If you are looking for 1 attack against 1 enemy each then you would just do an attack at each one. Not really a way to make 1 attack repeat against different targets. You could use !multiline tho to make it all one command.
loud terrace
Thanks, that’s what I was thinking. Will have to look at multi line attacks.
orchid walrus
!help multiline for an example.
wheat gardenBOT
I have sent help to your PMs.
loud terrace
!help multilinefor an example.
@orchid walrus I’ve read the help example but don’t actually seem to be able to type out a multiline command as it can’t find a way to move to a second line to enter text. Sorry for the basic question.
loud terrace
Thanks, on my iPhone the enter key is on the numbers page, that’s what was throwing me. Appreciate the help!
orchid walrus
No problem! Have fun!
viscid kernel
@loud terrace Just add multiple targets to the attack command.
!attack longbow -t va1 -t go1
Or if you want two attacks against the same target...
!attack longbow -t va1 -rr 2
Just be careful combining them. -rr will roll that many times for each and every target.
loud terrace
Just be careful combining them. -rr will roll that many times for each and every target.
@viscid kernel thanks, that is what was causing me problems.
viscid kernel
So combining the above example will result in a total of four attacks.
!attack longbow -t va1 -t go1 -rr 2
orchid walrus
Multiple targets doesn’t roll another attack. It assumes the attack can target multiple targets.
With melee that’s not the case.
I was just corrected by somone in Avrae development discord. It does in fact work that way. @viscid kernel
so @loud terrace !attack longsword -t tar1 -t tar2 -t tar3 should also do what you expect for 3 attacks without rerolling anything.
loud terrace
Brilliant, thanks.
wary anchor
Hey just came into say that I noticed the new integration features and they're nice!
round musk
new features you say? 👀
wary anchor
you used to have to roll separately for save spells
fickle salmon
You're talking about something like !cast "fireball" -t OR1 -t OR2 -t OR4?
Giving orcs as an example.
woeful pumice
Is their a command to roll with disadvantage/Advantage
round musk
I think you can just put adv or dis at the end of the roll command
bleak horizon
Yes, !c perception adv or !roll 1d13 dis
winter marsh
hey, is there anyway to get mystic on avrae?
fickle salmon
It depends. Since I don't think you can build a mystic on D&D Beyond, the !beyond method of loading won't work. You can research !help gsheet or !help dicecloud for the other means of loading a character into Avrae.
winter marsh
alright, thanks. I am trying out dicecloud now.
serene cypress
Hi, this may be a stupid question, but is the DDB-Avrae integration complete? I would like to run a Ravnica campaign with my friends using Avrae, and I was wondering if purchasing the Guildmaster's Guide would update my Avrae lookups.
fickle salmon
It is not. Once it is complete (and no timeframe on completion has been given), the #642769806906490880 will go mad making sure we all know it's done.
serene cypress
Cool, thanks for letting me know.
winter marsh
is there a dicecloud discord server?
winter marsh
thanks
worthy dagger
@fickle salmon FWIW there's a whole Ravnica server that uses Avrae, and they have workarounds set up for a lot of stuff (e.g. they had a quick answer for me on how to make an "urban" ranger). Probably worth joining and seeing how they do things: https://discord.gg/5DQdud3
inner kiln
So, I have a astral self monk on dndbeyond that I want to use avrae for. How do I track ki and use arms of the astral self attacks?
viscid kernel
@inner kiln
- You can set up a custom counter to track your ki. See
!help customcounterand!help customcounter createto get started. - Since DDB lists the arm attacks on your character sheet, they should already be available in Avrae. You'd use
!attack "arms of the astral self". (There's a good chance even just!attack armswould work.)
worthy dagger
Your choices are to either keep it simple and just use basic commands and discussion to manage features like that, or to get into the alias system.
Sometimes it’s easier to just use the checkboxes in dndbeyond, but the advice above will automate it
viscid kernel
Yeah, unless you do jump into aliases, it probably is easier just to track your ki on DDB.
inner kiln
it is on the sheet, but doesn't seem to be on the bot
worthy dagger
I find that going to the Avrae dev server and searching the archives is a good way to learn how others solved problems like that
!avrae-dev
viscid kernel
Try !attack list to see if it's there.
inner kiln
!attack list
wheat gardenBOT
MacBrumic's attacks:
Shortsword: Attack: +4 to hit. Hit: 1d6+2[piercing] damage.
Unarmed Strike: Attack: +4 to hit. Hit: 1d4+2[bludgeoning] damage.
viscid kernel
If it isn't, do an !update and check again.
inner kiln
!update
wheat gardenBOT
Updated and saved data for MacBrumic!
inner kiln
!attack list
wheat gardenBOT
MacBrumic's attacks:
Shortsword: Attack: +4 to hit. Hit: 1d6+2[piercing] damage.
Unarmed Strike: Attack: +4 to hit. Hit: 1d4+2[bludgeoning] damage.
inner kiln
this is the sheet though,
viscid kernel
(Quick side note, but they usually want commands run in #ddb-avrae-commands instead.) 🙂
inner kiln
(sorry, thanks)
worthy dagger
Numbers you can just use unarmed strike and remember the extra range
inner kiln
is there a way to add custom attacks?
worthy dagger
And track your ki however
viscid kernel
Yeah, all monk weapons do the same damage anyway.
worthy dagger
Normally if you add them in dndbeyond they just show up, but that one was added automatically?
viscid kernel
But you can check !help attack create to add it directly to Avrae.
inner kiln
it uses wis instead of dex, which is +3, not +2
worthy dagger
Ahh sorry
inner kiln
ok, I'll try that then
worthy dagger
Honestly it seems like a bug. It should show in Avrae if it’s visible on your sheet
Search in https://discord.gg/9xS3cbd
Then ask in help if you can’t find any solutions. Maybe it’s a know big and there’s a workaround
viscid kernel
Yeah, I tried importing an astral monk and got the same result -- no arms attack.
So there's something odd going on there.
worthy dagger
Attacks don’t normally follow the “it has to be in the SRD” rule, as far as I know, could I be wrong?
viscid kernel
That was my understanding as well.
worthy dagger
They are working hard to get everything working. 🙏🏻
young arch
does anyone know how to compile multiple attacks into an alias? aka quarterstaff, unarmed strike, unarmed strike
viscid kernel
!attack quarterstaff
!attack "unarmed strike" -rr 2```But once you start trying to add arguments, like targets, it starts getting a LOT more complicated.
Sorry @fickle salmon 😜
young arch
gotcha thanks!
unkempt bramble
How come the bot is unable to cast ice knife
Every time I try to cast ice knife it send a pm erro message from the bot
whole root
The bot only had access to spells from the SRD (What Wizards of the Coast gives out for free) and Ice Knife is a non-SRD spell
unkempt bramble
I’m able to use other none srd spell the sever use linked sheet from dnd beyond and gsheet
You can’t look up the spells with the bot unless you cast the spell but you can use it
It’s just this one spell that doesn’t work
whole root
I assume the server has a tome of nonSRD spells on it that were created as homebrew spells. The most likely reason Ice Knife doesn't work is that it is difficult to automate, due to it triggering both an attack roll and a saving throw
fickle salmon
It was a little challenging, I admit.
dire tendon
hello
is the spell lookup working with avrae ? for spells that are not SRD ?
and if so how to make it work ?
orchid walrus
right now there is not a built in way to do non-SRD content with Avrae; however, There is a prioritized effort to integrate with unlocked content from ddb.
iron yoke
Though similar to if you own the books and homebrew-in the spells on DDB, you can do the same on Avrae
wheat gardenBOT
Infinidoge
hoary sigil
Hey there. I’m sure y’all have covered this at some point but I’m having trouble finding the past answer. I’m playing a cleric, and I’ve notice now half the spells or cantrips I have aren’t popping up when I’m trying to cast. Am I doing something wrong?
Ie:
!cast guidance
wheat gardenBOT
Selection timed out or was cancelled.
hoary sigil
.!cast toll the dead
bleak horizon
Avrae in its current state only supports lookup of SRD content, which can be found here: http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/systems-reference-document-srd
This is why, for instance, !feat will currently only return Grappler, as it is the only feat in the SRD.
If you've purchased content on DDB, once the DDB-Avrae integration is complete (which should hopefully be Soon ™️ ), you will be able to use the lookup commands (and any other SRD-locked commands) with content you're licensed to use.
hoary sigil
Ahh okay. In the meantime then, do I basically have to write out and track regular rolls instead each time I use the ones not in their system?
wheat gardenBOT
Marcus
bleak horizon
While not technically homebrew, the above is the best way to handle non-srd spells for now.
south ravine
Is there an easy way, that i am not finding, to spawn an "echo" of yourself. So a clone? That goes in the same turn as you? We've been doing it as a bonus action attack but as the echo should have its own health its not quite working.
stoic hornet
!help
wheat gardenBOT
I have sent help to your PMs.
proven stirrup
How would one use Divine Smite with Avrae? I saw the other smites as spells being available...some, as others not on SRD. What about Divine Smite?
iron yoke
@south ravine there is no real easy way, you would basically just need to make a homebrew monster of yourself then add it to init
@proven stirrup there is no built in way, however you can homebrew a spell version then cast it after you hit your attack or use -d to add damage then subtract a spell slot, as the easier to implement options
proven stirrup
thanks @iron yoke I was just trying different options. Works for me!
south ravine
@iron yoke That is what i was afraid of. Thanks!
iron yoke
@south ravine now that I think about it, a potentially easier way is to duplicate your character sheet and add in another character, but that wouldn't scale very well with more and more echos lol
(Though it would be a better option as you can actually use attacks)
whole root
How do these echos work exactly? Understanding the mechanics would help more, I think
iron yoke
Yeah
round musk
@proven stirrup Note that Divine Smite itself is not a spell, but a class feature. (But Infinidoge has explained how to do that in Avrae.)
proven stirrup
Yeah, so no way to do class features then? Like rage or anything that sort
iron yoke
You can do it with aliases, but that gets into a more complicated answer that is better asked in the Avrae Dev Server
!invite
wheat gardenBOT
You can invite Avrae to your server here:
https://invite.avrae.io
round musk
also wrong link 😛
here: https://support.avrae.io/
magic citrus
How does the [level=0] part of !randchar work?
austere acorn
Could somebody help me with how to get the bonus attack from polearm mastery?
whole root
!a add "Back End" -b [attack mod] -d 1d4+[damage mod][bludgeoning] so for example !a add "Back End" -b 8 -d 1d4+5[bludgeoning] @austere acorn
whole root
No problem, that's what we're here for
iron yoke
@magic citrus the level=0 part of randchar ties into the ability to just generate full random characters
With level being 0, the default, it generates a set of stats
Specify a level, and it generates a random character of that level
magic citrus
I tried a different level and it told me invalid level or something
iron yoke
Which level?
ripe osprey
When creating a character using !randchar, it is possible to add them to your list of available characters? I have 2 that I added through Beyond, but the one I generated with the bot isn't included in the list.
iron yoke
@ripe osprey no, the randchar is just for reference
All characters must be tied to a sheet, !randchar does not make a character, only a reference for making a character on your sheet system of choice
ripe osprey
Gotcha! That makes sense. Thanks!
sour wharf
Avare won’t let us cast Dissonant Whispers.
whole root
Dissonant Whispers is non-SRD and thus not integrated in Avrae
sour wharf
SRD is what?
whole root
Things that the creators of dnd hand out for free
whole root
At some point you willbe able to add the non-SRD content you own on dndbeyond to Avrae, but we don't know when yet
viscid kernel
If it helps, you can add your own spells on the Avrae website.
https://avrae.io/dashboard/homebrew/spells
wheat gardenBOT
Infinidoge
iron yoke
(You can do the same with most other Non-SRD things)
mental citrus
Soon™️
dusk turtle
How do we long rest or reset spell slots
fickle salmon
!game longrest or !g lr for short. It will reset spell slots during the long rest process.
Alternatively, you could use !game spellslot to list your spellslots, and then use the same command to manually add each level's worth of spellslots. !g lr is generally the better option.
wheat gardenBOT
@stoic hornet :game_die:
Result: 1d5 (1)
Total: 1
@stoic hornet :game_die:
Result: 1d6 (6)
Total: 6
gusty egret
Please keep commands to #ddb-avrae-commands
stoic hornet
Sorry, wrong window
runic sierra
I am learning to use avrae as I've started to play online during the quarantine. Is there a synopsis on which spells we can can cast using it? I was trying shadow blade.
fickle salmon
Only the spells that are in the SRD (System Resource Document, the rules for free provided by WotC) are currently available. There are plans to get your D&DBeyond account linked through Avrae, so eventually it will allow access to all items purchased through D&DBeyond.
runic sierra
Thanks. That's...oddly limiting. I mean, if I'm gonna buy books twice there should be some utility. But I'll make it work!
iron yoke
it will happen, just not yet
Avrae used to have all content, but that gets into legal issues with piracy, so SRD it is until the system to eliminate the piracy problem gets implemented
austere acorn
Hi there, I tried to add a char on a server that has avrae installed but I got this error message: Error loading character: unsupported operand type(s) for +=: 'int' and 'NoneType'
So when I type !update it updates another char I uploaded to a different server.
brisk wolf
!spell shatter
wheat gardenBOT
ChaosTheDude
young arch
!help
wheat gardenBOT
I have sent help to your PMs.
young arch
!token goblin
wheat gardenBOT
Eli Gibby
young arch
That’s neat
pale sky
@young arch - please use #ddb-avrae-commands to use the bot, this channel is for asking questions and seeking help with Avrae
foggy latch
I'm still patiently waiting for "SOON" to arrive and my dndbeyond integrations with it. In the meantime I'm really having challenges with non-srd monsters. The critter db solution isn't workable for WoTC copywrited material. The site requires that you not post copywrited material and there's no option to create private beastiaries, so if working on test material for another publisher that also won't work. Is there another solution to create private monsters?
iron yoke
Unfortunately there is no Non-CritterDB solution as of currently
bleak horizon
You can make the bestiary public just long enough to sub and then set it to private again.
But you're right, and a better solution is in the works.
iron yoke
I believe there is a potential hope of eventually being able to pull in D&DBeyond homebrew, but there is nothing official on it yet I think
plush linden
Lets say I have a ghast and want it to attack a pc, What is the command for that?
fickle salmon
It depends. If you aren't using the !init command, you use !ma ghast claws -t <PC>.
If you are using !init, you use !init attack claws -t <PC>.
plush linden
ok thank you
iron yoke
@plush linden A small addition here, even if you are in init, you can use !ma, however effects, etc. applied to the ghost will not apply if you do so
rare tiger
!commands
fickle salmon
The !help command is how you get a list of all commands, however, bot commands should be run in #ddb-avrae-commands
For more in depth documentation on Avrae commands, visit the website at: https://avrae.io/commands
fallen tulip
I tried to run a game yesterday and noticed that I couldn't import a handful of 5e MM monsters, blights in particular. Why is this? If we own the material on DnDBeyond isn't there a way to make use of that in discord?
fickle salmon
There are plans in the future that content you own on D&D Beyond will be available on the bot. However, until the connection is made between DDB and Discord, the only monsters available natively on Avrae are the ones in the SRD (System Rules Document).
fallen tulip
That's unfortunate. I hope that happens very soon. We had to stop our game and move to another way to continue. Almost wrecked the night. We managed but it was insanely frustrating. The init commands are really cumbersome for players as well. Was kind of a mess. Not sure what can be done about that.
stoic hornet
My group was fighting a chain devil. The paladin casts magic weapon on his sword. How would I mark his character sheet so Avrea doesn't halve the damage?
fickle salmon
kjawsa: Add a caret mark '^' after the damage type on the sheet and !update. I'm not strong on running combat through !init in Avrae, but I think if you !i cast "magic weapon" -t <player name> it will also tag the damage as magical...
iron yoke
The magic weapon will not 'tag' the damage as magical
viscid kernel
You can also add -neutral [damage-type] to an attack roll to negate resistance for that one attack.
iron yoke
Additionally, I shall note, the ^ marks it as ignoring all resistances rather than as magical
The tagging of damage as magical is coming in a future update, coming soon
(currently on the Nightly (or beta) version of the bot)
fallen tulip
Also noticed nobody could use cantrips from 5e. Is that a thing or just us missing something?
iron yoke
That would be on you
As cantrips function properly
However we can try our best to troubleshoot
wheat gardenBOT
Infinidoge
iron yoke
Just an informational thing that might be of use
fallen tulip
Great, so what's the proper command for using them because no one could figure it out. RE: cantrips.
iron yoke
You would be using !cast, just like spells
!cast "Fire Bolt",
!cast "Eldritch Blast", etc.
fallen tulip
Yup, that's exactly what they were doing. Yet, none of their cantrips (5 players) were pulling in from their DnDBeyond imported sheets to discord.
iron yoke
Could you show what the exact commands they were using, and if possible, the links to their sheets for testing?
viscid kernel
You can also have them run !spellbook to see which spells they have available.
iron yoke
🥕
fallen tulip
I can't show the commands because the discord doesn't retain those but I can link you to one of the sheets. https://ddb.ac/characters/26008668/92XpRf
viscid kernel
Worked just now in #ddb-avrae-commands.
iron yoke
🥕
viscid kernel
He's only got the one cantrip, though.
iron yoke
Yeah, any one of them a spellcaster with multiple cantrips?
fallen tulip
Well damn. Had to be mistyping it then.
I just checked. Nope.
Not multiple cantrips.
fallen tulip
Yeah weird.
viscid kernel
Were you able to use leveled spells at all?
fallen tulip
Yes
viscid kernel
Huh 🤔
fallen tulip
Probably user error to be honest. It was our first time trying to run a game using Avrae. The consensus was that it was mostly useful for lookup and dice rolls. The players unanimously disliked strongly the initiative mechanics. We had to move the game elsewhere to continue. I was quite hopeful it was going to be a great solution in total. Some really nice features.
pale sky
Any virtual tool (Avrae, Roll20, FG, etc.) is going to have a steep initial learning curve. However the benefit of having a tool that automates a lot of the mechanics usually far outweighs the trouble of figuring it out.
Id also recommend that any group have a test session rather than jump straight into a live game. Seen people have to call off games on Roll20 because they didnt have a "session 0" on the new platform
fallen tulip
That was a test session. Expectations were low. They like most of the features but generally decided against using it for combat.
pale sky
When Ive played using avrae, I have a notepad on the computer with all the main commands I use for that character
And i jsut copy and paste into discord as needed
That way I dont have to think
(other than targetting)
iron yoke
Definitely agrees with Joel here
It took a while to learn, but once my players understood how it worked, it made combat efficient and not a pain for me as a dungeon master
manic estuary
@foggy latch The solution is to turn link sharing on rather than publishing on critterdb. It was added recently specifically to address the problem of publishing copyright material. Just turn link sharing on and use that link to import the bestiary to Avrae.
Well, that will be the solution when it goes live from Avrae's end.
foggy latch
@manic estuary I hadn't seen link sharing anywhere in CritterDB - so I will look for it. Although you are saying it isn't working yet with Avrae? My main reason this sucks for me is that while I am now using !init add (init mod) name -options for those critters and people I need to add placeholders for - that doesn't work with the Battle alias. So I can't prep fights with non-SRD creatures and it slows down things. Also some creatures take a lot of prep with resistances, and such. In any case it is good to hear a solution may be coming... SOON lol.
@fallen tulip if the character didn't setup their cantrips in DNDBeyond accurately that could be an issue and only the SRD cantrips are in there so if they selected non-SRD ones then they wouldn't work either. Using "-i" after a spell ignores if the sheet/spellbook shows it and ignores casting costs like slots but on a cantrip that shouldn't matter. Finally there is a homebrew option for spells that does work - you don't get automation easily but you do get the basic text and the spell slots line up.
manic estuary
Yeah, it's the button to the left of the one that has Publish as an option. That weird looking triangular deal with dots on it. And hopefully it'll go through soon.
supple jackal
How can a player adjust their character's AC to account for using a shield, or a feat reaction, or spell affect that effects one's AC?
iron yoke
@supple jackal if you are in initiative, spells can already affect AC,
Additionally, you can use !init opt to affect AC within init:
!h init opt
wheat gardenBOT
iron yoke
A lot of things here, but important here to this, is -ac
With !init opt "character" -ac +2 you can apply a shield that wasn't equipped before
clear ruin
Good morning. Can I ask a moderator to point me to any documentation I can use to hook up to avrae's messages from Unity?
fickle salmon
The online documentation for aliases are here: https://avrae.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html
However, you're probably looking to get Discord messages in Unity, and that's something you might have to ask Discord forums for.
clear ruin
Preferred way to report a bug with Avrae?
Thank you Poli.
ah, good point. I'll see if I can do webhook with a discord channel.
bleak horizon
Preferred method is to head over to our server and ask about your problem to make sure it's actually a bug and whether or not it's known. If it is a bug and previously unknown you can make a proper bug report in the right channel there :)
iron yoke
@clear ruin An additional thing to note, if you are planning on making rolls using something from within Unity, it is likely that it will be impossible, as Avrae ignores messages from bots
clear ruin
Nope, I want to tell Avrae to roll for me.
but using a GUI front end.
So i'll send avrae commands like !r 1d20
from unity
iron yoke
Yeah that's what I'm saying lol
iron yoke
Unless you're sending it through a user account, it won't accept commands
clear ruin
Yup, i'll send it via a discord API
using c#
Not sure i'll succeed 🙂
We shall see
iron yoke
Well good luck
clear ruin
Thank you!
See the result here at some point: https://www.twitch.tv/rlalan7
supple jackal
Am I missing something in Avrae, or does it just not (yet?) understand Warlock spells. For the Warlock characters we have imported into my Discord server with Avrae, all the Warlock spells are marked as Unknown.
pine sun
That means they're probably non-SRD
fickle salmon
Many of the warlock spells were not included in the SRD.
viscid kernel
They’re working on a way to let you access any spells, etc. that you’ve purchased on DDB, but it’s not available just yet.
But you can add in your own spells over on the Avrae website.
https://avrae.io/dashboard/homebrew/spells
near pivot
can I name the group when putting monsters into a group for initiative?
say it's:
!init begin
!init madd Skeleton
!init madd Skeleton
!init opt Sk1 group
that said the Skeleton was added to group 'True', can I change 'True' to be like 'Skeletons'?
fickle salmon
!init madd Skeleton -n 2 -group Skeletons
fickle salmon
If you don't name the group, you remove them from the group. If you add a name after -group you get a group.
fickle salmon
So your last line should probably be: !init opt SK1 -group Skeletons
near pivot
gotcha, I get it now
fickle salmon
Or, you could save some time and add them to the group when you madd them.
near pivot
true
how would I specify which creature in a group attacks?
say I want Sk1 to attack Player1 and Sk2 to attack Player2
viscid kernel
When it’s the group’s turn, you can use !init attack shortsword, and it will then prompt you to choose which one.
For that reason, I usually find it easier not to use groups...
near pivot
ahhh
halcyon sinew
for some reason i cant get the monsters to target players, any advice on how? im using the ! monster_atk <attack name> -t<player name> but its not connecting
iron yoke
@halcyon sinew Firstly, you need to have the monster name as the first argument
Secondly, make sure you put quotes around any arguments which have spaces
Thirdly, make sure you have a space between -t and the player name
Let me know if any of these solve your problem
iron yoke
Could you copy paste the exact command you are using?
wheat gardenBOT
Selection timed out or was cancelled.
halcyon sinew
! monster_atk AW1 rake -t anzio
iron yoke
Ah
I see
!monster_atk specifically works on generalized monsters
Not specific combatants
You would want to do something like !monster_atk skeleton shortbow -t "Player"
halcyon sinew
ok lets see it that works
iron yoke
For this case, you want to use !init attack or just !i a on their turn if you want to make it easier
!i a shortbow -t "Player", on the (in this example) skeleton's turn
halcyon sinew
ok, seems to work. i got to play with it more before my group starts
pallid dune
!charref 1
sharp wasp
Hi all. Does anyone have any info on if support for non-SRD content is imminent?
fickle salmon
We don't have any firm deadlines, since the unexpected can and will happen which leads to delays. The only answer we have is "Soon ™️ "
sharp wasp
@fickle salmon thanks, I understand the issue of public commitment to deliverables, especially in current times. Can you say whether it is the number 1 priority for Avrae development atm, or are their other things in the queue?
fickle salmon
I cannot say officially as I am just a helper. From what I've heard, besides day-to-day maintenance, the integration project is the primary focus of development.
cinder dew
Bumping my previous post that some Avrae rolls don't show up when using Discord's official streaming tools. Did more testing and found that normal rolls show up fine, but rolls involving an integrated dndbeyond character do not. Sample screenshot attached, with Discord chat text on the left and OBS streaming output that should show the same Discord on the right. Not sure if this is a bug or a feature request...
viscid kernel
Do lookups work? Something like !spell jump ?
cinder dew
Does not.
viscid kernel
Didn’t think it would.
fickle salmon
So it's embeds that don't work...
cinder dew
Also completely possible that it's a limitation on Discord's side. But in that case I'd change my request that there's a "basic" output option for Avrae
viscid kernel
Understandable
You might want to bring this up in the Avrae dev server instead.
https://discord.gg/Ajd6PF
cinder dew
Will do. Thanks
stark pilot
Question when using aliases for classes, such as Bard, monk etc. I have the ones copied from the avrae server but getting errors. Do I need to have a character of that class loaded for it to work?
fickle salmon
Yes, and you would need to have that character properly set up with the custom counters. (Usually done with the !level alias also available on the Avrae Discord.)
stark pilot
ahh, that would explain the level error I get. Okay, that makes sense. Trying to get an understanding of everything. Thanks
fast forge
So I don't actually have to download avrae unless I want to add it to a server I manage correct?
manic estuary
You don't ever actually have to download Avrae. If you want it on a server, you just invite her to the server.
fast forge
Awesome. So it's just a tool to be used when playing D&D through the servers here? Yes I'm just getting started here. Trying to figure things out.
manic estuary
Yup, you're on your way
fast forge
Cool thanks
magic heron
Immediately after implementing avrae with DDB
I've noticed an issue with bonuses not being applied to my attack rolls correctly
pine sun
*answered in Avrae server
cursive raptor
How do I link my DDB account with Avare?
fickle salmon
If you're looking to add a character sheet to Avrae, the !help beyond command will guide you through. If you're asking when your DDB bought assets will be available through Avrae, the answer is Soon™️
cursive raptor
I was asking the second one, thank you for the awnser.
fickle salmon
Glad I could help.
safe mist
what is the command to use a paladin's "lay on hands" feature
whole root
Avrae does not have a built in command for lay on hands, so you basically have the two options of either using a few long aliases or creating a custom counter for the lay on hands and then subtract those and manually letting the person being healed add their hit points
safe mist
ahh, gotcha
whole root
To create the custom counter, should that be the path your going to take, you simply have to use !cc create "Lay on Hands" -min 0 -max (insert maximum amount of lay on hands here) -reset long -type bubble
I believe that works without requiring other aliases
And then !cc lay -X to subtract them
fickle salmon
I would advise against using the -type bubble for lay on hands. Since you get 5 per level of paladin, you'd be looking at 25 bubbles just at level 5.
iron yoke
What a max 50 bubble cc looks like, for reference
whole root
What type would you advise?
fickle salmon
No type. Just run with the default numbers.
whole root
Ah, alright. I thought you had to add a type
iron yoke
The 2 types are bubble and default so 
manic estuary
Missed out on an April fool's joke. Could have added emoji as a type lol
iron yoke
Actually
That wouldn't necessarily be a bad idea tbh lol
Would make custom displays of counters a lot easier
manic estuary
It could be though, even if some use cases wouldn't look bad.
iron yoke
That is an entirely fair point
cursive raptor
Alright, I have a pc with a wand of Orcus, on the description of the weapon it says it acts as a +3 and deals 2d12 extra necrotic damage on a hit, but when I use avare and roll a hit it deals 1d6+8 dmg, when it should roll 1d6+9+2d12 can I get help on what to do here?
The sheet is built on D&D beyond.
fickle salmon
Right now Avrae and D&D Beyond aren't quite speaking the same jargon. So items with bonus damage, homebrew items that increase AC and other things get lost in translation. What you can do is either add an attack to replace the wand's attack in Avrae(which I can guide you through) or you can try and add it through the Avrae dashboard.
cursive raptor
Can you guide me through adding a new attack?
fickle salmon
Yep! I'm just reading the description and testing it so you don't have to retype everything.
OK. Copy and paste this into #ddb-avrae-commands :
!attack add "Wand of Orcus" -b strengthMod+proficiencyBonus+3 -d 1d6+{strengthMod+3}[bludgeoning^]+2d12[necrotic] -desc "Artifact, Magical"
fickle salmon
No problem.
feral rain
!attack add "Lorganis" -b strengthMod+proficiencyBonus+3 -d 1d8+{strengthMod+3}[bludgeoning^]+2d8[radiant] -desc "Artifact, Magical"
fickle salmon
In the future, use Avrae's in #ddb-avrae-commands please.
fickle salmon
Not a problem, it was a polite request to keep the channels purposes clear.
median brook
how can i program avrae to reroll 1s and 2s dmg (fighter great weapon fighting)?
fickle salmon
You can build a new attack with the !attack add command. I can help with syntax if you'd like. Which weapon are you using?
median brook
it's a longsword, usually wielded 2-handed
iron yoke
An extra note here, depending on your sheet system you can add to your attack without making a new here
if you are on the older gsheet or dicecloud, you can add ro<3 to the end of your damage's dice statement
If you are on the newer gsheet, it should be the same, but it may take care of it for you
Though
I assume beyond
So yeah follow Poliphas lol
fickle salmon
!attack add "longsword2hgwf" -b strengthMod+proficiencyBonus -d 1d10ro<3+{strengthMod}[slashing] -desc "Versatile, Two-Handed"
median brook
yeah i'm using gsheet. @iron yoke that worked. thanks for the help, y'all
iron yoke
fickle salmon
Oh, that's what I get for assumptions...
feral quail
newbie here, does anybody know how to create a custom monster and have avrae track hps and attacks etc in combat?
fickle salmon
OK, two part question: Custom monsters have to be created on a third-party site, CritterDB. See !help bestiary for assistance on importing custom monsters into Avrae.
Second part: The !init command automates a lot of combat. Again, !help init is your best place to start.
feral quail
thanks
old schooner
Another Avrae newbie here, and my question is similar to @feral quail question. How do I add NPCs to a fight? I'm the GM and I've figured out adding monsters, but unclear on adding NPCs who might have their own character sheets. I've googled this but haven't found anything yet.
iron yoke
@old schooner there is no NPC, per say, your best bet is to either do the standard and make a monster stat block, or the less standard and make a character yourself that joins initiative
old schooner
@iron yoke can I have multiple characters of my own that I join? Or can I only join 1 PC?
iron yoke
Yes, you can have multiple
old schooner
@iron yoke Good to know. Thanks 🙂
round musk
@brisk wolf Please use #ddb-avrae-commands for commands.
brisk wolf
Oops, my bad and apologies... Will post more accurately next time...
heady fable
I realized I posted this in the wrong channel, so please forgive me for the repost here
My players and I are preparing for remote play over Discord, and one of my players uploaded her character sheet. She noticed that her DEX score didn’t translate correctly, coming in at 22 on avrae instead of the 20 on her character sheet. Has anybody had any similar issues?
alpine juniper
Quick question, can we add books we purchase (example: Monster manual) into Avrae bot? I been using it for combat and been lovingit however I feel it would awesome if we could add more content to the !init madd command
@iron yoke I read you can have more than one character under your control as DM, I have been doing this by !update !beyond to add the char sheet and switching back and forth. Is there an easier way or updating and switching is just hows it done?
iron yoke
@alpine juniper you shouldnt need to update, really
Just have 2 characters and switch between, or negate the switching and use the !init commands based on combatants
(I.e., add PC 1, add PC 2, when then it is their respective turns you can use !init attack or !init cast)
Also, you cannot exactly import books yet
However you can homebrew monsters in
wheat gardenBOT
Infinidoge
alpine juniper
Ah nice that would help me with the monster part
willow osprey
Anyone know how to get !monster to display full monster stats rather than only the limited view?
I just did it in commands and it showed full stats but when I do on my own server it only shows limited
pine sun
FAQ 6 - Why isn't Avrae showing full monster stats?
By default, Avrae only shows full monster stats to members of a server who have a role called DM, Dungeon Master, GM, or Game Master. This can be toggled off by running !lookup_settings -req_dm_monster false.
willow osprey
Thanks, I'll setup my role to DM
pine sun
It doesn't need any special permissions, just the name will do
kindred breach
Can I get some help for screen-sharing on Zoom for remote play? I'm just trying to find alternatives for Roll20 to display maps, dice rolls, etc.
whole root
Question: Is it possible to hide a PCs armour class and hit points when using the Avrae initiative tracker? I want to use dndbeyond character sheets for NPCs and don't want my players to see those stats.
lusty isle
Hey, what's the command to attack with off hand as bonus action along with main hand?
pine sun
@whole root use -h when you add them
whole root
cheers, mate
pine sun
@lusty isle either make an additional attack using !attack add that doesn't include the modifier or use a snippet that subtracts your modifier from the damage
!snippet offhand -d -{dexterityMod}
As an example
lusty isle
What if I have twf fighting style
pine sun
Then just make the attack again
The initiative tracker doesn't care how many actions you do on your turn
lusty isle
Gotcha
manic estuary
!snippet offhand -d -{dexterityMod}
fixed
pine sun
Gah, thanks
sick mulch
My blood hunter has pact slots from his subclass, but they dont reflect properly onto avare. is there any way to manually fix this? here is character link. subclass is profane soul. avare works with eldritch knight and arcane trickster, but not profane soul for some reason https://www.dndbeyond.com/profile/The_Herobriner/characters/25886272
wheat gardenBOT
foggy flax
bleak horizon
Discord API instability
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/269276431605956609/697361295518859324/unknown.png
true pelican
how do you take long rest
fickle salmon
!game longrest or !g lr for short. It will reset your spell slots, HP and death saves.
true pelican
thank you so much
faint silo
Hi, I'm in gameroom1 text and can't get my character to load in.
fickle salmon
How are you loading the character sheet in?
faint silo
!beyond plus link
wheat gardenBOT
This is not a D&D Beyond link.
fickle salmon
Go to your character sheet. Copy the URL from your browser bar. Then type !beyond and paste the URL in.
faint silo
thank you i will try
covert terrace
Help! Avrae isn't working in gameroom1-text!
tall bluff
I'm trying to make an alias for my ranger's dread ambusher feature. I want to have it make an attack with a 2-handed longsword and add 1d8 damage. Can anyone help me?
fickle salmon
Do you have a 2-handed longsword basic attack?
tall bluff
Yes, but I'm also having trouble using it. When I use !attack it doesn't seem to work unless I get the selection menu and choose it's number
fickle salmon
If the attack has a space in it, you'll have to put "quotation marks" around it so Avrae can know it's one item not two. Avrae sees spaces as breaks in the command.
tall bluff
Ah! Ok. let me try
Excellent! Ok so I've got the basic attack working now. Thank you!
fickle salmon
Great! Now to add the bonus damage. It's quite easy. After your attack phrase add -d 1d8
tall bluff
Yep. I got that part
Let me see if I can build the alias now...
Perfect! Thanks @fickle salmon for your help!
Got it working now.
fickle salmon
Not a problem.
sick mulch
My blood hunter has pact slots from his subclass, but they dont reflect properly onto avare. is there any way to manually fix this? here is character link. subclass is profane soul. avare works with eldritch knight and arcane trickster, but not profane soul for some reason https://www.dndbeyond.com/profile/The_Herobriner/characters/25886272
@sick mulch Asking again because it was ignored the first time. is there a way to override your spell slots in avare?
fickle salmon
It's a known issue. There is no way to override spell slots in Avrae. We have yet to find a work around for this problem yet.
safe mist
i may have asked in the wrong channel. what's the command for a death save?
cursive raptor
How do I add a spell? I am doing this to make one for Grung Poison if it's possible can you please show me, thanks.
fickle salmon
Two ways. For auto tracking, use !save death. If you roll normally, you can use !g ds success to add a success or !g ds fail to do the opposite.\
safe mist
thanks!
fickle salmon
Spell for Grung Poison? What does that do specifically?
cursive raptor
R to the Ichie, nah this is for when I hit with a piercing weapon
It is a
dc 12 con save pass: Nothing, fail Poisoned 2d4 poison damage
fickle salmon
Can be done with the attack editor in the dashboard.
tall bluff
How do I change my ac when I add or remove a shield?
pine sun
!init opt <Name> -ac +2
then -2 when you remove it
This is assuming you're in init
If you're not in init, you'll need to equip/unequip on your sheet and !update
tall bluff
<Name> is the character’s name?
tall bluff
There’s no -ac in the command?
tall bluff
Ok. Thanks!
I think I’m having trouble since the character has a long multi word name.
pine sun
Either use quotes or only a specific part of the name
"Sir Reginald Fortooth the IV" or Reg (assuming there are no other Reg's
tall bluff
Ok
umbral ferry
Hello, does anyone know if Avrae has support to non SRD spells?
iron yoke
Kind of
gusty egret
That is still in development, however you can use the built-in Tome function for it.
wheat gardenBOT
Infinidoge
iron yoke
You can homebrew in those 3 types of non-SRD content
umbral ferry
oh ok, so I gotta manually input all the spells info
I though I could somehow integrate it to my dndbeyond account and have access to all the spells I have there
but it's ok 🙂
viscid kernel
They’re working on that.
umbral ferry
Thanks guys
viscid kernel
But it’s not ready just yet...
iron yoke
Indeed it is not
umbral ferry
It's ok. It'll be great when it is, but I see it's not at all a simple project haha
iron yoke
Toss a metaphorical coin to your developer, @Zhu lol
dusk turtle
how to do superiority dice?
fickle salmon
Jynxed23: The hard, manual method involves setting up a custom counter for the superiority dice, and decreasing that counter after using a maneuver. The more automated method still involves a custom counter; however, it uses an alias to automate the dice rolling and the counter tracking.
runic peak
Out of curiosity is there a way to do the "!a [attack here]" command and do so with advantage or disadvantage, new to avrae.
fickle salmon
!a [attack name] adv for advantage and !a [attack name] dis for disadvantage. The adv/dis tag works in many of the commands Avrae has.
runic peak
Oh, alright, my issue may of been adding "/adv" or "/dis"
Alright, works like a charm, thank you very much for the help
fickle salmon
It's what I'm here to do. Getting to discuss D&D in other channels is just a perk.
dusty quail
hi, is there anyway to use monsters from Volo's guide to monsters?
fickle salmon
At this time, the only way to use monsters that aren't in the SRD (System Resource Document) is to use the third-party homebrewing site listed in !help bestiary. There will be a time when the resources you've bought on D&D Beyond will be available on Avrae, but that capacity is still under construction (with no firm date of release).
dusty quail
So the only way is the critterDB and if not there im out of luck, thats okay, as a second follow up then do you have any suggestions for enemies to use instead of Gazers
Im going to run Dragon heist soon and was checking everything worked and ran into this issue
fickle salmon
OK, pulling a list of Basic Rules monsters of CR level 1 and lower...
OK, not having played Dragon Heist before, I'm not sure where this gazer is located and what it's role is, but cockatrice and darkmantle come up in the first few pages.
crystal beacon
Is it normal that the Dragonborns breathweapon is so weirdly structured as an attack with modifiers it shouldn't have?
grim tartan
How do you start combat, add creatures to said combat and change hp and spell slots with Avrae?
viscid kernel
fickle salmon
That's another one of those DDB and Avrae not understanding each other too well issue, Anoth.
crystal beacon
I see!
thorny blade
How does one add a bonus to a check or attack? I'm trying to parse it... Example: Human (Mark of Making) Artificer rolling an Arcana check. They would add a 1d4 to the Arcana check. What would the command be to pull this off?
wheat gardenBOT
fickle salmon
!check arcana -b 1d4
whole root
Does anybody have a cvar for wizard's bladesong they'd be willing to share?
unkempt bramble
The !level alias broke today
fickle salmon
Hi, I don't know what's wrong with your version, but I would recommend you go over the Avrae Development Discord, which you can find at the bottom of the !about command.
unkempt bramble
The sever I’m in had to do some customisation
fickle salmon
Because this is an alias, go directly to advanced-help.
unkempt bramble
The sever already made a fix for it
iron yoke
I would recommend that they not make manual fixes as then eventually that version may break or loose functionality and miss out on updates, requiring more manual fixing
unkempt bramble
I was just wondering if it had something to with trying to interface DnDBeyond with avrae can’t really tell what things are a custom sever side code or the bot
iron yoke
We don't know what changes were made, or what the problem was, so we wouldn't be able to tell you lol
unkempt bramble
It’s seems to have been something related to subclasses and blood hunter
iron yoke
And for such questions, we would still redirect you to the advanced-help channel in https://support.avrae.io, as that is where the people who are the most advanced in aliases (that we know of), and Zhu himself, are more active in
unkempt bramble
Ok it’s fine i asked the people on the sever as they didn’t change the alias
It was just a text file for additional subclass the sever is a western march that allows some mod approved ua stuff so I think that might have been the issue
unkempt bramble
🤷♀️
Guess they did that the sever seems to have a quiet a few people that seem experienced with alias stuff
marble sinew
How do I cast spells at higher levels with avrae?
junior rose
How do I specify that I want my monk to use his weapon and not an unarmed strine
viscid kernel
@marble sinew Add -l plus the level. For example, !cast bane -l 9
marble sinew
Ah, thank you!
gusty egret
@junior rose You select the weapon from the list of attacks. Make sure it's "wielded" in your character sheet and !update.
viscid kernel
!attack list will display your available attacks, and then !attack <name> to use it.
!attack dagger or !attack longbow, for example.
sweet bluff
any timeline on when avrae will work with dnd beyond sourcebooks?
pine sun
soon ™️ is the best estimate right now
sweet bluff
haha alright
also- is there short rest hit dice healing integrated in the bot at all?
i've just been doing rolls and adding hp separately
pine sun
There is an alias that can do it, but not any built-in functions
sweet bluff
what's the alias?
iron yoke
More advanced aliasing questions should be directed to #advanced-help of https://support.avrae.io, as that is the main avenue for aliasing help
(And this server doesn't have them as servaliases)
old schooner
Do the long and short rest commands effect the whole party (anyone who has imported their characters)? I just tried it and it only seemed to effect my character. Am I missing an arg?
whole root
The command only affects your character. The rest of your party have to run the commands individually.
old schooner
OK
dusty quail
Whats the command to roll with adv/dis on checks? Still new to avrae
dusty quail
okay thanks im dummy
round musk
all good 🙂
grim tartan
/init hp <character name> mod 2
=Incorrect operator. Use mod, set, or max.
??? Order change? This is what is says when using /help init hp
fickle salmon
Replace <character name> with your character's name (in quotes if more than one word).
grim tartan
Ah thank you, my character's name is more than one word
ruby niche
hey, is there a way to track inventory and such with avrae?? ive loaded my character sheet with !beyond but does it load the equipment and items or just the stats??
fickle salmon
Avrae just loads the equipment and stats. If it gives an attack roll or AC calculation, Avrae looks at it. Otherwise, meh.
ruby niche
okay, so im not gonna see whats in my backpack and such then?? all good, thanks for the help!!
iron yoke
That is correct
pseudo dew
Is there a proper command to do a sneak attack as a rogue, or do you just add the damage dice on to the attack command?
viscid kernel
@pseudo dew Normally you’d just add the damage when you attack.
!attack dagger -d 1d6
Alternatively, you can set up a snippet. This lets you save attack modifiers as an easy-to-remember keyword instead.
!snippet sneak -d 1d6
!attack dagger sneak
But if you wanted to get real fancy with it (courtesy of the Avrae dev server)...
!snippet sneak {{dice=ceil(int(get('RogueLevel',level))/2)}} -d1 "{{dice}}d6" -f "Sneak Attack|Once per turn, you can deal an extra {{dice}}d6 damage to one creature you hit with an attack if you have advantage on the attack roll."
verbal spruce
if i cast mass healing word is there a way to automate adding the roll to everyones health?
fickle salmon
Maybe? If you're casting it in !init you have to -t "<target player1>" -t "<target player2>" -t "<target player3>" etc. Outside of !init, you're out of luck.
main torrent
Just trying out avrae for the first time. I uploaded my sheet but the bot has read my DEX as being 23 rather than 20. This is adding +1 to all dex checks and my damage, except for darts and two-handed quarterstaff which it's adding 3 damage to for some reason. Any ideas why this is happening?
viscid kernel
Can you share a link to the character?
fickle salmon
Can you put up a link to your sheet? I want to see if there's something causing this problem.
main torrent
fickle salmon
Sorry, got distracted by livestream..
And can you try this in #ddb-avrae-commands? Do an !update -v?
main torrent
done
fickle salmon
Hrmmm, I know Avrae has difficulty reading DDB sheets sometimes, but this is something I haven't seen before.
viscid kernel
I tried importing it and got the same issue.
main torrent
lol just my luck
viscid kernel
Try going on DDB and click his Dex score. You should be able to set a Score Override.
Put in a 20, then !update again.
main torrent
ah, I hadn't thought of that. I'll go try it.
that fixed the dex and to hit but it's still getting an extra 2 damage for 2 handed quarterstaff and darts from somewhere
fickle salmon
From Monk weapons?
main torrent
yeah, those are both monk weapons. Maybe it has something to do with me having a level of fighter and taking dueling fighting style? It's adding the extra +2 to darts and 2 handed quarterstaff despite it only applying to one handed weapons., maybe.
fickle salmon
That might do it.
viscid kernel
I’d suggest making a copy of the character, if you’ve got the room. Leave one untouched so they can take a closer look.
Then on the other, you can override the dex and should be able to adjust the weapons, too, I think.
main torrent
yeah I'll do that, thanks for the help guys
fickle salmon
Thanks spamandtuna.
viscid kernel
Once you’ve got the backup, try posting a link to the broken one over on the Avrae dev server.
https://discord.gg/xy2wAF
main torrent
honestly I hardly ever use darts and I'm using the rapier instead of the quarterstaff now so I'll leave them alone and just override set the dex, that will solve most of theissues. Only pointed out the damage thing because it was strange and I guess you guys want to know about bugs.
will do
viscid kernel
Yeah, on dev server they might have you file an official bug report.
But maybe someone there has a better solution instead.
Good luck!
runic peak
I have a Longsword which appears as a +3 (damage) and +5 (to hit), though when I use the action in avrae it displays it as +0 (damage) and +2 (to hit), I am a Kensei Monk and the Longsword is a Kensei weapon for me if that helps.
slow quail
Hi from Avrae Server
FAQ 10 - Why is my HP/skill bonus/attack modifier/spell slots/etc wrong on Avrae when importing from D&D Beyond?
Unfortunately, Beyond and Avrae still don't quite speak to each other fluently about certain topics. Things like HP, bonuses to skills or attacks, or spell slots can get a little lost in translation.
If you set an override on Beyond for your HP or bonus to the same amount, it'll then import correctly. You'll have to set a new override for the correct amount every level though.
Hopefully that won't be the case for much longer and soon issues like that will be fixed. But for now, this is the best solution. Thanks for being patient during this transition period.
iron yoke
@grim ridge please keep commands to #ddb-avrae-commands
viral vine
Will avrae work with homebrew characters on D&D beyond?
fickle salmon
It depends on the homebrew. There are some issues between DDB and Avrae right now.
viral vine
Thanks @fickle salmon I am new to Avrae but love the idea and have begun to work with it - trying to figure out a way to use it to run a stalled campaign. Trying to figure out the easiest way to run a game the easiest way possible for my son and his friends who dont have a great PC but have phones
fickle salmon
If you're going to use a homebrew class, I'll suggest you use one of the other sheets (GSheet or Dicecloud).
wheat gardenBOT
Silverhand7
restive jungle
I was hoping someone could help me with casting a long rest and bardic inspiration in avrae
fickle salmon
If you need to long rest to reset your spell slots, use the !game longrest command to run a long rest. (Abbreviated to !g lr)
Bardic Inspiration can be done using the -b tag in !attack, !check or !save
restive jungle
Is that to give bardic inspiration?
fickle salmon
Avrae does not natively support most class features. Just like rolling in real life, you have to remember you have the inspiration, remember to tag in the bonus when you roll, and keep track of how many uses you have left. There are ways of automating class features, however that goes beyond the scope of simple help.
fossil musk
How can I restrict that only specific roles can use the !init command?
fickle salmon
You cannot restrict the !init command, since players need to be able to use it to !init join the combat.
iron yoke
Additionally, commands cannot be restricted in Avrae
"If you can't trust your players, why are you playing with them"
old schooner
Is there a way to get notifications of Avrae responses in my server? I'd like to code something that prints a message like "W00t" or something silly, when characters roll a natural 20 in combat.
fickle salmon
I don't think so. It would have to be done by another bot if anything.
old schooner
Yeah, happy to use a bot
supple jackal
Can someone provide a couple quick examples on how to use Avrae's Alias and|or Snippet script abilities to enhance attacks for features such as ranger's hunter's mark and|or colossal slayer damage enhancements.
fickle salmon
For the Hunter's Mark example, you would just want a snippet like !snippet mark -d 1d6 and any attack you make against your marked foe would just put in !attack <weapon> mark
slow quail
More things can be added if you want, i.e flavor text
-f "Hunter's Mark | Deal an extra 1d6 damage to the target whenever you hit it with a weapon attack."
Thank You @fickle salmon and @slow quail . Follow up question, what more things can be added? Looking at the documentation I don't see anything about the -f tag. I'm wondering where these might be fully described?
viscid kernel
Basically anything you can add as part of your attack (use !help attack for the list) can instead be put in a snippet.
You’ll see -f described there, too. It’s used to add text to the output.
In the example above, it adds a section labelled as “Hunter’s Mark” that contains the included rule info.
slow quail
It's as Spam said, !help is the best way to find out what kind of arguments can be used with commands and such!
toxic hollow
!help
wheat gardenBOT
I have sent help to your PMs.
slow quail
Please do all commands in #ddb-avrae-commands
hushed lotus
how do I set some of my player's AC? My magic items I gave them gave them way too high of AC instead of just... setting their AC to what I wanted
carmine harness
Hi. For some reason on one of my servers Avrae doesn't work for me. I'll type in a command but nothing happens
manic estuary
Neut, they'll probably need to set Overrides for their AC so it translates correctly to Avrae.
Katiee, you might have set the prefix to something else. If you ping Avrae directly, you an reset it. @Avrae#6944 prefix !
hushed lotus
how do I get them to set the overrides for me then?
carmine harness
It worked, thanks!!
manic estuary
On their Beyond sheet, have them click on their AC, then there will be some boxes on the right, one of which will be labeled Override. Set that to the displayed/correct amount. Then it'll import right.
sick mulch
My character is a milticlass of 18 profane soul blood Hunter and 1 wizard. When I took the wizard level avare thinks I'm lv 19 wizard for some reason and gives me all of their slots
wheat gardenBOT
fickle salmon
The_Herobriner: Profane Soul is a new addition to the system and borks up a lot of things. A bug report has been filed, and will be fixed eventually.
tame fulcrum
is there any way to change the crit behavior?
maybe double damage and not double dice? or brutal critical etc?
fickle salmon
I do not believe so. Avrae was built to run the standard game, and variants like alternate crit systems weren't in the design considerations.
tame fulcrum
okay, thanks!
viscid kernel
You can use crit to force a crit.
-criton <number> to change the minimum number needed for a crit, like -criton 19.
-c <roll> to cause extra damage on a crit, e.g. -c 5 or -c 1d6 or -c 2d4+3.
iron yoke
Additionally, with csettings, you can expand the critical range
!csettings criton X will expand your range to include X
viscid kernel
Yes! Very helpful if you’re a champion fighter.
agile cargo
is there a way to make so only i get certain functions of avrae and not the rest of my players?
fickle salmon
No. The commands that have Discord role restrictions (such as !servalias) have them hard-coded into them and can't be toggled on and off.
agile cargo
okay thanks
manic estuary
What functions would you be wanting to restrict access to though?
Because I can't think of any that would absolutely never possibly be used by a player.
agile cargo
like starting combat, accessing monster info things that the DM should only be able to do
manic estuary
!monster will by default only show the full stats to anyone with a DM/GM/Dungeon Master/Game Master role. And !init begin is part of the whole !init system. Even if you could restrict access to commands, you wouldn't be able to restrict just one subcommand from there.