They can be used in Journal Entries, Map notes, or Roll Tables. ¶ Linking EntitiesĮntities in compendiums can be linked just like the ones in your game world.

This means you no longer have to import an entity in order to make any changes to it. This can help prevent making any unwanted changes.Įntities in compendiums can now be edited directly! You can toggle a lock on a compendium by navigating to the Compendium Packs tab, right clicking on name of the compendium and choosing Toggle Edit Lock. This is useful for storing multiple versions of the same document in a compendium. If the Merge by name? option is toggled off, then new copies of similar entities will be added. This then gives you the ability to choose the destination pack (the compendium you want to export the folder's entities to), and if you want to overwrite existing entries with the same names. You can also export whole folders to compendiums by right clicking the folder and clicking the Export to Compendium option. After your Compendium has been created, clicking upon the Compendium name in the Sidebar will open a new window that will allow you to drag and drop from a Sidebar Tab into the Compendium.Ĭompendium Packs and their contents are automatically sorted alphabetically. Enter the name of the Compendium (for example 'Player Characters') and choose the type of document that will be contained in from the Document Type dropdown. First, navigate to the Compendiums Sidebar Tab, and then click the Create Compendium button. ¶ Creating and Using Compendium PackĪ Compendium can be easily created in any World. Data contained in compendium packs are not loaded until needed, reducing the amount of data that a particular user must load when first joining a game. These compendiums are normally locked by default and should remain that way.Įach Compendium can only contain one type of document: Actors, Cards, Items, Journal Entries, Macro Commands, Playlists, Rollable Tables, or Scenes. When the system or module that provided the compendium is update, they will be overwritten, resulting in data loss of any user added entities. Note: Any compendiums provided by a game system or module should not be used to store any user created/edited entities. Compendium packs are also used by modules to store large amounts of content to be unpacked and added to an existing game world, such as part of a premium or exclusive content pack. They may come with a game system directly, providing Items, Actors, or rules, such as in the DnD5e system and the SRD content. Compendium Packs should be used to help you keep your world organized and reduce clutter.Ĭompendiums can be add in several ways. This includes situations where a world has accrued a large number of actors, items or scenes that, while not active, should not be deleted. Compendium Packs exist to reduce the strain on worlds that have been running for a long period of time.

Roll20 custom compendium