Other Actions
With the Other Actions action, you can do various things.
You can select one of these modes:
- Pause Game - Pause or resume the game
- Move Canvas - Pan or zoom the canvas
- Control Buttons - Toggle control buttons (the ones on the left of the screen)
- Darkness Control - Control or display the scene darkness level
- Roll Dice - Roll a dice
- Roll Tables - Open or roll roll tables
- Open Sidebar Tab - Open one of the sidebar tabs, with the option to pop it out
- Open Compendium Pack - Open a compendium pack
- Open Journal - Open a journal entry
- Send Chat Message - Send a chat message
- Token Roll Modes - Toggle roll mode for token rolls (normal, advantage, disadvantage)
- Attack Roll Modes - Toggle attack roll mode for weapon rolls (to hit, damage, critical, etc)
- Set Roll Sharing Mode - Toggle how roll results are shared (public, private GM, blind GM, self)
- Global Vlume Controls - Change the volume of playlists, ambient and interface sounds
Pause or resume the game.
You can select one of these functions:
- Pause Game - Pauses the game
- Resume Game - Resumes the game
- Toggle Pause - Toggles between pause and resume
Zoom or pan the canvas.
Select the pan direction or whether to zoom in or out
Toggle/select the control buttons and tools that can be found on the left of the screen. The control buttons are the button in the column on the left, while the tools are the buttons in the column on the right.
Select the control
- Displayed Controls - The controls that are visible on the screen
- Displayed Tools - The tools that are visible on the screen
- [all the other controls that are provided by Foundry]
The control/tool number, where the topmost control/tool is 1
(Only works for 'Displayed Controls' or 'Displayed Tools') Control an offset to add to the control or tool nr to scroll through the available tools/controls.
Set an absolute offset. For example: setting it to 3 will always add 3 to the control or tool nr, offsetting the displayed tools/controls by 3.
Set a relative offset. For example: setting it to 1 will add 1 to the current offset.
Display the current offset on the Stream Deck button.
Selects the tool to control
See the image below for an example on how to set up a control buttons screen. It has been taken from the provided example XL profile.
Control or display the darkness level of the scene
You can select one of these functions:
- Value - Set the darkness to a specific value
- Increase/Decrease - Increase or decrease the darkness level by a specific value
- Display - Display the darkness level
Not shown if function is set to 'Display'.
If function is set to 'Value', sets the darkness to that value. Must be between 0 and 1.
If function is set to 'Increase/Decrease', sets the amount that the darkness level must increased or decreased with. Must be between -1 and 1.
Time in milliseconds to animate the change in darkness.
Roll dice
You can select one of these functions:
- Public Roll - Roll publicly
- Private Roll - Roll privately
- Display on Stream Deck - Display result on Stream Deck
The roll formula. For example:
1d20 + 7
Display the formula on the Stream Deck
Open or roll from a roll table.
You can select one of these functions:
- Open - Open the specified roll table
- Public Roll - Roll publicly from the specified roll table
- Private Roll - Roll privately from the specified roll table
Name of the roll table. Must be exact and is case sensitive.
Display the name of the roll table.
Display the icon of the roll table.
Opens a sidebar tab.
Select what sidebar to open.
Checking this will pop out the sidebar tab in a separate window.
Toggles whether or not the button should display the name of the sidebar tab.
Toggles whether or not the button should display the icon of the sidebar tab.
Opens a compendium pack.
Name of the compendium pack. Must be exact and is case sensitive.
Display the name of the compendium pack.
Opens a journal entry.
Name of the journal entry. Must be exact and is case sensitive.
Display the name of the journal entry.
Sends a chat message.
The message to send.
Select a roll mode for all token rolls (ability checks, saves, skill checks, weapon attacks, etc). The roll mode is a toggle for the next roll. Only one mode can be active at the same time. By adding multiple buttons with different modes you can quickly toggle between the modes. The mode automatically resets to 'Normal' after a roll with advantage or disadvantage.
Opens a dialog box with further options (Foundry default).
Roll normally, skip the dialog box
Roll with advantage, skip the dialog box
Roll with disadvantage, skip the dialog box
Select a roll mode for all attack rolls (to hit, damage, critical damage, etc). The roll mode is a toggle for the next rolls. Only one mode can be active at the same time. By adding multiple buttons with different modes you can quickly toggle between the modes.
Displays the roll options in chat (Foundry default).
Roll a 'to hit' dice, chat options are skipped.
Roll a damage roll using the selected damage type, chat options are skipped.
Sets how rolls are shared.
Select the volume you want to change: 'Playlists', 'Ambient', or 'Interface'.
Select to either increase/decrease the volume or set it to a specific value.
The value to increase/decrease the volume with or the specific value to set the volume to.
Select to display the current volume on the Stream Deck.
Sets the color of the ring that's shown on the button when the targeted function or setting is open or active.
Sets the color of the ring that's shown on the button when the targeted function or setting is closed or inactive.
Sets the background color of the button.