FoundryVTT: The Ultimate DnD 5e Automation Suite! (Foundry Modules)
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- Do you and your DnD 5e players want to spend more time fighting things in combat, and less time bookkeeping? Would you love some extra visual flair to go with that? Quick setup time? Then this video is for you! Today we're showcasing the Ultimate DnD 5e Automation Suite of modules! This is the fastest and easiest way to get truly powerful automation in to your 5e games on FoundryVTT.
Module Tutorial and Showcase Playlist: • 3D Modules and Tutorials
Premades List: github.com/MotoMoto1234/Midi-...
Tim Posney's Discord: / discord
Chris's Premades Discord: / discord
To get the maps featured in this video, go to / baileywiki
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro and Showcase
01:30 - Overview of Required and Recommended Modules
06:43 - Module Settings
22:12 - Importing a New Character with DnD Beyond
37:17 - Updating an Existing DDB Character w/o Automation
39:21 - Updating a Partially Automated Character
40:58 - Updating and Importing Monsters with Automation
44:29 - 2D Combat Demo
48:34 - 3D Combat Demo
51:37 - Outro and Conclusion
MODULES USED OR REFERENCED
3D Canvas and Levels (all by theRipper93 theripper93.com/)
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3D Canvas by theRipper93 (PREMIUM)
Levels Automatic Cover Calculator (PREMIUM)
Levels Volumetric Templates (PREMIUM)
Levels
Wall Height
Better Roofs
Utilities
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Dice Tray by Asacolips foundryvtt.com/packages/dice-...
Carousel Combat Tracker by Ripper foundryvtt.com/packages/comba...
Monk's Tokenbar by IronMonk foundryvtt.com/packages/monks...
Monk's Active Tile Triggers by Ironmonk foundryvtt.com/packages/monks...
Tagger by Wasp foundryvtt.com/packages/tagger
Token Attacher by KayelGee foundryvtt.com/packages/token...
DDB-Importer by MrPrimate foundryvtt.com/packages/ddb-i... (FREE w/ PREMIUM OPTION)
Custom Character Sheet Sections by Enso foundryvtt.com/packages/custo...
Tidy5e Sheet by 4535992 foundryvtt.com/packages/tidy5...
Support Modules and Libraries
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LibWrapper by Ruipin foundryvtt.com/packages/lib-w...
socketlib by Stäbchenfisch foundryvtt.com/packages/socke...
Color Picker by Russel foundryvtt.com/packages/color...
Sequencer by Wasp foundryvtt.com/packages/seque...
Warpgate by HoneyBadger foundryvtt.com/packages/warpgate
Combat Automation
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Midi-QoL by Tim Posney foundryvtt.com/packages/midi-qol
Dynamic Active Effects by Tim Posney foundryvtt.com/packages/dae
Times Up by Tim Posney foundryvtt.com/packages/times-up
Simple Calendar by Vigorator foundryvtt.com/packages/found...
Item Macro by Forien foundryvtt.com/packages/itemacro
Active Auras by MrPrimate foundryvtt.com/packages/Activ...
Active Token Effects by Kaelad foundryvtt.com/packages/ATL
SmallTime by unsoluble foundryvtt.com/packages/small...
DFreds Convenient Effects by DFreds foundryvtt.com/packages/dfred...
Build-a-Bonus by Zhell foundryvtt.com/packages/babonus
Effect Macro by Zhell foundryvtt.com/packages/effec...
Template Macro by Zhell foundryvtt.com/packages/templ...
Visual Active Effects by Zhell foundryvtt.com/packages/visua...
Chris's Premades by Chris foundryvtt.com/packages/chris...
Simbul's Cover Calculator by VTT Lair foundryvtt.com/packages/simbu...
Special FX
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Automated Animations by Otigon foundryvtt.com/packages/autoa...
D&D5e Animations by MrVauxs foundryvtt.com/packages/dnd5e...
Token Magic FX by SecretFire foundryvtt.com/packages/token...
JB2A by Gaskhan foundryvtt.com/packages/JB2A_... (FREE w/ PREMIUM OPTION)
FXMaster by Ghost foundryvtt.com/packages/fxmas...
Dice so Nice by JDW foundryvtt.com/packages/dice-...
HUDS (Pick 1)
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Action Pack by Whistler foundryvtt.com/packages/actio...
Argon Combat HUD by theripper93 foundryvtt.com/packages/enhan...
Token Action HUD by Russell foundryvtt.com/packages/token...
Featured Links:
Artwork by Baileywiki using assets from...
Baileywiki / baileywiki
Epsilon743 cartographyassets.com/creator...
DungeonQuill / dungeonquill
Tom Cartos Assets / tomcartos
Animated Assets by the Gorgon / the_gorgon
Animated Assets by JB2A foundryvtt.com/packages/JB2A_...
(Audio by) Michael Ghelfi Studios michaelghelfistudios.com/ - เกม
Just a few things to note, setting certain summons to having a non-neutral disposition will make them able to apply flanking if you use that optional rule.
In the Midi-Qol settings you very much also want apply item effects instead of apply convenient effects set.
Midi-Srd shouldn't be explicitly incompatible there is just a lot of overlap. In fact you can even configure the medkit button to pull automations from that module as well and set a priority of where to source the automation.
When using the medkit to update an automation it'll keep your old description it doesn't pull them from anywhere. D&D Beyond importer fills those in when going that route.
Your magic missile automation appears to still have the Automated Animations for it turned on, the animation from the macro should properly target the correct targets.
It's also worth noting that I recommend filling in the descriptions in the generated journal entry so items such as the tentacle attack get a description.
I noticed you were using VAE but didn't turn on the integration with it, when enabled it'll fill in the effect description from the item as well as add buttons to certain effects.
You'll also get much fancier animations when also using Animated Spell Effects: Cartoon for many of the items that say the animations are from Eskiemoh.
Lastly I recommend turning on auto accept warpgate mutations in the Warpgate settings as well.
Pinned this for some notes on things that I've missed! Thanks Chris for putting out a fantastic module and for your additional insight.
What module is VAE?
Dynamic Active effects (DAE)
@@Jk-zv6tz VAE is Visual Active Effects
Oh. Learning new things 😉
I took it upon myself to figure out the automation for my groups transition to Foundry, and I cant overstate how much of a help this video was. I was about to give up if this didn't work, and now I've finally got things working the way they should. Thanks a bunch!!
Its hard to express how much I needed this video, thank you!
This is so useful, have spent dozens of hours trying to figure out what combination works best. Thank you!
Very helpful video, thanks for sharing this information with the class.
I love hearing the weapon and spell sounds that I put together a while back within this video. I remember ripping tons of those sound effects from Dota 2 and they honestly fit so naturally I forget about it sometimes lol. Glad to see it featured in such a great official video. Just used this guide to make an amazing automated vtt for my friends :)
Who are you?? I would only recognize you by your Discord handle
You guys are GODS
What is it you're using that allows you to roll up text like that? that's so handy and looks wonderful! I had an addon ages ago but it was discontinued.
Wonderful wonderful video. Even as a veteran foundry user i still learned a few useful things. Would love to know the name of the new one addon, if it is one and not just your awesome html text.
U r DA MAN. Thank You!
Awesome video thanks so much I'm just starting out and this makes my had spin less! Wondering how you have the action try on the bottom. My current one is displayed on the left and looks different is this a module I need?
Hi Bailey, love the content. Was wondering, is this possible to do for Pathfinder 2nd Edition?
It's a bit harder because not everything works out of the box like the dnd5e options. At least, that's my understanding. You don't have things like Chris's Premades and MidiQOL and others for the pf2e system.
With that said, anyone reading this comment that thinks a suite of modules IS established for pf2e, please let us know!
Amazing work! Any way to select multiple targets with Magic Missile? Scorching Ray and similar spells seem to allow for it, but they have attack rolls so perhaps that's the critical factor.
I could swear Zephyr showed off magic missile targeting multiple in the video. No?
Great video, I notice that you have both Visual Active Effects and DFred's Convenient Effects on the list. I've noticed that they both put an indicator of any active effects/conditions in the upper right corner of the VTT, I haven't found a way to disable that visual indicator on either module, the best that I can do is have VAE move further down the screen. Any thoughts or suggestions? Thanks!
No, that's from DFreds Effects Panel. Source: I am DFreds haha. You should use one or the other.
@@dfreds08 ooh i was wondering things about Dfred, like for now i'm only able to put effet like guidance manually, is there any way to automate that to the targeted token ?
I think you made this before the DND5e update....is there anything MAJOR you would do different because of the new ruleset? And if there is,m is it worth an updated video? This thing is insane and you've gone through the process so well! thank you for the hard work...defintiely selling me onto changing my pateron from a different battlemaps out there to you guys!
We've been working on an update to this. Most of it still works and we'll be recommending workarounds for whatever isnt
@@Baileywiki That's great, I eagerly await that video!
I know a lot of your focus is on D&D 5e related modules. Could you do a video or make some suggestions for Pathfinder 2e equivalent or a way to do something similar for automation? Some key modules for this video seem to be specifically for 5e. Would just love to see some more vids like this utilizing PF2e, or what can be done with it.
Indeed, we'll try to do more. Which things specifically are you hoping for?
Great video! This helped me a lot. One thing I am having trouble with is that I am getting double prompts for dialog options. For example, when I use divine smite, a dialog box will pop up asking me what level I want to use it at, but there's two of these boxes that pop up. Any suggestions to fix this. I am using Argon's DND5e HUD. I looked through the settings and couldn't find anything, but I guess I am not sure what I am looking for. Any advice would be awesome!
It sounds like you're using Midi QOL for combat automation. One piece of advice is to use a module called Find the Culprit. It will help you isolate exactly which module is causing these problems
Is there a way to fully import all of Chris' premades into characters NOT imported from DDB or that were created without any previous automation? I have some vanilla characters I would like to automate but the ChrisPremade icon is not appearing at the top of their character sheet, so I have to go to each ability and spell and manually reconcile. Am I missing something?
Hi I was wondering if it is possible to do this but without importing the character from DDB, since me and my players sadly don't have access to every piece of content and therefore are unable to use most races and some classes/subclasses. It would be very nice if you were able to help me with that.
Thank you in advance
8:30 I don’t understand one thing. If I’m not supposed to use Chris’s Premades and Midi QoL together, then why are we making it so Midi QoL hooks up with Chris’s Premades?
hi this guide is really wonderful, thanks, it helped me a lot in setting up foundry. I have a question about midiqol, I created an actor and a message appears asking me to set the death state in the mechanics. as per the guide I set the player pins to unconscious and death for the monsters but why is it asking me to set it to death?
I am also having the same problem any solutions?
I thought I had a solution, but it does not seem to work.
That's super helpful. This is gonna come across as a bit cheapskate of me, but how much would you estimate you pay monthly to Patreons and the similar for access to all of the advanced features on these?
I already support Mr Primate with his tools as I've found it so useful (as well as a few others ), but I (like many others) have a really limited budget, so have to pick and choose what and who I can support as a regular payment.
I'm not sure you need to pay ANYONE long-term or anything. All Baileywiki content is optional, and you can dip in and out to scoop up updates. Ripper's premium modules continue to work after you unsubscribe. Chris's premades and others are also downloaded once and keep working.
This is super cool, but what are your opinions on the gamification of ttrpgs? Ive heard many people say that they don't like playing dnd online because it limits your imagination and choices you can make. Improvisation and homebrew become much more difficult in systems like this, do you have any thoughts on this?
Cool guide, thanks! Anyone has the issue with chat slips up?
Maybe it's my settings, but when you mention the Alternative Pause Icon, whatever you are trying to show is not on the screen (your mouse goes below what is visually available.)
What do you use for the combat carousel? Is it integrated into Argon? Or is it the original combat carousel module? Wasn't the original one discontinued in v11?
theripper93 took it over and offers it as a free module.
I remade my own combat carousel from scratch, it's called "Carousel Combat Tracker"
@theripper9336 Sorry. I realize I made it sound like you took over the development of the old module. I just meant that you took the responsibility of filling that niche with your own module.
@@jamesg_1138 No worries, just added clarification :)
A question though, going through the premades list no one has created one for mage hand but there is a premade for Bigbys hand, these seem very similar, how hard or where would I even start creating or adapting for mage hand ?
Good question. Hopefully Chris is monitoring these comments.
I haven't considered anyone actually needing a token for a mage hand, but that wouldn't be too hard to do.
Did I miss where you got that cool animated token for the tentacle?
did you figure this out? same problem
How does echo avatar work in CPR???
can anyone tell me what is required for my summons to import a token? he says it will be automated but all of my summons just stay the same default icon.
Following this guide I had completed installing the modules listed below, however when I went to go tamper with setting as advised here, I noticed that Chris's Premades was not in my modules setting post launch, prior to running the server however I do see it in my installed modules. I am using Forge for my Foundry server, and I attempted direct installation of the modules and DnD5e system through manifest URLs and have had no success in it appearing so that I can modify the settings, any recommendations?
I don't know, but I believe Chris has a discord server. You might need to ask there
Do you have this type of video for Pathfinder 2e?
Hey, dnd5e got an 3.0 update on foundry so some modules are not in line anymore, is it better to wait for the System update or for module updates ?
My wording is shit what i mean is, should you wait with the 3.0 update on DnD5e
I would wait. Depending on your module needs, it will take a couple weeks for these devs to react. I haven't seen a list of modules that are affected. Have you?
I rolled back to 2.4, i remember about 4 modules are affected one of them is chris's premade@@Baileywiki
@@vladids2375 Do you recall which 4?
17:23 I don't want to activate developer mode in my Chrome and the link for the manual steps is out of date...
When I uninstalled DAE as you suggested because I'm using Chris's premade, it disabled midi QOL and won't let me re-enable it with that module not installed.
Hey there! The module that shouldn't be installed is the DAE-*SRD*, not DAE itself. You still need DAE installed and activated, sorry if that wasn't clear.
Thanks for the response! I'm sure you were clear I just didn't listen well. Lol
I had the same issue. What I did was go and update all my installed modules. Then I made active Chris's Premade and it automatically made all the other modules active as part of its dependency.
Man, SOOO many of these things just aren't working. Ever since they released the brand new update to 12, some of these things have NOT been updated. Including Chris's and MidiQoL. =(
What should I do?
You should really wait to update. Or roll back your update. It was a huge change and will take the devs a few weeks to refactor.
Pity I found this after I had updated my game only to find out that Midi QOL isn't available for the latest version :(
is there a version of this for pathfinder 1e?
Not yet. But Pathfinder also has a lot of automation already built in.
Well, one of these is now crashing my games. I can't load any games after adding these modules. :(
Do you know how to launch in safe mode? forums.forge-vtt.com/t/how-to-enable-safe-configuration/16750
looks like I sorted it out. I had to uninstall and then reinstall a bunch of things.@@Baileywiki
This is no longer working properly with the new version right?
Much of it is working with 3.0 actually. I can't tell you exactly what modules or specific features are broken though. We will probably do another video once we have a full handle on it.