Category: Sheet Author
Do you want to make a character sheet or tweak an existing one? You’ll need to grasp HTML, CSS, and Javascript, and roll20 has its own tweaks that makes each of those a little more complicated. Don’t worry though – that’s where this blog comes in. If you’re a newbie to any of these things, you’ll find help here.
Getting Started With CSS
The basics of CSS – syntax, what a declaration block is, how to apply properties, etc.
Guide to CSS – Styling a Character Sheet
An introduction to the CSS Guide, with a table of contents.
Buttons that Create Other Buttons
How to create attack rolls that include a damage button, and similar buttons.
Sandbox Sheet Glitches
There’s a couple of weird nuisances you can encounter when using the sandbox, Here’s how to deal with them.
Default Sheet Settings
In some systems, it’s handy to provide some settings a GM can set for all sheets in the campaign at once. Here’s how.
Publishing Sheet Images
It’s very common for sheets to lose images. ruining their design. It’s pretty simple to stop this from happening.
Publishing Sheets to GitHub
Here’s a quick guide to uploading your sheet to to the Roll20 repo on GitHub to share your sheet with the community.
Inspecting the Browser
Every modern browser has a built-in tool to help you inspect code and test changes instantly.
How To Hide and Reveal Things With CSS
This is an important skill when making character sheets. Here’s how to do it with CSS.
Validating Your Sheet
When your Code Editor isn’t quite enough, use a web page or plugin to find errors faster.
Use a Syntax-Aware Code Editor
How to use a Code Editor to make writing your code easier and faster.
The Custom Sheet Sandbox
How to take exploit Roll20’s best-kept secret for creating character sheets.
