How to make a Token Module

**Zacchaeus** · March 26th, 2018, 18:53

Since the subject of where/when/how to store/present/keep tokens comes up fairly frequently here's a short video on how to create your own token module.

**JohnD** · March 27th, 2018, 00:04

Thank you.

**jrh18** · March 27th, 2018, 00:52

I would also recommend that you compress your images before zipping them into the module. I use tiny png (https://tinypng.com/) to do that. I usually save around 75% on pngs and 25-50% on jpgs compared to what comes out of Photoshop or dungeon painter studio and the quality doesn't suffer. That makes the files that much smaller for transfer over the internet and in memory.

**mlesnews** · March 29th, 2018, 21:14

Thanks, Zacchaeus for putting this up!

**Kanbie** · March 30th, 2018, 14:51

This is actually helpful, I'll have to build token sets now

**JohnD** · July 1st, 2018, 20:36

Question.

I have all these tokens that are just sitting in my /Tokens/Host folder that have been assigned to NPCs throughout multiple modules and even for some ongoing NPCs in my actual campaign.

If I put the tokens in the module, I no longer need them in /Tokens/Host, so I remove them.

Does this "break" all the NPCs across multiple campaigns and modules that have already had those tokens assigned to them in that those NPCs will show up with blank/no tokem when I go to use them (meaning of course I will have to update all NPCs in the various campaign folders, as well as numerous NPCs in a multitude of modules)?

Thanks.

**Trenloe** · July 1st, 2018, 21:01

Originally Posted by JohnD

Does this "break" all the NPCs across multiple campaigns and modules that have already had those tokens assigned to them in that those NPCs will show up with blank/no tokem when I go to use them (meaning of course I will have to update all NPCs in the various campaign folders, as well as numerous NPCs in a multitude of modules)?

Yes. The NPCs will have letter tokens auto assigned as the original tokens assigned will no longer be available.

**Moon Wizard** · July 1st, 2018, 21:02

Yes, it will break the links. If you change the path (including placing them in a module), it breaks the reference. (similar to URLs)

Regards,
JPG

**JohnD** · July 1st, 2018, 21:29

Well that sucks. Good to know though... glad I asked. Thanks for the answers.

**Andraax** · July 1st, 2018, 21:48

When I'm making modules, I put the tokens I need for the NPCs in a "tokens" folder within the campaign I'm using for the module. When exported to a module, the tokens needed / used will be placed within the module so links do not break. This way, when I close the module, the tokens automatically go away as well.

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