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Sharing controls on journal entries Journal entries can now be shared or hidden as needed so you can choose to keep your own journal entries form being seen by other people viewing your campaign. Keep more of your secret information secret! As with other sharing options, just toggle the sharing setting by clicking the eye ..
Objects can have ‘flags’ assigned to them which are coloured shapes that appear in the object lists. This helps visually categorise and emphasise objects which allows you to find them quickly and easily when needed. Kind of like bookmarks or sticky-note tabs on a physical book! Select the object flag from the object details panel. ..
Often there are a few objects that are commonly used during a given session, or there is a good chance you will need the information from them. In addition to using chapters, you can mark them in a couple of ways to improve the findability when needed. Pins Objects can be ‘pinned’ which adds them ..
User menu – Where you can load campaigns or manage your subscription Help options – Where to go if you need some help or have questions Campaign preferences – (Only for your own campaigns) – A number of options for the campaign, including sharing settings and access roles Shared campaign access – If you have ..
To view a shared campaign you will need the shared URL which is available from the campaign owner. Visit this URL and log in to open the campaign. For some campaigns, this is all you need to do! You do not need a subscription to view or contribute to another person’s campaign, but you do ..
New! Access Roles Access roles to control who has access to your campaign and what they can see. Create roles in the campaign preferences and set the role type. Give the generated access key to the users you want to have that role, then when they log in, they can enter the key to join ..
Statblocks can now be included in other object’s notes just like the main object details. Use the syntax of {{objectid.statblock}} (or {{objectid.sb}} for short) to include the statblock markdown from the target object. In addition, you can now add both transclusion options with clicks rather than copying/pasting the id Click inserts a link to the ..
There are now minor column customisation options available that allow you to rename and hide object columns to fit your needs. If you don’t use a particular column, just hide it and reclaim the screen space! If you want to rename columns for a better fit to your world, or to be in your native ..
For those who need or prefer a dark-text-on-light-background site, both the current themes now have a “light” counterpart that you can use! Just select the theme you prefer from the themes panel in the user menu. The setting is saved in your browser so you can have your preference even when viewing shared campaigns from ..