This would be a really nice function to have especially if most third party tools supported Roll20's API. If your character management tool doesn't export in a form of XML that is supported or can't import data from JSON files built on Roll20 API-the rest of us? Not so much. You can VTTES to export data out of Savaged into Roll20 but going the other way? And on and on. There is also this API script for PCGen, also aimed at Pathfinder but it too is out of date. Also the script hasn't been updated since Carrot Caligula took office-things may have changed since then. Examples: using the using this API script, and this XML2JSON converter, HeroLab's XML export function will work, at least for Pathfinder, but don't expect all character data to be carried over. You have to hunt around at several sites to get all the documentation-annoying this isn't all consolidated one big page on the help Wiki-only to find that Roll20's API scripts don't support less commonly used rule sets, VTTs or character management tools. said: This is already possible with the free browser plugin VTT Enhancment Suite: Meh, it sort of is, for some vtts and some rules systems. But I'll keep hoping my cynicism is wrong. And artists and writers would be less willing to share their creativity, if someone could just swipe it without compensation or credit. If I could easily move my data in and out of PCGen, World Anvil, Roll20 and so on, I'd have less reason to be 'loyal' to any one of them. Also creators and publishers want to protect their intellectual property from knock-offs. Many of these tools want to retain some lock-in of users for business reasons. I just don't want to type all those numbers over and over again. The lack of this feature, despite my status as a Pro user, is one of reasons why I haven't really used all of the character sheets features of Roll20. ![]() After map folders (Which has finally entered the development queue after five years.), this has been my second most desired feature to be added to Roll20. I think this would save huge amounts of labor for users and developers of these tools. Ideally, in the best of all worlds, there'd be a common, open, data sharing API-maybe XML based-between all the VTTs and roleplaying game management software that's sprung up over the last two decades. I blindly swore to my players that you can print a character sheet that you created on Roll20, not even considering the fact that it may not be possible as every digital character sheet solution under the sun has implemented this years ago. said: How has this not been implemented yet.? FML.
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