FVTT-TokenHUDWildcard VS MaterialDeck

If you haven't, you can try this fix for "Token HUD Wildcard" https://github.com/javieros105/FVTT-TokenHUDWildcard/issues/36 which uses the wildcard feature but there's a button when you right click on the token that shows what token image to swap to.

if you want more control with your wildcarded tokens there are a few modules that can help, for example token hud wildcard will add a simple right click menu to a token to chose which image to use (not officially updated to v10 but it should work), token variant art will give you A LOT more options about using multiple images on a token, even different images for different players if you want.

You might want to check out the v9 compatibility thread on the GitHub page for Token Variant Hub. It looks like the TVH is compatible with v9 now, but lost full functionality, which should be fixed in FoundryVTT v10.

There's a module called Token HUD Wildcard that can add a little icon menu to the token HUD displaying whatever matches it finds for the wildcard images. So if you name your files in a certain way and put them in the same folder, you could make a few tokens called Daelkyr_1, Daelkyr_2, etc. and then be able to switch between them easily.

see the first image on Token Hud Wildcard for an example

Token HUD Wildcard

For convenience use https://github.com/javieros105/FVTT-TokenHUDWildcard to switch between images.

"It would be so cool to use my Streamdeck to interact with Foundry." -There's a module for that. "What if difficult terrain was automatically calculated?" -There's a module for that. "I wish my players could change their token for when they're sitting." -TAMFT. It's just crazy.

Token HUD Wildcard for adding a button to the token HUD that accesses that token's Wildcard image options. Basically, it makes it easier to swap token images for your shapeshifting creatures, or for those players that often use Disguise Self.

I use the Matrial Deck addon with my Stream Deck. You run a small application on your computer that acts as the go-between between your Stream Deck and the hosted Foundry instance.

Here's instructions: https://github.com/CDeenen/MaterialDeck/wiki/Linux-Instructions

There also is no easy way to have an SD plug-in fully communicate an external change of state without some sort of sever running to keep things updated. The only system I’ve seen that does this consistently is the purpose built Material Deck for the FoundryVTT virtual tabletop application. It uses a local server (run on your system) that can poll the states of various commands. When you invoke them via the keyboard, if available, the state of the corresponding SD key will update (music playlist playing or stopped, game paused or unpaused, for example). And when you invoke them on the SD, they react as though you hit the keyboard command. But this is a very specific usage case for a single app. It is not available outside of FoundryVTT (for other apps). Of course, the server app is available along with its source code, so you could figure out what it takes to make it work in other apps, but that would be far, far more work than learning AHK.

"It would be so cool to use my Streamdeck to interact with Foundry." -There's a module for that. "What if difficult terrain was automatically calculated?" -There's a module for that. "I wish my players could change their token for when they're sitting." -TAMFT. It's just crazy.

You could also use Material Deck: https://github.com/CDeenen/MaterialDeck Another module by me that allow players to control their tokens using an Elgato Stream Deck. They can move tokens, run macros (for example to attack), display token stats, and more. Right now you can only use 1 stream deck at a time, but I'm planning to add support for multiple Stream Decks. It's an expensive solution, but it does do what you want it to do (or at least it will soon).

Maybe not the answer you're looking for, and it'll require you to buy hardware, but you could take a look at my Material Deck and Material Keys modules that use an Elgato Stream Deck and Novation Launchpad, respectively, to control and display various Foundry functions. Both allow you to play playlists or individual tracks by pressing a physical button, and both show which playlist and track is playing (through LEDs for Material Keys, while Material Deck can display playlist and names). As a bonus, you'll also be able to do a lot of other cool stuff :)