macros VS FVTT-TokenHUDWildcard

Yeah, learning how to do other stuff in Javascript is a good way to start. But then maybe look at things like the example scripts in the community macros: https://github.com/foundry-vtt-community/macros

Have a look at the community free macro module. https://github.com/foundry-vtt-community/macros

If you code at all, then Foundry jumps even higher up the recommendation list since it's designed intentionally to allow people to build stuff and add functionality. As someone who used to mess with R20 macros and their proprietary API, this is probably one of my favorite benefits to Foundry. They have some typical documentation though if you prefer examples the community macros repo is great for that.

Read some of the shorter/simpler macros from https://github.com/foundry-vtt-community/macros to get a sense of how they work.

This macro in the FoundryVTT Community Macros GitHub repository "selects all actors of the same name on the scene." I haven't tested it, but these macros have never given me issues in the past, and I recommend checking out that repo if there's ever something you're looking for.

Quick size control (#2) is generally handled by macros. There's a macro for quickly swapping tokens between 1x1 and 2x2 in the community macros. If you want some that will just bump a token up or down 1 grid size, I can get you mine personal ones in a bit when I'm at my main computer/

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Try this one: https://github.com/foundry-vtt-community/macros/blob/4e25a66ef7990dbcb0c9015b554286de147c5116/actor/5e_lay_on_hands.js

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.