macros VS dragonflagon-fvtt

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

In the meantime I'd suggest using DF Architect and DF Curvy Walls to make your life easier. There aren't many maps I've seen which can't have their walls draw manually in a few minutes.

DragonFlagon Curvy Walls - tools for drawing curved walls

Dungeondraft is going to be better for creating full maps. Foundry isn't awful for creating maps, particularly with the right modules - the DragonFlagon ones like Architect and Curvy Walls are great, so is Dungeon Draw for on-the-fly stuff - but at the end of the day, map-making softwares are better for making maps to then export to Foundry for use.

Also, DF Hotkeys should let you rebind many (most?) keys that are already registered in Foundry.

DF Manual Rolls: Allows toggleable behavior for requesting manual rolls, inserting that value into regular roll actions

This is a known issue. Unfortunately I haven't had the spare time to get through my back-log of issues yet. But you can keep an eye on this ticket: https://github.com/flamewave000/dragonflagon-fvtt/issues/297

DragonFlagon Active Lights

DF Chat Enhancements has capabilities for logging in addition to other things, and it does a really good job.

DragonFlagon Chat Enhancements https://github.com/flamewave000/dragonflagon-fvtt/tree/master/df-chat-enhance I'm mostly using this mod for the ability to edit chat messages. The idea is that players would use this to state their actions, and then be able to change their mind later if someone else does something unexpected, or does something that would cause the original actions to "fizzle".