I would love it if spellcasting monster stat blocks would include hyperlinks to the spells they can cast. That would make it much easier to prepare an encounter with spellcasters.
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I'll second the linking of spells. When running encounters the most time consuming part as a GM is to look up monster spells. I haven't been a player in 5e so I have only more or less vague ideas about how each spell plays. Easy access to their spells would save me considerable amounts of time. Especially if we can build encounters - simply Monster lists.
I would love it if spellcasting monster stat blocks would include hyperlinks to the spells they can cast. That would make it much easier to prepare an encounter with spellcasters.
This is a must-have, in my books. I'm glad it's on the to-do list!
I agree. Also hyperlinking to condition descriptions would be great as well for both spells and monster attacks. Stunned, blinded, etc.
For condition descriptions, I think I'd prefer tool-tips that appear when you hover over on a computer system rather than needing to navigate to a different entry and back. Not sure what the options for displaying tooltips are on a mobile device, though, so that could be a reason to opt for the hyperlink instead.
As a DM at the table, being able to click on a spell's name in a monster stat block, reference it (oh, its d8s, not d6s, right) then hit back to go immediately back to the monster statblock I was using is... well, necessary. I can run a search, then hit back once I found what I wanted, but this is so many more clicks. If you can do more of the work on your end to give the end user a smoother and quicker experience, it seems like a great investment of time and resources.
This is such an elemental functionality, that is should been there from the very start. The pages should function like a wiki with cross-referencing links everywhere.
Yes... so much yes.
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Hey guys,
Certain items, spells, abilities and so on reference other spells, items and so on.
For example, Wands reference their spell, and the ring of three wishes references "Wish".
When these references are made it would be helpful to be able to access the mentioned item immediately with some sort of link.
I agree, similar to a wikipedia style in-line cross-reference.
I would love it if spellcasting monster stat blocks would include hyperlinks to the spells they can cast. That would make it much easier to prepare an encounter with spellcasters.
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Thanks for the feedback!
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Awesome, especially the links for monster stat blocks would be useful, because referencing those spells in the middle of a session can get tedious.
Fredo, you're my older brother, and I love you. But don't ever take sides with anyone against the Family again. Ever.
I'll second the linking of spells. When running encounters the most time consuming part as a GM is to look up monster spells. I haven't been a player in 5e so I have only more or less vague ideas about how each spell plays. Easy access to their spells would save me considerable amounts of time. Especially if we can build encounters - simply Monster lists.
I agree. Also hyperlinking to condition descriptions would be great as well for both spells and monster attacks. Stunned, blinded, etc.
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+1 this
I agree. If this isn't hyperlinked to the other sections where relevant, it's pretty useless. And search is an absolute requirement.
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Agreed :)
As a DM at the table, being able to click on a spell's name in a monster stat block, reference it (oh, its d8s, not d6s, right) then hit back to go immediately back to the monster statblock I was using is... well, necessary. I can run a search, then hit back once I found what I wanted, but this is so many more clicks. If you can do more of the work on your end to give the end user a smoother and quicker experience, it seems like a great investment of time and resources.