Directory, compendium and backpack
The table directory: finding and putting into play characters, NPCs, creatures, maps, scenes and more; and the backpack.
The directory is the search for everything you can put on the table: characters, NPCs, creatures, maps, scenes, handouts, items, tables, macros, music and notes, from the campaign as well as from your Library and the compendium. From it you place, show, roll or activate with a couple of taps. The backpack is its equivalent for players: their items at hand.
Where to find it
- Directory and modules (
P): opens the directory. It does not show in the dock in view, but it is in the table's right panel (Directory tab), in the "Everything" sheet and in the general search. - Backpack: the players' backpack.
Requirements and permissions
The directory belongs to the person running the game. Entries from the campaign, from your Library and from the compendium (depending on the system) appear mixed, with a mark of their origin: Campaign, My Library, Compendium and System. Players do not see it, but they do see their backpack.
Step by step
- Open the directory with
P. - Type in Search the campaign or browse the sections: characters, NPCs, maps, scenes... The quick access at the top (All, Recent, tokens, props, areas, notes and sounds) filters in one tap; what you pin stays in quick access.
- Refine with the filters: type, origin, tag, folder, floor, size, setting and, for creatures, CR or level. Order can be by similarity, name, type, level or most used.
- Press an entry: its main action depends on what it is. The actions the directory offers are:
| Action | What it does |
|---|---|
| Place and Place | Puts the entry on the map (tokens, props...), in the amount you choose (How many). |
| To combat | Adds it to the combat. |
| Put on the table | A map or scene goes to the table. |
| Show | Shows the entry to the table. |
| Roll and Run | Rolls a table; runs a macro. |
| Play as ambience | A track plays as ambience. |
| To chat | Sends it to the chat. |
| Mark | An area: click on the map to mark it. |
| Give to… | Gives an item or adds it to a character's sheet. |
- "More" on each row shows the rest of the actions: duplicate, bring to the campaign, open its sheet...
Creating and organising
- New creates quickly: a quick token (with initiative, numbered and hidden if you want), a note, a table or a prop from an image. "With its full editor" opens the complete editor of each thing.
- Folders group the entries; drag a folder onto the map to leave its objects in a bag.
- Select several lets you pick several entries and act in bulk, move them to a folder or export them. You can also import a file.
- You can see the list as a grid or as a list.
The backpack
Backpack keeps your character's items at hand to use them without opening the sheet; see The universal sheet.
Common problems
"I cannot find something from my Library." It appears mixed in with its origin "My Library"; if it does not show, use the origin filter or Load more from My Library.
"It will not let me place a token." Check there is a map open: without a map the directory says "No map is open".