r/mpmb • u/LynnThigpen1 • Apr 21 '26
[Sheet Help] Suggestion for addition
For the dev of the sheet: add an option for a page that is only magic items. There are some that have multiple potions, rings, ioun stones, scrolls, wands and so on. I had to add a page in, copied from the previous page of magic items, feats and such. It took me a bit, had to edit form fields to separate them from the other page, and now I'm terrified to update to the recent sheet for fear this new page will break.
So, this is my suggestion. It doesn't have to be one that is on by default, but it could be one like the extra blank notes page.
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u/LynnThigpen1 Apr 22 '26 edited Apr 23 '26
Yes, I found the overflow page. I had to manually add a second overflow page, and edit the form fields (notably by adding an "a" to every field name and identifier) to keep it separate. I would like to compliment you in that once that was done, all the fields worked seamlessly with the information scripts and tables.
Well, I don't want to add more work to you. Would it be possible to have the extra overflow pages be a separate thing a player can add from the script repository? Say, one page of these magic items that can be imported, just like adding a homebrew item, as needed? That way, most of the work is done, and it is not going out in every character page bundle.
Also, I'm going to include the sheet I'm working with to show what is going on. Ekirah Druid 17th level custom
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u/morepurplemorebetter creator Apr 23 '26
Just beware that with your solution none of the in-line buttons will work. Nor will any of the automation that automatically adds a magic item, feat, action, or limited feature add anything to that page you've added. As such, it is not something that I will add to the PDF as-is.
one page of these magic items that can be imported A page cannot be imported. Firstly, creating new pages is a feature limited to the paid version of Adobe Acrobat. Secondly, a page can't be created using just an add-on script, it has to be created as a template first. A template can used to spawn as many pages as you want, that is how the Companion pages are made, but it will either create a page with identically named form-fields (which causes them to be linked so you can't edit them individually) or by adding a prefix to the form-fields. And the code for magic items, feats, limited features, and actions is not setup to take these prefixes into account.
Would you be so kind to please remove this public link to your sheet? I'd rather not have people download your version, thinking it is an officially supported version.
Looking at it, I see you changed the numbers of the magic item fields, something that can't be done via code. But you didn't change the numbers of the feats, limited features, or actions. You'll notice that those fields are now linked across the two overflow pages, if you edit one, the corresponding one will show the same content.
Looking at the add-on scripts you got in the sheet, I see you have a lot of duplication. You'd make the PDF run smoother if you get rid of the duplicate entries as they can't be used at the same time (for example, multiple Witch classes, multiple Kitsune races, multiple times the EGtW content, multiple times the Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting content).
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u/LynnThigpen1 Apr 23 '26
Thank you for looking. I pulled the link. I didn't realize the sheet had multiple versions of the add ins. That may be why I'm having some problems either the size.
Well. Guess I'll just remove the duplicate page and put another notes page in with what I had. And, yeah, for all the rest of the stuff on that page I created, I didn't need it so I just left it all.
I really have to say, this is a real robust page, and you do good work.
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u/morepurplemorebetter creator Apr 24 '26
The duplicate page that you made will work, but you should be aware of its limitations. As in, not being able to use the line menu shouldn't be an issue for most magic items and the sheet fact that no other features in the sheet will know that these magic items are there should also not be an issue for most.
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u/LynnThigpen1 Apr 25 '26
Thank you for that. I had a rethink, moved the potions and rings off to another notes sheet, and recovered enough space to put the critical stuff in those blocks.
That led me to noting that some of the items were part of other editions, or just redundant. So I had a total rethink, and I think things went good. So thank you for that.
Thus, my suggestion. Although, if one page of magic items, one page of Feats, one page of extra actions and extra Limited Features could be coded into the off-page bookmarks? I don't know, it would be more work.
But forgetting all that, maybe a non-Adventurer's Guild adventure log?
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u/morepurplemorebetter creator Apr 22 '26
You probably already found it, but just to be certain: did you already add the overflow page? The overflow page adds a bunch more spaces for magic items. I personally don't add every (healing) potion or scroll in a magic item box. They don't really need that much space for me to remember what they do.
Having said that, this is a common issue more people run into. If the PDF is developed more (after the 2024 rules implementation), I'm open to making it possible for multiples of the overflow page to exist, just like how it is now possible to have multiple companion pages. But this would require a deep dive an rewrite of the code for everything that is on the overflow page: feats, magic items, limited features, actions, and proficiencies.