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HOME OF THE FASTEST AND MOST POWERFUL FRAMEWORK FOR D&D 4E UNDER MAPTOOL
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THE MACROPOLICEBOX

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PLAYERS' GUIDE

 * Introduction
 * The Combat Cycle
 * The Powers Group
   * The Attack Cycle
   * Verification
 * The MacroPolicebox Group
   * Actions In Combat
   * Arsenal
   * Common Free/No
   * Health
   * Macro Mgmt
   * Power Mgmt
     * Working with Trigger Definitions
   * Tactical
   * Toggles
 * Using Your New Token
   * The Object Selection Procedure
   * A Word on ABOS Powers
   * Important Properties
   * Ending Your Turn
 * Questions and Answers


DUNGEON MASTER’S GUIDE

 * Introduction
 * Running an Encounter
 * Handling Effects
 * Lock Powers Feature
 * Global Toggles
 * Controlling XP Rewards
   * Example Scenario
   * Adjustments


CONSTRUCTION KIT

 * Introduction
 * Setup Player Token (F4)
 * Creating Player Characters
   * Importing Powers
   * Importing Weapons and Magic Items
 * Creating Monsters
   * Configuring Auras
   * Adjusting Monster Difficulty
 * Introducing Frankenstein's Lab
   * Understanding Effect Registration
   * Add Skill Track
   * Convert to Spell
   * Edit Properties
     * Edit Transients
     * Set Striker Feature
   * Import PC Power
     * Filling Out the Forms
     * MPB-Only Features
     * Rebuild Power
 * Special Tokens
   * Info
   * Door
   * Trap or Hazard
   * Skill Challenge
   * The Pit
   * Locked Chest
 * Verification
 * Questions and Answers
   * Managing Your Library Token
 * Where do we go from here?
 * Appendix: Optional Token Creation Methods
   * Rumble NPC Creation
     * Monsters: Rumble Phase
     * Monsters: MPB Phase
   * JamesManhattan Import
   * Rumble PC Creation


PROGRAMMER'S REFERENCE

 * Introduction
 * General Format of MPB Macros
 * Understanding the Register Effect Macro
   * Case Study: The Medusa Archer
   * Case Study: Artificer's Curative Admixture
 * Macro Reference
   * Banner
   * Choose Targets
   * Attack Power
   * Rumble Eval
   * Send Macro
   * Skill Check
   * Surge
   * Move to Token
   * Register Effect
   * Distance
 * Macro Cookbook
   * Attack/Move/Attack Pattern
   * Stop on Miss Pattern
   * Off-Hand Alternation Pattern
   * Astral Seal Problem (SL7+)
 * Conclusion
 * Appendix: Adding Support for Diseases


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Details Category: Uncategorised Published: Friday, 17 July 2020 12:45 Written by
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Put simply, The MacroPolicebox is the most powerful 4E VTT-based combat
management system on the face of the planet. Fans of other VTTs will say things
like "I don't like the MapTool UI so I'm going to write macros and modules for
Roll20, Foundry, Fantasy Grounds etc instead.". The MapTool interface becomes
irrelevant once you start playing as you will be primarily interacting with The
MacroPolicebox. Going with a different VTT is fine as long as large amounts of
automation is not something you are interested in. Those are good systems but it
is highly unlikely any will be able to catch up to what I have accomplished (see
Feature List) with MapTool. Nevertheless I have been watching their progress
with keen interest. Our Foundry friends have been trying to automate things for
years now and are still mired in getting rudimentary functions to work.

In late October 2012, the next stage of MPB evolution was released on this
site a little over 10 months after its v1.0 premiere. The only new site content
at the time was the suite of SR training videos. The documentation for new and
changed features was completed in late November 2012. Since then I have been
updating the site as functionality changes and new features get added.


REGISTRATION (PLEASE READ!)

JUST REGISTER AN ACCOUNT USING THE "CREATE" LINK AT BOTTOM RIGHT, WAIT FOR ME TO
SEND YOU A CONFIRMATION E-MAIL (AUTOMATED REGISTRATION NO LONGER WORKS) AND THEN
LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE LOGGING IN. IT'S FREE AND EASY! REGISTRATION IS
NECESSARY FOR TRACKING HOW MANY USERS ARE DOWNLOADING THE CODE. IT GOES WITHOUT
SAYING THAT YOUR ADDRESS WILL NOT BE SOLD TO SPAMMERS. IT IS USED FOR ACCOUNT
ACTIVATION PURPOSES ONLY.

Please log in ASAP or your account will be removed after a week or so. You will
know this if it disappears from the list on the right side of this page. If this
happens then you are free to create another account with the same login
condition. Deletion of non-activated accounts is necessary to control spam
robots. At the very least, please reply to my welcome email. Thanks for your
cooperation!


WHAT'S NEW?

Naturally, this is the main question when any new software product is released.
Let's start with the obvious. Those from the beginning will know the full
framework name was originally "The MacroPolicebox: Rumble Edition". This has now
been changed to "The MacroPolicebox: Second Regeneration". Aside from being just
plain boring, the reason I didn't call it Version 2.0 is two-fold.

The "Rumble Edition" part was dropped because that framework is obsolete and no
longer needed for token creation. The legacy migration path has been retained
for Rumble users making the switch. Also, the MPB contains absolutely zero
Rumble code so it was misleading on that level as well. Secondly (if you'll
pardon the expression!), "Second Regeneration" is more in keeping with
the underlying Doctor Who theme. I thought of code-naming it "Troughton Edition"
but figured non-DW fans would find that too esoteric!

Speaking of themes, the central mission of the MPB:SR is to make the
transference from source text (adventure PDFs, Compendium, rulebook PDFs etc) to
MapTool as seamless and effortless as possible. Rumble and JamesManhattan did
some pioneering (but buggy) work in this regard. This worked reasonably well but
a significant amount of manual coding was still required. DMs needed far more
powerful tools to process and automate the source text. Because of this, I
decided on a bold theme for my work:


"IMPORT ANYTHING"

For the most part, I believe the MPB:SR has realized this lofty goal. You will
no doubt agree the biggest headache with using MapTool is the transformation of
static adventure text into usable tokens. The basic "engine", if you will, is in
place to get the user started in capturing just about every game element from
the source text. You name it, the MPB:SR can import it … within reason, of
course!

It isn't perfect but I am continually striving to improve the heuristic
algorithms which process the text into MT script code so fewer manual
adjustments are necessary. New videos and Programmer's Reference articles will
supplement these code improvements. Other than a number of fixes made to the
v1.2 code base, the full list of new features can be found here.

I want to thank all my users for their support and hope the MPB continues to
serve your D&D 4e needs. As always, all I ask in return are bug reports and
usability feedback so I can continue to improve the code. Happy gaming to you …

StarMan


ORIGINAL GREETING

What follows is the initial welcome adjusted for recent developments:

Greetings and welcome to StarMan's website for the MacroPolicebox framework
(henceforth known as the MPB)! Here you will find everything you need to craft a
truly unique and exciting experience playing Dungeons And Dragons 4th Edition
under MapTool.  There are plenty of demonstration videos and documentation to
help get you up and running quickly.

In case you are wondering, "StarMan" is the arbitrary ID I picked for
participating on the MapTool forums.  In fact, it is fitting this site was
launched on the "21"st day of the "12"th month of 2011. All you Rush fans out
there know where I'm going with this but the rest are likely scratching their
heads! ;o)

Note that this site and opinions expressed therein are my own and not affiliated
with RPTools.net or Wizards of the Coast in any way.  Nevertheless, thanks go to
these companies for their excellent work.  No profit is being made here and no
donations are expected.  I am doing this for the sheer enjoyment of the game and
desire to share that enthusiasm with others.

If you are on the fence regarding whether one little blue token can
outperform all the other 4e frameworks available, your skepticism
is understandable. Just remember that much like one other police box we know,
this one is "much bigger on the inside than on the outside."! ;o)


DEDICATION

This site is gratefully dedicated to the best gaming groups a guy could ask for.
Players are listed below in no particular order. If you want to join us and are
near the EST time zone then click Looking for EST D&D 4e Players!:


 


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Chris M
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Dave S

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