Tags
Have you ever renamed a monster and had to fix every mention? Tags solve that. Use tags like [Name] and [their] inside monsters' actions instead of hardcoding names and pronouns, and the editor will fill in the right values for you. Your actions will then work for a dragon, a wizard, anything. Rename the creature once and everything updates.
[Name] moves up to half [their] Speed.
The previous example, when inside the stat block of an Adult Red Dragon, would be translated by Monstershuffler into:
The dragon moves up to half its Speed.
When inside the stat block of Jim Darkmagic the Wizard it would look like this instead:
Jim moves up to half his Speed.
Tags available in the editor
[Name] and [name]
Both tags are replaced with the creature's name.
For generic creatures, Monstershuffler automatically adds the article "the":
[Name]→ The troll[name]→ the troll
Use [Name] at the beginning of a sentence and [name] elsewhere.
[Name] never attacks without warning. Defeating [name] requires careful planning.
Becomes:
The troll never attacks without warning. Defeating the troll requires careful planning.
For non-generic creatures, the name is inserted without an article, and remains capitalized even for [name]:
Jim never attacks without warning. Defeating Jim requires careful planning.
Pronoun Tags
Pronoun tags allow descriptions to adapt automatically to the creature they're assigned to.
Whenever possible, use the neutral pronouns
[they],[their],[them], and[theirs]. They are unique in English, which makes them safe to convert automatically.
Some pronouns are ambiguous. For example, the editor cannot determine whether [her] armor makes [her] proud should become:
his armor makes him proudhis armor makes his proud
Since both interpretations are possible, [her] is not considered safe in every context.
If you prefer masculine pronouns, use [he], [his], and [him], together with a unique fourth pronoun such as [hers] or [theirs].
| Subject | Possessive Adjective | Object | Possessive Pronoun |
|---|---|---|---|
[he] | [his]* | [him] | [his] |
[she] | [her]* | [her] | [hers] |
[they] | [their] | [them] | [theirs] |
[it]* | [its] | [it] | ([theirs]) |
[He] | [His]* | [Him] | [His] |
[She] | [Her]* | [Her] | [Hers] |
[They] | [Their] | [Them] | [Theirs] |
[It]* | [Its] | [It] | ([Theirs]) |
* These pronouns are safe only when they represent the grammatical role shown in the same column.
Example:
[Their] armor makes [them] proud.
For a male creature, this becomes:
His armor makes him proud.
Action Tags
Every Action exposes its own tags, which you can find in the Action's settings. These let you create reusable descriptions that automatically adapt to the selected action.
Size Tags
The following tags let you refer to sizes relative to the creature's own size:
[size][sizegreater][sizesmaller][sizetwogreater][sizetwosmaller]
Example:
If the size of the grappled creature is [sizesmaller] or smaller, the monster swallows it.
For a Large creature, this becomes:
If the size of the grappled creature is Medium or smaller, the monster swallows it.
Other Tags
The following tags are also available:
[race][type][alignment]
Spell Links
Use the following syntax to create a link to a spell preview:
[spell:Detect Magic]
Or inside a sentence:
Dungeon Masters hate [spell:Detect Magic].
Which is rendered as:
Dungeon Masters hate Detect Magic.