NPC Spell/Ability Usage Automation for D&D 5E

Tired of tracking NPC daily spell and ability on scratch paper or manually editing them on the combat tracker?

This extension is your ultimate Quality of Life upgrade! It fully automates the tracking of daily spell and ability usages for NPCs directly inside the Fantasy Grounds Combat Tracker.

Designed for the 2024 ruleset updates, while remaining fully compatible with legacy 5e NPCs.

✨ Key Features

• Click-to-Cast Tracking: Simply Double-click on any usage tag (like (3/day)) in the Combat Tracker to instantly consume a use. The math is done for you.

• Easy Undo & Recovery: Made a mistake or an NPC recharged an ability? Hold SHIFT + Double-Click to restore a use or reset a depleted spell.

• Dynamic Visual Feedback: Never guess if a spell is available. When an NPC runs out of slots, the text automatically turns RED and changes to (no uses left). When you restore uses, the color cleanly resets to match your current theme (fully Dark Theme compatible).

• Keep the Mystery Alive: All usage updates are sent to the Chat as Secret Whispers (visible only to the DM). Your players will stay immersed, completely unaware of exactly how many Fireballs the boss has left in reserve!

• Smart & Safe Parsing: Precision clicking ensures that standard FGU tags like [DMG],[SAVE]or[EFFECT] work perfectly without accidentally triggering the usage counter.

📖 Quick Start Guide

1. Open the Combat Tracker and add an NPC.

2. Open the Offense/Actions tab (sword icon).

3. To Use: Double-click on any spell limit text (e.g., "Fireball (3/day)"). The count decreases.

4. To Recover: Hold SHIFT and Double-click. The count increases.

💡 Pro Tip: Variable Limits (Lair Actions)

Some high-level boss monsters have traits with variable limits, such as: "Legendary Resistance (3/Day, or 4/Day in Lair)"

Since the extension looks for a specific number pattern, complex strings might not trigger the automation.

The Fix: Simply edit the text in the Combat Tracker to leave only the active limit.
Change it to either (3/Day) or (4/Day).

Once edited to a standard format, the automation will instantly become interactable!

⚙️ Compatibility & Support

• Designed specifically for the D&D 5E 2024 Ruleset.

• Tested and working with both 2024 and 2014 rule structures.

• Highly compatible: hooks cleanly into the standard string control to avoid conflicts with other extensions.

Need help or want to report a bug? Please reach out via the Support Thread linked on this page!

📝 Changelog

• v1.3 - Compatibility Update: Compatibility update for FGU 2026-04 ruleset update.

• v1.2 - Precision Update: Added cursor position check. Double-clicking on standard action tags like [DMG],[SAVE] or[EFFECT]now works normally and passes the roll to FGU without triggering the usage consumption.

• v1.1 - Quality of Life Update: Added SHIFT + Click to restore uses. Added the RED text visual feedback when a spell is depleted.

• v1.0 - Initial Release: Automated tracking with double-click and Secret DM chat messages.