Actually I think that I found them in the Ability Drain script. Well except the 6d6 tag.

And just to refresh my memory, size values are T=-2, S=-1, M=0, L=1, H=2, G=3, and C=4 correct?

If you go to the weapons tab in the editor you can find all tags for every available damage dice. Select the preferred damage dice and look at the tag being assigned.

I'm not sure what you're asking about as far as modifying the Natural Weapons script. Are you asking if you can modify a script in the community files? If you have to do that to add the Fang Dragon please send me the affected files so I can add it in.

Probably? However, it's probably better to use tags for this. As with weapons, you can go to the race tab in the editor, select a size and look at the tags to see what's being assigned.

@Sendric Thanks I found them but the problem I ran into is that there is no 6d6 in the weapon damage list. Any idea where else to look for it?

What is happening is the Fang Dragon has a natural ability that allows its natural weapons to be considered one size category larger. So I am trying to figure out how to accomplish this. I tried just modifying the bootstraps for the dragon natural weapons ability but it didn't work right. Then I noticed that the actual script has some "hard" changed to specific damages. I'm thinking that I can just expand that script to change all of the damages. Can I email you the script for the bite and see what you think? I still have your email from years ago.

I'm thinking a basic if/then statement might work but the precreated script in the dragon natural weapon ability is different than a basic if/then so I'm not sure it will work.

Add the tag Helper.DamageUp to the weapon.

Well it worked until I hit large size.

The normal dragon natural weapon damages are:
T__Bite: 1d4__Claws: 1d3__Wings: ---__Tail Slap: ---__Crush: ---__Tail Sweep: -
S__Bite: 1d6__Claws: 1d4__Wings: ---__Tail Slap: ---__Crush: ---__Tail Sweep: -
M__Bite: 1d8__Claws: 1d6__Wings: 1d4__Tail Slap: ---__Crush: ---__Tail Sweep: -
L__Bite: 2d6__Claws: 1d8__Wings: 1d6__Tail Slap: 1d8__Crush: ---__Tail Sweep: -
H__Bite: 2d8__Claws: 2d6__Wings: 1d8__Tail Slap: 2d6__Crush: 2d8__Tail Sweep: -
G__Bite: 4d6__Claws: 2d8__Wings: 2d6__Tail Slap: 2d8__Crush: 4d6__Tail Sweep: 2d6
C__Bite: 4d8__Claws: 4d6__Wings: 2d8__Tail Slap: 4d6__Crush: 4d8__Tail Sweep: 2d8

The Fang dragon natural weapon damages are:
T__Bite: 1d6__Claws: 1d4__Wings: ---__Tail Slap: ---__Crush: ---__Tail Sweep: -
S__Bite: 1d8__Claws: 1d6__Wings: ---__Tail Slap: ---__Crush: ---__Tail Sweep: -
M__Bite: 2d6__Claws: 1d8__Wings: 1d6__Tail Slap: ---__Crush: ---__Tail Sweep: -
L__Bite: 2d8__Claws: 2d6__Wings: 1d8__Tail Slap: 2d6__Crush: ---__Tail Sweep: -
H__Bite: 4d6__Claws: 2d8__Wings: 2d6__Tail Slap: 2d8__Crush: 4d6__Tail Sweep: -
G__Bite: 4d8__Claws: 4d6__Wings: 2d8__Tail Slap: 4d6__Crush: 4d8__Tail Sweep: 2d8
They don't get to Colossal.

The Fang dragon natural weapon damages are coming up as this with just the Helper.WeaponUp tag:
T__Bite: 1d6__Claws: 1d4__Wings: ---__Tail Slap: ---__Crush: ---__Tail Sweep: -
S__Bite: 1d8__Claws: 1d6__Wings: ---__Tail Slap: ---__Crush: ---__Tail Sweep: -
M__Bite: 2d6__Claws: 1d8__Wings: 1d6__Tail Slap: ---__Crush: ---__Tail Sweep: -
L__Bite: 3d6__Claws: 2d6__Wings: 1d8__Tail Slap: 2d6__Crush: ---__Tail Sweep: -
H__Bite: 2d10__Claws: 3d6__Wings: 2d6__Tail Slap: 3d6__Crush: 2d8__Tail Sweep: -
G__Bite: 6d6__Claws: 2d10__Wings: 3d6__Tail Slap: 2d10_Crush: 4d6_Tail Sweep: 2d6

I bold and italicized the incorrect values that Helper.DamageUp sets. By the way Crush and Tail Sweep only show in the special tab.

So what needs to be changed?

I'm confused. You say the damage dice for normal dragons and for Fang Dragons are the same according to this chart you posted. You previously stated though that their damage is increased by one size category. Which is it?

Helper.DamageUp increases the damage of a weapon by one size category based on the damage path it's on. Conveniently, there are two paths here so that could account for any inconsistencies you may be seeing. I recommended this for the 6d6 damage dice you said you needed since there isn't a tag for that (I don't think).

If you look at the script on the special Dragon Natural Weapons that should give you all you need to help you force whatever tags you need. (Note: you can modify this script all you want, but if you don't want it be erased with every update you will either need to send me your updates or make your own version of it in a separate fle.)


Yea, I see that. Kind of annoying actually. I'll fix that whenever I get back to updating the monster races.

Sorry for not being clear. The Fang dragon's natural weapons are the same as a dragon one size category larger. So a medium dragon does large dragon damage. A gargantuan dragon does colossal dragon damage. Luckily for me the Fang dragon never goes above gargantuan.

As for the special Dragon Natural Weapons script it only changes 1 value for each attack type and at different size categories. I tried that first and it didn't change them correctly either. I'm thinking that I might have to write a script that just flat changes every damage value for each damage type for each size category.

But it has been a while since I have done this heavy of a script so it will take me some time. And you know that once I get it right I'll put it in the Dropbox. I just want to get it right before sending it on.

It shouldn't be necessary to go to that extreme. We can make some adjustments to the script and bootstraps to raise the level of damage specifically for the Fang Dragon. I can help with that if you want to send me what you have.

Sorry for being obtuse. Sometimes I need to be clubbed over the head.

Hello when I try to add enchantment to my weapon.
I cant find no weapon enchatment that called soulfire.

Oh by the way I figured out how to add the Ghostly Visage to the Dread Necromancer familiar list.

Class Special:
cDNSummFam

1st Script:
Needs changed to:
"done if (hero.tagis[CompHas.cArcFamil] = 0)

hero.minion[ArcFamil].child[Totals].field[tRaceExpr].text = "thingid.rmImp2 | thingid.rmQuasit2 | thingid.rVargouill | thingid.rGhostlyVisage"

Took me long enough to find it. If have added that when I made the Ghostly Visage but couldn't figure it out. LOL

Cool, thanks. I've added this.

That weapon enhancement has not been coded for d20.

I've added this for the next release (along with Sacred from the same source).

Some of them are in there already. Some of them are difficult to add within the context of what HL currently allows. Perhaps they need to be more obvious? If you open up the class variant tab and search for "Unearthed Arcana" you should get a list of all the ones available from this section.

I'll put it on the list. Should be an easy add.

Some addditions
 

Hi guys,

finally discovered HeroLab and the community files, only took me some 15 years :rolleyes:.

Many thanks for the great work!

I started adding some funcitionality to a couple of feats and equipment. I attached the files I have for now.

Anyway, let me know if this way of sharing works for you, or if I should send it differently (plain code?, as PM?). Also any hint on the code is appreciated (I have zero professional coding experience).

If there's some other content I can help with, I'd be glad to help. Otherwise I'll just keep adding as I come across it. Probably a lot of monsters in my future then. I won't be posting every single thing, let me know, when will be a good time to give an update.
I was looking for the "to-do"-list to see what's coming up so I don't do it double but I couldn't find anything?

Thanks. You can track everything that's upcoming in the first couple of comments in this thread:

http://forums.wolflair.com/showthread.php?t=20757

I'll review what you've got here and see what I can use. Thanks for the help!

Release 1.27 - July 31st, 2020

Enhancements & Changes

• 3.5 - Complete Arcane: Warlock Invocations will now appear in the Spells tab instead of the Specials tab. Some will also appear in the In-Play tab so that their effects can be applied when active. Invocations that mimic spells will include the descriptions of those spells (seen in the Spells tab only). Invocations that may use a saving throw now indicate the DC in the name. (Sendric)
• 3.5 - Complete Divine: Divine Metamagic now uses a dropdown selection menu to choose metamagic feat. (Sendric)
• 3.5 - Complete Mage: Baneful Blast now allows users to select creature type. Users may also now select this Invocation more than once. (Sendric)
• 3.5 - Dragon Compendium: Bloodline feats now add spells to spell list in case they weren't already available. Old Bloodline specific spells have been removed. Users may need to update portfolios after next release. (Sendric)
• 3.5 - Dragon Magic: Marshal ability Draconic Aura: Energy now allows users to select energy type. (Sendric)
• 3.5 - Expaned Psionics Handbook: Expanded Knowledge now allows users to select power and class to add new power to. (Sendric)
• 3.5 - Heroes of Horror: Ghostly Visage added to Dread Necromancer's familiar list. (Bloodwolf)
• 3.5 - Spell Compendium: Created [Good] and [Evil] versions of each level of Visage of the Deity to allow good- and evil-aligned characters to take the appropriate spell. (Sendric)
• Custom - Bodrins Custom Stuff: Moved various adjustments to appropriate locations. Sourced remaining adjustments. (Sendric)
• Custom - Core Book Mods: Added script to Rapid Shot to provide extra shot (use In-Play tab). Includes an option to allow the feat to stack with Haste. (Sendric)
• Custom - Core Book Mods: Adamantine now applies Damage Reduction to character when worn. Armor Focus now applies Dodge bonus to AC when wearing chosen armor automatically. (Fuun/Sendric)
• Custom - Dragon Magazine: Pride of Arms flaw now properly applies penalty to all except martial weapons. (Sendric)
• Various: Removed references to erroneous spell subschool "Summon". (Sendric)

Bug Fixes

• 3.0 - Oriental Adventures: Hida Defender's Critical Focus ability now correctly modifies critical range. (Illyahr/Sendric)
• 3.5 - Book of Erotic Fantasy: Cleric Domain Denial no longer has obsolete spells assigned to it. (Sendric)
• 3.5 - Book of Exalted Deeds: Cleric Domains no longer have obsolete spells assigned to them. (Sendric)
• 3.5 - Complete Adventurer: Natural Bond now applies bonus levels correctly. (Sendric)
• 3.5 - Complete Arcane: Obtain Familiar will no longer pop an error after selecting class. (Sendric)
• 3.5 - Dragon Magic: Marshal ability Draconic Aura: Resistance now has correct energy types in selection list. (Sendric)
• 3.5 - Magic Item Compendium: Canaith Mandolin now properly evaluates skill ranks before applying negative level. (Sendric)
• 3.5 - Monster Manual 1: White Dragon now has correct HD and CR at Very Old age category. (Bloodwolf/Sendric)
• 3.5 - Monster Manual 1: Skeleton and Zombie templates fixed. (Sendric)
• 3.5 - Players Handbook 1: Updated Spell: Prayer adjustment to provide Luck bonus to attack, damage, saves and skills. (Sendric)
• 3.5 - Tome of Battle: Leaping Dragon Stance now provides +10 enhancement bonus to Jump when active. (Sendric)
• 3.5 - Tome of Magic: Binder special now calculates EBL and check correctly. (Sendric)
• 3.5 - Tome of Magic: Bonus Mysteries are now being applied correctly. (Sendric)
• 3.5 - Tome of Magic: Dark Template special Hide in Plain Sight now has correct description. (Sendric)
• L5R - Rokugan Campain Setting: Daisho Technique now applies Two-Weapon Fighting tag appropriately when wielding Katana in primary hand and Wakizashi in secondary hand. (Sendric)
• L5R - Rokugan Campain Setting: Way of the Dragon now properly applies Dodge Bonus when wielding a Katana and Wakizashi while wearing light or no armor (Sendric)
• L5R - Rokugan Campain Setting: Depths of the Void class skill for Inkyo now bootstraps correctly. (Illyahr/Sendric)

Data File Authoring

• 3.5 - Book of Exalted Deeds: Added Sacred and Soulfire item powers. (Sendric)
• 3.5 - Cityscape: Added warlock invocations. (Sendric)
• 3.5 - Complete Mage: Added Enlightened Spirit PrC. (Sendric)
• 3.5 - Complete Psionics: Added Erudite Class (Sendric)
• 3.5 - Dragon Magic: Added Primal spell adjustments - removed previous version. (Sendric)
• 3.5 - Monster Manual 3: Added Flind and Flindbar. (Bloodwolf)
• 3.5 - Players Handbook 1: Added some Inflict Wounds potions. (Bloodwolf)
• 3.5 - Spell Compendium: Added Righteous Wrath of the Faithful spell adjustment
• FR - Champions of Ruin: Added weapon item powers. (Sendric)

New Files Added

• L5R - Way of the Ninja: All content included. (Illyahr)
• L5R - Way of the Samurai: All content included. (Illyahr)
• L5R - Way of the Shugenja: All content included. (Illyahr)

New release is out. Please let me know if you see any issues.

Release 1.27 issues
 

Just updated and now weirdly the 5e SRD dataset crashes when I select that game system using the 32bit HL under windows 10, if I use the 64bit HL it works fine! Loading any other game system seems to work ok with the 32bit HL

The error message is:

I have submitted this problem to the support email attaching the requested crash report file as well.

Thanks. I'm able to open up 5E in the 32-bit version without a problem, so I don't think this is related to the update. Is it possible you accidentally installed the files in your 5E directory? Otherwise, this may just be a coincidence.

Age of worms - incorrect source
 

Hi Sendric.

Small issue with the update, not interface breaking, The Age of Worms dataset is source allocated incorrectly to DARK SUN - Campaign Setting Books. It should be sourced to Dungeon Magazine

Attachment 6562

I wrote the dataset when I initially ran the Adventure path, circa 2006, however I didn't get round to updating the source.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Worms

Also the Dragotha portfolio, another Age of Worms reference, uses the monsters of Faerun data, this requires updating to remove errors.

I presume the ID names have been removed / changed over time.

Attachment 6563

Thanks. Poor assumption on my part. Fixed.

I've never even looked at this portfolio. Probably should have. Will fix that soon. Thanks.

Hi Sendric.

2 small issue:

Adept should have Break Enchantment as a level 5 spell
and Arcane spell: Curse of Impending Blades, Mass should be a level 3 for Bard 3, Ranger 3, Sorcerer 3, Wizard 3,not 2

re-installing the application and setting the shortcut to open as administrator resolved it. I think in the end it was an unfortunate coincidence rather than a direct problem. Thought it better to report it early in case it was an issue.

I've updated the portfolio to remove the errors, but I see there are spells missing. Should they be replaced?

Sendric,

I have been trying but I just can't figure out how to get the weapon damage for the Fang Dragon to show correctly. I have all of the rest of it set. This is the only thing that I can't seem to get right. I'm going to upload it to the dropbox for you to look at.

Just so you know the Fang Dragon is supposed to get the damage dice of the next larger size category. The largest Fang Dragon is Gargantuan so without an Enlarge Spell the damage dice for a Colossal probably isn't needed. But I'll put what I think that it should be in the list just in case it is needed for an Enlarge Spell.

Bite
Tiny - 1d6
Small - 1d8
Medium - 2d6
Large - 2d8
Huge - 4d6
Gargantuan -4d8
Colossal - 6d6

Claws
Tiny - 1d4
Small - 1d6
Medium - 1d8
Large - 2d6
Huge - 2d8
Gargantuan -4d6
Colossal - 4d8

Wings
Tiny - N/A
Small - N/A
Medium - 1d6
Large - 1d8
Huge - 2d6
Gargantuan - 2d8
Colossal - 4d6

Tail Slap
Tiny - N/A
Small - N/A
Medium - N/A
Large - 2d6
Huge - 2d8
Gargantuan - 4d6
Colossal - 4d6

Crush
Tiny - N/A
Small - N/A
Medium - N/A
Large - N/A
Huge - 4d6
Gargantuan - 4d8
Colossal - 6d6

Tail Sweep
Tiny - N/A
Small - N/A
Medium - N/A
Large - N/A
Huge - N/A
Gargantuan - 2d8
Colossal - 4d6

Once this is figured out it will be ready to be added to Draconomicon.

And I'm now working on creating the Skeletal Dragon template from Draconomicon as well. What is the hero tag for CR? Instead of regular skeletons Skeletal Dragons figure their CR from their base CR and not their HD. Also how do you drop their supernatural and spell-like abilities but retain their exceptional abilities? I'm sure that is a script thing but I just don't know the CR tag and the other is just a bit beyond me.

CR is a field, not a tag. (tCR)

The most recent update included some changes to the Zombie and Skeleton templates in the MM1 file. The scripts there may prove useful to you.

I'll take a look at the Fang Dragon and see what I can sort out.

Edit: Is it just me or are some of the natural weapons showing up when they aren't supposed to? (ie Wings available at size Tiny) -- Fixed.

Edit 2: I've updated the file on Dropbox and added Custom - Core Book Mods. You need the second file only if you want to use the Size Adjustment to get to Colossal.

Yeah now that I look Wings and Tail Slap show up for Tiny and Small when they shouldn't. I was so focused on the damage that I missed that. My bad.

I just started looking at the Skeletal Dragon so I should be using the most recent update. I'll post what I see and what I need it to change to and see what we have.

And thanks for the update.

Edit: Is it known that the spell-like abilities don't show in the In-Play tab even though it is marked to do so?

Ok. I was working on this message about how I was having problems with the script to figure CR for the Skeletal Dragon template, but I managed to fix it as I was writing the post. I'm actually a bit proud of myself for that.

I do still need to figure out how to remove all the supernatural and spell-like special attacks and qualities but keep the exceptional special attacks and qualities.

And how to add bonus HP equal to its HD. Or that might just be something that has to be added by the user?

Don't sweat it. Turns out it was a problem with the dragons in MM, too. I think it has to do with HL not handling negative numbers well in this case.

Changes were made a while back to put spell-like abilities in the spells tab. They need Usage tags to make sure they appear there.

Woot!

There's a script in the Skeleton template in MM1 that shows how to remove specials. I would start there. Not sure how to handle exceptional, though. Off-hand, I'm not even sure what that means. (Edit: Do you mean extraordinary? If so, those abilities have tags and can be excluded in the script that removes abilities.)

Adding bonus HP is easy. Add the value of herofield tHitDice to herofield tHP.

REMINDER: You can see all herofields from the Develop menu (Develop --> Floating Info Windows --> Show Hero Fields)

Ok. I'll have to look at other monsters that have spell-like abilities because they aren't showing for dragons. Example, an adult blue should have ventriloquism 3/day but nothing shows. I'll look and see what I can find.

(Edit: I looked at an Imp and suggestion doesn't show either. So I'm thinking that I have something not set correctly.)

Sorry, yes I meant extraordinary. In Draconomicon they call them exceptional and note examples like immunities or blindsense.

Be nice if I remembered that. Oops. I'll see what I can do. Should be a fairly short script to write.

And another thing that I forgot. Been to long since I did any of this.

TLDR: Go look at Angel, Planetar.

So here's the problem with that. Very few monster races have been updated since this change was put into effect. It's something I started working on a long time ago, but it's such a massive project and so many other things have needed attention that it fell by the wayside. The ones that have been updated are found in the Stock Portfolio community set. The best ones to look at are the outsiders from MM1 that are very early in the alphabet (ie Aasimar, all the angels and some demons).

Uhm. I made a little bit of a mistake. I created the spell like abilities for the Fang Dragon like the Angel but I accidentally made it in the Skeletal Dragon Template. How do I move it to the Fang Dragon?

And I'll look at making the same for the other MM dragons. Which I will remember to open the MM for and do in there. :)

I'm just going to delete them from the Skeletal Dragon and rework them in the Fang Dragon. So that mistake will be fixed.

But I am running into a problem getting them to show at particular age categories.

I have a file specifically for spell-like abilities. Are you using it?

I believe so. I stole the Planetar file, which was a xSplAbl? file, and simply replaced the Bootstrapped spells, sla? files, that already existed and created the three that I needed. I got everything to display but they displayed all the time. I'm trying to figure out how to get only the ones that should per age category.The Planetar doesn't do categories so their spell-like abilities should show all the time. So just a bit more coding.

I'm thinking that a script is needed in the xSplAbl? file to make the age category a fieldval:Value so that a condition can be added to each of the bootstraps to determine when each will show. Right track?

The other thing that isn't showing is the caster level in the Specials list. The script shows field[Value].value to be added to the field[livename].text but I'm guessing that it is different for the Fang Dragon.

Bootstrap conditionals. I imagine you could use Size as the condition. (ie Size.Large)