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[RavenX]

Version 1.3 of the Dragonlance data files has been uploaded for release. The release notes that follow detail what has been finished with this update. Enjoy!

Release Notes

V.1.3 Dragonlance Data
Dragonlance Campaign Setting


Pantheon
The following deities will be available with V.1.3 of the Dragonlance data files.

• Branchala
• Chemosh
• Chislev
• Gilean
• Habbakuk
• Hiddukel
• Kiri-Jolith
• Lunitari
• Majere
• Mishakal
• Morgion
• Nuitari
• Reorx
• Sargonnas
• Shinare
• Sirrion
• Solinari
• Zeboim
• Zivilyn

Races
The following races are in the data files and I have made sure their bonuses were converted back from the quick and dirty method I used four years ago to get them added. Now that I have a better knowledge of what I am doing in the Editor, I understand that the racial specials need to be added as specials so that they can be changed via Alternate Racial Traits that DMs/Players might add to the data. I will update this list as I get more races fixed in preparation for the v.1.0 Launch. Major changes will be noted in parenthesis after the race name.

• Elf Subtype updated to include elvensight ability (low-light vision and darkvision 30')
• Dwarf Subtype updated to remove darkvision ability (not every race of dwarf in Krynn gets darkvision.)
  

• Dwarf, Mountain (Added missing Clans as R Cust Specials)
• Dwarf, Hill (Added missing Clans as R Cust Specials)
• Dwarf, Dark (Added missing Clans as R Cust Specials, Dark Dwarves now have the [Weakness] racial adjustments of +2 Con, +2 Wis, -4 Cha)
• Dwarf, Gully (Gully Dwarves now have the [Greater Weakness] + Advanced Dexterity racial adjustments of +2 Dex, +2 Wis, -2 Int, -4 Cha, added new dwarf subtype to remove darkvision to match campaign setting.)
• Elf, Kagonesti (Please note: Elven Magic racial special has been removed, it was not present in 3.5 and sylvan elves would not dabble in magic enough to benefit from this special ability. To maintain consistency with the Advanced Player's Guide, Kagonesti now have [specialized] racial adjustments of +2 Str, +2 Dex, -2 Int.)
• Elf, Qualinesti
• Elf, Silvanesti (Silvanesti elves now have the [Greater Paragon] + Advanced Dexterity racial adjustments of +2 Dex, -2 Con, +4 Int, -2 Cha)
• Elf, Dargonesti
• Elf, Dimernesti
• Half-Elf (Updated to Pathfinder version of half-elf from 3.5 version)
• Gnome
• Mad Gnome
• Kender (Afflicted Alterate Racial Trait added to allow creation of an afflicted kender)
• Centaur (NOTE: This race is being treated as an Uncommon Race, as will all the monstrous races that are playable. I am doing what I can to maintain consistency in the conversion for these races.)
• Draconian, Baaz
• Draconian, Kapak

Ogre Races/Minotaurs: At this point in time I can say I will not be releasing the Ogre Races or Minotaurs in the 1.0 release. They will be included in a future update to the data. I am confident that enough of the base races are done that I can release what I have. I apologize if this causes any inconvenience but I do not have time to work on additional races at this time.

Regarding Racial Conversion I am not using the racial statistics as printed in the setting, but am taking time to match them up as appropriately as possible via the Advanced Race Guide. This means there will be some changes, but I am trying to keep things within fair margins for consistency with Pathfinder's rules.

Languages The languages listed below are in the data files for release.

• Abanasinian
• Camptalk
• Dargoi
• Dargonesti
• Dimernesti
• Ergot
• Ergothian
• Gullytalk
• Hammertalk
• Kalinese
• Kenderspeak
• Kharolian
• Khur
• Kolshet
• Nerakese
• Nestari
• Nordmaarian
• Ogre
• Saifhum
• Solamnic

Release Plans Ogre races and minotaurs will be available in a future update to this data.


If you are interested in helping with coding these files, PM me and we can discuss details on it.

 

[KazMx]

The file seems to be corrupted

 

[RavenX]

The file seems to be corrupted

Update: I've looked into this multiple times now. I have no idea how to fix the issue. I've made multiple attempts doing what I know how to do and nothing seems to work on it.

I'm still working on this...

 

[RavenX]

Update: At this point, I believe it has something to do with dropbox rather than the hero lab exporter. Still working on figuring it out though.

 

[RavenX]

If you try the "Go to file" open and tell it to open with hero lab it seems to work. Yet the normal download doesn't. I'm still working on this but if you do the step listed above you should be able to get the data.

Colen and I are still trying to figure out why the link isn't working.

 

[karrel]

tried your dragonlance and it gave me errors:
whats up with that am i missing something?

The data files could not be loaded due to errors. Hero Lab will now attempt to load them in recovery mode. Once loaded, you can access the editor as normal to correct any errors.

The following errors occurred:

Thing 'rDLHalfElf' - Bootstrap thing 'fcSumHaElF' does not exist
Thing 'rDLHalfElf' - Bootstrap thing 'fcHumRogFR' does not exist
Source 'FRMonComp' - Reference to non-existent parent source 'pFRCSSupp'

 

[RavenX]

The following errors occurred:

Thing 'rDLHalfElf' - Bootstrap thing 'fcSumHaElF' does not exist
Thing 'rDLHalfElf' - Bootstrap thing 'fcHumRogFR' does not exist
Source 'FRMonComp' - Reference to non-existent parent source 'pFRCSSupp'

Those would be bugs that I need to address. Thank you for letting me know. I'll get this fixed as soon as I can. It seems some of these errors are from Forgotten Realms files for some reason. I'll work on this and get back to you.

[Update] I got the DL issues sorted out and will get the data reuploaded sometime tonight.

As for the Source for FR I'm not entirely sure on that one, I'll need to spend a moment digging on it.

 

[RavenX]

Just released v.1.2 of the Dragonlance files with the bug fixes Karrel mentioned.

 

[RavenX]

I've done a lot of bug fixes on this data already, and it is finally somewhat fixed. I still don't know what the download link issue is. I am still trying to figure out that problem, but the go to file option, with open in hero lab on the download link seems to work fine for now. I'll let everyone know when the other issue is remedied.

 

[RavenX]

I've pulled the Dragonlance data down for the day. Going to try and resolve the download link issue later today. I'm going to scrap everything on it and just start over with the dragonlance data and see if I can get the update posted properly.

That having been said, I've just released the Dungeons & Dragons conversion V1.0 datafile today.

This new datafile contains the first iteration of the dragonborn race, as built through the Advanced Race Guide for Pathfinder. I will add more to these files when I get time to convert things. In the meantime, enjoy the new race.

The reason I did a separate datafile for this project, rather than just include them in Forgotten Realms is so that people can use the dragonborn in whatever setting they'd like to. You're not restricted to using the race for just Forgotten Realms games.

 

[RavenX]

Just as an aside, I do plan on adding feats that grant the dragonborn wings. This was something one of my players asked about, so I plan on doing as soon as time permits.

For the Dragonlance fans, I will also include options for turning these dragonborn into draconians within fair and consistent guidelines for the setting. These will come in the form of Alternate Racial Traits that can be selected. So if you're a dragonlance fan fear not, you shall have dragonborn options if you choose to make use of them.

 

[gamer940]

**Deleted**

 

[RavenX]

Version 1.4 of the Dragonlance data file set has been uploaded. You should now be able to directly download the files via the standard method like all the others. Sorry for the inconvenience, it took a little longer to figure out the error than I had hoped it would. I am not an HTML code pro, and I am only a single person that manages the data. Dragonlance is available again so go forth, download, and battle on in Krynn!

 

[RavenX]

I had a chance to speak with Keith Baker a bit (Eberron author) and he told me there was a hard and fast rule for finding racial mods built into 3.5 sourcebooks.

"an unnamed creature in a sourcebook represents an average member of that race. So to find it's ability modifiers, I think you're supposed to subtract 10 (if even) or 11 (if odd) from each score; what's left is the modifier."

I will be keeping this in mind as I do my conversion work for Pathfinder files in the future.

As for this year, it's been a long road, and I haven't had enough time to get all the updates out that I'd like to do. A few people have been helping and to those folks, I appreciate all of your contributions to these datafiles. I wish I had time to get more updates out for 2014 but I just don't see that happening. I am looking forward to the new year and getting more updates out to you all though, so stay tuned and keep an eye out for campaign updates from me. As soon as time permits you shall have more data.

 

[RavenX]

Forgotten Realms
For a few weeks there has been a timing error floating around the Forgotten Realms data files. I apologize to anyone else that found this error to be annoying. It took me a while to locate the file that was causing the timing error and to get it corrected.

Bugs Fixed
Timing Error If you were getting a timing error related to fFRSkilFoc or something along those lines that had the FR tag on it, know that the feat that was causing this particular error is no longer throwing that error. It has been fixed for the next release. I had been hunting this error since first noticing it but it took a while to narrow down which file it was coming from. Sorry for any annoyance this has caused, it will be fixed when I update the realms files again.

 

[Kodiak3d]

Thanks so much for these, RavenX. I use your FR stuff and really appreciate the work you've done.

 

[RavenX]

Thanks so much for these, RavenX. I use your FR stuff and really appreciate the work you've done.

You're welcome. It is a labor of love for the realms that created these files. I still have long way to go but there is enough data in them to run a good campaign with hero lab. I try to add new material when time permits but I haven't had much time lately. Last month the flu scored a critical hit on my immune system so I wasn't able to get anything done. I'll be posting information regarding updates as I get around to them.

 

[RavenX]

Forgotten Realms Version 2.2 Release Notes Version 2.2 of the Forgotten Realms data files is now available!

Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting
The following updates are for the FRCS files covering the core setting.

• Preclusion Changes: Due to requests I have created a set of new sources at the bottom of the FR configuration for "Forgotten Realms Optional Rules". I have set the preclusion for pathfinder races and deities to their own check box under these optional rules. If you want to keep the pathfinder deities and races in your realms, you can now do so, but this comes with a small price. If you are using the original races, you will not have access to the Forgotten Realms regional traits. This is because the regional traits were originally coded with the realms races in mind. If you try to use these traits on a normal race Hero Lab will throw an error message on your character for it. I have no intention of including a fix for this in the data at this time. If you use a normal elf from Pathfinder you will just have to deal with the validation error message for taking traits. These files were coded with the mindset Forgotten Realms players would be creating characters with the races from Faerun, not the Pathfinder campaign setting.
• Language Adjustments: I plan on changing the uniqueids of all languages for Forgotten Realms from lwhatever to lFRwhateve in the coming weeks. This will be a slow process due to the way languages work in the data set. There are a lot of data files to go through and fix. What does this mean for the end user? Once the update is released containing the language fix, you will get errors saying "language 'whatever' has been Orphaned." when loading old portfolios. I wish this could be avoided but I have to make this change to ensure compatibility with 3rd party updates released by others. This is going to take time to implement and will not be a fast process. I appreciate your patience and understanding in this. Before updating, make a backup of any sheets you wish to restore to their previous glory, as these Orphaning errors are unavoidable once you update. Save as PDFs or Print out your characters if you have to. In addition to the adjustments, I am adding an FR Languages header and sorting tags for Forgotten Realms languages, the FR lingos shall appear under this header once the update is released.

Forgotten Realms: Shining South

• Thri-Kreen: Psionic Abilities (ART) now correctly adds the bonus psionic power point to the character when selected. Bug fix: +1 to effective level when this ART is applied was not displaying correctly on the Classes tab, changed the phase and priority to get this working correctly. Psionic Abilities were originally done as spell-like abilities, these have been moved to the psionic tab as psi-like abilities now and are displayed under the psionic powers.

Bug Fixes

• Smokepowder: This item was overriding the black powder for firearms rather than precluding it. I have fixed this problem. Selecting the FRCS now precludes the black powder ammunition for firearms and enables the smokepowder item.
• Timing Error: Many of you may have noticed a timing error coming from a feat whose unique id was fFRSkilFoD. This issue has been fixed (the feat was deleted and the craft domain bootstrapped feat was rigged to target only Craft skills on the hero). The timing error has been fixed. This update should get rid of that annoying bug.

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Unique ID conflicts and resolution
This has started to become an issue with some of the data files. 3rd party product sometimes uses a unique id that I had already used. My plans are to fix the data files as this comes up. I am adding an FR into the ids to distinguish them from other data sets. Ravenloft will get RV added to the id and Dark Sun will have DS in the names. This may take me some time to get the unique ids fixed. I don't anticipate it being done quickly. If a conflict occurs, please report it in the appropriate bug reporting thread for the system and I will get it added to my to-do list when time permits.

4e Material Conversion Plans
Some of the data from 4e will eventually be converted into the data files. A separate section on the configuration screen will allow you to access these abilities. Currently I am in the process of converting data that I feel would work well in a Forgotten Realms game. Here is the current plan for conversion work. These new options will be made available in a future update.

Spellscars and Powers
The Spellscarred concept is one that my players and I like, as it brings a little new depth to the realms that wasn't present before. To keep the spellscars as versatile as possible without requiring a new character class we are going to convert the spell scar powers that make sense into feats that players can take, which will allow Pathfinder equivalent powers. These converted powers make more sense as feats to us, and they will provide some versatility into how players and dungeon masters implement them.

Themes as Archetypes
Starting with the Renegade Red Wizard, some of the themes presented in the realms books will be made into archetypes after appropriate conversion has been done on class features. This will work the same as an archetype, replacing existing abilities with new ones that the theme would normally provide.

 

[Schedim]

It is a fantastic job you do, especially with the FR-setting (as it is the one I play in). It really helps out to get everything sorted and correct when leveling up.
Two questions/bugs tho.
"Extra spell slots" and "Second Arcane Bond" don't seem to work. Are those implemented? Or is there some loop to jump that I have missed?
I use iPad and have some of the community packs installed (Basic, 3PP and FFG).

 

[RavenX]

It is a fantastic job you do, especially with the FR-setting (as it is the one I play in). It really helps out to get everything sorted and correct when leveling up.
Two questions/bugs tho.
"Extra spell slots" and "Second Arcane Bond" don't seem to work. Are those implemented? Or is there some loop to jump that I have missed?
I use iPad and have some of the community packs installed (Basic, 3PP and FFG).

Likely haven't been implemented yet. I am still working my through my first pass through the main setting book. Once I get the FRCS book done I can start making a second pass at it.

Due to a family matter having come up I haven't had time to add data to the files or work with them. I'll que this on the my list of things to check when I get back to data entry through. Thank you for reporting it.