Adding bonus to saving throws

[Bob G]

Hi Folks,

Working on an ability that adds a bonus to Fort and Will saves at specific levels. I tried using ShadowChemosh's code that uses xCount, but the bonuses aren't adding correctly after the first instance.

field[abValue].value += field[xCount].value
     hero.child[svFort].field[Bonus].value += field[abValue].value
     hero.child[svWill].field[Bonus].value += field[abValue].value

So what am I missing here?

[Mathias]

You've left out a lot of information, I'm afraid - first, where is this ability - the code you've posted will only work on a class special, but you just said "ability", so I'm not sure what sort of ability this is. Also, please be specific about "aren't adding correctly after the first instance" means - what numbers are you seeing?

[Bob G]

Originally Posted by Mathias

You've left out a lot of information, I'm afraid - first, where is this ability - the code you've posted will only work on a class special, but you just said "ability", so I'm not sure what sort of ability this is. Also, please be specific about "aren't adding correctly after the first instance" means - what numbers are you seeing?

Hi Mathias, thanks for responding! First, this is a class special. Next, the ability is bootstrapped at level 1, 7 and 14. At level 1, the bonus adds correctly as an untyped +1 bonus, but at level 7 the bonus calculates to +3, when it should be +2. At level 14, the bonus calculates to +5, when it should be +3.

[Aaron]

What is happening is the 2nd and 3rd copies are adding 1 each, since they have an xCount of 1.

You need to add a stop so that only the first copy of the class special adds the bonus. Like so:

field[abValue].value += field[xCount].value

~only do this if we are the first copy
doneif (tagis[Helper.FirstCopy] = 0)

hero.child[svFort].field[Bonus].value += field[abValue].value
hero.child[svWill].field[Bonus].value += field[abValue].value

[Bob G]

That did the trick! Thanks Mathias!

[Aaron]

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[Bob G]

Originally Posted by Aaron

Blinks owlishly

And you too, Aaron! Sorry I left you out. Don't feel excluded...

[Aaron]

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