Replacing (Racial) Hit Dice with Class Levels

[pippin_nl]

Hi,

Is it possible to use a feat, template or an adjustment to the race to remove racial hit dice for each class level you add?

So suppose I have a 10 HD monster and I would add a level of rogue, I would like the end result to be a 9 HD monster with 1 level of rogue.

Would there be another way to grant all the class abilities from a class and also replace rHDSides (e.g. D6 for a wizard) to a monster?

Something that did not work at (final phase/10.000):

var hd as number
~ hd = hero.tagcount[Hero.HitDice]
hd = field[rHitDice].value

var cl1 as number
cl1 = field[xAllLev].value

field[tHitDice].value -= cl1 - hd
field[tCR].value -= cl1 - hd

[ShadowChemosh]

For something like this you want VERY EARLY not late. At final timing everything has already been calculated.

Here is an adjustment script I have that removes Hit Dice First/100:

~ If we're not enabled, get out now
doneif (field[pIsOn].value <> 1)

~set our focus to the hero's race
perform hero.findchild[BaseRace].setfocus
doneif (state.isfocus = 0)

~ Remove Race Hit Dice 
focus.field[rHitDice].value += field[pAdjust].value
~ Make sure we never go to Negative Hit Dice!
focus.field[rHitDice].value = maximum(focus.field[rHitDice].value,0)

Most of this you can use but you will want to change out the field[pAdjust].value that is already negative to count Classes instead. Though I know the Classes.? tag are placed early on a character I don't know if they are present at First/100 so you may have to up the timing a little.

Basically something like this:

~ set our focus to the hero's race
perform hero.findchild[BaseRace].setfocus
doneif (state.isfocus = 0)

~ Remove Race Hit Dice equal to number of classes taken
focus.field[rHitDice].value -= hero.tagcount[Classes.?]
~ Make sure we never go to Negative Hit Dice!
focus.field[rHitDice].value = maximum(focus.field[rHitDice].value,0)

I am off to dinner with the family so don't have time to test the above but it should help point you in the right direction.

[Lord Magus]

SC, could this be integrated in the next version of your adjustments?

[ShadowChemosh]

Originally Posted by Lord Magus

SC, could this be integrated in the next version of your adjustments?

Yep already done.. its where I pulled the script from..

[pippin_nl]

Thank you. I have not yet found a timing where both rHitDice and hero.tagcount[Classes.?] are active. Is it possible to use a counter if the right timing does not exist?

[ShadowChemosh]

Originally Posted by pippin_nl

Thank you. I have not yet found a timing where both rHitDice and hero.tagcount[Classes.?] are active. Is it possible to use a counter if the right timing does not exist?

In that case you may as well use the first script example as it can be pasted right into an Adjustment. Then the adjustment has a counter built in which is field[pAdjust].value. Test Now and use.

[pippin_nl]

Does the top script not add hit dice if you put in a positive value, it does in my case? I might also have found the reason I did not get it to work, the monster I was applying it too has two races and only one with rHitDice, but thanks as always!!!

[ShadowChemosh]

Originally Posted by pippin_nl

Does the top script not add hit dice if you put in a positive value, it does in my case? I might also have found the reason I did not get it to work, the monster I was applying it too has two races and only one with rHitDice, but thanks as always!!!

Most likely it can add. What I did was set the adjustment to have a Max value of 0 and a Minimum value of -99 on the incrementor. Meaning only a negative values could be entered.

How can a hero have two races? As far as I am aware that is not possible as the Background Tab only allows the selection of a single race. So I don't understand your statement about a monster have two races...

[Lord Magus]

Originally Posted by ShadowChemosh

Yep already done.. its where I pulled the script from..

Sorry to ask (and shameful…) but where is it / what's its full name? I have v2.8 installed and I can't find it anywhere.

Thanks!

[ShadowChemosh]

Originally Posted by Lord Magus

Sorry to ask (and shameful…) but where is it / what's its full name? I have v2.8 installed and I can't find it anywhere.

Thanks!

Oh sorry was not clear. Meant it will be in the next release as it's coded but not released yet.