Hero Lab Editor - level requirements

[TheNewGM]

I am making a custom class in Hero Lab (for pathfinder, I don't know if that matters). This class has custom abilities that I'm making and some of them need a minimum number of levels to be available.

I know that things like the barbarian's Battle Roar has a minimum level, so I looked at that, and under Fields, it has "reqLevBbn". I tried to mimic this for my class using "reqLevblk" (the unique id for the class is cHelpblk and the abbreviation is blk) but it tells me that "reqLevblk is referenced but not defined."

Is there some way I can get the level requirement for this ability?

[AndrewD2]

use an expr-req of #customlevelcount[*Class Level ID with the c*] >= XXX

[TheNewGM]

Originally Posted by AndrewD2

use an expr-req of #customlevelcount[*Class Level ID with the c*] >= XXX

I tried that, and now I'm getting an error when I try to compile it (with the "Test Now" button) that says:

"Syntax error in 'pre-requisite rule' script for Thing 'cXXXDFCBS' on line 1 -> Error parsing left-side expression in relational comparison"
(cXXXDFCBS is the custom ability I am working in)

It will compile if I don't use the expr-req you mention, but won't when I type it in. I wrote:
#cutomlevelcount[cBldKnight] >= 15

[psych777]

i'm not familiar with that particular macro, but just wondering if you typo'd it here when you wrote it or did you copy paste it and your user file has the typo? (cutom instead of custom)

[AndrewD2]

What is your Class Level ID?

[TheNewGM]

Originally Posted by AndrewD2

What is your Class Level ID?

Class Unique Id: cHelpblk
Class Level Unique Id: cBldKnight
Custom Ability Unique Id: cXXXDFCBS


Sorry for the late response, school and work got busy.

[Mathias]

Unless you changed the defaults that were set when you used the class creation wizard, then the tag to use in #customlevelcount[] is the Class Level Unique Id, without the initial "c".

And for custom abilities, our intent was that "XXX" in the Id is replaced with the 3-letter abbreviation of the class that's going to be using this ability, so "blk" in this case. (Because of that, we generally capitalize at least the first letter of the 3-letter abbreviation, because right now, abilities will start off as "cblk" - I'd recommend BlK, since I'm guessing this class' name is "Blood Knight").

[TheNewGM]

Originally Posted by Mathias

Unless you changed the defaults that were set when you used the class creation wizard, then the tag to use in #customlevelcount[] is the Class Level Unique Id, without the initial "c".

And for custom abilities, our intent was that "XXX" in the Id is replaced with the 3-letter abbreviation of the class that's going to be using this ability, so "blk" in this case. (Because of that, we generally capitalize at least the first letter of the 3-letter abbreviation, because right now, abilities will start off as "cblk" - I'd recommend BlK, since I'm guessing this class' name is "Blood Knight").

Okay, I've changed all my Custom Ability names appropriately. The relevant Ids are now:
Custom Ability: cBlkBS
Class Level: cBldKnight
Class: cHelpblk (the first few times I tried to make this class I got rid of "Help" and it would not work, so I left it in)

The exact code (copy and pasted) I have written in the Expr-reqs for the Custom Ability is:
#customlevelcount[BldKnight] >= 15

The error I get when I try to test it with the "Test Now!" button is:
Syntax error in 'pre-requisite rule' script for Thing 'cBlkBS' on line 1
-> Error parsing left-side expression in relational comparison

(link takes you to a screenshot of the error)
https://gyazo.com/ace335c24b8d3862167aa0b55de3c008

I also have two other Expr-reqs for this custom ability, but they both work when I do not include this level count, so I don't know if they interfere with this code or not.

[Mathias]

Sorry, I hadn't thought to double-check AndrewD2's posts - he gave you a test that doesn't exist. Here's what to use:

#custspeciallevelcount[BldKnight] >= 15

[TheNewGM]

Thank you so much, that worked. For some reason, the ability now appears twice in the list of possible abilities when making a character, but it's not a big deal.