Need help inputting my own character class

Arthurrw · August 27th, 2007, 04:13 AM

I have a ranger variant class that I made a while back, "The Seaman". Basically it is a sailor class. I need help inputting the class I tried to do it this morning and I got all sorts of errors. I have the class in a xls spreadsheet and would like to know if someone could input it for me and send me the file.

Can anyone help me? I have a game this weekend (labor day) and could really use the file so that I can make and update my character before then.

Arthurrw · August 27th, 2007, 11:15 AM

Is there someone I can send a datafile too and have them check it out? Would be nice to help me get started on this. I am also going to be trying this week to put the "Ultimate Magus" from the complete arcane into my HL as well, hopefully that isn't so hard.

I am also putting in the the "Favored Soul" but I am thinking it is just a sorcerer with a different spell list so I am going to start with the sorcerer and make some changes and see how that works. Can anyone help with either of the first parts?

Colen · August 27th, 2007, 07:01 PM

Arthurrw wrote:
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> I have a ranger variant class that I made a while back, "The Seaman".
> Basically it is a sailor class. I need help inputting the class I tried
> to do it this morning and I got all sorts of errors. I have the class in
> a xls spreadsheet and would like to know if someone could input it for
> me and send me the file.
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> Can anyone help me? I have a game this weekend (labor day) and could
> really use the file so that I can make and update my character before then.

What were the errors you got? You can email me the file (to
colen@wolflair.com) with a description of what the class is meant to do,
and I'll see what I can help with.

--
Colen McAlister (colen@wolflair.com)
Chief Engineer, Lone Wolf Development
http://www.wolflair.com/

Arthurrw · August 29th, 2007, 05:09 AM

Colen I emailed you did you get the email?

Smaawg · August 29th, 2007, 05:31 AM

I'd be willing to take a look at this for you too. I've managed to input several classes so far and they work great. So if you would like to have another set of eyes on this by all means email me.

-Nick

Arthurrw · August 29th, 2007, 07:21 AM

I sent you a PM for your email addy, then I will send it to you

rob · August 29th, 2007, 11:01 AM

At 06:09 AM 8/29/2007, you wrote:

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Colen I emailed you did you get the email?

I believe you can upload material to these forums as well. Please do NOT upload finished data files for closed content (e.g. Wizards' books). However, you ARE welcome to upload data files that you're having difficulties with for help in trouble-shooting or to have others review/comment on how you've done stuff. This DOES include files that implement Wizards' closed content. Since they aren't fully operational and your purpose is to figure out what's not working, there shouldn't be any harm in this.

Arthurrw · August 29th, 2007, 05:49 PM

OK well here I started on a data file for the favored soul from the complete divine. I didn't even do much cept change the name and some the tag info, it is giving me all sorts of errors.

Might I make a suggestion as well, can you put a button on the error log that pops up that allows you to copy the entire log to the clipboard to paste somewhere.

Arthurrw · August 29th, 2007, 06:27 PM

Ok I figured that out somewhat. It seems that If you copy a character class and then change the "class tag" for instance it isn't changing that tag information on the other things in the character. So it pops up a bunch of errors mentioning your character class. I dont know how to explain it better I am sorry.

Ok here is something I have, I need to add feats and abilities based on a level. I know the script was written on the forums here somewhere but I cant find it again. So you can you give me the script for a bootstrap to make a feat only appear at a certain level?

Colen · August 30th, 2007, 04:17 PM

Arthurrw wrote:
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> Colen I emailed you did you get the email?

Hi there! Yes I did - thanks for sending it.

Almost everything in your class is described in the editor tutorials -
setting base attack bonuses, or spell lists, or adding bonus feats or
special abilities. If you have any specific questions about them I'll be
happy to answer them, but you should be able to find the answers just by
looking through the tutorials.

The only complex things are the combat styles. You could add those as
"Custom Special" abilities, just as described in the tutorial - either 6
different abilities, which the user selects from, or 2 abilities that
then bootstrap others appropriately when the hero reaches an appropriate
level.

Hopefully this will be enough to set you on the right track for getting
your class into Hero Lab. If you have any specific questions, or if Hero
Lab is giving you errors that you don't understand, please post them
here so Rob or I can help you sort them out.

Hope this helps,

--
Colen McAlister (colen@wolflair.com)
Chief Engineer, Lone Wolf Development
http://www.wolflair.com/

Arthurrw Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 26 August 29th, 2007, 05:09 AM	Colen I emailed you did you get the email?
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Smaawg Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 4 August 29th, 2007, 05:31 AM	I'd be willing to take a look at this for you too. I've managed to input several classes so far and they work great. So if you would like to have another set of eyes on this by all means email me. -Nick
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