Help: replacing abilities from a previous template?

[EmptyEternity]

Let's say I wanted to use the pathfinder editor to create a template that overwrites, or more accurately, improves a pre-existing one. In the same way the "mythic vampire" template improves the "vampire" template. How would I go about writing a script that instructs hero lab to overwrite the abilities of the previous template with the new one?

[Aaron]

You could assign Helper.SpcDisable to the old template's abilities, which should stop them if they have been built correctly (make sure you apply the tag before any scripts on that ability activate). Any bootstrapped feats or other things would be more problematic. Is there a specific template you have in mind?

[EmptyEternity]

Originally Posted by Aaron

You could assign Helper.SpcDisable to the old template's abilities, which should stop them if they have been built correctly (make sure you apply the tag before any scripts on that ability activate). Any bootstrapped feats or other things would be more problematic. Is there a specific template you have in mind?

I wanted to create a "vampire lord" template whose abilities are upgraded versions of the standard "vampire" template.

[AndrewD2]

I would just create a new template and create upgraded versions of the abilities, have them be two different templates, not a second template that you add to the previously templated creature.

[Aaron]

Andrew's suggestion would certainly work as well. I guess it depends on how you think of the template, as additive or substitutionary.

[EmptyEternity]

Originally Posted by AndrewD2

I would just create a new template and create upgraded versions of the abilities, have them be two different templates, not a second template that you add to the previously templated creature.

I think that's what I'll do. Thanks for the idea.

[AndrewD2]

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