Elf Wizard Racial Substitution Level

[Lawful_g]

Can I get a word on when substitution levels might be integrated into hero lab?

[Colen]

Lawful_g wrote:
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> Can I get a word on when substitution levels might be integrated into
> hero lab?


Unfortunately, to do racial substitution levels properly will require a
lot of work, and with the authoring kit coming out soon we don't have
the time to fit it in right now. Hopefully we'll be able to get them
implemented at some point after the authoring kit comes out. Until then,
the easiest way to handle them is simply to make a copy of the class and
make the appropriate changes to it.


Sorry for the inconvenience,

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Colen McAlister, colen@wolflair.com

[Lawful_g]

Thanks for the response, I'm looking forward to the Authoring kit and everything after!

[chogenkiboy]

you could add a feat that searched the array of spells the
Wizard could cast, and added 1 to the highest level. That would be the
most complex thing to do, but once you did it it would work
automatically without you changing an adjustment every few levels.

I'd like to take a stab at this, but I haven't delved deep enough into HL scripting or HL file structures to know where to start off the top of my head... any hints?

Thanks

[Colen]

chogenkiboy wrote:
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> you could add a feat that searched the array of spells the
> Wizard could cast, and added 1 to the highest level. That would be the
> most complex thing to do, but once you did it it would work
> automatically without you changing an adjustment every few levels.
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> I'd like to take a stab at this, but I haven't delved deep enough into
> HL scripting or HL file structures to know where to start off the top of
> my head... any hints?


This script in the "Post-Attributes (User)" phase should do the trick:


~ Find the highest spell level we can use
var i as number
var highest as number
for i = 0 to 9
if (hero.child[cHelpWiz].field[cMemMax].arrayvalue[i] <> 0) then
highest = i
endif
next

~ Add 1 spell to that level
hero.child[cHelpWiz].field[cMemMax].arrayvalue[highest] += 1



Hope this helps!

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Colen McAlister, colen@wolflair.com

[chogenkiboy]

I noticed another way handle the Generalist Wizardry bonus spell per day using the Adjust tab:
Add a Permanent Adjustment for Spells Cast Per Day, select Wizard and set Cast@Lvl to the highest spell level the Elf Wizard currently knows... needs to be updated anytime the Elf Wizard gains access to a new spell level, but this option has the advantage that the mechanics are already built into Hero Lab... I'll probably still toy with implementing a self-managing feat, but I thought I'd share this workaround.
Cheers