Occupation and Drawback custom rules

[Nargath]

OK, I think I'm getting somewhere after all.

My problem was that I was trying to get TOO complex I think.

I've gone back to building these as traits, as my group doesn't always use them, so having them as a racial ability would annoy me with it telling me I haven't selected anything.

As it stands:

1. Select "Occupation: Gladiator 2" as a trait (has script to increase trait allowance by 1) [set up in the Trait tab in Editor]
2. This opens the Occupation tab. Depending on the Occupation, there's two choice fields. One for feats, one for skills. [Occupation set in the Configurable tab in Editor]
3. The feat ones are working perfectly. Choose a feat, and it applies. [set up in the scripting of the occupation trait itself]
4. The skill choices are not though. I have no idea how to code this statement: "If the skill chosen is not a class skill, THEN set as class skill, ELSE grant +1 competence bonus to skill" [Each of these choices is going to be set up in R Cust Special]

Aaron, I still wasn't clear on what you meant by the: script line

Originally Posted by Aaron

hero.child[cfgJob].field[cfgAllow1].text = TAG EXPRESSION HERE

What is the tag expression? You said that it sets the number of skills allowed.

So in my example, when I set Occupation: Gladiator 2 as a trait, the Occupation tab appears. I get a feat choice, and, as per the Occupation rules, I can choose 2 skills from a select list, to either have them as class skills, or if they already are, get a +1.
Is that the skill allowance you are talking about?

I've attached another version of my .user file.

I feel like I'm getting closer to this working, and it's mainly due to you guys helping me out, so thank you!

[bodrin]

Have a look in the skull and shackles players guide traits for examples on making a skill a class skill!

[Aaron]

A tag expression is the thing you use to limit what is shown in a selector. So for example

component.BaseSkill & Helper.SkCatKnow

will only show the options that have both the component.BaseSkill tag (which is on all skills) and the Helper.SkCatKnow tag (which marks knowledge skills). Thus, the only things that match this and will be shown by the selector are Knowledge skills.



I think what you want is the Specialized Skills mechanic from the factions/vanities system. Assign the Helper.SpecSkill tag to the selected skill.

If a skill is either a Class Skill or a Specialized Skill, a +3 bonus is added to the skill when you have ranks in it. If the skill is both a Class Skill and a Specialized Skill, an additional +1 Competence bonus is also added. A skill can be designated as specialized either by assigning the Helper.SpecSkill tag to that skill, or assigning the SpecSkill.? identity tag for that skill to the hero.

[Dwayne]

Just wondering if you are still working on this or have given up.

[Nargath]

Originally Posted by Dwayne

Just wondering if you are still working on this or have given up.

Sorry, I haven't had much more time to sit down with this, been hectic, and getting my head around "coding" just doesn't seem to work :P

But I've got some free time in the first week of the New Year, I'll try and crack this out again!