Combining Magic Items

Viking698 · April 1st, 2011, 06:32 PM

Ok trying to figure this one out. I need to combine 2 magic rings into one. One is a ring of sustenance and the other is a ring of protection.

If I pull up the editor and make a new copy of the ring of sustenance I can not find a way to add the protection ability to it.

What I'm I missing?

Thanks

Viking

Lawful_g · April 1st, 2011, 06:37 PM

Try making a copy of the ring of protection as well, and look at the eval script on that.

blzbob · April 1st, 2011, 06:45 PM

It would probably be easier to just make the copy of the ring of protection, rename it and reprice it. The sustenance portion doesn't have any mechanics that HL needs as far as I know.

Lawful_g · April 1st, 2011, 08:35 PM

Easier yeah, but if he actually looks at the scripts it'll help him learn. Even if it is just a copy and paste job.

gcpeart · November 6th, 2012, 04:35 AM

I'm kind of in the same pickle, except in this case one of the items I want to combine is greyed out (even though I've purchased the package it is in.)

Still this thread leads to a more general problem I have, and that is it is pretty common in our home campaign, where magic item creation is allowed, to do a lot of combining items in a single slot, or upgrading items as you go. It actually isn't essential to me that hero lab get the price right, but I'd love to be able to say take any stock item and add to it the powers of another.

Speaking in software terms, I wonder if item inheritance would be possible? Basically create a new items which defines a slot/price and what ever else you want to define, but also inherits from one or more items? If you have conflicts call them out, but it would make magic item composition easy peazy.

Aaron · November 6th, 2012, 10:56 AM

It's generally easy to copy the functional bits from either or both of the items you want to combine, and then make a new item from that in the editor. Is there a specific example you'd like some help with as an example?

Nanan00 · November 6th, 2012, 06:57 PM

I wish there was a way to make custom items but I have just resorted to making copies of the item with added text or info depending.

Adrian42 · February 5th, 2015, 11:37 AM

I am still confused. Where and what do I need to Copy/Paste & where do I Copy/Paste it into? Are there other areas/buttons/fields that need to be duplicated to combine the items?

Adrian42 · February 5th, 2015, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Aaron

It's generally easy to copy the functional bits from either or both of the items you want to combine, and then make a new item from that in the editor. Is there a specific example you'd like some help with as an example?

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Viking698 Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 32 April 1st, 2011, 06:32 PM	Ok trying to figure this one out. I need to combine 2 magic rings into one. One is a ring of sustenance and the other is a ring of protection. If I pull up the editor and make a new copy of the ring of sustenance I can not find a way to add the protection ability to it. What I'm I missing? Thanks Viking
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Lawful_g Senior Member Volunteer Data File Contributor Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,245 April 1st, 2011, 06:37 PM	Try making a copy of the ring of protection as well, and look at the eval script on that.
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blzbob Senior Member Volunteer Data File Contributor Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mountlake Terrace, Washington Posts: 407 April 1st, 2011, 06:45 PM	It would probably be easier to just make the copy of the ring of protection, rename it and reprice it. The sustenance portion doesn't have any mechanics that HL needs as far as I know.
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Aaron Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 6,793 November 6th, 2012, 10:56 AM	It's generally easy to copy the functional bits from either or both of the items you want to combine, and then make a new item from that in the editor. Is there a specific example you'd like some help with as an example?
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Nanan00 Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 46 November 6th, 2012, 06:57 PM	I wish there was a way to make custom items but I have just resorted to making copies of the item with added text or info depending.
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Adrian42 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 2 February 5th, 2015, 11:37 AM	I am still confused. Where and what do I need to Copy/Paste & where do I Copy/Paste it into? Are there other areas/buttons/fields that need to be duplicated to combine the items?
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