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This is the official thread for Forgotten Realms conversion requests and discussion of books to be done. These data files are NOT compatible with the 3.5 OGL data files and cannot be used with the older data files due to differences in file structure. These data files are for use exclusively with Pathfinder only. I have put a lot of work into making the Forgotten Realms files here match the Pathfinder ruleset. Changes have been made to the original data to fit the conversion to the new rules used in Pathfinder. If you try to forcefully load these files in the 3.5 data set you will get a lot of errors as it was not meant to be used by that system.
Note on Prestige Classes: I do not particularly enjoy adding Prestige Classes to the data. They're very time intensive and are usually my lowest priority when adding data as my players rarely, if ever, play these optional classes. Races, New Skills, and Feats I usually try to add to the data as these tend to be quick coding and can be done in a reasonable period of time. Equipment, Spells, and other options I add afterward. Racial weapons and armor are usually done with the races so I can get them working correctly. Prestige Classes get least priority under the rest of the data. My experience has shown me players are more likely to use Races, Feats, Spells and Equipment more often than Prestige Classes so I don't rush into coding these things. Also, I'd like to point out that I don't have access to every book in the Forgotten Realms line. I will only add data from books I have access to, either on pdf or hard copy. If I lack both of those options, the data is a no-go for adding. I am not guaranteeing I will be able to do everything requested here, but this will make things easier for me to see what the community would like to see in future updates. Bug Reporting While this is not an official bug reporting thread, I'd appreciate if bug reports for this data were posted here. You don't have to cross post over on the pfsrd thread for bugs on data I work on. I don't check the threads there for bugs, so any bugs reported in there will not be fixed by me. If you spot something that's causing an issue or isn't working correctly, just post it here: http://forums.wolflair.com/showthrea...639#post174639 Bugs will not always be fixed in the order reported or as soon as they are reported. It may take a few weeks or months before I get reported bugs fixed. Data Entry Assistance: I am looking for helpers to get some of the FR data files done with me. This is a big project to tackle and still has a lot of data entry to be finished up. Over the coming updates I'd like to get the FRCS finished up. My plan is to get the data from that book finished and compiled into one tome instead of smaller files. Once all the data is done I will empty out the old data files and combine them into one for the FRCS. If you have the time to do data entry, PM me and we can discuss what needs to be knocked out still. RavenX Pronouns: She/Her Please do not PM me to inquire about datafiles I coded "for personal use" such as Exalted, World of Darkness, AD&D, or Warhammer 40K Roleplaying. I appreciate your interest, but I do not own the Intellectual Property rights to these game systems. Nor do I have permission from any of the Publishers to distribute the data files. As such, I cannot distribute the work I have done with community on these files. They are "for personal use" only. Thank you. I am far too busy these days to answer emails. If you message me here there is no guarantee I will get back to you at all. Last edited by RavenX; December 2nd, 2014 at 04:17 PM. |
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Forgotten Realms Version 2.3 Status Report The information contained here shows the status and evolution of the next version of the Forgotten Realms data. I am currently working on implementing things at this time to add to the next update. This will show you what to expect from the next iteration of the data files once its done. I am currently adding new data into the files when I have spare time to do so. Right now I am going to focus on finalizing the FRCS materials as I go along.
Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting The following updates are for the FRCS files covering the core setting.
Deities and Spells
Forgotten Realms: Shining South
Bug Fixes
================================================== ======= Unique ID conflicts and resolution This has started to become an issue with some of the data files. 3rd party product sometimes uses a unique id that I had already used. My plans are to fix the data files as this comes up. I am adding an FR into the ids to distinguish them from other data sets. Ravenloft will get RV added to the id and Dark Sun will have DS in the names. This may take me some time to get the unique ids fixed. I don't anticipate it being done quickly. If a conflict occurs, please report it in the appropriate bug reporting thread for the system and I will get it added to my to-do list when time permits. 4e Material Conversion Plans Some of the data from 4e will eventually be converted into the data files. A separate section on the configuration screen will allow you to access these abilities. Currently I am in the process of converting data that I feel would work well in a Forgotten Realms game. Here is the current plan for conversion work. These new options will be made available in a future update. Spellscars and Powers The Spellscarred concept is one that my players and I like, as it brings a little new depth to the realms that wasn't present before. To keep the spellscars as versatile as possible without requiring a new character class we are going to convert the spell scar powers that make sense into feats that players can take, which will allow Pathfinder equivalent powers. These converted powers make more sense as feats to us, and they will provide some versatility into how players and dungeon masters implement them. Themes as Archetypes Starting with the Renegade Red Wizard, some of the themes presented in the realms books will be made into archetypes after appropriate conversion has been done on class features. This will work the same as an archetype, replacing existing abilities with new ones that the theme would normally provide. RavenX Pronouns: She/Her Please do not PM me to inquire about datafiles I coded "for personal use" such as Exalted, World of Darkness, AD&D, or Warhammer 40K Roleplaying. I appreciate your interest, but I do not own the Intellectual Property rights to these game systems. Nor do I have permission from any of the Publishers to distribute the data files. As such, I cannot distribute the work I have done with community on these files. They are "for personal use" only. Thank you. I am far too busy these days to answer emails. If you message me here there is no guarantee I will get back to you at all. Last edited by RavenX; January 5th, 2015 at 11:12 AM. |
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I might release what I've done for Ravenloft and Frostburn as well this time around. Frostburn is just spells currently but I plan on expanding that data as well.
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Ravenloft would be very cool, BTW thank you for all the hard work dude.
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Ravenloft wasn't too difficult to add. The Players Handbook for the 3.5 update is mostly done in my data. I have a few prestige options to wrap up but that's pretty much it.
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Half-drow is the biggie for me - since my long-running FR campaign is getting close to the point where the next generation of characters is due to become available, and I know that one of them is a half-drow. I'd almost reached the point where I was going to do it myself, but since you're far more skilled with the editor than I am, Raven, I'm pretty darn happy that you're implementing it.
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It's already in the next update. Half-drow will be in the coming FR data. I've got a good chunk of data crunched out for Races of Faerun and am currently working through the appendix data. I'm on feats right now. I may get this book mostly implemented (without prestige classes) for the next release. The data is coming along nicely.
I am editing the second post on this thread as I add new content, so keep checking there for update information. It will say what I've implemented as I crank through it. RavenX Pronouns: She/Her Please do not PM me to inquire about datafiles I coded "for personal use" such as Exalted, World of Darkness, AD&D, or Warhammer 40K Roleplaying. I appreciate your interest, but I do not own the Intellectual Property rights to these game systems. Nor do I have permission from any of the Publishers to distribute the data files. As such, I cannot distribute the work I have done with community on these files. They are "for personal use" only. Thank you. I am far too busy these days to answer emails. If you message me here there is no guarantee I will get back to you at all. |
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As far as books go, I have virtually every Forgotten Realms book in pdf format. My players and I have either purchased or scanned our own physical copies so we could have a central database of books everyone could access. If you need a book, just let me know.
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Thank you. I just may need to ask you once I get through what I've already got. Races of Faerun is the current major book to be implemented next.
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I don't know if it's already been implemented or not but having the Forgotten Realms deities not show up in the list of selectable deities if the FR dataset isn't enabled would be wonderful, there's just so many of them!
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