Figuring out where to start on a modified ABP

[willuwontu]

How can I extend Tag Groups in a .1st file, specifically how can I add

CustomCost.?
12
18
25
32
36
50
64
100
125

as new tags for the CustomCost group?

[willuwontu]

Ended up making dummy abilities with those costs so that they'd be generated.

How can I change the recommended starting gold though?

Hero.field[tStartGP].value *= .5

Causes an error, "Undefined Variable".


Here's my current work so far.

[Mathias]

Spelling matters - herofield, not Hero.field

[willuwontu]

Originally Posted by Mathias

Spelling matters - herofield, not Hero.field

Thanks, I forgot how to reference fields on the hero, it appears that's the wrong lever to pull though.

Hero Lab was forced to stop compilation after the following errors were detected:

Syntax error in 'eval' script for Thing 'mechModABP' (Eval Script '#2') on line 1
  -> Only derived fields can generally be modified via scripts (field 'tStartGP')

How should I be modifying the starting gold then? I know normal ABP does it in HL, so it's definitely possible.

[Mathias]

You'll need to give me more information than "ABP does it in HL", so I know where to look. I just tested creating ABP and standard characters at 1st level, and they both start at 4d6x10 gp. Sorry, it's been years since I've read that section of Pathfinder Unchained, since all my pathfinder gaming for the last few years has been PFS, so I haven't read the optional rules in Pathfinder Unchained since I worked on coding them in.

[willuwontu]

Originally Posted by Mathias

You'll need to give me more information than "ABP does it in HL", so I know where to look. I just tested creating ABP and standard characters at 1st level, and they both start at 4d6x10 gp. Sorry, it's been years since I've read that section of Pathfinder Unchained, since all my pathfinder gaming for the last few years has been PFS, so I haven't read the optional rules in Pathfinder Unchained since I worked on coding them in.

When playing ABP, if you start at higher levels your WBL is cut in half to make up for the benefits of ABP.

Currently in ABP on HL, if I were to make a level 2 char with ABP on, it'll say that the recommended starting gold is 500 (instead of the normal 1000 for non-abp level 2 chars) without me needing to change anything. I'd like to duplicate this behavior.

[Mathias]

Starting gold at levels above 1st is just looked up on the wealth by level table, and that's accessible on the Mechanics tab, in the "Wealth by Level Mechanic".

[willuwontu]

Woo, with that it's now finished up. Here's my files for the future.