Noob Questions

[solomani]

Hi all,

I am migrating my game from 5e to PF and I reactivated my HeroLab account/sub to help with the PC migration. However, I have not touched/used HeroLab in almost a decade and I had some questions.

I did google some tutorials but they are all 7+ years old so not sure they are valid. I am using the Classic app, but happy to use it online if these are limitations with classic:

• Custom Magic Weapon/Armor - is it possible to add a descriiption of some kind? For example a sword that can cast a spell 1/day.
• Monsters - is it possible to reduce the HD of a mosnter or it only goes up?
• Is it possible to create a custom template? or, failing that, adding supernatural abilities like incopreal somwhere?

Thanks in advance.

[Dami]

You can do all of that with Classic. Online has no editor and less customisation.
Most custom stuff will either require you to use an adjustment, or do some basic editor work if a template/adjustment doesn't already exist.
Monsters - adding HD or class levels is very easy. To lower HD you can use adjustments like "Racial HD".

[solomani]

Perfect, thank you. Is there a way to add more traits? Even if it has no mechanical impact and is just a text block for my own reference.

[Dami]

Originally Posted by solomani

Perfect, thank you. Is there a way to add more traits? Even if it has no mechanical impact and is just a text block for my own reference.

Certainly... feats, traits, etc can all be added with the editor. The easiest way if find an existing thing that it similar, copy it and then edit. You can always ask for assistance here and we'll do what we can to help you out.

[solomani]

Thanks! Let me experiment first.

[Ualaa]

Just to mention it, but Hero Lab Classic will be for 1st edition Pathfinder.

Hero Lab online can be for either Pathfinder 1e or Pathfinder 2e (plus other systems).

[solomani]

Got it. Thanks. I play 1e so classic works.

[solomani]

I finally got around to this and wanted to play with the editor. But I'm not sure what data file I should be opening to add feats, spells, etc. as there are quite a lot of them, or if I should create a new one?

This is for Pathfinder 1e.

For context, I am trying to import/update quite a few of the Ghostwalk feats and spells for one of my PCs, who is a ghost.

Thanks in advance.

[Dami]

Originally Posted by solomani

I finally got around to this and wanted to play with the editor. But I'm not sure what data file I should be opening to add feats, spells, etc. as there are quite a lot of them, or if I should create a new one?

Make a new user file. If you add to an existing file and there's an update, you will lose everything you did.

[solomani]

Got it, thanks. Is there a way to edit/convert a 3.0 user file to pathfinder? Looking at the raw data its doesn't look hugely different but not sure what to change to make it compatible.

Or I just need to cut/paste what I want from 3.0 user file to a new pathfinder one?

This is the specific file:
https://github.com/NullCascade/HeroL...Ghostwalk.user


Thanks.