TheIronGolem
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I am implementing favored class bonuses for the Spheres of Power classes, and I've noticed an odd problem. Having created and bootstrapped an FCB, I can add it to a character and it performs its job just fine. However, I've noticed that if I reload the portfolio, any class levels that have a custom FCB selected loses that FCB, and instead it defaults to the bonus skill point.
I suspect that this has to do with the fact that I am bootstrapping my FCB's from a Mechanic instead of from the classes they attach to. In fact I know it does, because I tested bootstrapping them to the classes and this problem went away. But since this is intended for a paid expansion, putting them on the classes directly would require me to maintain two different class files. Eew.
Something I noticed that gives me hope, though: I made a copy of the Human Fighter FCB, changed its text to make it distinct from the original, and bootstrapped it to the same mechanic to test it out. That one worked fine - the selection persisted through multiple reloads as expected. So it seems like FCB's should be able to work this way.
Anyone have any experience with this? It feels like a timing issue to me, but I haven't been able to figure out how to confirm/disprove that.
I suspect that this has to do with the fact that I am bootstrapping my FCB's from a Mechanic instead of from the classes they attach to. In fact I know it does, because I tested bootstrapping them to the classes and this problem went away. But since this is intended for a paid expansion, putting them on the classes directly would require me to maintain two different class files. Eew.
Something I noticed that gives me hope, though: I made a copy of the Human Fighter FCB, changed its text to make it distinct from the original, and bootstrapped it to the same mechanic to test it out. That one worked fine - the selection persisted through multiple reloads as expected. So it seems like FCB's should be able to work this way.
Anyone have any experience with this? It feels like a timing issue to me, but I haven't been able to figure out how to confirm/disprove that.