TheIronGolem
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I'm in the process of making a companion type that is bootstrapped from a custom (non-class) ability. I can get the minion to appear, and most parts of it are working correctly so far. But there are a few things that have me scratching my head:
1. The minion is not receiving any skill points at all. I don't know why. It's not mindless (nor tagged as such), and while its INT score is low, it should be getting at least one skill point per HD. Setting a value for rSkillPlus (or other skill-related fields) on the minion's race does not help. I can add skill points a script on the race, but I'd like to fix this properly instead of putting a bandaid on it.
2. The minion seems to be getting extra HP per HD. For each HD on the minion, it receives its maximum HP value plus whatever HP are assigned to that HD. I found that this only happens if I have the "Max HP at New Levels" houserule enabled, but note that this does not happen to other creatures when this houserule is active.
3. The minion is getting its base speed increased by 10 over the base speed of its race. It's not a bonus, the value of tSpeed is 10 higher than it should be.
Things that may be relevant:
1. I have restricted the minion's racial selections to a list of custom races (currently only one race, modeled off the Bipedal Eidolon).
2. As I mentioned, the companion is bootstrapped by a custom ability that is not tied to a class. This means I am not using a Companion Class Helper (I tried going through one, but the minion would not appear after a reload). I suspect that this helper is doing some setup that I am missing.
3. To rule out HL-intrinsic bugs, I have tried adding a Summoner level and an Eidolon to the minion's owner. The Eidolon does not have any of these problems.
4. The minion race's type is Outsider, but without the weapon proficiencies or Darkvision. In the course of troubleshooting I have removed the race's type entirely - no change from that.
5. The hero's master has no class abilities at this time, and the only custom ability he has is the one that bootstraps the minion. I am 95% confident that nothing I have written is directly interfering with the speed, HP, or skill points of the minion.
1. The minion is not receiving any skill points at all. I don't know why. It's not mindless (nor tagged as such), and while its INT score is low, it should be getting at least one skill point per HD. Setting a value for rSkillPlus (or other skill-related fields) on the minion's race does not help. I can add skill points a script on the race, but I'd like to fix this properly instead of putting a bandaid on it.
2. The minion seems to be getting extra HP per HD. For each HD on the minion, it receives its maximum HP value plus whatever HP are assigned to that HD. I found that this only happens if I have the "Max HP at New Levels" houserule enabled, but note that this does not happen to other creatures when this houserule is active.
3. The minion is getting its base speed increased by 10 over the base speed of its race. It's not a bonus, the value of tSpeed is 10 higher than it should be.
Things that may be relevant:
1. I have restricted the minion's racial selections to a list of custom races (currently only one race, modeled off the Bipedal Eidolon).
2. As I mentioned, the companion is bootstrapped by a custom ability that is not tied to a class. This means I am not using a Companion Class Helper (I tried going through one, but the minion would not appear after a reload). I suspect that this helper is doing some setup that I am missing.
3. To rule out HL-intrinsic bugs, I have tried adding a Summoner level and an Eidolon to the minion's owner. The Eidolon does not have any of these problems.
4. The minion race's type is Outsider, but without the weapon proficiencies or Darkvision. In the course of troubleshooting I have removed the race's type entirely - no change from that.
5. The hero's master has no class abilities at this time, and the only custom ability he has is the one that bootstraps the minion. I am 95% confident that nothing I have written is directly interfering with the speed, HP, or skill points of the minion.