Problems selecting ability score bonus

[AndrewD2]

The race I'm working on can either have +2 Strength or +2 Con, +2 Wis, -2 Int.

So I created 2 R Cust Special, one for each option, and then set the eval script for each to do the associated adjustments. Then I created a Racial Special to do the pick with a Custom Expression of thingid.rcAb1|thingid.rcAb2 so the choices show up in the race. If I bootstrap them to the special they both activate and if I don't bootstrap them then nothing happens except the selection happening.

I'm not sure if there is a way to conditionally bootstrap the items or if I need to adjust where my calculations are happening.

Any help is great.
Thanks,
Andrew

 

[AndrewD2]

I added some tags custom tags and conditions to the bootstraps. Here's the code for the various parts of this race.

The Dahren Race

    <thing id="rDahren" name="Dahren" compset="Race">
    <tag group="HasType" tag="tpHumanoid"/>
    <tag group="RaceType" tag="Normal"/>
    <tag group="RaceSize" tag="Medium0"/>
    <tag group="Language" tag="Any"/>
    <bootstrap thing="lCommon"></bootstrap>
    <bootstrap thing="lGiant"></bootstrap>
    <bootstrap thing="raLowLight"></bootstrap>
    <bootstrap thing="stGiant"></bootstrap>
    <bootstrap thing="raDahrenAb"></bootstrap>
    </thing>

Dahren Ability Bonus +2 Con, +2 Wis, -2 Int

  <thing id="rcDahrenCo" name="+2 CON, +2 Wisdom, -2 Intelligence" description="You gain an additional +2 racial bonus to your Constitution and Wisdom scores and a -2 racial penalty to your Intelligence." compset="RaceCustom" summary="+2 racial bonus to your Constitution score." uniqueness="useronce">
    <usesource source="PCBldAngel" parent="PCHeader" name="Blood of Angels"/>
    <tag group="Helper" tag="SpecUp" name="SpecUp" abbrev="SpecUp"/>
    <tag group="RaReplace" tag="raAaDay" name="Daylight" abbrev="Daylight"/>
    <tag group="Helper" tag="NoPathSoc" name="Not Allowed for Pathfinder Society Characters" abbrev="Not Allowed for Pathfinder Society Characters"/>
    <tag group="AllowRCust" tag="rDahren"/>
    <eval phase="PreAttr" priority="10000">hero.child[aCON].field[aStartMod].value += 2
hero.child[aWIS].field[aStartMod].value += 2
hero.child[aINT].field[aStartMod].value -= 2</eval>
    </thing>

Dahren Ability Bonus +2 Str

  <thing id="rcDahrenSt" name="+2 STR" description="You gain an additional +2 racial bonus to your Strength score." compset="RaceCustom" summary="+2 racial bonus to your Constitution score." uniqueness="useronce">
    <usesource source="HeroesJade"/>
    <tag group="RaReplace" tag="raAaDay" name="Daylight" abbrev="Daylight"/>
    <tag group="Helper" tag="NoPathSoc" name="Not Allowed for Pathfinder Society Characters" abbrev="Not Allowed for Pathfinder Society Characters"/>
    <tag group="AllowRCust" tag="rDahren"/>
    <tag group="Helper" tag="SpecUp" name="SpecUp" abbrev="SpecUp"/>
    <eval phase="PreAttr" priority="10000">hero.child[aSTR].field[aStartMod].value += 2</eval>
    </thing>

Dahren Ability Scores

  <thing id="raDahrenAb" name="Dahren Ability Score" description="The Dahren’s massive physique grants them prodigious Strength\nand Constitution. They enjoy choosing to focus on their physique\ngranting a single +2 racial bonus to Strength; or focusing on physical\nand mental fortitude granting a +2 racial bonus to Constitution,\na +2 racial bonus to Wisdom, and a -2 penalty to Intelligence." compset="RaceSpec">
    <fieldval field="usrCandid1" value="thingid.rcDahrenSt|thingid.rcDahrenCo"/>
    <tag group="RaceSort" tag="Attribute" name="Attribute" abbrev="Attribute"/>
    <tag group="ChooseSrc1" tag="Thing"/>
    <tag group="Custom" tag="DahrenCo"/>
    <tag group="Custom" tag="DahrenSt"/>
    <bootstrap thing="rcDahrenCo">
      <containerreq phase="First" priority="500">hero#Custom.DahrenCo</containerreq>
      </bootstrap>
    <bootstrap thing="rcDahrenSt">
      <containerreq phase="First" priority="500">hero#Custom.DahrenSt</containerreq>
      </bootstrap>
    <eval phase="PreAttr" priority="5000"><![CDATA[if (field[usrChosen1].ischosen <> 0) then
  if (field[usrChosen1].chosen.tagis[thingid.rcDahrenSt] <> 0) then
    perform hero.assign[Custom.DahrenSt]
  endif  
  if (field[usrChosen1].chosen.tagis[thingid.rcDahrenCo] <> 0) then
    perform hero.assign[Custom.DahrenCo]
  endif
endif]]></eval>
    </thing>

 

[AndrewD2]

Aaaand I just figured it out. My tags were getting assigned too late so I moved the up to First/450.

The biggest question is if I should adjust Phase/Priority

 

[tkarn]

Hi Andrew, look in my files, I think, it works.

 

[Aaron]

So it looks like you've got this figured out then?

 

[tkarn]

I gave the Dahren a racial custom ability count of 1. Than I created 2 R Cust Specials with the eval script to calculate the abilities new (Pre-Attributes (User) Priority: 10000).

I you select the Dahren, you can select the racial Custum Ability at the background tab - and it works. I had no problem....

It's possible to use 2 different sorts of Racial Custum Abilities. i think you can use this for the Shenxue (Ancestor Aspect and Spiritual Aspect).

 

[AndrewD2]

Yes, as I said I figured it out. All is working fine.

 

[tkarn]

Why do you need the Racial Special ?

 

[Mathias]

How to simplify that:

 <thing id="raDahrenAb" name="Dahren Ability Score" description="The Dahren’s massive physique grants them prodigious Strength and Constitution. They enjoy choosing to focus on their physique granting a single +2 racial bonus to Strength; or focusing on physical and mental fortitude granting a +2 racial bonus to Constitution, a +2 racial bonus to Wisdom, and a -2 penalty to Intelligence." compset="RaceSpec">
    <arrayval field="usrArray" index="0" value="+2 Str"/>
    <arrayval field="usrArray" index="1" value="+2 Con, +2 Wis, -2 Int"/>
    <tag group="RaceSort" tag="Attribute" name="Attribute" abbrev="Attribute"/>    <tag group="Custom" tag="DahrenCo"/>
    <eval phase="PreAttr" priority="5000"><![CDATA[
      if (compare(field[usrSelect].text,"+2 Str") = 0) then
        hero.child[aSTR].field[aStartMod].value += 2
      else
        hero.child[aCON].field[aStartMod].value += 2
        hero.child[aWIS].field[aStartMod].value += 2
        hero.child[aINT].field[aStartMod].value -= 2
        endif
    ]]></eval>
    </thing>

That let's you ditch the two helper abilities and not have to worry about bootstrap conditions.

(I also deleted 4 linebreaks in the description that appeared to be within sentances, not at paragrph breaks).

 

[AndrewD2]

I like it. Now looking at that would I even need the custom tag anymore?

EDIT:
I tested it without the custom tag and all seems to be working fine so I think I answered my own question.