Races

[gandalf970]

Noob here just bought the product. I own the Authoring kit, so Savage Worlds is my default. I only see one race to choose from? How do I get the others?

 

[CapedCrusader]

Open the Character menu, and choose Configure Hero.

Scroll down in the window on the right to Miscellaneous Options, and check the box for Show Races.

Click OK twice. They should be there now.

And Welcome to Hero Lab!

 

[gandalf970]

editing existing

Can I add additional races to the Savage Worlds one's already there? I would like to add others if possible.

 

[CapedCrusader]

Certainly. Open the Tools menu, and Launch Editor.

Open the File menu and click New Data File, and click the Race tab.

If what you're creating is similar to an existing race, you may want to choose New(Copy), otherwise choose New(Blank).

You need to give it a name, and a unique ID. Everything created in the Editor has a specific prefix associated with it that is pre-populated in the unique ID field with a question mark appended to the end. Remove the question mark, and you have 10 total characters to work with. Remember, don't alter the prefix. Some of the background mechanics utilize these prefixes, and changing them can have unintended side effects.

Fill in the description and the summary. For the summary, it shouldn't be longer than one line. If text is entered in excess of one line there's a danger of the text being truncated.

Click the Source button, and choose which Sources the new Race should be visible for. If it's custom to a specific campaign, you can create a new Source specifically for that campaign.

Click Save, then click Test Now. It will go through a file save dialog to create a .user file with your race definition. It should respond with "You may now use <whatever> in Hero Lab". Close the Editor, and the Race should now be visible in the Race window. There's some other, fancier stuff that can be done, but that's the basics.

 

[gandalf970]

sorry for being a noob

So I want to make an ogre with Size +3, added strength and vigor and thermal vision. Can you walk me through this and so it will be available for my Savage Worlds game, including all the Savage Worlds races. Still missing something.

 

[tatteredking]

I thought there was a tutorial for this around somewhere...now I can't find it.

I'll get you started....In the Editor....on the Race tab....select the New(Copy) button, and copy the Dwarf.

Now....in editor...look around and see how the dwarf gets the added dice in Vigor and lowlight vision. That will give you a really good idea on how to achieve the Added Strength, Vigor and Thermal Vision.

Now, on the creature tab, create a New Creature, copied off the Orc. Look around on the created creature and see how the Orc gets a size bonus.

With that information, you should be able to make your own race.

You can also search the Forums for "race tutorial"