Trying to add an existing animal companion to all classes

[risner]

I've looked at Ashvawg Tamer, Ooze Companion, Beast Rider, Mammoth Rider Steed for inspiration.

I need to tag Axe Beak as an allowed for all classes that get mount or animal companion instead of just Druid and Paladin, and do it in such a way that I'm not updating a list every time a new archetype allows an Animal Companion.

I've tried this code:

  <thing id="van313ABC" name="PFS: Axe Beak Companion" description="As long as you have Chronicle sheets for all three parts of the Quest for Perfection campaign arc, you may take an axe beak as a loyal mount or companion; the Chronicle sheets need not be consecutive or in order, but all three must be present in the same character&apos;s records. If you possess a class feature which permits you to take an animal companion or a mount that progresses as an animal companion, you may add the axe beak to your list of legal and available companions. You must present a copy of Pathfinder RPG Bestiary 3 in order to use an axe beak companion as if it were allowed as an additional resource. Other than provide access to this animal as a choice of mount or companion, this boon provides no mechanical benefit.\n\n{b}This vanity represents a Chronicle Sheet for playing Scenario #3-13: Quest for Perfetion III: Defenders of Nesting Swallow with the Axe Beak Companion still available to your character.{/b}" compset="Vanity" holdable="no">
    <fieldval field="usrCandid1" value="system_tag.minion"/>
    <usesource source="srcWeGob2"/>
    <tag group="User" tag="NoAutoName"/>
    <tag group="fShowWhat" tag="Freeform"/>
    <tag group="Helper" tag="ShowSpec" name="Show Spec" abbrev="Show Spec"/>
    <tag group="ChooseSrc1" tag="Hero"/>
    <eval phase="First" priority="497"><![CDATA[~ If there's no animal companion, there's nothing we can do
doneif (hero.hasminion[AnimComp] = 0)
perform hero.childfound[cAnimComp].setfocus
doneif (state.isfocus = 0)

perform focus.minion.pushtags[CompList.?,AddCompLis]]]>
      <before name="Companion Level Calculated"/>
      <before name="Multiple Companion FinalLevel Calculated"/>
      </eval>
    </thing>

But nothing I've tried seems to work, and I've even hardcoded the test case into the script. I have a Treesinger (only gets 4 AC's) and choose Axe Beak, but I get a code error that AddCompLis.Treesinger isn't a valid tag.

 

[Kaleb]

Go to the Race Animal companion tab and new copy and select axbeak and go to the minion allowed for tab and select it and a popup box appears and you can select what class or arch type the minion is availble for.

 

[Mathias]

I don't see any CompList tags on your thing, and you're not using your script to assign one before the pushtags operation. So, pushtags doesn't have a CompList tag to push there as an AddCompLis tag, so it won't add any tags.

 

[risner]

I don't see any CompList tags on your thing, and you're not using your script to assign one before the pushtags operation. So, pushtags doesn't have a CompList tag to push there as an AddCompLis tag, so it won't add any tags.

Hmm.
I'm doing this from a thing, but I'm trying to make AddCompLis tags for each CompList tag on the hero.

So I need to pull tags from the Hero to this thing and push then?

I tried this:
perform hero.pulltags[CompList.?]
but it didn't behave differently.

 

[Mathias]

At First/497, I doubt that the CompList tags are on the hero yet.

 

[Mathias]

Are you certain that the <before> elements that you've chosen actually apply to your script? You're not trying to alter the level of the animal companion - only the allowed list, so you shouldn't have to be that early.

 

[risner]

Are you certain that the <before> elements that you've chosen actually apply to your script?

No but I copied it from the Beast feat that adds Mammoths etc.

I'll admit, I'm confused.

I tried running it a First/1000, First/1000, Post-Levels/10000, and Render/10000 with no change.
Current code:
perform hero.pulltags[CompList.?]
perform focus.minion.pushtags[CompList.?,AddCompLis]

var t as string
t = focus.tagnames[CompList.?,"/"]
debug "First 10000 Hero CompList: " & t
t = focus.tagnames[AddCompLis.?,"/"]
debug "First 10000 Hero AddCompLis: " & t

I can't seem to notice any change.
It still reports not valid for Treesinger, only valid for Druid/Paladin message.

If I do Hero Tags, I never see CompList or AddCompLis tags. I do see a CompList.Treesinger tag on valid races (like carnivorous vines) and on axebeak. So there doesn't appear to be a difference.

 

[Mathias]

Look at the debug tags on the hero for a normal animal companion. Are the complist tags there?

Are they in the minion's hero context instead?

Since you know you want to add a specific minion to all complists, doesn't that mean you know what tag you want? That you don't need to copy all the others?

 

[risner]

Look at the debug tags on the hero for a normal animal companion. Are the complist tags there?

Are they in the minion's hero context instead?

Since you know you want to add a specific minion to all complists, doesn't that mean you know what tag you want? That you don't need to copy all the others?

For Example:
An Elf Druid with Treesinger Archetype has the following tags:

Druid's Hero Tags:
no CompList tags and no AddCompLis tags.

Animal Companion (Carnivorous Vine) Tags:
no AddCompLis tags
CompList.Treesinger tag is present

When I change the AC to an Axe Beak without my Vanity present I get exactly the same tag configuration.

 

[risner]

Ok, after a LONG time digging into this, I now know a great deal.
I got it to work and here is the code:

Render/10000
~ If there's no animal companion, there's nothing we can do
doneif (hero.hasminion[AnimComp] = 0)

~ I'm not sure this is required, but I see people doing it as a test
perform hero.childfound[cAnimComp].setfocus
doneif (state.isfocus = 0)

var n as string

~ CompList tags are a way to indicate classes which allow this AC

~ Search through all AC's
foreach pick in hero from BaseCompan where "CompIs.cAnim?"
  n = eachpick.minion.findchild[BaseRace].idstring
  ~ This is an Axe Beak
  if (compare(n,"anAxeBeak") = 0) then
    ~ The CompList on the minion is for the class that gives this AC
    ~ Copy that tag to this Vanity
    perform eachpick.minion.pulltags[CompList.?]
    ~ The CompList on the race of the minion is who it requires.
    ~ Copy the CompList that gave this AC onto the BaseRace.
    ~ This effectively makes this allowed.
    perform eachpick.minion.findchild[BaseRace].pushtags[CompList.?]
  endif
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