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Using Windows 10, PCGen 6.08.00 RC8 it works for me.

Start PCGen
Advanced
search for Core and add to right side
search for Mythic and add Mythic Adventure, then add Mythic Origin.
LOAD

If this doesn't work, please provide Operating System, PCGen level, Java level

-- david

I know this is an extremely old thread but I am currently looking for the same thing. Most specifically a Vampire Template. Anyone happen to know where I can locate one?

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PCGen v6.08.00 RC8 and loading Pathfinder RPG for Game Masters. Start a new character, Templates, Vampire is there. Select it and it shows the Prerequisites.

In order to add the Lich Acquired Template, you have to create an evil character, level it to whatever level you want, then select templates and in the list of templates will be lich. Add that and you have a lich <whatever>.

I just did it using an NPC Drow Necromancer 9th level.

-- david

Did you make the changes that I suggested?

Character Traits Web Enhancement

Additional Resources

Character Traits - Web Enhancement is the first link.

Additional Resources - Lists the ones that are valid for PFS play (for instance, adopted is not and rich parents are not. I have not looked over at the others.)

-- david

Yup, that is why I created a personal copy. I have been a home game DM for a very long time and have been thinking about getting into PFS, but the gazillion options always turned me off.

Now with CORE only, I may change my mind and DM just that.

Also, if you would like to make it official, open a Jira (jira.pcgen.org) and request it as a data freq and someone should work on it. We have a guy that does a lot of the PFS "thingies" (<- technical word here).

-- david

My understanding, which is always subject to being wrong, is that when the Web Enhancement - Character Traits came out, it was for 3.5, not PFRPG, so that is why it is listed under 3.5.

I have cobbled up two files, one the "master" .pcc for CORE PFS, and one the traits .lst file for the web enhancement. Now, I will make them available with the following caveats:

1) You have to put it under your Custom data directory.
2) You WILL have to edit it to make sure it works for your PCGen setup.

I put it on Dropbox, and will leave it there for a week or so: Zip File

-- david

For the brave (or is it foolhardy) two changes;

1) eliminate an error showing up in the console:
file:
C:\PCGen60500\data\pathfinder\paizo\roleplaying_game\mythic_adventures\ma_f eats.lst
line: 64
remove "PREABILITY:1,CATEGORY=Mythic Tier,Mythic Tier 04"
change "PREVARGTEQ:MythicLevel,1" to "PREVARGTEQ:MythicLevel,4"

2) allows the selection of mythic tiers after tier 1:
file:
C:\PCGen60500\data\pathfinder\paizo\roleplaying_game\mythic_adventures\ma_a bilities.lst
line: 6
change "CHOOSE:NUMCHOICES=1|STRING"etc to "CHOOSE:NUMCHOICES=10|STRING"etc

If you do this, all warranty is invalidated, no refunds, ymmv. Make sure you use a plain text editor such as Notepad in windows.

Always add tier 1 first, click ok, then double click tier level and add tier 2, click ok, double click tier level and add tier 3, etc.

-- david

Mythic levels are "bolt-ons" in that they do not depend on XP, but are just given out by the DM so they do not follow the "normal" process of giving levels.

Load PCGen and the books that you want. Make sure you load the Mythic Adventures dataset from the advanced screen.

Create your character. When you want to add Mythic Levels do the following:

On the "Feats & Abilities" tab, "Mythic Abilities" subtab, select "Mythic Tier" on the right side. On the left click on "Mythic Tier" and then double click on Mythic Level. Add the 1.
Mythic Feat, Mythic Path, Mythic Path Ability and Mythic Path Feature should now be selectable on the right side. Add as needed.

All the above said, there is some kind of bug and I do not have time right now to figure it out. Post to the PCGen Yahoo group or open a Jira and the head data monkey might be able to take a detailed look at it.

-- david

Understand that the typo is on Paizo side. I was hoping that the HeroLab folks would be able to pick up the phone and say, "ok which one is correct?" to the Paizo folks. If not, I guess they picked the one that made most sense to them. And that is ok with me also.

If I change PCGen(*) to match HeroLab, then either we both are correct in our interpretation or we are both wrong, but at least we are consistent with each other.

-- david

* Right now, PCGen removes *all* bonus feats, with a note to get with Paizo. My changing it will give back the 1st and 14th level bonus feat.

I happened to have herolab open when I saw this post.

I created an 18th level monk and it only gave me 2 bonus feats.
The feats gained at 2, 6, 10, and 18 and replaced.

The feats at level 1 and level 14 are retained.

There is no bonus feat at level 12. I am assuming they meant to say it replaces the bonus feat at level 10.

Thank you for the information.

I was hoping that HeroLab, being an "official" product would have more access to the developers for these "typo" type issues.

-- david

Posting from my "PCGen Alias".

I have received a PCGen bug report concerning the Monk Sensei archetype and while investigating it, have found a conundrum.

The PRD Monk Table lists Monk bonus feats at 1, 2, 6, 10, 14, 18 level.
The PRD Sensei archtype removes bonus feats at 2, 6, 12(?), 18 level.

It is been FAQ requested, but not answered. Or at least I can not find an answer on the boards or in the FAQs.

I was wondering how HeroLab handles this, ie. do they remove 10 or 14 or both or neither?

-- david

Posting from my "PCGen Alias".

Yes, we are "behind" on books. Currently there are 31 NEWSOURCE open requests, of which 18 are from Paizo material (Link).

Remember this is an all volunteer open source project. If you have a specific book / request, PM me and I will either open a Jira (request) or point you to the open one, and you can follow the status of it.

-- david

Latest "unstable" release is now available. While considered "unstable" it is in solid shape.

Release Notes

Down load

-- david

You will get a faster answer by going to the Yahoo Group, but if you want to state what you want exactly I will help you thru it.

You will need to be able to create a .lst file using a text editor (Notepad, Metapad, or other) and learn a simple syntax.

-- david

Distant Scholar is correct. Really doesn't matter which line it is after. I said 628 so it would fall in with the rest of the level 0 witch spells.

As far as editors, I use Crimson Editor myself for editing PCGen files.

-- david

The easiest way to do this (not the best) is to edit the following file:

@\data\pathfinder\paizo\roleplaying_game\advanced_players_guide\apg_spells. lst

and insert a line after line 628:
Ray of Frost.MOD CLASSES:Witch=0

(tabs between the .MOD and CLASSES:)

Two "problems" with doing it this way. Every witch will have access to this spell, but you can remove it via double left clicking on it in the known section, and also every time you update PCGen you will have to make this modification again. The correct / best way to create a home brew with the winter witch archetype in it or wait for the Inner Sea Magic to be done, or the Reign of Winter Players Guide to be finished.

Jira's here:
Inner Sea Magic
Reign of Winter Players Guide

Both of them have active data monkeys.

-- david

Ah, I completely misunderstood. I thought you were seeing the archetype and not being able to add the spell. My bad. Let me look at it, and I'll get back to you. This will entail coding up at least something in the home brew folder, as there is no other way to do it.

-- david

Inner Sea Magic is not in your loaded list. Please send me the .pcg file to

-- david

edit: Inner Sea Magic is not in the download for 6.2. It is still being worked on. How are you seeing the Winter Witch Archetype? I think you are really selecting the Winter Patron, and they are not the same thing.

Which data sets to you have loaded? and I am assuming you are using PCGen 6.02.00 (either RC2 or Production).

-- david

edit: Do you mean winter patron?
edit2: I think you mean the winter witch archetype from the Reign of WInter Players Guide, right? If yes, it looks like it has not been coded up. Please open a Jira and someone will look into it, thanks.

Yea, that looks like it....

-- david
ex-monkey

It is still in very early alpha and not distributed with the program. If you would like to code it yourself, head over to the PCGenLstFileHelp Yahoo group and someone will be able to help you code it up. Looks somewhat easy,

-- david
ex-monkey....

PCGen v6.00.1 RC2 Released!

Welcome to PCGen v6.00.1 RC2 is the second release candidate for the patch to PCGen 6.00. This release includes over 150 bug fixes and improvements that we've made since the 6.0 production release. See the Change Log for 6.00.1 RC2 for full details of this latest build. The highlights of the changes for PCGen 6.00.1 are listed below: :

Major Changes
-- Further improvements to source selection
-- Allow user to choose sources when loading existing character
-- Data Converter improvements

New Sources
The following new sources were added in 6.00.1 RC2
-- [Paizo] Gnomes of Golarion
-- [Paizo] Halflings of Golarion
-- [Paizo] Pathfinder: Seekers of Secrets
-- [Paizo] Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Inner Sea World Guide
-- [Paizo] Player Companion: Dragon Empires Primer

PCGen is an RPG character generator and maintenance program (d20 systems). All datafiles are ASCII text files so they can be modified by users for their own campaigns.

For more information about PCGen, join us at our Yahoo group:
HERE

or visit our website:
HERE

or our wiki:
HERE

Download your free copy:
HERE

You can see all of the changes included in this release by checking out the release notes:
HERE

Trackers (JIRA) bugs:
HERE

Any way to make a PC Aasimar Paladin of the Holy Light without having to use the Pathfinder for GM's source? With the Pathfinder for GM's source I cannot load an Paladin Archetype in the Archetype tab(Warrior of the Holy Light). And with the PC(advanced or not) source I cannot load an Aasimar.

Any help?

Start PCGen. Switch from the Basic Tab to the Advanced Tab for loading files. Make sure you are in Pathfinder RPG mode (upper left). Remove, by double-clicking all entries in the right window pane. Select, by double-clicking from the left pane, under Paizo, Core Rulebook, Bestiary 1, and Advanced Players Guide so they are now in the right pane. Load them.

The options you are looking for are now available.

-- david

How do you make custom classes in the latest version 6.00.00?

i don't see a LST editor

Read the posts on the first page, starting with the initial post. The editor was removed, and will be put in at a later level as it was woefully out of date. Some of the other posts tell how to use a text editor, and about the homebrew sub-directory to create you own custom classes.

Also, within the help structure are the lst file classes and I believe that one of them is for classes. Also you can ask on the Yahoo group.

-- david

David R. Bender - PCGen Monkey wrote:

master_marshmallow wrote:

the lack of versatile human makes me sad

would love to see this include all the race books
was really hoping for some blood of angels love in here

still really nice job with it

Blood of Angels - Jira, however there is no active monkey working on it.

Advanced Race Guide - Jira, and LegacyKing (above) is actively working on it and farming out checking the data set out, since it has to be done in pieces as it affects the core sets also.

-- david

are these just updates on the current project, so nothing is available for use or am i just failing at the internet?

Blood of Angels has been requested, but no volunteer is working on it, so the lst files do not exist yet.

Advanced Race Guide has been requested, LegacyKing is actively working on it, and letting a few folks pre-alpha test the pieces that he has done, so it is not available to the general public yet.

-- david

DirkSJ wrote:

You could pretty easily make a Versatile human LST entry. Hack something together using the current human as an example.

As a side note I don't understand why this program uses LST files instead of a relational SQL DB or at very least XML. LST files are tedious :(. And OMG you guys love tabs haha :)...why is every entry is so massively tab inflated? Hard to read often times due to that.

I am not one of the monkeys, just a long-time fan.

Anytime you have years of development and effort into a project like this, it takes a lot of careful consideration to make changes as massive as you refer to. Yes, it might make sense to do it differently if you started the project today, but in this case, you are looking at supporting years of code and all those existing users - you can't rip and replace without a lot of grief. Since the project is completely supported by a limited pool of volunteers with other time constraints, change is best done gradually and carefully lest someone dive into a major overhaul and have RL sideswipe them and take them off the project - which I believe has happened with some monkeys.

I am sure they would welcome your contributions if you have time to code with them. And I've heard that some of the items you comment on have been reviewed, but it is a major architectural change, as I'm sure you can imagine.

Again, I am not a monkey, so this should be construed as an official response from them, just my view from the sidelines.

What he said!

XML was looked at before, but the massive overhaul would take so much time and we have precious little of that with volunteers anyway.

-- david

Edit; And the additional tabs in the files, I believe are from prettylst which all our data is run thru for checking and formatting.

Likely this is already a known issue, but in 6.00.00 when I tried to make a monk with the sensei archetype, it took away my 1st level monk bonus feat, when as far as I can tell, sensei only replaces 2nd level monk bonus feat. I don't think it activated the new class skills either.

At 2nd level, it didn't allow me to add my Wis to attack and CMB in lieu of Strength either--or couldn't find an option to do that anyway.

Haven't tried any of the new alphas.

Confirmed, and Jira, opened.

-- david

Rapid shot temp bonus is behaving...strangely.

Confirmed.

Jira opened.

Edit:

And fixed: Per LegacyKiing:
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Completed: At revision: 19531
- Changes made - thanks for the solution
==

And I confirmed the fix. -- david

the lack of versatile human makes me sad

would love to see this include all the race books
was really hoping for some blood of angels love in here

still really nice job with it

Blood of Angels - Jira, however there is no active monkey working on it.

Advanced Race Guide - Jira, and LegacyKing (above) is actively working on it and farming out checking the data set out, since it has to be done in pieces as it affects the core sets also.

-- david

David R. Bender - PCGen Monkey wrote:

Issue http://jira.pcgen.org/browse/DATA-917 created for the Kensai Magus issues above, including Canny Def.

And confirmed by chief #1 data monkey, and he assigned it to himself, so perhaps in a few days there will be a fix, and then into the nightly auto-build for 6.01.01 version.

And fixed. It should be in tomorrow's auto-build. I have not checked out the fix, so if you would, that would be helpful,

Issue http://jira.pcgen.org/browse/DATA-917 created for the Kensai Magus issues above, including Canny Def.

And confirmed by chief #1 data monkey, and he assigned it to himself, so perhaps in a few days there will be a fix, and then into the nightly auto-build for 6.01.01 version.

-- david

Issue http://jira.pcgen.org/browse/DATA-917 created for the Kensai Magus issues above, including Canny Def.

For skills, customize the headband via right click and there should be a type that will add a knowledge skill(s).

-- david

I am unavailable till tomorrow morning (24 hours from now) to check this out, but I will look at it then and report back here.

-- david

PCGen v6.1.1 is the first alpha release from our development branch to allow experimentation and testing of our latest work. Please give it a shot and let us know how it works for you. Some notable changes in this release are listed below.

Notable Changes
Speed up when viewing multiple characters
Select Sources - Basic - Show Campaign Info
Allow user to choose sources when loading existing character
Bring 3.x Core Sets to newer Standards

New Sources
[Paizo] Gnomes of Golarion
[Paizo] Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Inner Sea World Guide
[Paizo] Pathfinder: Seekers of Secrets

PCGen is an RPG character generator and maintenance program (d20 systems). All datafiles are ASCII text files so they can be modified by users for their own campaigns.

For more information about PCGen, join us at our Yahoo group:
HERE

or visit our website:
HERE

or our wiki:
HERE

Download your free copy:
HERE

You can see all of the changes included in this release by checking out the release notes:
HERE

Trackers (JIRA) bugs:
HERE

For example a 3rd level sorcerer by the CRB knows 3 1st level spells. Plus the 1 he gets from the bloodline. So I should have a total of 4 spells known.

PCGen says I have 5 spells known.

Known bug in 6.00.0, and fixed in 6.01.00. The easiest thing for you to do is to download the nightly auto build at AUTOBUILD and use that.

-- david

edit: ps. I've come down with something and will be spending the rest of today and night in bed. Any more questions, etc. I hopefully will be able to answer tomorrow morning (Monday, Eastern US).

1) On the printed sheets, much of the text is so small it is difficult for an old bat like me to read. Does one of those multitude of templates print larger? If so, I haven't found it yet.

2) Can't seem to get it to allow me to add extra feats or skill points. I tried clicking where I understood the above text to say, but it won't let me change the number.
3) Is there any way for me to 'easily' make a custom feat. GM gave me the education feat from the Eberron book. All knowledge skills are class skills and a +1 to 2 of them.
4) Anyone working on the PFS field Guide? The Lore Warden is one of my favorite classes and it isn't in there that I can find.

1) Don't do printing, so someone else will have to help you with this, but I do understand. I created my own html sheet that uses larger type and the information that I want available.

-- david

So I...uhh...you know. I have tried that a half-dozen times since 6.0.0 got released and it has never worked, web trait enabled or disabled whatever, it didn't matter. I go in there right now to take a screenshot to show you and BAM everything works fine, I can finally add the advanced players guide.

heh... No problem. It is know that there is something wonky in that area of the code, and I have seen several reports like yours. We have not figured out yet exactly what is causing it, but I do know that there have been some tweaks in 6.1.0 in that area.

-- david

Hey I seem to be having an issue loading the Advanced Player's Guide data set.

I go into 'Advanced' in 'Select Sources'and add the Pathfinder Core Rulebook, Ultimate Combat, Ultimate Magic and then Advanced Player's Guide is red and says the prereq's aren't loaded.

I look through it and this is highlighted in red "and less than 1 of Paizo - Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Character Traits Web Enhancement must be already selected" so I go an add the Character Traits Web Enhancement and Advanced Player's Guide is STILL red and says the same thing.

Any ideas?

In the "Campaign Info" at the bottom, if you page down there is a "requirements" line. Please copy and paste it here.

Also, is this from scratch, ie. nothing is already loaded?

-- david

Edit: I ask, because, I am not having the problem with 6.00.0
Edit2: The traits web enhancement will cause it to go red. Definitely do not load that.

*sigh* Just received a note on the PCGen Yahoo boards entitled:

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[pcgen] Open JIRA - Spammers are annoying
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and the contents are:

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Hi folks,

Barely 24 hours after I allow 'no reporters' for Support Requests, we've had 3 instances of Spammer issues. I'm going to say this is unacceptable and not worth the tracker churn for the few users who *might* want to file a report without logging into the system. Which to date has been Zero Issues.

I'm turning off the access, as it's just not worth it. If we have some sorta of CAPTCHA for submitting only to one project, then I could accept that but at this time I just don't think it's worth having our JIRA system loaded up with pure nonsensical garbage that spam bots or users seem to think they need to flood our systems with.
-----

So if anyone has an issue, report it to me, either via PM or in this thread or the next one after the next version in released, and I will open the JIRA and keep up the communications.

-- david
Papa.DRB

Our Admin Silverback just made JIRA available to everyone to report bugs with out having to get an account.
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'jira.pcgen.org' you can now make a report without logging in - but only for Support Requests. We will move those Support Requests to the correct section, however, if you are not logged in, only a support request will allow you to make the report, attach issues, and comment, once it is moved, you'll no longer be able to comment or affect. This option is for those that don't want to be logged in. However, I highly recommend having an account with JIRA for follow up reports, otherwise you lose out on the logged in features - Notifications by Email for any issue you make, allowing the Monkeys to follow up with you.
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-- david

Sorry, the above came out harsher than I meant.

-- david

How do you add/edit a template now? Older versions I could edit the lst from inside PCGen. I no longer see how I can edit the data?

The editor has been removed for PCGen 6.00.0. It will be re-added in 6.1 or 6.2. The reason is that the last production release was a long time ago and we needed to get a production release out, especially with the new UI. And the editor is in *very* *very* sad shape.

-- david

Please send me a character file (xxx.pcg) and I will take a look at that file. I will be able to perhaps give you some clues, but without detailed instructions on what is going on, I am afraid that I might not be able to help.

Also, do you have an error log? (pf10)

Please send both (log and .pcg) to

-- david

David R. Bender - PCGen Monkey wrote:

Jonathan_Shade wrote:

I have a problem with the new system: I have several templates that are preloaded for every character - undead, ooze, construct, and a couple of others. Anyone else have that issue?

Assuming PCGen 6.00.0, Pathfinder game mode,

1) What data sets are you loading?
2) Exact instructions on what you are doing.
3) Are these templates ones that you have created, or are they ones in the data sets?

-- david

Actually using 3.5 mode, changed preferences to load sources with character. Character loads using the sources that we own, (all of them are included in the default set of sources), and the templates are the ones in the data sets. I get an error when I try to remove the template that it is not allowed?

I have a problem with the new system: I have several templates that are preloaded for every character - undead, ooze, construct, and a couple of others. Anyone else have that issue?

Assuming PCGen 6.00.0, Pathfinder game mode,

1) What data sets are you loading?
2) Exact instructions on what you are doing.
3) Are these templates ones that you have created, or are they ones in the data sets?

-- david

Looks like it's in Pathfinder Player Companion: Dragon Empires Primer. Is this in the newest update?

I do not think so. The Dragon Empires Gazetteer is in there, but in alpha status.

-- david

Does PCGEN have the alternative Samurai class Sword Saint? How do i upload it? Many thanks.

Also I'm having trouble downloading the newest updated version. Where do I go to achieve this?

What book is the Sword Saint in?

You can get the latest stable version (6.00.0) HERE

-- david

quick question, is there a way to get a Changeling character yet? Or has that part not been finished?

The Advanced Race Guide data set was/is being worked on, but is not near ready for release.

-- david

Oh, I hadn't made the connection. Thanks Mr. Obvious :)

Your Welcome. (snicker)

-- david