Hey all I need a little help with PC Gen and I'm hoping someone out there can give me a hand. I know they have a Yahoo group, but long story short, I'd rather eat sand than sign up join a Yahoo group (bad past experiences and leave it at that).
Anyway, I'm futzing around with the LST editor, trying to make a few custom monsters.
I've gotten the general gist of it but I'm having a few problems:
- While I've got weapon proficiencies and their natural attacks set in the LST editors (in some cases, I've started creating a monster by "copying" and existing monster and making changes--i.e., copying an eagle to start with to make a vulture)--the attacks aren't showing up when I load the "race" (monster) into the character creator. The attacks show up in the monster's inventory but I can't equip them to the equipment set either.
- How do you edit in special monster abilities or take them away? For example giving someone a diseased bite attack. Or if you, again, are starting with a copied creature, making sure you eliminate default abilities they have (for example, again, I copied an aurochs to make a different herd animal, but didn't want the scent ability. I couldn't find anything to add or delete in the LST editor but the Scent ability magically appeared in the character output sheet in the character generator.
Understand I am not a programmer or software engineer (I'm a secretary FWIW). I'm not stupid with computers but not an expert either.
I know they are working on upgrading the editor system for future versions of PC Gen but if there's anything that can be done to help these issues now, that would be great.
And by "LST Editor" I mean the "List Editor" under tools. Because I can't remember words.
As an FYI, the List Editor overhaul (other than small easy things) is behind the Architecture overhaul and the UI overhaul, which means out in the future.
Also, you do not have to get a Yahoo ID to participate in the Yahoo groups. Just send an email to pcgen@yahoogroups.com and I, or one of the other moderators, will approve them as they come in and after a couple, will just make you a member so you can post without moderation.
-- david
Papa.DRB
As an FYI, the List Editor overhaul (other than small easy things) is behind the Architecture overhaul and the UI overhaul, which means out in the future.
Also, you do not have to get a Yahoo ID to participate in the Yahoo groups. Just send an email to pcgen@yahoogroups.com and I, or one of the other moderators, will approve them as they come in and after a couple, will just make you a member so you can post without moderation.
-- david
Papa.DRB
Thanks.
I don't like Yahoo groups. I'll just have to sit in the dark then. I understand that this is my choice, and I appreciate your trying to help.
BTW I did figure out the natural weapon issue... sort of. I found you had to add the bite-claw "template" in the list editor.
However something's still wrong with it because it gave my Small sized furry creature with a Str of 10 and a BAB of +2 a +11 to its bite attack.