![]() I am, you see, an utter and complete fool who can't use his computer.ĬMP goes on the permanent ignore list from here on out. Then I found Mynex's email in my inbox, and am in no way feeling conciliatory. And I came online feeling mighty proud of myself for discovering this. I have, however, after 5 days of trying to tame this beast, found a solution to the problem. The folks at CMP are terribly fond of mocking the computer skills of the less than elite, and Mynex's comments above are tame compared to what he suggested about my capacity for intelligence in a private email. You cannot simply drag'n drop the new files into your PCGen directory, or unzip them into your PCGEN580 directory. However, this is said nowhere in any of the documentation online, or in the READMEs.Īnd the instructions that are included are deeply flawed. Windows: pcgen.exe (pcgen.bat for command-line users) Linux: pcgen.sh Mac: pcgen.sh (or pcgen.dmg if it exists. You must first download the CMP 3.5 dataset to get the subsequent datasets to work. The exact invocation depends on your operating system, but you should be able to either double-click to launch the file for your platform. And that's it! The changes should be visible on the Character Sheet tab.The CMP datasets are not compatible at all with the free PCGen. Scroll down and select "Terror", then hit the "Add Template" button. Then, when creating a new creature sheet, go to the Templates tab. I put this line in the default homebrew file my_homebrew\my_templates.lst.įinally, when you load your sources, include the source for your homebrew content. Terror CR:0 BONUS:VAR|DarkvisionRange|60|TYPE=Base ABILITY:Special Ability|AUTOMATIC|Immunity to Fear Effects|Terror Creature ~ Fear Aura|Terror Creature ~ Negative Energy Absorption KIT:1|NE PCGen is pleased to announce the release, and immediate availability for download, of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook data set This initial. In the dropdown list at the top, select Pathfinder RPG as your Game. Go To Sources -> Select Sources ( Ctrl L ), and go to the Advanced tab. Once you have your ability to your liking, save the file and open up PCGen. Fortunately, Darkvision is already defined for us, as well as the alignment kit (1) that changes the alignment (rather than requiring a prerequisite alignment): Under insert your data here, add the following line. ![]() I put these 3 lines in the default homebrew file my_homebrew\my_abilities.lst. ASPECT:Immunity|Fear Effectsįear Aura KEY:Terror Creature ~ Fear Aura CATEGORY:Special Ability TYPE: DEFINE:TerrorFearAuraDC|0 DESC:20 Ft., as Fear spell, DC %1|TerrorFearAuraDC BONUS:VAR|TerrorFearAuraDC|10 (HD/2) CHA Immunity to Fear Effects CATEGORY:Special Ability TYPE: DESC:You are immune to fear effects. ![]() Negative Energy Absorption KEY:Terror Creature ~ Negative Energy Absorption CATEGORY:Special Ability TYPE:SpecialQuality.Supernatural DESC:Heals 1 hit point for every 3 points of damage that negative energy attacks would otherwise deal a terror creature gets no saving throw against negative energy effects. Also note the tab separation before each capitalized keyword - that is intentional. In PCGen definition syntax, each gets its own line. The ability descriptions below are based on the wording of the Terror Creature template. Step 3 Edit 'mystuff.pcc' file with Notepad (or bbedit if mac) paste the following into it. Step 2 Create a text file called 'mystuff.pcc' in the step 1 folder. The solution below is the one I implemented and tested.įirst, define the Terror creature's special abilities. Step 1 In the PCGen data folder, create a folder labeled mystuff in the Pathfinder Homebrew folder, you structure will look like this \data\pathfinder\homebrew\mystuff. Disclaimer: There are probably multiple ways of defining abilities and templates in PCGen. ![]()
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