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Maredudd at 12:44, 20 October 2008

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Maredudd at 12:44, 20 October 2008

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LegacyKing: /* Class Creation */

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LegacyKing: /* Class Creation */

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Maredudd at 03:30, 15 October 2008

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Maredudd at 03:25, 15 October 2008

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Tom Parker: /* Class Creation */

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Tom Parker: /* Class Creation */

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Tom Parker: /* Class Creation */

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     (Removed Commentary -AM)
     (Do we need commentary on text editors here and issues like 'smart quotes' and using a dumb text editor? - TP)
-  (It would be better to such information on the Intor page. It will apply across all of these pages. - ES)
+   (It would be better to such information on the Intor page. It will apply across all of these pages. - ES)
 Once you have opened the file with a text editor, you will need to enter the basic and advanced class information.

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     (Removed Commentary -AM)
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 Once you have opened the file with a text editor, you will need to enter the basic and advanced class information.

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 PREMULT:1,[PRECLASS:1,Monkey Warrior=1],[!PRECLASS:1,ANY]
-*This limits the class progression of a Monkey Warrior.  This limits a PC to taking a Monkey Warrior level only if the PC already has a Monkey Warrior level AND ... (stopped editing due to logic issue)
+*This limits the class progression of a Monkey Warrior.  This limits a PC to taking a Monkey Warrior level only if the PC already has a Monkey Warrior level AND ...
 take this character class 'Monkey Warrior', and nothing else. This prevents me from taking any class except Monkey Warrior ONCE I take it.
     (No it doesn't!  This actually means you can't START with Monkey Warrior, but have to cross-class INTO it.)
-   (My Reply - Incorrect. I have tested this and as long as the other classes have been set up likewise, you cannot multiclass. Also, this does NOT prevent me from taking the initial class. I have just tested to make sure I'm not mistaken. The Premult say you must meet one or the other. So, I must either A) Have a level in the class, or B) I can't have any other classes. -AM)
+   (My Reply - Incorrect. I have tested this and as long as the other classes have been set up likewise, you cannot multiclass.
   Until then I may choose another class.

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 This section will demonstrate making a Class using a sample Class called the Monkey Warrior (King of the Data Monkeys).  This class will have several possible combinations of tags you could need to make your own classes.
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     (Do we need commentary on text editors here and issues like 'smart quotes' and using a dumb text editor? - TP)
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 take this character class 'Monkey Warrior', and nothing else. This prevents me from taking any class except Monkey Warrior ONCE I take it.
-(No it doesn't!  This actually means you can't START with Monkey Warrior, but have to cross-class INTO it.)
+   (No it doesn't!  This actually means you can't START with Monkey Warrior, but have to cross-class INTO it.)
-(My Reply - Incorrect. I have tested this and as long as the other classes have been set up likewise, you cannot multiclass. Also, this does NOT prevent me from taking the initial class. I have just tested to make sure I'm not mistaken. The Premult say you must meet one or the other. So, I must either A) Have a level in the class, or B) I can't have any other classes. -AM)
+  (My Reply - Incorrect. I have tested this and as long as the other classes have been set up likewise, you cannot multiclass. Also, this does NOT prevent me from taking the initial class. I have just tested to make sure I'm not mistaken. The Premult say you must meet one or the other. So, I must either A) Have a level in the class, or B) I can't have any other classes. -AM)
   Until then I may choose another class.

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 This section will demonstrate making a Class using a sample Class called the Monkey Warrior (King of the Data Monkeys).  This class will have several possible combinations of tags you could need to make your own classes.
-To get started, open the file "4e_classes.lst" found in the "4e_starter" folder.
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 *This limits the class progression of a Monkey Warrior.  This limits a PC to taking a Monkey Warrior level only if the PC already has a Monkey Warrior level AND ... (stopped editing due to logic issue)
-take this character class 'Monkey Warrior', and nothing else. This prevents me from taking any class except Monkey Warrior ONCE I take it. (No it doesn't!  This actually means you can't START with Monkey Warrior, but have to cross-class INTO it.) Until then I may choose another class.
+take this character class 'Monkey Warrior', and nothing else. This prevents me from taking any class except Monkey Warrior ONCE I take it.
+*

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-'''4e Guide Sections'''
+=4e Guide Sections=
 #Original Entry: Andrew Maitland
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-=Abilities=
+==Abilities==
 In this lesson we will learn how Abilitycategory and Abilities interact and how to create abilities using abilitycategories.
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+==Equipment==
 Greetings,
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-==Part 2 - Using this in a 4th Edition Style Game==
+=Using this in a 4th Edition Style Game=
 	Monkey War Hammer (Of Luck)

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 you should use a Tab spacing of 6.)
-Class LST files are parsed in groups of lines, meaning that a single Class (or Class Level) may take up more than one line.
+:Class LST files are parsed in groups of lines, meaning that a single Class (or Class Level) may take up more than one line.
 There are two types of functional lines in a Class LST file.  (There are also comment lines that start with the # character)
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 Example of Class line
-CLASS:Monkey Warrior <> BONUS:CHECKS|Fortitude|3|TYPE=Class
+:CLASS:Monkey Warrior <> BONUS:CHECKS|Fortitude|3|TYPE=Class
 Example of Level Line
-<> BONUS:CHECKS|Fortitude|3|TYPE=Class
+:1 <> BONUS:CHECKS|Fortitude|3|TYPE=Class
 The following tokens may be used on a class line: (a reminder that the first entry, such as 'CLASS:Monkey Warrior' is the identifier and not technically a token, but is used to identify the name of the class)
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 <> ABILITY:Special Ability|AUTOMATIC|Monkey Warrior Proficiencies
--at first level the character will recieve the Monkey Warrior Proficiencies ability (which is part of the Special Ability Category. We cover abilities in another class. PCGen is modular, so things will reference other files.)
+*at first level the character will recieve the Monkey Warrior Proficiencies ability (which is part of the Special Ability Category. We cover abilities in another class. PCGen is modular, so things will reference other files.)
 My Monkey warrior has 20 + his con score for starting HP and then every level beyond first he gains 10 hp
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 <> TEMPLATE:ClassGrantedTotalLevels
-- I like names that I understand what the purpose is, in this case we know that this template deals with Class Granted Total Levels, which is that stuff which happens regardless of my class.
+*I like names that I understand what the purpose is, in this case we know that this template deals with Class Granted Total Levels, which is that stuff which happens regardless of my class.
 A template is a very useful tool. It can change your racetype or bestow certain hitdice. And many other uses. You could very easily make this an ability by using
 <> ABILITY:Special Ability|ClassGrantedTotalLevels
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 <> BONUS:ABILITYPOOL|Monkey Warrior Class Skills|1
-- When we set up Skills, this will make sense, monkey warrior only gets one skill to choose from. :(
+*When we set up Skills, this will make sense, monkey warrior only gets one skill to choose from. :(
 <> ABILITY:FEAT|AUTOMATIC|Skill Training (Monkey Lore)
-- Monkey Warrior is granted the Feat - 'Skill Training (Monkey Lore)' automatically.
+*Monkey Warrior is granted the Feat - 'Skill Training (Monkey Lore)' automatically.
 You can also use AUTO:FEAT|Skill Training (Monkey Lore) to accomplish the same thing in this case.
 <> ABILITY:Special Ability|AUTOMATIC|Monkey Warrior Weapon Proficiencies|Monkey Warrior Armor Proficiencies
-- These tell pcgen to grab those abilities... Which we will setup which proficiencies the Monkey Warrior knows.
+*These tell pcgen to grab those abilities... Which we will setup which proficiencies the Monkey Warrior knows.
 <> ABILITY:Special Ability|AUTOMATIC|Monkey Warrior Fu|Monkey Warrior Percent Chance to find Fleas|Monkey Warrior Banana Fling
-- I like keeping the proficiencies separate, but here is Monkey Warrior's Class Abilities. (Not powers, let's keep that distinction clear).
+*I like keeping the proficiencies separate, but here is Monkey Warrior's Class Abilities. (Not powers, let's keep that distinction clear).
 Finally some advanced people will like to track class based things, as an example. At 1st - 10th level Monkey Warrior can fling bananas that can do an extra 1d10 damage (Hey, he has big bananas!). at 11th to 20th his bananas do 2d10 damage, and finally he's mastered the banana flinging so well that 21st to 30th level he does 4d10 damage. So we want to track his damage. You can either note that damage in his ability, or PCGen can calculate that damage for you. We need two tags. DEFINE and BONUS:VAR. For the class level line, we only need to place the BONUS:VAR, but the DEFINE tag will need to be done in his ability.

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 There are two types of functional lines in a Class LST file.  (There are also comment lines that start with the # character)
-- Class lines start with 'CLASS:' followed by the Class name.
+* Class lines start with 'CLASS:' followed by the Class name.
-- Class Level lines start with a positive integer.  A level line must ALWAYS come after a CLASS line (That way the program knows which class gets what at each level).
+* Class Level lines start with a positive integer.  A level line must ALWAYS come after a CLASS line (That way the program knows which class gets what at each level).
 After the identifier (the CLASS: entry or level number), tab characters are used to separate tokens
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 OUTPUTNAME:Warrior
--Optional, but allows customization of the name of the class as it appears on character sheets and other output. In this case, a character sheet would only show 'Warrior', even though the name of the class is still Monkey Warrior.
+*Optional, but allows customization of the name of the class as it appears on character sheets and other output. In this case, a character sheet would only show 'Warrior', even though the name of the class is still Monkey Warrior.
 HD:2
--This tag sets the size of the Hit Dice for the Class. At each level this is the die that will be rolled, max or averaged, in this case 1d2. Additional intricacies of Hit Points in the 4th ed environment are covered later on...
+*This tag sets the size of the Hit Dice for the Class. At each level this is the die that will be rolled, max or averaged, in this case 1d2. Additional intricacies of Hit Points in the 4th ed environment are covered later on...
 TYPE:Base.PC
--Gives the 'Monkey Warrior' two types: Base and PC.  TYPE can be used to group objects.  In the case of Classes, TYPE also sets certain global characteristics, like the Challenge Rating and potential multi-classing XP Penalty (if any) associated with the Class. Other significant TYPE Choices are Monster and NPC. 4e is unlikely to require use of the NPC type.
+*Gives the 'Monkey Warrior' two types: Base and PC.  TYPE can be used to group objects.  In the case of Classes, TYPE also sets certain global characteristics, like the Challenge Rating and potential multi-classing XP Penalty (if any) associated with the Class. Other significant TYPE Choices are Monster and NPC. 4e is unlikely to require use of the NPC type.
 BONUS:CHECKS|Fortitude|3|TYPE=Class
-- This grants +3 to the Monkey Warrior's Fortitude Save (or Defense, based upon the system you are playing).
+*This grants +3 to the Monkey Warrior's Fortitude Save (or Defense, based upon the system you are playing).
 A TYPE is again provided to give the ability to "group" this BONUS.  This allows the BONUS to be tracked properly on the OS - Output Sheet. (It's always good to follow standards).  A BONUS that is always applied to a Class can be placed on the CLASS: line or the Class Level 1 line, the two are functionally equivalent in a system like 4e.  It is possible to have more than one BONUS tag per line.  Additional BONUS tags can be placed on other class level lines, and will only be applied when a PC reaches the appropriate class level.
 PREMULT:1,[PRECLASS:1,Monkey Warrior=1],[!PRECLASS:1,ANY]
-- This limits the class progression of a Monkey Warrior.  This limits a PC to taking a Monkey Warrior level only if the PC already has a Monkey Warrior level AND ... (stopped editing due to logic issue)
+*This limits the class progression of a Monkey Warrior.  This limits a PC to taking a Monkey Warrior level only if the PC already has a Monkey Warrior level AND ... (stopped editing due to logic issue)
 take this character class 'Monkey Warrior', and nothing else. This prevents me from taking any class except Monkey Warrior ONCE I take it. (No it doesn't!  This actually means you can't START with Monkey Warrior, but have to cross-class INTO it.) Until then I may choose another class.