well eric noah does it again. he refers to a monster program, sisilar to our esteemed pcgen. it is in java, and i am hopeing either a interface or a way of...
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Robert Hilson
okuth0r@...
Dec 29, 2000 7:33 pm
here is the error and i will attach the skills java.lang.NullPointerException at Skill.isClassSkill at Skill.costForPCClass at PCGen.displaySkillListView at...
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David Cortijo
dcortijo@...
Dec 29, 2000 9:33 pm
OK, while I'm not a programmer, my guess is that your problem is skill duplication. Certain skills are used in both DnD and Star Wars (Diplomacy was just one...
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Robert Hilson
okuth0r@...
Dec 29, 2000 9:57 pm
it started with just the sw, modifyine the exsisting dnd that weere there with just the dnd ones, but didnt work. i added and with both any skill clicked on ...
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Arcady
arcady0@...
Dec 30, 2000 2:28 am
Two more I would request: Add an option for different stat rolling methods. Particularly the DMG's point-buy method. Add all of the Greyhawk dieties from...
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Martin Brabander
kemlyn1@...
Dec 30, 2000 3:40 am
... Lots of great new features snipped. Bryan, have all these done for version 1.2, and before the end of the millennium :) ... Yes. Key feature for me! ... ...
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Bryan McRoberts
mocha@...
Dec 30, 2000 5:10 am
... Ha! PCGen has had its last release of this milennium. I'll put one out early in the next millenium, and I'll call it PCGen in the 21st Century! Or PCGen...
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Bryan McRoberts
mocha@...
Dec 30, 2000 5:17 am
When I first started writing PCGen I wondered about supporting multiple stat generation methods. I thought about letting users define their own methods...
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Bryan McRoberts
mocha@...
Dec 30, 2000 5:40 am
Robert, I'll definitely have to take a look at this. It looks like the deity.lst file and skill.lst file problems are similar, but it's hard to say at the...
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Bryan McRoberts
mocha@...
Dec 30, 2000 5:47 am
... Not a bad guess, but like I mention in my previous email to Robert, it seems like there's something else going on. It might be that if he were to remove ...
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Richard Pace
richardpace@...
Dec 30, 2000 9:08 pm
Hi, Howzabout a way to get spiked chain into the Weapon Finesse Feat list . . ....
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Bryan McRoberts
mocha@...
Dec 30, 2000 10:27 pm
You're right - the spiked chain appears as an exotic weapon proficiency, and for medium sized characters it should be a choice for Weapon Finesse (rapier and...
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Arcady
arcady0@...
Dec 31, 2000 3:54 am
... something ... I'm with Pick your pantheon. And make it so there can be more than just the two pantheons you provide. So I as a DM could add my own third...
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Arcady
arcady0@...
Dec 31, 2000 4:01 am
... to PCGen ... Point Buy would be nice. The two most common methods of doing stats are the 4d6 or the point buy. And it makes sense to have point buy rather...
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Bryan McRoberts
mocha@...
Dec 31, 2000 4:16 am
Hey all, I've created a Folder in the PCGen Files area called Bugs and Features. In there I put a text file called MyToDoList - which is fairly ...
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Bryan McRoberts
mocha@...
Dec 31, 2000 4:24 am
The documentation on all the lst files (deity.lst included) is in the readme.html. The deity.lst file is probably the simplest one there - all lst files are...
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Robert Hilson
okuth0r@...
Dec 31, 2000 5:37 am
looks like i stirred up a hormets nest. well i have no trouble putting it in, as you couldent tell, i have trouble doing it and looking stupid cause it doesnt...
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Eric
nosmo@...
Dec 31, 2000 5:38 am
First off I want to say that I love PCGen. I looked at your "to do" list and saw a couple of bugs I knew of and a lot that I didn't. One thing I would like...
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Arcady
arcady0@...
Dec 31, 2000 5:44 am
It seems like diety.lst could do with a section to list favored weapons: falchion(m),monk weapons club longsword(m) etc... Where the (m) means that a martial...
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Arcady
arcady0@...
Dec 31, 2000 5:57 am
... An example of one of my favorite greyhawk dieties as I would like to be able to enter her: Xan Yae Knowledge,Trickery,War falchion(m),monk weapons 4 lesser...
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Arcady
arcady0@...
Dec 31, 2000 6:17 am
With a diety.lst that is not modified by me and one that is. I open the program. Leave my alignment alone as LG. Add cleric. Go to domain and select any non LG...
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Bryan McRoberts
mocha@...
Dec 31, 2000 5:16 pm
You're right! If you first select a deity that you can select (one that allows your alignment), then you have no trouble, and then from there on you can select...
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Bryan McRoberts
mocha@...
Dec 31, 2000 5:19 pm
Actually there are no commas in the alignments, so NG and TN would be 34 (43 would work as well since the order doesn't matter). I don't think the comma will...
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Bryan McRoberts
mocha@...
Dec 31, 2000 5:22 pm
Actually, there is a place to enter favored weapons, I simply don't do anything with them yet. And yes, the domains that give you Feats (like War) should work...
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Bryan McRoberts
mocha@...
Dec 31, 2000 5:28 pm
Eric, thanks for your kind words! In the readme.html file I explain how to use PCGen and discuss the syntax of all the lst files so users can make their own ...
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Bryan McRoberts
mocha@...
Dec 31, 2000 5:43 pm
I don't think it's your fault that your changes haven't worked - it's due to bugs. So who does that make look stupid? ;) It is hard to add the spell for a...
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Bryan McRoberts
mocha@...
Dec 31, 2000 5:46 pm
Do most people start out with all stats being one number (say 9) and you have a certain amount of points to 'spend'? Each stat above 9 costs a certain amount ...
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Arcady
arcady0@...
Dec 31, 2000 11:14 pm
If you choose War as a domain then you get profiency with the favored weapon for free. As well as some other feats related to just that one weapon. Where is...
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Arcady
arcady0@...
Dec 31, 2000 11:19 pm
I'd say just use the method in the DMG. Start with base 8 and add points as per the cost scale they give on page 20. 08 0 09 1 10 2 11 3 12 4 13 5 14 6 15 8 16...
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Arcady
arcady0@...
Dec 31, 2000 11:22 pm
... Oh... I see how it works. I just looked at the readme again... :) But some dieties list a holy item and some don't. All of them list a weapon. So for the...
