[Pcgen-trackers] [ pcgen-Feature Requests-1313829 ] [KITS] Add ability to add other kits from a kit

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Feature Requests item #1313829, was opened at 2005-10-05 09:18
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Status: Open
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Priority: 5
Submitted By: Eddy Anthony (eddyanthony)
>Assigned to: Aaron Divinsky (boomer70)
Summary: [KITS] Add ability to add other kits from a kit

Initial Comment:
There are actually two requests within this but they both relate to 
kits and they are geared to implement a specific data feature which I 
will explain, though they should have other uses.

Request 1: a KIT: tag in a kit, this would add another kit to the PC 
from within the first kit.

Request 2: enable the QTY: tag on GEAR lines to accept JEP 
formulas. Currentlly it only takes integers

With these enhancments we may be able to implement adding 
random treasure to the default monster kits. Using the jep function 
roll("x") it is possible to use random numbers for certain things. I 
have found that you can use PREVARGT:roll("1d6"),3 to set a 
probability of the kit granting an item. If the GEAR tag QTY could be 
made to take JEP formulas it could also use the roll() function and 
then you could use it to grant a random amount of an item such as 
gold coins.

If we had a KIT tag to add other kits from within a kit we could 
create the treasure tables as kits separately from the other kits, 
keep them not visible and call them as needed. We could even add 
a PRERULE to the treasure kit line in the default monster so the 
user could switch off and on the option to add treasure to his default 
monsters.

This would also allow us to chain together a series of kits to act as 
multiple tables rolls. The treasure tables are made up of a series of 
die  rolls on several tables on one table you roll tree times to see 
what you get and then you roll on another table for the specific thing. 
We might be able to tie all or at least the top tables into one kit 
which would then add the other kits based on PRE tags and random 
die rolls. So if a monster entry reads Treasure: Standard we could 
have a Standard Treasure kit which would roll up the treasure based 
on PREs and the monsters CR.

The third piece of the puzzle here I haven't quite figured out, I found 
a way to set a probability for granting or not granting one gear item 
but we need to find a way to grant one item from a list like this:

DEFINE:GrantedTreasure|roll("1d3")
GEAR:Ruby    PREVAREQ:GrantedTreasure,1
GEAR:Gem    PREVAREQ:GrantedTreasure,2
GEAR:Art       PREVAREQ:GrantedTreasure,3

I don't think you can use DEFINE in kits and I'd rather not create 
VARs for such a temporary use but you get the idea.

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>Comment By: Eddy Anthony (eddyanthony)
Date: 2005-10-05 09:19

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assigning to Aaron to review.

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