[Pcgen-team-content] [JIRA] Created: (DATA-93) [Pathfinder] Add full feat/trait descriptions

[David R. B. (JIRA) <ji...@pc...>]

[Pathfinder] Add full feat/trait descriptions
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                 Key: DATA-93
                 URL: http://jira.pcgen.org/browse/DATA-93
             Project: Data
          Issue Type: New Feature
          Components: Pathfinder
    Affects Versions: 5.16.3
            Reporter: David R. Bender


Hi all,

If someone can raise a JIRA for this then we can start to look into it.

Thanks!

K

On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 4:04 PM, Andrew Wilson <an...@ri...> wrote:

> >
> >
> > Thanks for the info, Susan. But, we shouldn't *all* have to do this for
> > info
> > that PCGen is allowed to use, not if the data team can do it once and
> > everyone
> > benefits.
> >
> > andrew
> >
> > On 27 August 2010 15:03, Susan Dittmar <Sus...@gm...<Susan.Dittmar%40gmx.de>>
> > wrote:
>> > > Hi Kizan,
>> > >
>> > > Quoting rexhammerforge (ya...@go... <yahoo6%40gotbowie.com>):
>>> > >> My reason for asking was that the homebrew APG feats that I picked up
>>> > >> from the Files section have the full text description in them and showed
>>> > >> up with them on our character sheet. For other feats we added a notes
>>> > >> field (linked to the Description field) to our character sheet that we
>>> > >> were copy/pasting the full text from the PDF into. My six players
> > players
>>> > >> were/are spending a lot of time fighting for time with the two rule
> > books
>>> > >> that I have.
>> > >
>> > > I had similar 'problems' for some of my characters (not pathfinder
> > though,
>> > > so no direct help there). So I created a custom data set that just adds
>> > > those descriptions I missed.
>> > >
>> > > I don't have many examples at hand right now, though it's quite simple.
>> > > First you have to find out what the Feat's / Trait's name is and in what
>> > > kind of object it's coded (Feat, Ability, ...). Then you add them to your
>> > > custom file of the same kind of objects. For Feats it's just
>> > >
>> > > Name of Feat.MOD<TAB>DESC:new description here
>> > >
>> > > The full text has to be on one line, and <TAB> stands for hitting the
>> > > tabulator key.
>> > >
>> > > For ability type of objects it's only slightly more complicated, as there
>> > > you have to add the category to the name. Here's an example from the
> > RSRD,
>> > > again all on one line:
>> > >
>> > > CATEGORY=Special Ability|Quickness.MOD<TAB>DESC:Although not particularly
> > dextrous, you are supernaturally quick. You can take an extra standard
> > action or move action during your turn each round.
>> > >
>> > > That way the descriptions will be with the feats and you need not look up
>> > > those notes when you need them.


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