[Pcgen-trackers] [ pcgen-Feature Requests-1275919 ] PREAGESET tag

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Feature Requests item #1275919, was opened at 2005-08-29 20:36
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Category: New tag
Group: For 5.12
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 7
Private: No
Submitted By: Eddy Anthony (eddyanthony)
Assigned to: Per Christian Henden (perchrh)
Summary: PREAGESET tag

Initial Comment:
We need a PRExxx tag to check for AGESET as defined in the 
biosettings.lst file. This is needed for the Monk's Timeless Body 
ability and other such features which counter the effects of ageing.

PREAGESET:x

X = number (age set number from biosettings.lst file)

X = text (age set name from biosettings.lst file)

With this we could implement Timeless Body like so:

BONUS:STAT|STR,CON,DEX|3|PREAGESET:Old

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>Comment By: Per Christian Henden (perchrh)
Date: 2007-01-03 08:38

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James did a code review and wants me to handle operators a bit
differently, and I should and will. Basically, I support only ageset (N)EQ
int/string, but the handling of PREAGESET:Old should be true if the
character is Old or Venerable (GE). I'll add support for the other
operators as well, NEQ should be LT too.
Hope to have that ready this week. Adding it to the default build was ok
and I've done that now.

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Comment By: Eddy Anthony (eddyanthony)
Date: 2007-01-02 22:32

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Good point about when the Monk aquires the ability.

We should be able to handle that in the data with the PREAGESET tag. One
possible implementation is this: when the monk gains the ability it is done
with one of several separate ability objects each one corasponding to an
age set which then counters any further age penalties, the Monk gets only
the ability corrasponding to his current age and that counters any the
later age penalties.

I've got my own build environment but I don't know enough to apply this
patch, I see know reeason not to enable it though. Check with James, once
it's anabled in the build I'll test and document the new tag.

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Comment By: Per Christian Henden (perchrh)
Date: 2007-01-02 22:04

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Ok, basic support in svn. Seems to be working. It's not included in the
default build, see attached patch to code/pluginbuild.xml for how to enable
it.

What I did to test it was to add PREAGESET:Old to the barbarian srd35
class spec, and saw that my character of ageset 'Adulthood' could not
choose the class, but if I set his ageset to 'Old' he could.

Both names and numbers from biosettings.lst work.

Do we need to store at what age(set) the Character gained the Timeless
Body ability? Reading about the ability, it seems to me that it doesn't
change the penalties he already have got, it only keeps him from getting
more penalties to physical stats because of aging. E.g. A middle aged monk
with penalty -1 to str,dex,con gets the ability. No change happens before
he reaches the next ageset, 'Old', where he only gets the -1 penalties to
his physical stats.

from biosettings.lst

AGESET:1|Middle Age     BONUS:STAT|STR,CON,DEX|-1      
BONUS:STAT|INT,WIS,CHA|1

AGESET:2|Old            BONUS:STAT|STR,CON,DEX|-3      
BONUS:STAT|INT,WIS,CHA|2

The monk in the example above ends up with 

AGESET:2*|Old            BONUS:STAT|STR,CON,DEX|-1      
BONUS:STAT|INT,WIS,CHA|2
File Added: enable_preaget_plugin.diff

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Comment By: Per Christian Henden (perchrh)
Date: 2006-12-29 16:08

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Assigned myself. This is my first FREQ so it might take a while but I hope
to have it done by Tuesday 2. 

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Comment By: Martijn Verburg (karianna)
Date: 2006-09-06 10:21

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Yep, this goes to P7

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Comment By: Frank Kliewe (frank_kliewe)
Date: 2006-09-06 04:19

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This is needed for the followin Data Freq tracker:
[ 1339969 ] Monk's Timeless Body ability should counter
aging penalties
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1339969&group_id=25576&atid=750092

Please report there, once this is finished.

@Kar: Raise priority for this?

-- Frank

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