Project: Par5e

[ManakinRex]

Thanks gents for your help with this 'spells.txt' issue. Unfortunately I am having the same issue as before. I tried several of your fixes and to no avail, here is what I've tried...

- putting #@; above both Bard Spells and Cleric Spells
- Putting #@; above ONLY Bard Spells and not Cleric Spells
- Thinking that maybe there was an issue with the spell list (again, only spells beginning with the letter 'A' from the PHB have been included in the ##; list) I made both spell lists the same. Both lists include all of the spells listed below them.
- Removed all spacing between lines (didn't really seem to have an effect, I assume spaces above the ##; list are ignored).
- Made sure to try several of my tests with an empty Temp folder and clean restart of Par5e.
- Tried deleting the module within the FG folder and 'outputting' to my desktop and manually adding it in.

I get the same results no matter which of the above changes I do. Here's what I have observed...

-Everything parses in green except the 'Awaken' spell (the last 'A' spell in the book and therefore the last spell entry in my ##; list) doesn't even show up on the parse. Not green, not red, just not...present.
-Bard Spells show up perfectly within FG, all of the A spells are represented and drag and drop to char sheet normally (even 'Awaken' which didn't show up in the parse =P).
-Cleric Spells just don't even show up in the module, regardless of what I have tried.

Parse Output

Info  : engine build  ....................................................................... [v0.0.8-b28] 
  Info  : ruleset library  ............................................................................ [5E] 
  Info  : module  ................................................................................. [PHB 5e] 
  Info  : ruleset  .................................................................................... [5E] 
  Info  : folder structure  ...................................................................... [Created] 
  Parse : class   ......................................................................... [Barbarian - OK] 
  Parse : class  ............................................................................... [Completed] 
  Make  : class windowlists  ................................................................... [Completed] 
  Parse - spell  ........................................................................ [Acid Splash - OK] 
  Parse - spell  ................................................................................ [Aid - OK] 
  Parse - spell  .............................................................................. [Alarm - OK] 
  Parse - spell  ......................................................................... [Alter Self - OK] 
  Parse - spell  .................................................................. [Animal Friendship - OK] 
  Parse - spell  ................................................................... [Animal Messenger - OK] 
  Parse - spell  ...................................................................... [Animal Shapes - OK] 
  Parse - spell  ....................................................................... [Animate Dead - OK] 
  Parse - spell  .................................................................... [Animate Objects - OK] 
  Parse - spell  ..................................................................... [Antilife Shell - OK] 
  Parse - spell  .................................................................... [Antimagic Field - OK] 
  Parse - spell  ................................................................. [Antipathy/Sympathy - OK] 
  Parse - spell  ......................................................................... [Arcane Eye - OK] 
  Parse - spell  ........................................................................ [Arcane Gate - OK] 
  Parse - spell  ........................................................................ [Arcane Lock - OK] 
  Parse - spell  ................................................................... [Armor of Agathys - OK] 
  Parse - spell  ...................................................................... [Arms of Hadar - OK] 
  Parse - spell  .................................................................. [Astral Projection - OK] 
  Parse - spell  ............................................................................. [Augury - OK] 
  Parse - spell  ....................................................................... [Aura of Life - OK] 
  Parse - spell  ..................................................................... [Aura of Purity - OK] 
  Parse - spell  ................................................................... [Aura of Vitality - OK] 
  Parse : spells  .............................................................................. [Completed] 
  Make  : spells windowlists  .................................................................. [Completed] 
  Parse : tables  .............................................................................. [Completed] 
  Make  : tables windowlists  .................................................................. [Completed] 
  Make  : tables (campaign)  ................................................................... [Completed] 
  Make  : tables (reference)  .................................................................. [Completed] 
  Make  : class (reference)  ................................................................... [Completed] 
  Make  : spells (reference)  .................................................................. [Completed] 
  Make  : module xml data  ..................................................................... [Completed] 
  Make  : archive data  ........................................................................ [Completed] 
  Make  : module xml library entries  .......................................................... [Completed] 
  Write : module xml data  ..................................................................... [Completed] 
  Write : module xml syntax  ................................................................. [Well Formed] 
  Write : module xml definition  ............................................................... [Completed] 
  Write : copying module images  ............................................................... [Completed] 
  Write : copying module tokens  ............................................................... [Completed] 
  Write : copying module thumbnail  ............................................................ [Completed] 
  Cook  : module archive  ...................................................................... [Completed] 
  Build : module  .............................................................................. [Completed]

My current spells.txt

#@;
Bard Spells
Cantrips (0 level)
Acid Splash
1st Level
Alarm
Animal Friendship
Armor of Agathys
Arms of Hadar
2nd Level
Aid
Alter Self
Animal Messenger
Arcane Lock
Augury
3rd Level
Animate Dead
Aura of Vitality
4th Level
Arcane Eye
Aura of Life
Aura of Purity
5th Level
Animate Objects
Antilife Shell
Awaken
6th Level
Arcane Gate
8th Level
Animal Shapes
Antimagic Field
Antipathy/Sympathy
9th Level
Astral Projection
#@;
Cleric Spells
Cantrips (0 level)
Acid Splash
1st Level
Alarm
Animal Friendship
Armor of Agathys
Arms of Hadar
2nd Level
Aid
Alter Self
Animal Messenger
Arcane Lock
Augury
3rd Level
Animate Dead
Aura of Vitality
4th Level
Arcane Eye
Aura of Life
Aura of Purity
5th Level
Animate Objects
Antilife Shell
Awaken
6th Level
Arcane Gate
8th Level
Animal Shapes
Antimagic Field
Antipathy/Sympathy
9th Level
Astral Projection
##;
Acid Splash
Conjuration cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
You hurl a bubble of acid. Choose one creature within
range, or choose two creatures within range that are
within 5 feet of each other. A target must succeed on a
Dexterity saving throw or take 1d6 acid damage.
This spell’s damage increases by 1d6 when you reach
5th level (2d6), 11th level (3d6), and 17th level (4d6).

Aid
2nd-level abjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a tiny strip of white cloth)
Duration: 8 hours
Your spell bolsters your allies with toughness and
resolve. Choose up to three creatures within range.
Each target’s hit point maximum and current hit points
increase by 5 for the duration.
<b>At Higher Levels.</b> When you cast this spell using
a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, a target’s hit points
increase by an additional 5 for each slot level above 2nd.

Alarm
1st-level abjuration (ritual)
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a tiny bell and a piece of fine silver wire)
Duration: 8 hours
You set an alarm against unwanted intrusion. Choose
a door, a window, or an area within range that is no
larger than a 20-foot cube. Until the spell ends, an alarm
alerts you whenever a Tiny or larger creature touches
or enters the warded area. When you cast the spell, you
can designate creatures that won’t set off the alarm. You
also choose whether the alarm is mental or audible.
A mental alarm alerts you with a ping in your mind
if you are within 1 mile of the warded area. This ping
awakens you if you are sleeping.
An audible alarm produces the sound of a hand bell
for 10 seconds within 60 feet.

...
...
(All of the 'A' spells)

I thought maybe this could have something to do with sentence breaks and hidden spaces (tried out AutoHotkey as per Xorn's video but couldn't quite get it to work, will probably try again as it was late that night) but then why would all of the spells show up fine for Bard and yet no Cleric entry? They have the exact same spell lists. There's obviously something small I'm missing here. Any other ideas I could try? Thanks guys.

[OneSidedDie]

Found it. If the two spell lists are EXACTLY the same, for whatever reason, it doesn't work. Add say, bless, to the clerics 1st level list and not the bards and it shows both the Bard's and Cleric's list. Add Bless to the Bard's list and boom, only the Bard shows up again.

[ManakinRex]

Aha! You DID find it! Thanks a bunch! For whatever reason it also didn't work when I created a 'partial' A-named spell list for the cleric but which inherently included only the same spells as the bard. When different spells were added to either then they both showed up fine. Thank you for that thought process, I'll be wary about having identical lists now as I continue to test parse the PHb

[Olodrin]

Did this issue get addressed?

[ManakinRex]

So how about creative additions (maybe I should start a new thread for this...)? For instance, what do you do to change your module to better suit your gaming group? I've noticed some people BOLD certain words and ITALICIZE others. What about lists? Do you change them at all, add things, remove things? Some of the changes I have made include...

- Adding Don/Doff times to the description of each armor

Leather. The breastplate and shoulder protectors of this armor are made of leather that has been stiffened by being boiled in oil. The rest of the armor is made of softer and more flexible materials.<b>(Don Armor:1 minute, Doff Armor:1 minute)</b>

- Adding the 'types' to weapon descriptions, including 'special' text

Lance.<b>---REACH---</b> This weapon adds 5 feet to your reach when you attack with it.<b>---SPECIAL---</b>You have disadvantage when you use a lance to attack a target within 5 feet of you. Also, a lance requires two hands to wield when you aren’t mounted.

- Using lists to display certain class information (i.e. Below is a Barbarian example)

#abf;Totem Spirit;3
At 3rd level, when you adopt this path, you choose a
totem spirit and gain its feature. You must make or
acquire a physical totem object- an amulet or similar
adornment—that incorporates fur or feathers, claws,
teeth, or b ones of the totem animal. At your option, you
also gain minor physical attributes that are reminiscent
of your totem spirit. For example, if you have a bear
totem spirit, you might be unusually hairy and thick skinned,
or if your totem is the eagle, your eyes turn
bright yellow.
Your totem animal might be an animal related to those
listed here but more appropriate to your homeland.
For example, you could choose a hawk or vulture in
place of an eagle.
#ls;
#li;Bear. 
While raging, you have resistance to all damage
except psychic damage. The spirit of the bear makes you
tough enough to stand up to any punishment.
#li;Eagle. 
While you're raging and aren’t wearing
heavy armor, other creatures have disadvantage on
opportunity attack rolls against you, and you can use the
Dash action as a bonus action on your turn. The spirit
of the eagle makes you into a predator who can weave
through the fray with ease.
#li;Wolf. 
While you're raging, your friends have
advantage on melee attack rolls against any creature
within 5 feet of you that is hostile to you. The spirit of
the wolf makes you a leader of hunters.
#le;

Of course these are simple samples but they work well with my gaming group. What sorts of changes have you made? Does anyone have a better way of displaying the weapon 'types' in their description (as far as I can tell lists, bullet points, etc, don't work in the description text) for example? Anything 'custom' that you have done that works for your group? Any ideas (i.e. adding a Rituals list to the 'spells.txt' or adding the carrying capacity of containers to equipment descriptions)?

Whatcha got?

[Zeus]

Did this issue get addressed?

Which issue would that be Olodrin?

[Zeus]

So how about creative additions (maybe I should start a new thread for this...)? For instance, what do you do to change your module to better suit your gaming group? I've noticed some people BOLD certain words and ITALICIZE others. What about lists? Do you change them at all, add things, remove things? Some of the changes I have made include...

- Adding Don/Doff times to the description of each armor

Leather. The breastplate and shoulder protectors of this armor are made of leather that has been stiffened by being boiled in oil. The rest of the armor is made of softer and more flexible materials.<b>(Don Armor:1 minute, Doff Armor:1 minute)</b>

- Adding the 'types' to weapon descriptions, including 'special' text

Lance.<b>---REACH---</b> This weapon adds 5 feet to your reach when you attack with it.<b>---SPECIAL---</b>You have disadvantage when you use a lance to attack a target within 5 feet of you. Also, a lance requires two hands to wield when you aren’t mounted.

- Using lists to display certain class information (i.e. Below is a Barbarian example)

#abf;Totem Spirit;3
At 3rd level, when you adopt this path, you choose a
totem spirit and gain its feature. You must make or
acquire a physical totem object- an amulet or similar
adornment—that incorporates fur or feathers, claws,
teeth, or b ones of the totem animal. At your option, you
also gain minor physical attributes that are reminiscent
of your totem spirit. For example, if you have a bear
totem spirit, you might be unusually hairy and thick skinned,
or if your totem is the eagle, your eyes turn
bright yellow.
Your totem animal might be an animal related to those
listed here but more appropriate to your homeland.
For example, you could choose a hawk or vulture in
place of an eagle.
#ls;
#li;Bear. 
While raging, you have resistance to all damage
except psychic damage. The spirit of the bear makes you
tough enough to stand up to any punishment.
#li;Eagle. 
While you're raging and aren’t wearing
heavy armor, other creatures have disadvantage on
opportunity attack rolls against you, and you can use the
Dash action as a bonus action on your turn. The spirit
of the eagle makes you into a predator who can weave
through the fray with ease.
#li;Wolf. 
While you're raging, your friends have
advantage on melee attack rolls against any creature
within 5 feet of you that is hostile to you. The spirit of
the wolf makes you a leader of hunters.
#le;

Of course these are simple samples but they work well with my gaming group. What sorts of changes have you made? Does anyone have a better way of displaying the weapon 'types' in their description (as far as I can tell lists, bullet points, etc, don't work in the description text) for example? Anything 'custom' that you have done that works for your group? Any ideas (i.e. adding a Rituals list to the 'spells.txt' or adding the carrying capacity of containers to equipment descriptions)?

Whatcha got?

It will be interesting to see the responses to this, as for me I pretty much mirror the Rulebook format so my groups have no issues transitioning between hardback books, PDFs or FG Modules.

[Torgaard]

What sorts of changes have you made? Does anyone have a better way of displaying the weapon 'types' in their description (as far as I can tell lists, bullet points, etc, don't work in the description text) for example? Anything 'custom' that you have done that works for your group? Any ideas (i.e. adding a Rituals list to the 'spells.txt' or adding the carrying capacity of containers to equipment descriptions)?

Whatcha got?

While I do have a fairly healthy list of House Rules in 4E, I haven't had enough (any) playtime in 5E yet (this weekend will be our first "mock combat", with our first scheduled session in a couple weeks), so I haven't really tweaked the rules yet. But I have done a couple things while parsing the Player's Handbook. I'm still sluggin' my way through the parse, but things I've done so far:

• Dug up my old 2E Arms & Equipment guide and tossed in descriptions for armor and weapons that weren't there, and better descriptions for some that were. I'll be doing this for adventuring gear with like Aurora's Whole Realms Catalog as well (I spent hours doing this in 4E).
• I plan on adding alot more equipment, items, etc. Again; using Aurora's and other supplements. In 4E for example, Aurora's listed alot of great stuff like cheeses, breads, wine, etc. Including some excellent descriptions. I even went so far as to make separate items broken down by serving size (tuns all the way down to a single serving), the whole nine yards.
• For alotta places where a given spell had a table as part of its description in the PHB, I went with a list. I just thought the lists formatted a little cleaner.
• Using an idea that I think valeros came up with (or at least, that's the first time I'd seen it), rather than parsing each individual rulebook separately, I'm be creating just two: a "5E Player's Handbook" (which will include any further PHB's or splat books) and a "5E DM's Compendium". The PHB has classes, spells, equipment, etc. All the things a player would need. The DMC has critters, magic items, etc.

[Olodrin]

Doh, forgot to paste in the paragraph I wrote describing the issue!

Anyway, IIRC, the parser FG2 was throwing an error even with properly coded tack harness etc, along with having to use Waterbourne vehicles, rather than Waterborne vehicles

#@;Tack Harness and Drawn Vehicles
#th;Item;Cost;Weight
#st;General Mount Gear
Barding; x4; x2;
Bit and bridle; 2 gp; 1 lb.;
Carriage; 100 gp; 600 lb.;
Cart; 15 gp; 200 lb.;
Chariot; 250 gp; 100 lb.;
Feed (per day); 5 cp;10 lb.;
Saddlebags; 4 gp; 8 lb.;
Sled; 20 gp; 300 lb;.
Stabling (per day); 5 sp; —;
Wagon; 35 gp; 400 lb.;
#st;Saddles
Exotic; 60 gp; 40 lb;
Military; 20 gp; 30 lb.;
Pack; 5 gp; 15 lb.;
Riding; 10 gp; 25 lb.;


#@;Waterbourne Vehicles
#th;Item;Cost;Speed
Galley; 30,000 gp; 4 mph;
Keelboat; 3,000 gp; 1 mph;
Longship; 10,000 gp 3 mph;
Rowboat; 50 gp; 1 1/2 mph;
Sailing ship; 10,000 gp; 2 mph;
Warship; 25,000 gp; 2 1/2 mph;

[ManakinRex]

While I do have a fairly healthy list of House Rules in 4E, I haven't had enough (any) playtime in 5E yet (this weekend will be our first "mock combat", with our first scheduled session in a couple weeks), so I haven't really tweaked the rules yet. But I have done a couple things while parsing the Player's Handbook. I'm still sluggin' my way through the parse, but things I've done so far:

• Dug up my old 2E Arms & Equipment guide and tossed in descriptions for armor and weapons that weren't there, and better descriptions for some that were. I'll be doing this for adventuring gear with like Aurora's Whole Realms Catalog as well (I spent hours doing this in 4E).
• I plan on adding alot more equipment, items, etc. Again; using Aurora's and other supplements. In 4E for example, Aurora's listed alot of great stuff like cheeses, breads, wine, etc. Including some excellent descriptions. I even went so far as to make separate items broken down by serving size (tuns all the way down to a single serving), the whole nine yards.
• For alotta places where a given spell had a table as part of its description in the PHB, I went with a list. I just thought the lists formatted a little cleaner.
• Using an idea that I think valeros came up with (or at least, that's the first time I'd seen it), rather than parsing each individual rulebook separately, I'm be creating just two: a "5E Player's Handbook" (which will include any further PHB's or splat books) and a "5E DM's Compendium". The PHB has classes, spells, equipment, etc. All the things a player would need. The DMC has critters, magic items, etc.

Ah, using 2E eh? Such fond memories of AD&D Adding extra items/descriptions sounds like a great idea. The more the merrier. Best of luck for your first 5e 'sit-down' .