Automate Fear effects possible?

[kevininrussia]

A Halfling gets this - Bold: You gain a +5 racial bonus to saving throws against fear.

Is there a way to automate this?

An example of a Fear keyword attack:

https://i.imgur.com/aMY9oSq.png

In this example I would like the Halfling to get a +5 to his save roll to remove the -2 penalty to all defenses.

[Zacchaeus]

No, because you can't have a saving throw against a condition. The addition would have to be added to whatever ability score is being used for the save and that varies depending on who or what is forcing the save.

I believe that there is an extension available from the DMsGuid which automates this. https://www.dmsguild.com/browse.php?author=Kent%20McCullough

[Zacchaeus]

Hah! Just noticed this is the 4E forum not 5e. So ignore my answer :)

Well, at least the bit about the extension anyway.

[kevininrussia]

Thanks Zacchaeus, maybe I can deconstruct the extension you sent for 4e use.

[Llyle]

So the problem comes if they have to make several saves and some of them are fear effects and some are not. That is a situation that the program can't handle.

If it's only one or the other, so only fear effects or other effects, it can be automated like this:

Have this on the halfling:
IF CUSTOM(Fear Effect); SAVE: 5

And have all your fear effects, that are [Save Ends], like this
Fear Effect; ....................

where the dotted line is replaced by whatever the fear effects actually does, for example
Fear Effect; DEF: -2

If it is mixed conditions, the halfling would get a +5 to all saves though, not only the ones that are fear effects.

[kevininrussia]

And have all your fear effects, that are [Save Ends], like this
Fear Effect; ....................

where the dotted line is replaced by whatever the fear effects actually does, for example
Fear Effect; DEF: -2


This is a great solution.

Question: Applying the "Fear Effect; DEF: -2". I can make a custom Effect in the Effects panel and drag it from there to the PC but that is not very efficient. Is there a way to have this added to the NPC sheet or to put in the CT attack section?

Secondly, I notice on the CT the Effects on the NPC Sheet Stat Block which reads

Effect: The target takes a -2 penalty to all defenses (save ends).

https://i.imgur.com/aMY9oSq.png

This shows on the CT as [EFF] but does not do anything.

https://i.imgur.com/3hi73vp.png

I must drag the effect from the NPC Stat Block onto a character.

[Llyle]

Is there a way to have this added to the NPC sheet or to put in the CT attack section?
I don't think so. If there is, I haven't found it. Sadly the monster or NPC blocks are much harder to fiddle with get right than the PC sheets.

This shows on the CT as [EFF] but does not do anything.
Have you tried to drag and drop that [EFF] onto PCs in the CT?

[kevininrussia]

This shows on the CT as [EFF] but does not do anything.
Have you tried to drag and drop that [EFF] onto PCs in the CT?

The [EFF] is not selectable, clickable or dragable.

[Llyle]

The [EFF] is not selectable, clickable or dragable.

Have you tried double clicking it, while the target is targeted in the tracker? Other than that, I don't know.

[kevininrussia]

Apparently the [EFF] is just informational sadly.