Help with Modified Spell List Needed

[Malovech]

I need to modify reference_spells.xml so that it properly goes through my client.xml for my spells.mod and lists them out. For the life of me I can't figure out what to change in the scripts for reference_spells.xml.

The first part of the xml file that states my main list categories:


<library>
<true20powers static="true">
<name type="string">True20 Powers</name>
<categoryname type="string">True20 Essentials</categoryname>
<entries>
<styles>
<librarylink type="windowreference">
<class>reference_stylespelllist</class>
<recordname>spelllists.styles@True20 Powers</recordname>
</librarylink>
<name type="string">Sorcery Styles</name>
</styles>
</entries>
</true20powers>
</library>

My individual spells


<spelldesc static="true">
<thetimeisright>
<name type="string">The Time is Right (Basic Cosmic Sorcery)</name>
<style type="string">Cosmic Sorcery</school>
<level type="string">Sor/Wiz 0</level>
<components type="string">V, S, M</components>
<castingtime type="string">2 weeks</castingtime>
<range type="string">Magical Link</range>
<effect type="string">As per sorcery style</effect>
<duration type="string">As per sorcery style</duration>
<fatiguing type="string">No</fatiguing>
<save type="string">As per sorcery style, see below</save>
<prerequisites type="string">10 ranks of Knowledge(arcana), Int 15</prerequisites>
<description type="formattedtext"><p>Yada yada</p></description>
<shortdescription type="string">Spend two weeks to cast a spell, taking 20 on the final Power Check.</shortdescription>
</thetimeisright>
</spelldesc>

For my list of sorcery styles...


<spelllists static="true">
<styles>
<description type="string">Sorcery Styles</description>
<cosmicsorcery>
<description type="string">Cosmic Sorcery</description>
<groups>
<powers>
<thetimeisright>
<link type="windowreference"><class>spelldesc</class><recordname>spelldesc.thetimeisright@True20 Powers</recordname></link>
</thetimeisright>
<thestarsareright>
<link type="windowreference"><class>spelldesc</class><recordname>spelldesc.thestarsareright@True20 Powers</recordname></link>
</thestarsareright>
</powers>
</groups>
</cosmicsorcery>
</styles>
</spelllists>


Are there any folks out there that have gotten into this who can point me in the right direction?

Thanks to anyone for your time and brain power.

[bonzai95]

I'm not familiar with the setting you are working on but...it looks like you are trying for this...


Sorcery Style (Major Group)
-> Cosmic Sorcery (Minor Group)
-> Powers (sub Minor Group)
-> the time is right (item)
-> the stars are right (item)

I think the hierarchy by default is built more like...

Class (Major Group)
-> Group (Minor Group)
-> Item (item)


Without changing the reference_spells, you could try arranging your data to match what is currently in d20Spells structure. You'd have to drop a level from your hierarchy but that just means more entries on the first page. Instead of just Sorcery Styles it'd list the different styles.

Then you could do something like...



<spelllists static="true">
<cosmicsorcery>
<description type="string">Cosmic Sorcery</description>
<groups>
<powers>
<thetimeisright>
<link type="windowreference"><class>spelldesc</class><recordname>spelldesc.thetimeisright@True20 Powers</recordname></link></thetimeisright>
<thestarsareright>
<link type="windowreference"><class>spelldesc</class><recordname>spelldesc.thestarsareright@True20 Powers</recordname></link></thestarsareright>
</powers>
</groups>
</cosmicsorcery>
</spelllists>


I haven't messed with any of the scripting in the xml files, but I'm sure what you are trying to do is possible.

bonzai

[Malovech]

Thanks Bonzai, you pointed me in the right direction. One thing I really needed to deal with is d20's spell level system. I have circumvented it, but not removed it entirely.

Also, and this is probably pretty obvious to many- your XML has to be well-formed. There is 0 margin for error. If a tag is unclosed anywhere, or closed improperly, nothing but the definition file will load from the module.