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Danimal66
February 19th, 2025, 17:04
I'm working on a module for my group, I'm not a new user but I've generally stuck to just using monsters from source books and have never made one from scratch or made an NPC. I've toyed with taking monsters, duplicating them and adding powers that I copy & paste from other creatures since I don't really know how to use the parsing syntax

Well this adventures ultimate concludes by facing 3 witches, each has different powers they can use x/day or based on recharge. I'm struggling with the best way to create these evil NPC's. So I'm looking for any advice, I don't know if there is some forge items that allows me to do this easily or if I need to find a good article on the syntax and just make them from scratch.

Appreciate all suggestions.

Zacchaeus
February 19th, 2025, 17:27
The best source that I'm aware of is here https://fantasygroundsunity.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/FGCP/pages/996641934/5E+NPCs+and+Encounters

It details exactly how to word things so that spells etc work properly. See the accompanying videos that are linked at the top of the article.

As you are doing the best way to create new NPCs is to copy an existing one and edit the copy.

Morbius_of_Oz
February 25th, 2025, 08:03
I just had a bit of fun with this myself:

https://www.fantasygrounds.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=63596&d=1740469405