5E - Aspect of the Beast: Bear

This extension adds a 2x multiplier to encumbrance limits at the bottom of the inventory page if the PC is a Barbarian of level 6 or higher with the Aspect of the Beast feature that has 'Bear' specified in the name (ex. Aspect of the Beast: Bear). A barbarian in one of my games got this feature and chose Bear. He then asked me if there was an effect that can do that and I had to tell him no. I liked the idea for an extension though, so I implemented it for him and our game. I hope others out there find it useful also!

The Forge version writes to the extensions folder and not the vault, so it's unencrypted in case you need to tweak stuff or look at things. Of course, it's all up on GitHub in case you wanna see things there. Links below!

Current Version: 1.4, get it from the Forge if you are a Unity user (automatic deployment and update with FGU update) or GitHub releases if you are a Classic user (rename the zip to ext and drop in extensions folder). The version history is available at either link, FG Forge or GitHub.

FG Forge Link: https://forge.fantasygrounds.com/shop/items/363/view
GitHub Link: https://github.com/JustinFreitas/AspectOfTheBeastBear

Just posted a 1.2.1 version that works with FGU 4.1.14+ so that it won't double the bonus again if the Features are doubled up or Aspect of the Bear is found. FGC still works like normal except you can use 'Aspect of the Bear' now, if you like.

I get after the big update the following error immediately after loading Fantasy Grounds (before any login of users):

Code:

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[6/7/2026 11:26:53 AM] [ERROR]  Script execution error: [string "AspectOfTheBeastBear:..f_the_beast_bear.lua"]:56: getChildren: Invalid parameter 1

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Anyone experiencing the same? Is there an (easy) fix to this? I guess the classes in the loop on this line have changed (highlighted in red):

Code:

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function isBarbarianOfLevelSixOrHigher(nodeChar)
        for _,nodeClass in pairs(DB.getChildren(nodeChar, "classes")) do

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I'll look into it and get it fixed. Thanks for the heads up.

"Aspect of the Bear" as a Feature on the character sheet is already handled for doubling carrying capacity. No extension needed.

Regards,
JPG

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Originally Posted by Moon Wizard

"Aspect of the Bear" as a Feature on the character sheet is already handled for doubling carrying capacity. No extension needed.

Regards,
JPG

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Thanks!

This extension is being retired, per above discussion.

Regards,
JPG