Pathfinder Creature Parser - Alpha release

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Originally Posted by madman

I was just wondering no that you have worked through doing the Monster Parser, Is there any chance for a spell parser (PLEASE) Feat Parser (Please)

Would it be Worth it to do.

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I hadn't really thought too much about spells and feats - probably because I usually GM on Fantasy Grounds, not play.

But, I have the code infrastructure sorted out for creating FG modules and spells and feats would be much, much easier to parse than creatures so I'll look into it...

What are you thinking about - seperate feat & spell modules or feats and spells in one module. That is would we want to create "the big module of every feat" and a seperate "the even bigger module of every spell" or allow creating "Ultimate Combat" and "Ultimate Magic" modules???

I suppose doing one and gettting to other isn't too hard - as long as you don't mind a little bit of xml editing!

UPDATE - 16th November 2011. Full Version 1.0.0.12

See post #1 for download and more details.

New features/items fixed:

• All ranged attacks now have "ranged" attack type. Previously these would have defaulted to "melee".
• Spells known and Spells Prepared now include class name.
• More meaningful (or confusing?) error messages.
• Parser version included in definition.xml

I was thinking about the third party stuff. i.e. 101 spells by rite publishing i think is 909 spells to add by hand (OUCH) and I am sure that we will have a ton of feats and spells coming soon from Paizo soon. There are a ton of them not in a mod at this point. not sure the best way to do it other than a couple of mods, one feats one spells. Since they are only used for character creation and to level up, having huge mods shouldn't be a problem. but i think the people who are active around here will chime and give give some feedback.....................................

Working on season 2 PFS Creature .mod

Chris

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Originally Posted by Trenloe

What are you thinking about - seperate feat & spell modules or feats and spells in one module. That is would we want to create "the big module of every feat" and a seperate "the even bigger module of every spell" or allow creating "Ultimate Combat" and "Ultimate Magic" modules???

I suppose doing one and gettting to other isn't too hard - as long as you don't mind a little bit of xml editing!

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I suppose both have their merits... one if you want all the options available in one place... the other if the GM restricts which ones are available for some reason.
Perhaps the best option would be to do the big feats module/big spells module but include the source somehow in each item... so that if a GM restricted use it would be easy enough to tell where that particular feat or spell came from.

Perhaps a spell module and feat module for each source?

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Originally Posted by Talysian

Perhaps a spell module and feat module for each source?

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I don't know.. I still like the idea of everything in one place. Having to sort through 3 or 4 lists of spells or feats for your class is a pain.

To be honest I'd Like the idea of one Module for everything a player needs, and one for everything a gm needs..

Any idea on how to handle traps/haunts? I've just been doing them on the fly with notes in my adventure section just curious how others handle them! Would it be worth it to do an extension to handle these or change the base coding?

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Originally Posted by Talysian

Any idea on how to handle traps/haunts? I've just been doing them on the fly with notes in my adventure section just curious how others handle them! Would it be worth it to do an extension to handle these or change the base coding?

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I've just been doing them on the fly. Adding haunts in the combat tracker if needs be (but generally not). Traps are easier to handle on the fly unless they have things such as Init, HP, etc...

But, it would be nice to have somewhere to record them and then use them in the game. An extension would definitely be the way to go - not a good idea to change the base code as you'd have to update it everytime the 3.5E ruleset was released. The way extensions work is they essentially "supercede" the base code anyway - so you're kind-of changing the base code, but you're not - if that makes sense?

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Originally Posted by Talysian

To be honest I'd Like the idea of one Module for everything a player needs, and one for everything a gm needs.

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For my initial attempt on a spell/feat parser I'm thinking of adding an additional field - Source. Which will contain the source document name the spell/feat comes from.

Then, what I am thinking of doing is have top level menus in the library of:

• Source
• Class (Spells)
• Feat Type

I haven't done anything like this before, so I'm not sure how easy it will be. Plus, in theory, there are cascading menu's - such as Source -> Class for Spells, or just Class.

So, I'll see how I go. It will be a 2 stage process anyway:

1. Parse spells and create spell entry in FG XML.
2. Create library menus in XML from parsed data

I'll start a new thread when I have something...

You sir and others who do this coding work, for community projects are what make fantasy grounds a truly enjoyable bit of software!

You F----N Rock

Nuff Said

Chris

OK, for those of you who wanted a spell module, check this thread.

I've created it using code from the creature parser and the D20PFSRD spell database. I'm still ironing out some issues with the code - but will release a spell parser soon that allows text copy/paste entry similar to the creature parser.

Joktan Heth CR 7
XP 0
Human worm that walks wizard 6 (necromancer)
NE Medium vermin (augmented humanoid)
Init +3; Senses blindsense 30 ft., darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +14
Defense
AC 20, touch 16, flat-footed 17 (+4 armor, +1 deflection,
+3 Dex, +2 insight)
hp 53 (64 with false life) (6d6+30); fast healing 3
Fort +6, Ref +6, Will +8
Defensive Abilities worm that walks traits; DR 5/—; Immune disease, paralysis,
poison, sleep, mindaffecting effects
Offense
Speed 30 ft.
Melee slam +5 (1d4+3 plus grab)
Melee mwk quarterstaff +6 (1d6+3)
Special Attacks channel negative energy (DC 12, 7/day),
discorporate, squirming embrace (2d6+3, DC 16), tenacious
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 6th; concentration +10)
7/day—grave touch (3 rounds)
Necromancer Spells Prepared (CL 6th; concentration +10)
3rd—displacement, haste, lightning bolt (DC 17), vampiric touch
2nd—darkness, false life, scare (DC 17), scorching ray,
summon swarm
1st—magic missile (×2), ray of enfeeblement (DC 16, ×2)
0 (at will)—detect magic, disrupt undead, ray of frost, read
magic, touch of fatigue (DC 15)
Opposition Schools Abjuration, Divination
Tactics
Before Combat before the PCs arrive, Joktan uses his wand to
cast mage armor on himself and casts false life (both of these
effects are factored in above).
During Combat At the start of combat, Joktan casts haste
on himself and his undead minions, before opening up to
attack the PCs with spells like lightning bolt, vampiric touch,
and scorching ray. When reduced to fewer than half his
total hit points, he casts displacement. If any spellcaster in
particular troubles him, he uses summon swarm on the pest.
Morale Joktan is supremely confident in his abilities and fights
to the death.
Statistics
Str 14, Dex 16, Con 17, Int 18, Wis 10, Cha 8
Base Atk +3; CMB +5 (+17 grapple); CMD 23
Feats Combat Casting, Command Undead, DiehardB,
Empower Spell, Iron Will, Scribe Scroll, Spell Focus
(necromancy), Toughness
Skills Fly +12, Knowledge (arcana) +13, Knowledge (religion) +13,
Perception +14, Sense Motive +8, Spellcraft +13, Stealth +17;
Racial Modifiers +8 Perception, +8 Sense Motive, +8 Stealth
Languages Aklo, Common, Draconic, Elven, Giant
SQ arcane bond (ring)
Combat Gear potion of cure serious wounds, scroll of blindness/
deafness, scroll of false life, wand of mage armor (32 charges);
Other Gear mwk quarterstaff, ring of protection +1, cloak of
resistance +1, spellbook, spell component pouch,
Special Abilities
Discorporate (Su) A worm that walks can collapse into a
shapeless swarm of worms as a free action. All held, worn,
and carried items fall and its Strength score drops to 1.
The worm that walks functions as a true swarm while
discorporated, with a reach of 0 feet (its space remains
unchanged). While discorporated, the worm that walks
loses all of its defensive abilities and gains all of the
standard swarm traits. It loses its slam attacks and all
special abilities and special attacks, but can make a swarm
attack that deals damage equal to its engulf attack. A
worm that walks can reform into its true form (including
equipping all gear in reach) as a full-round action as long as
it has at least 1 hit point.
Squirming Embrace (Ex) If a worm that walks grapples a foe,
as a swift action, it can cause a swarm of worms to squirm
over the grappled creature. These worms deal automatic
swarm damage with no attack roll needed. If a creature
takes damage from the swarm, it is also subject to the
swarm’s distraction ability, and must make a Fortitude save
or be nauseated for 1 round. A worm that walks can only
have one embraced target at a time, but it does not have to
continue grappling in order to maintain the embrace. If the
worm that walks moves more than 5 feet from the swarm
or dismisses the swarm (a free action), the swarm dies.
Any area attack that damages the swarm or any severe or
stronger wind effect that affects the swarm’s target kills it.
Tenacious (Ex) A worm that walks gains a +8 racial bonus on
combat maneuver checks made to grapple and a +4 racial
bonus to its CMD.
Worm that Walks Traits (Ex) A worm that walks has no discernible
anatomy, and is not subject to critical hits or flanking.
Reducing a worm that walks to 0 hit points causes it to
discorporate (see above)—a worm that walks at 0 hit points
is staggered, and one at negative hit points is dying. Worms
that walk are immune to any physical spell or effect that
targets a specific number of creatures (including singletarget
spells such as disintegrate), with the exception of such
spells and effects generated by the worm that walks itself,
which treat the worm that walks as one single creature
if it so chooses. Mind-affecting effects that target single
creatures function normally against a worm that walks,
since the creature’s individual components share a hive
mind. A worm that walks takes half again as much damage
(+50%) from damaging area effects, such as fireball and
splash weapons. Worms that walk are susceptible to high
winds—treat a worm that walks as a Fine creature for the
purposes of determining wind effects.

Joktan Heth 2 CR 10
XP 0
Human worm that walks wizard 9 (necromancer)
NE Medium vermin (augmented humanoid)
Init +3; Senses blindsense 30 ft., darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +17
Defense
AC 20, touch 16, flat-footed 17 (+4 armor, +1 deflection, +3 Dex,
+2 insight)
hp 88 (103 with False Life)(9d6+54); fast healing 10
Fort +8, Ref +7, Will +9
Defensive Abilities worm that walks traits; DR 15/—; Immune
disease, paralysis, poison, sleep, mind-affecting effects
Offense
Speed 30 ft., fly 60 ft.
Melee slam +6 (1d4+3 plus grab)
Melee mwk quarterstaff +7 (1d6+3)
Special Attacks channel negative energy (DC 13, 7/day),
discorporate, squirming embrace (2d6+3, DC 18), tenacious
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 9th; concentration +13)
7/day—grave touch (4 rounds)
Necromancer Spells Prepared (CL 9th; concentration +13)
5th—empowered vampiric touch, hold monster (DC 19)
4th—dimension door, enervation, fear (DC 20), wall of fire
3rd—displacement, fly, haste, lightning bolt (DC 17),
vampiric touch
2nd—blindness/deafness (DC 18), darkness, false life,
scorching ray, summon swarm
1st—expeditious retreat, magic missile (×3), ray of
enfeeblement (DC 17, ×2)
0 (at will)—detect magic, disrupt undead, ray of frost, read
magic, touch of fatigue (DC 15)
Opposition Schools Abjuration, Divination
Tactics
Before Combat Before the PCs arrive, Joktan uses his wand to
cast mage armor on himself and casts false life and fly (all of
these effects are factored in above).
During Combat At the start of combat, Joktan casts haste
on himself and his undead minions, before opening up to
attack the PCs with spells like fear, empowered vampiric
touch, and hold monster. When reduced to fewer than half
his total hit points, he casts displacement. He uses wall of
fire to divide the PCs when convenient, and enervation to
cripple any spellcasters that bother him.
Morale Joktan is supremely confident in his abilities and fights
to the death.
Statistics
Str 14, Dex 16, Con 18, Int 18, Wis 10, Cha 8
Base Atk +4; CMB +6 (+18 grapple); CMD 24
Feats Combat Casting, Command Undead, DiehardB,
Empower Spell, Greater Spell Focus (necromancy),
Improved Iron Will, Iron Will, Scribe Scroll, Spell Focus
(necromancy), Toughness
Skills Fly +15 (+19 with fly), Knowledge (arcana) +16,
Knowledge (religion) +16, Perception +17, Sense Motive +8,
Spellcraft +16, Stealth +20; Racial Modifiers +8 Perception,
+8 Sense Motive, +8 Stealth
Languages Aklo, Common, Draconic, Elven, Giant
SQ arcane bond (ring), life sight (10 feet, 9 rounds/day)
Combat Gear potion of cure serious wounds, scroll of blindness/
deafness, scroll of false life, wand of mage armor (50 charges),
wand of ray of exhaustion (7 charges); Other Gear mwk
quarterstaff, cloak of resistance +1, pearl of power (1st), ring
of protection +1, robe of bones, spellbook, spell component
pouch, 100 gp


I can not for the life of me find the problem with these stat blocks

Can anybody HELP PLEASE!

Thx
Chris

I won't be in front of a computer for a while so can't check.

If you're getting an actual error while parsing, don't press "ok" and look in the .fpf and .log files created during parsing. This will give you a good idea where things are failing and so give a better chance of finding the area where the issue is.

Although, looking again at your stat blocks, it is probably related to 2 melee headings.

Wow I was tired!

Chris

I just locked up the parser with this one. any thoughts.

Tiressia CR 4
XP 1,200
Female dryad druid 2 (Pathfinder RPG Bestiary 116)
CG Medium fey
Init +5; Senses low-light vision; Perception +14
Defense
AC 18, touch 15, flat-footed 13 (+5 Dex, +3 natural)
hp 48 (6d6+2d8+18)
Fort +9, Ref +10, Will +13
DR 5/cold iron
Weaknesses tree dependent
Offense
Speed 30 ft.
Melee mwk sickle +10 (1d6–1)
Ranged mwk longbow +10 (1d8–1/×3)
Spell-Like Ability (CL 2nd;
concentration +8)
8/day—storm burst
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 6th; concentration +12)
Constant—speak with plants
At will—entangle (DC 17), tree shape, wood shape (1
lb. only)
3/day—charm person (DC 17), deep slumber
(DC 19), tree stride
1/day—suggestion (DC 19)
Druid Spells Prepared (CL 2nd;
concentration +7)
1st—faerie fire, goodberry, magic
fang, obscuring mistD
0 (at will)—guidance, purify food and drink,
stabilize, virtue
D Domain spell; Domain Weather
TACTICS
During Combat Tiressia tries to avoid melee combat,
using entangle to hinder foes and deep slumber on
any creature attacking her tree. She uses her scroll to
summon additional creatures to help Falchos in battle,
while jumping from tree to tree using tree stride and tree
meld to attack enemies at a distance with her longbow.
Morale Tiressia retreats into her oak when reduced to 20 hit
points or fewer, praying that her attackers get bored and leave.
Statistics
Str 8, Dex 20, Con 15, Int 14, Wis 20, Cha 22
Base Atk +4; CMB +9; CMD 18
Feats Agile Maneuvers, Great Fortitude, Stealthy,
Weapon Finesse
Skills Climb +8, Craft (wood sculpture) +17, Diplomacy +15, Escape
Artist +16, Handle Animal +15, Heal +14, Knowledge (nature)
+13, Perception +14, Stealth +16, Survival +16
Languages Common, Elven, Sylvan; speak with plants
SQ nature bond (Plant domain), nature sense, tree meld, wild
empathy +8, woodland stride
Combat Gear goodberries (5), potion of cure moderate wounds
(2), scroll of summon nature’s ally II, wand of cure light wounds
(26 charges), 6 feather tokens (tree); Other Gear masterwork
longbow with 20 arrows, masterwork sickle, 178 gp

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Originally Posted by madman

Wow I was tired!

Chris

I just locked up the parser with this one. any thoughts.

Tiressia CR 4
XP 1,200
Female dryad druid 2 (Pathfinder RPG Bestiary 116)
CG Medium fey
Init +5; Senses low-light vision; Perception +14
Defense
AC 18, touch 15, flat-footed 13 (+5 Dex, +3 natural)
hp 48 (6d6+2d8+18)
Fort +9, Ref +10, Will +13
DR 5/cold iron
Weaknesses tree dependent
Offense
Speed 30 ft.
Melee mwk sickle +10 (1d6–1)
Ranged mwk longbow +10 (1d8–1/×3)
Spell-Like Ability (CL 2nd;
concentration +8)
8/day—storm burst
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 6th; concentration +12)
Constant—speak with plants
At will—entangle (DC 17), tree shape, wood shape (1
lb. only)
3/day—charm person (DC 17), deep slumber
(DC 19), tree stride
1/day—suggestion (DC 19)
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Looking in the log file, all it contains is:

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21/11/2011 10:35:09 AM: Starting Application.  App Exe: Pathfinder Tool - FG Creature Parser Product Version: 1.0.0.12
21/11/2011 10:35:09 AM: Reading data file: C:\Temp\PF_Parse\Madman2.txt
21/11/2011 10:35:09 AM: Calling sub FormatDataFile.
21/11/2011 10:35:09 AM: Entered Sub FormatDataFile.
21/11/2011 10:35:09 AM: FormatDataFile: Read past starting blank lines (if any).
21/11/2011 10:35:09 AM: FormatDataFile: Opened StreamWriter.
21/11/2011 10:35:09 AM: FormatDataFile: Written DESCRIPTION line:
21/11/2011 10:35:09 AM: FormatDataFile: Written NAME line: Tiressia CR 4
21/11/2011 10:35:09 AM: FormatDataFile: Reading and formatting creature stat block: Tiressia CR 4
21/11/2011 10:35:09 AM: FormatDataFile: Written XP line: XP 1,200
21/11/2011 10:35:09 AM: FormatDataFile: Written TYPE line: Female dryad druid 2 (Pathfinder RPG Bestiary 116) CG Medium fey
21/11/2011 10:35:09 AM: FormatDataFile: Written INIT line: Init +5; Senses low-light vision; Perception +14
21/11/2011 10:35:09 AM: FormatDataFile: got the line ending in DEFENSE Defense
21/11/2011 10:35:09 AM: FormatDataFile: got the line ending in OFFENSE DR 5/cold iron; Weaknesses tree dependent
21/11/2011 10:35:09 AM: GetAndFormatLine: Searching for 2 strings: tactics ,statistics
21/11/2011 10:35:09 AM: FormatDataFile: Retrieved OffenseText Speed 30 ft. Melee mwk sickle +10 (1d6-1) Ranged mwk longbow +10 (1d8-1/x3) Spell-Like Ability (CL 2nd; concentration +8) 8/day-storm burst Spell-Like Abilities (CL 6th; concentration +12) Constant-speak with plants At will-entangle (DC 17), tree shape, wood shape (1 lb. only) 3/day-charm person (DC 17), deep slumber (DC 19), tree stride 1/day-suggestion (DC 19) Druid Spells Prepared (CL 2nd; concentration +7) 1st-faerie fire, goodberry, magic fang, obscuring mistD 0 (at will)-guidance, purify food and drink, stabilize, virtue D Domain spell; Domain Weather
21/11/2011 10:35:09 AM: FormatDataFile: Written SPEED line: 30 ft.
21/11/2011 10:35:09 AM: FormatDataFile: Written Melee line as: mwk sickle +10 (1d6-1)
21/11/2011 10:35:09 AM: FormatDataFile: Written Ranged line as: mwk longbow +10 (1d8-1/x3)

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The last line of processing a ranged attack gives you an idea of where to look for the problem - processing of the next lines after this one.

Looking at the stat block - there are 2 entries for spell-like abilities:

Spell-Like Ability (CL 2nd;
concentration +8)
8/day—storm burst
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 6th; concentration +12)
Constant—speak with plants
At will—entangle (DC 17), tree shape, wood shape (1
lb. only)
3/day—charm person (DC 17), deep slumber
(DC 19), tree stride
1/day—suggestion (DC 19)

This doesn't match with the Paizon stat block definition and so the parser is not written to process 2 seperate similar/same headings (like when there were 2 melee entries).

Putting these in a single Spell-Like Abilities entry fixes the issue:

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Spell-Like Abilities (CL 2nd;
concentration +8)
8/day—storm burst (CL 6th; concentration +12)
Constant—speak with plants
At will—entangle (DC 17), tree shape, wood shape (1
lb. only)
3/day—charm person (DC 17), deep slumber
(DC 19), tree stride
1/day—suggestion (DC 19)

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well at this point I think I have come across just about everything that can go wrong.

Working toward novice status I think.

Thanks Trenloe

Chris

Main updates are:

• Support for Combat Manager statblocks (with some basic manual formatting).
• Token links added to each creature entry - needs manual addition of token .png files to module.

See post #1 for download and further details.

Here is Bestiary 3,

Thanks Trenloe For the parser, this would have taken weeks without it. Paizo once again changed their format a little ,Names in Caps, page splits when you highlight at a weird spot. Why do they make it more difficult than it needs to be.

Fighting the good fight!

Edit: Finding some small errors with this, will fix them and re-post it. Ok I think I got them all. If you find any errors let me know, and I'll fix em. Please post here



Chris

Edit:Fixed

That is amazing!

I was actually doing it myself, but now I'm going to stop!

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Originally Posted by madman

Here is Bestiary 3,

Thanks Trenloe For the parser, this would have taken weeks without it.

Chris

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Brilliant! Thanks for doing that madman - I started, but only got as far as "B" before I stopped - still copy/paste jaded from Bestiary 2.

Now, how many people have a PDf of "Tome of Horrors Complete" and would like to split up copying and formatting the monster statblocks for input to the parser?

When copying and pasting there is the additional work adding the heading text for each creature (Offense, Defense, etc) as these are just seperator lines in the PDF.

Then, the "Reusing the Monsters in This Tome" section at the back states that we have to put 1 entry for each monster we use in the OGL statement. The example for 1 monster given is:

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Adherer from the Tome of Horrors Complete, Copyright 2011, Necromancer Games, Inc., published and distributed by Frog God Games; Authors Scott Greene and Clark Peterson, based on original material by Guy Shearer.

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So, if people are copying and pasting monsters, we'll need them to do a line for each monster in a seperate file for the OGL statement. You can see examples of this in the OGL statements in most Paizo modules and adventure paths - they frequently use creatures from the old 3.5E Tome of Horrors and have to make similar statements for each creature.

Anyone like to help out? If so, select one or more letters of the alphabet and work on those creatures - let us know what you're working on so no one doubles up. Then send the 2 text files (1 creature statblocks and 1 OGL statements) to me and I'll combine into one big module. Or, smaller ones if it is just too big!

I wish I could find a way to be able to share all the Tokens I have made for the Pathfinder Stuff.

Damn Copyright Laws!

Chris

Have you changed the parser to allow the stat block changes?
Edit: NM I read your post to the end


I would happy to do 1/2 or a third.

Chris

Ok I am starting With the Korred Page 398. This is going to go a lot slower.
Good thing I have A macro Pad to do the copy/paste and headings

Chris ((Madman©))

I must be?

Big Thanks for this PF Parser, Trenloe. Downloaded it on my laptop and also to my desktop.

I tried it on "City of Golden Death" module.

My laptop which runs Windows 7, seems to have trouble parsing. The Special Abilities keep showing up in weird spots.

My desktop which runs XP ran a parse on the entire "City of Golden Death" flawlessly.

When the PF Parser installed on my desktop it had to download and install .Net Framework 4 Client. I am wondering if you think that my laptop might be screwing up because it doesn't have an up to date .Net Framework install ?

The other question is where do I put the token folder and the db.xml and definition.xml that is created for the tokens ? This token feature add on is very cool.

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Big Thanks for this PF Parser, Trenloe. Downloaded it on my laptop and also to my desktop.

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No worries. :)

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Originally Posted by wbcreighton

My laptop which runs Windows 7, seems to have trouble parsing. The Special Abilities keep showing up in weird spots.

My desktop which runs XP ran a parse on the entire "City of Golden Death" flawlessly.

When the PF Parser installed on my desktop it had to download and install .Net Framework 4 Client. I am wondering if you think that my laptop might be screwing up because it doesn't have an up to date .Net Framework install ?

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It may be the .Net framework, but I would imagine you'd have more issues than just special abilities.

Did you use the exact same text file for the parse on each PC? The only think I can think of is that it is slightly different - or it was saved with a different character encoding.

I run Windows 7, so it can't be that...

Perhaps run the problem parse with logging enabled and send me the .fpf and .log file created in the same directory as the text statblock file.

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Originally Posted by wbcreighton

The other question is where do I put the token folder and the db.xml and definition.xml that is created for the tokens ? This token feature add on is very cool.

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It has been coded to have tokens in the .mod file. In the directory that contains the statblock text file (and the resulting .mod file) there will be another directory with the name of the module specified during the parse.

1. Go into there and there is a token directory.
2. copy your token image files into the token directory with the naming convention mentioned in post #1 and the readme file.
3. Zip up the whole module folder (from within the folder so that it doesn't have the high level directory).
4. Rename the .zip file to .mod.
5. Copy to your FG directory.

I'm looking at the 2 text files and no they aren't the same.

One issue is related to this:

SQ fiery death (1d6 fire damage, Reflex DC 11 half )
Gear broken chain shirt, helmet, broken scimitar
Special Abilities
Light Fortification (Ex) Whenever a sneak attack or critical hit is
scored against a gold-clad creature, there is a 25% chance that
the extra damage is negated and damage is rolled normally.

as apposed to this:

SQ fiery death (1d6 fire damage, Reflex DC 11 half )
Special Abilities Light Fortification (Ex) Whenever a sneak attack or critical hit is
scored against a gold-clad creature, there is a 25% chance that
the extra damage is negated and damage is rolled normally.
Gear broken chain shirt, helmet, broken scimitar

It works when the Gear line breaks up the SQ line and the Special Abilities. Otherwise the Special Abilities gets lumped in with the SQ.

In the other instance:

Languages Draconic
SQ favored terrain (swamp +2), hold breath, track +1, wild
empathy +4
Combat Gear waters of the Whispering River (5 doses;see page 8); Other Gear bracers of armor +1, javelins (3),
masterwork morningstars (2), 31 gp

compared to:

Languages Draconic
Special Abilities
SQ favored terrain (swamp +2), hold breath, track +1, wild empathy +4
Combat Gear waters of the Whispering River (5 doses;see page 8); Other Gear bracers of armor +1, javelins (3),
masterwork morningstars (2), 31 gp

I put the Special Abilities line in the second instance, but the instance that didn't have the Special Abilities header works. It thinks that the S.A. header is part of the language line.

Very minor examples indeed, especially considering it was the first file I tried.. The parser is a real help. :)

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Originally Posted by wbcreighton

I'm looking at the 2 text files and no they aren't the same.

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I've deliberately designed the parser to try and parse 99% of Paizo PDF create statblocks by just doing a copy/paste into a text file. Sometimes you need to check the copy/paste as heading in particular sometimes get spaces in them (due to font/highlights not translating directly to text). So, usually you don't need to change the order of the text that results from the copy/paste - were you having issues?

I'm guessing you are parsing the Golden Skeletons for the SQ Fiery death example? I can just copy/paste this out of the PDF - but in my example "Defense" comes out as "Defe nse" and I just remove the space - that is all I do. As metioned in post #1 the main headings are key in the parsing, so make sure they copy/paste OK. In fact, just make sure all headings copy/paste OK - but it is more common for the headings and creature name to have spaces in them as these are usually highlighted or use a different fonts in the PDF that can cause copy/paste issues.

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Originally Posted by wbcreighton

One issue is related to this:

SQ fiery death (1d6 fire damage, Reflex DC 11 half )
Gear broken chain shirt, helmet, broken scimitar
Special Abilities
Light Fortification (Ex) Whenever a sneak attack or critical hit is
scored against a gold-clad creature, there is a 25% chance that
the extra damage is negated and damage is rolled normally.

as apposed to this:

SQ fiery death (1d6 fire damage, Reflex DC 11 half )
Special Abilities Light Fortification (Ex) Whenever a sneak attack or critical hit is
scored against a gold-clad creature, there is a 25% chance that
the extra damage is negated and damage is rolled normally.
Gear broken chain shirt, helmet, broken scimitar

It works when the Gear line breaks up the SQ line and the Special Abilities. Otherwise the Special Abilities gets lumped in with the SQ.

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I have designed this parser to adhere to the statblock standard detailed in the introduction of the Paizo Bestiary - and to follow the order detailed there.

The problems come in with NPCs in modules - where they have tactics and gear entries. For gear entries treat them as treasure in terms of where they appear in the stablock - after Organization and before Special Abilities.

Special abilities should always be the last entry in your statblock. AND, don't confuse Special Qualities (SQ) with special abilities - SQ comes between Languages and Environment.

Basically, the parser steps through each expected heading in order. So, when you put gear after special abilities the parser found "gear" before it checked for "special abilities" and so assumes that the whole line from after SQ to the end of gear was the "gear" line.

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Originally Posted by wbcreighton

In the other instance:

Languages Draconic
SQ favored terrain (swamp +2), hold breath, track +1, wild
empathy +4
Combat Gear waters of the Whispering River (5 doses;see page 8); Other Gear bracers of armor +1, javelins (3),
masterwork morningstars (2), 31 gp

compared to:

Languages Draconic
Special Abilities
SQ favored terrain (swamp +2), hold breath, track +1, wild empathy +4
Combat Gear waters of the Whispering River (5 doses;see page 8); Other Gear bracers of armor +1, javelins (3),
masterwork morningstars (2), 31 gp

I put the Special Abilities line in the second instance, but the instance that didn't have the Special Abilities header works. It thinks that the S.A. header is part of the language line.

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See my explanation above re order of parsing. The parser looks for SQ as the next heading after languages and so it lumps "special abilities" into the language text.

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Originally Posted by wbcreighton

Very minor examples indeed, especially considering it was the first file I tried.. The parser is a real help. :)

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Glad you find it a help.

The big thing is not to rearrange the headings from those detailed in the creature statblock. I'm guessing you may have had issues with the copy paste adding a space in "defense" as this would break the parsing - and you tried to fix the wrong thing?

Check the "gotchas" listed in post #1. :)

A good place to look is the .fpf file created in the first step of parsing - this creates a standard format of all of the headings and it is usually obvious by looking at this file where the problem has occurred in your text file. If not, enable logging and look in the .log file - this may help pinpoint where issues occur.

But, the golden rule is just copy/paste from the PDF and check of erroneous spaces - don't try to rearrange the headings (unless it is obvious they don't conform to the statblock standard).

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Originally Posted by Trenloe

I'm interested to hear why they are different? So, usually you don't need to change the order of the text that results from the copy/paste - were you having issues?

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Good question. No cut and paste issues.

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I'm guessing you are parsing the Golden Skeletons for the SQ Fiery death example? I can just copy/paste this out of the PDF - but in my example "Defense" comes out as "Defe nse" and I just remove the space - that is all I do.

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Same here. Every Defense line in this module comes with a space in Defense.

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Special abilities should always be the last entry in your statblock. AND, don't confuse Special Qualities (SQ) with special abilities - SQ comes between Languages and Environment.

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I think this was the source of the problem. I must have inserted a Special Abilities line, and the problems flowed from that.

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But, the golden rule is just copy/paste from the PDF and check of erroneous spaces - don't try to rearrange the headings (unless it is obvious they don't conform to the statblock standard).

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Which is what I did on the second computer, judging by my review of the 2 files. I didn't insert any Special Abilities lines and it worked fine.

Thanks for the super detailed response.

Bump to go back to page 1

Trying to parse Carrion Crown stat blocks, but it keeps adding the base attack string after the charisma stat making quite a mess.

E.g.

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Str 0, Dex 23, Con 0, int 8, Wis 14, Cha 17
Base Atk +7; CMB +13; CMD 26 (30 vs. trip)
feats Blind-Fight

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turns to

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<charisma type="number">17Baseatk+7;CMB+13;CMD26(30vs.trip)featsBlind-Fight</charisma>

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Any idea what's wrong?

Edit: Seems to mess up when I copy from Foxit, but not from Adobe reader. That solves the problem...:)

Replying to this post in a different thread to keep all things creature parser in one thread.

Sorry, lichrbringer, I thought the changes needed for running HeroLab statblocks through the parser were included in the readme.txt file. Post #9 of this thread describes what to do:

1. Remove all occurrences of -------------------- in the file. Remove the whole line so there are no empty lines in the individual creature statblock.
2. Have at least one blank line between each creature in the file. But, remove the "--------------------" between each creature.
3. Add an XP line between between the Name/CR line and the Type line for each creature.
4. Remove the HeroLab notice at the bottom of the file.

IT's recently been pointed out that the Melee attacks ("Melee" entry) that HeroLab exports is not compatible with the Paizo statblock format, so it makes the Attack section in FG incorrect (in terms of how many attacks a single attack and a full attack make).

For example, the first creature in your statblock file (Asar the Chelaxian fighter) has a melee attack entry of:

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Melee +1 Longsword +10 (1d8+5/19-20/x2) and
Claw x2 (Skeletal Champion) +8 x2 (1d4+6/20/x2) and
Gauntlet (from Armor) +8 (1d3+4/20/x2) and
Unarmed Strike +8 (1d3+4/20/x2)

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By the statblock definition, this would result in the attack entry being all of these attacks at once. Change the "and" entry to "or".

Plus, if there are any attacks that would be combined in a full attack separate them by a comma ",". But, looking at the statblock, HeroLab doesn't calculate the penalties for using mutlitple hands at once unless you put check/ticks in the 1st/2nd hand entries on the HeroLab Weapons tab.

Hope all of the above makes sense.

Thanks a lot for your answer! iI tried all the above. It works fine till roldare. Maybe you have an idea why it wont go any further? There is an error message:

Processing creature: ASAR
Processing creature: BAT SWARM
Processing creature: BEETLE, GIANT BOMBARDIER
Processing creature: FROG, GIANT
Processing creature: KASSEN'S GOLEM
Processing creature: ORC
Processing creature: ROLDARE
Processing creature:
Error in ReadWriteFormattedCreature, Message: Die leere Zeichenfolge '' ist kein gültiger lokaler Name.
Processing creature: SHADOW
Error in ReadWriteFormattedCreature, Message: Der Writer ist geschlossen oder weist den Fehlerstatus auf.
Processing creature:
Error in ReadWriteFormattedCreature, Message: Die leere Zeichenfolge '' ist kein gültiger lokaler Name.
Processing creature: SKELETON, BLOODY (HUMAN)
Error in ReadWriteFormattedCreature, Message: Der Writer ist geschlossen oder weist den Fehlerstatus auf.
Processing creature:
Error in ReadWriteFormattedCreature, Message: Die leere Zeichenfolge '' ist kein gültiger lokaler Name.
Processing creature: WOLF
Error in ReadWriteFormattedCreature, Message: Der Writer ist geschlossen oder weist den Fehlerstatus auf.
Processing creature:
Error in ReadWriteFormattedCreature, Message: Die leere Zeichenfolge '' ist kein gültiger lokaler Name.
Processing creature: ZOMBIE, PLAGUE (HUMAN)
Error in ReadWriteFormattedCreature, Message: Der Writer ist geschlossen oder weist den Fehlerstatus auf.
Processing creature:
Error in ReadWriteFormattedCreature, Message: Die leere Zeichenfolge '' ist kein gültiger lokaler Name.
Error in btnStartParse_Click, Message: Der Writer ist geschlossen oder weist den Fehlerstatus auf.
Module file created:

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Originally Posted by lichtbringer

Thanks a lot for your answer! iI tried all the above. It works fine till roldare. Maybe you have an idea why it wont go any further? There is an error message:

Processing creature: ASAR
Processing creature: BAT SWARM
Processing creature: BEETLE, GIANT BOMBARDIER
Processing creature: FROG, GIANT
Processing creature: KASSEN'S GOLEM
Processing creature: ORC
Processing creature: ROLDARE
Processing creature:
Error in ReadWriteFormattedCreature, Message: Die leere Zeichenfolge '' ist kein gültiger lokaler Name.
Processing creature: SHADOW
Error in ReadWriteFormattedCreature, Message: Der Writer ist geschlossen oder weist den Fehlerstatus auf.
Processing creature:
Error in ReadWriteFormattedCreature, Message: Die leere Zeichenfolge '' ist kein gültiger lokaler Name.
Processing creature: SKELETON, BLOODY (HUMAN)
Error in ReadWriteFormattedCreature, Message: Der Writer ist geschlossen oder weist den Fehlerstatus auf.
Processing creature:
Error in ReadWriteFormattedCreature, Message: Die leere Zeichenfolge '' ist kein gültiger lokaler Name.
Processing creature: WOLF
Error in ReadWriteFormattedCreature, Message: Der Writer ist geschlossen oder weist den Fehlerstatus auf.
Processing creature:
Error in ReadWriteFormattedCreature, Message: Die leere Zeichenfolge '' ist kein gültiger lokaler Name.
Processing creature: ZOMBIE, PLAGUE (HUMAN)
Error in ReadWriteFormattedCreature, Message: Der Writer ist geschlossen oder weist den Fehlerstatus auf.
Processing creature:
Error in ReadWriteFormattedCreature, Message: Die leere Zeichenfolge '' ist kein gültiger lokaler Name.
Error in btnStartParse_Click, Message: Der Writer ist geschlossen oder weist den Fehlerstatus auf.
Module file created:

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It's the empty "SPECIAL ABILITIES" entry for Roldare that is causing the issue. If the parser finds a heading, it expects there to be data after the heading. So, remove this heading and it should parse through Roldare without error.

It worked. I need to correct a few things but its a great tool and saves so much time. Thank you for your help!

Okay.

The parser is parsing some Hero lab statblock outputs fine, no errors, but I'm getting an XML error when opening the module in FG.

The error is "Database Error: A XML parse error occurred processing file...........Error on line 46: Error reading end tag."

Line 46:

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<p><b><u>Special Abilities</u>:</b> </p><p><b>Augury (1/day) (Sp)</b> Use Augury as a spell-like ability 1/day Change Shape (boar, giant spider, rat, or raven, beast shape I) You can assume the form of a monstrous spider, raven, rat or boar. Combat Casting +4 to Concentration checks to cast while on the defensive. </p><p><b>Comm</p><p><b>une (1/week) (Sp)</b> Commune 1/week, ask 6 questions Corrupting Touch (2r) (5/day) (Sp)</b> Melee touch attack leaves target shaken and -2 save vs. enchantment spells for 2 rounds. Damage Reduction (5/good or silver) You have Damage Reduction against all except Good or Silver attacks. Damage Resistance, Acid (10) You have the specified Damage Resistance against Acid attacks. Damage Resistance, Cold (10) You have the specified Damage Resistance against Cold attacks. Damage Resistance, Fire (5) You have the specified Damage Resistance against Fire attacks. Darkvision (60 feet) You can see in the dark (black and white vision only). </p><p><b>Detect Good (At will) (Sp)</b> As the spell. </p><p><b> Caster level 6th Detect Magic (At will) (Sp)</b> As the spell. Caster level 6th Eschew Materials Cast spells without materials, if component cost is 1 gp or less. </p><p><b>Fast Healing 2 (Ex)</b> You heal damage every round if you have UNDER 1 HP. Flight (50 feet, Perfect) You can fly! Flyby Attack You can take a standard action during your move action while flying. Immunity to Fire You are immune to fire damage. Immunity to Poison You are immune to poison. Infernal +2 DC on Charm spells. </p><p><b>Infernal Resistances (Ex)</b> You gain fire resistance 5 and +2 to saves vs. poison. </p><p><b>Invisibility (At will) (Sp)</b> As the spell, self only. </p><p><b> Caster level 6th Poison: Sting-Injury (DC 16) (Ex)</b> Poison deals 1d2 DEX damage, 1/round for 6 rds, cure 1 save. </p><p><b>Suggestion (1/day) (Sp)</b> Suggestion (DC 15) 1/day</p>

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edit: Okay, I solved that. For some reason the parser is adding a </p><p><b> in the middle of the word 'Commune'. Stripping that out fixed it. Second NPC in the same file has the same error, line 90:

Line 90:

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<p><b><u>Special Abilities</u>:</b> </p><p><b>Animal Companion Link (Ex)</b> You have a link with your Animal Companion. </p><p><b>Bestial Mount (Ex)</b> At 5th level, the mounted fury gains the service of a feral mount. This ability functions as a druid's animal companion, using the barbarian's level -4 as her effective druid level. This companion must be one that she is capable of riding and is suit Darkvision (60 feet) You can see in the dark (black and white vision only). </p><p><b>Fast</p><p><b> Rider (Ex)</b> Mount's speed + 10 Ferocious Mount (Ex)</b> Your mount rages, too. </p><p><b></p><p><b>Fiend Totem, Lesser (Su)</b> Gain d8 gore attack while raging Light Sensitivity (Ex)</b> Dazzled as long as they remain in bright light. Mounted Combat Once per round you can attempt to negate a hit to your mount in combat. </p><p><b>Rage (13 rounds/day) (Ex)</b> +4 Str, +4 Con, +2 to Will saves, -2 to AC when enraged. </p><p><b>Share Spells with Companion (Ex)</b> Spells cast on you can also affect your Companion, if it's within 5 feet. </p><p><b>Trap Sense +1 (Ex)</b> +1 bonus on reflex saves and AC against traps.</p>

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It looks like... "Fast Rider" got a </p><p><b> jammed in the middle of it too.

Okay, there's more than that. I'm having no luck with this. I have no idea what is going on anymore. Help!

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Originally Posted by darkling

Okay.

The parser is parsing a statblock fine, but I'm getting an XML error when opening the module in Fantasy Grounds.



That line is what is triggering the error. The error is "Database Error: A XML parse error occurred processing file...........Error on line 46: Error reading end tag."

edit: Okay, I solved that. For some reason the parser is adding a </p><p><b> in the middle of the word 'Commune'. Stripping that out fixed it.

Second NPC in the same file has the same problem, line 90:



It looks like... "Fast Rider" got a </p><p><b> jammed in the middle of it too. I fixed one by removing Commune and the other by editing the db.xml and removing the extraneous PPB.

I'll leave this here even though I fixed the problem. It may be useful. I dunno.

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The parser makes a best effort to highlight special abilities in bold and move these to a new line so that they are easier to read in the notes tab. Hence the end paragraph (</p>), begin new paragraph (<p>) and begin bold (<b>) tags being added. It does ths by searching the special ability text for (Sp), (Ex) or (Su) (the 3 main special ability types) and then steps back from that point to the beginning of a line or the end of the previous paragraph (based on finding a period "."). Without seeing your source file that you are loading into the parser, I wouldn't be able to see what is causing the problem. It could be a newline character somewhere or an issue with the text encoding used in the source file.

Anyway, glad you managed to fix it and post here so that others having the same issue will know what to look for. :)

No, I haven't fixed it.

This is completely not working.

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Originally Posted by darkling

No, I haven't fixed it.

This is completely not working.

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I've pm'd you with my email address so you can send me the text source file you are using.

Thanks ;D Sorry, I thought I fixed it and then it started popping up new errors.