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Thanks All. I purchased SWADE and all is working now. I've been a D&D GM with FG for a long time, so I'm kinda spoiled by that :) But I'm an old school 1990s Rifts player (love those Juicers!) and I am really excited to start up a new Rifts campaign.
I really should have investigated what was the "current" game system, this was my error.
Thanks everyone for the help. Now to go look at SWADE extensions (I live for extensions)
I've noticed everything is super locked down. Even after I've added an ability from a Framework to the character sheet, I can't edit it. There is no room for homebrew or customization for personal games on this. Is this intentional?
I get I can just make a new ability, and type the entire thing out. But this is the first Fantasy Grounds product I've encountered that is forcing me to do this.
Update: I figured out how to make custom edges by copying the ones in SRPG..that was my derp.
I noticed that Strain starts at 4. Shouldn't that be Zero?
Policy for all retail DLC is that "reference data" (ie. sourcebooks, not adventures) are set to read-only so that the original published version is always available. To edit any read-only record, simply drop it into its own window to make a local copy and edit the copy. So to make a copy of an Edge (since that was the topic above), open the master Edges window, grab the one you want and drop it right back into the Edges window.Quote:
Originally Posted by tedrion
That should be the case for all retail DLC in all rulesets for reference data only! Adventures are always editable so that GMs can tweak for their sessions.
Iconic Frameworks cannot be drag and drop copied.Quote:
Originally Posted by Talyn
Also there isn't a way to add a new Iconic Framework.
That is next on @Gunbunnyfufu's list when he returns from vacation next week. I said I would assist (the little I can) if he needs it.Quote:
Originally Posted by esmdev
I'm trying to make a home-brew module with all the Coalition stuff from Savage Foes of North America.
Again, I'm totally and completely new to this ruleset, but I've been around FG for several years. I cannot figure out how to make anything other than a custom mundane item. The best I have been able to do is copy a weapon, then clear it all out, then fill it in.
I am no expert at XML, Lua, etc (I really wish I were....I love extensions) and I'm sure I could create these this way. Does anyone have any tips for doing this through the UI?
Many Thanks!!
The iconic framework was what I was struggling with. Good to know it’s on the list.Quote:
Originally Posted by Talyn
Open up any of the windows for NPCs, items, powers, etc. Drag anything from that window and immediately drop it back in the same window. This creates a copy of that item. Now you can edit that item.Quote:
Originally Posted by dmontgomery32
The only thing this doesn’t work for is the Iconic Frameworks.
Another option is to check out the Savage Worlds Enhanced Library extension. It was made by Ikael and is the same extension used to create official Savage Worlds modules for Fantasy Grounds. It is pretty easy to understand once you have samples of the basic code used. I would be happy to provide samples, however you can find them in the scripts in the tutorial folder if you unzip the extension and poke around.
THANKS!! I've been playing around with this and it will absolutely make this easier!! I still have a lot to figure out (like making a link to a weapon defined in the same module), but this is a great start.Quote:
Originally Posted by YggBjorn
If you have any examples, that would be awesome. I've looked at the 3 in the tutorials folder. Now it is just a matter of trial and error LOL :)
Note that as far as I'm aware SWEL won't build the Iconic Frameworks either.Quote:
Originally Posted by dmontgomery32
For examples, the only SWEL source markdown I've seen so far is my own. :) Take a look at Eberron for Savage Worlds; I included the SWEL markdown I used to create it so people can learn from it.
I've got an example for you! Let's take a look at the code:Quote:
Originally Posted by dmontgomery32
So the first Precision Rifle listed is a text description with a header (##header name) and bolded text (**bolded text**) Immediately after the descriptive text is the link.Code:============================================
#### Reference Manual :: Awesome Setting
--------------------------------------------
[[###Awesome Weapons Descriptions
@@chapter::Awesome Setting Player's Guide
@@subchapter::Weapons
@@blocks.*.text::"""
##Precision Rifle
**Range:** (50/100/200)
**Damage:** 2d10+1
**Rof:** 1
**Ammo:** 35
{{?@Awesome Weapons List.Precision Rifle::Precision Rifle}}
"""]]
============================================
#### Ranged Weapons :: Awesome Weapons List
@@catname::Ranged Weapons
--------------------------------------------
[[###Precision Rifle
@@armorpiercing::#4
@@catname::Ranged Weapons
@@cost::750
@@damage::2d10+1
@@fumble::#1
@@group::Awesome Weapons
@@minstr::d6
@@notes::Min Str d6, Snapfire Penalty.
@@range::50/100/200
@@rof::1
@@ammo.max::#35
@@reach::#0
@@traittype::Ranged
@@weight::#5
<p>Favorite rifle of Shooty McShooterface.</p>
]]
============================================
#### Ammunition :: Awesome Ammunition
@@catname::Ammunition
--------------------------------------------
[[###Dye Marker Arrow
@@catname::Ammunition
@@cost::1
@@group::Primitive Ranged Weapons
@@notes::
@@weight::#0.2
<p>Mark it up!</p>
]]
============================================
#### Hand Weapons :: Awesome Melee Weapons
@@catname::Melee Weapons
--------------------------------------------
[[###Stabby McKnife
@@armorpiercing::#0
@@catname::Melee Weapons
@@cost::750
@@damage::Str+d6
@@fumble::#1
@@group::Awesome Melee Weapons
@@minstr::d6
@@notes::Min Str d6.
@@reach::#0
@@traittype::Melee
@@weight::#5
<p>Favorite knife of Shooty McShooterface.</p>
]]
{{?@Awesome Weapons List.Precision Rifle::Precision Rifle}}
or
{{?@ (Name of the manual or list that starts with '####') . (Name of the page in that list, starts with [[###) :: (Name the link will display) }}
Just copy everything in the code block, and then type
/importlib
into Fantasy Grounds with the SWEL extension loaded and it will show you what it looks like.
You can add more weapons to each list, just enclose each weapon with the [[### ]] operators. Play with this code, if there is something that SWEL and FG doesn't like then the record will be blank and you will have to hunt the code to see where the error is. It is a great way to learn. If you have more questions drop them in the Forums or find me on Discord, YggBjorn#7987
I respond quicker on Discord but I check the forums a few times a day. :)
Thank you @YggBjorn and @Talyn
I'll be excited to post this up once I get it done and see everyone's thoughts. You help is very much appreciated
OK...the Framework button has been made (thanks to @Talyn for the assistance) and the various theme enhancements have been made by @Mortani. Uploaded the results to Smiteworks...hopefully we'll see them go live soon. Still working on Drag and Drop Abilities, as it's still eluding me.
Attachment 40023
GBFF
Who did the conversion for Dawn of the Daikaiju? They had to deal with some abilities, maybe they can shed some light for you. If you do find out I would very much like to know how it is done. I suppose one can add it into Fantasy Grounds manually and put it into a list as Racial Abilities or Monstrous Abilities.
I'm not sure who did Dawn of the Diakaiju..I'm not showing it in the Store, so I have no clue if it's been converted yet. That being said, it is early and I don't have my morning coffee in me, so it is possible that I'm overlooking it.
GBFF
It hasn't been released yet, however there is a thread discussing it. Mgrancey did the conversion.
Glad those samples helped. I was pretty confident you could figure them out quickly. To give any further assistance I would have needed your source files so... eh... :)Quote:
Originally Posted by GunbunnyFuFu
Is a sadness of encrypted rulesets that assisting isn't an option.Quote:
Originally Posted by Talyn
Quote:
Originally Posted by esmdev
Indeed. Encrypted content isn't ideal, certainly, but is the requirements for much of the content today.
Also, I've attempted everything I know to do with the drag and drop abilities, to no avail. I'm going to put it on the back shelf and get cracking on the other books. If this is a deal breaker for folks, I apologize. I have stated this several times, but I'm a community dev with no coding skill, and between my real life job of digital forensics, having a family life, and running games, I've got little time to try to grok the Lua involved. For those who aren't satisfied with your purchase, please know that I am truly sorry, and please make sure to get a hold of Smiteworks within 30 days of purchase in order to get your money back.
I'll hopefully find some time or talent in the near future to assist, but for now I've got the other Savage Rifts content to convert to FG.
GBFF
For those that are interested, my plan going forward is Arcana and Mysticism, Empires of Humanity, and Blood & Banes then Savage Foes of North America and then the GM's Handbook, with the last thing being the Field Manual. I'm certainly not set in this order, however.
GBFF
It's an option for GBFF and myself since we're both DLC Developers so even if I wasn't friends with GBFF on Discord and we could transfer the files (and we frequently do), I could request them from SmiteWorks. Luckily none of that was needed for this.Quote:
Originally Posted by esmdev
But yeah, I understand why the publishers want the stuff encrypted but it also curtails the community members from learning and helping on their own.
My thought would be Savage Foes first, the others in same order works for me. Savage Foes gives a lot of encounter options and coupled with player guide make it easier to setup games.Quote:
Originally Posted by GunbunnyFuFu
Savage Foes was my first thought as well, but thought that with Ikael's NPC maker players wouldn't necessarily need them immediately. I can certainly switch it to the top of the stack, however. It's a GM module for certain, where as the other 3 books (Arcana & Mysticism, Blood & Banes, and Empires of Humanity) are both GM and Players modules.
GBFF
So I'd been running a Rifts game in SW for a few months, and I've created a lot of ruleset enhancements / NPCs / gear / etc. For example, I've built the complete set of Heroes Journey & MARS Fortune & Glory tables, the Adventure Tables, and the Random settlement tables.
Now that Rifts is officially approved for Savage Worlds, can I share them?
Also, question about Mega Powers - I don't see them in the new ruleset under powers?
Thanks in advance!
Hammaer
You cannot share any of the Rifts for Savage Worlds stuff, as it is under copywrite and doing so would be violating that copywrite.
As far as the Mega Powers, there are no Mega Powers anymore. Each power has Mega Power Modifiers. Since Mega Power Modifiers are not Powers, they don't appear under the Powers on the sidebar. You can find them in the module under "Mega Power Modifiers". I suggest dragging this section to a hot-key for quick reference.
GBFF
SO far I like it, I was hoping character creation would be as simple as base SW as my group I'm about to run this with doesn't know FG yet. It's nice to see it's still being updated and not just tossed to the wild and forgotten about.
Even though It Is in the odd condition it is in at the moment, I will keep it. I want this to succeed and see many more Savage Rifts rulesets come out. Thank you for your efforts and keep up the great work.
The Riftergang
Character Creation in Rifts is modified (look at the chargen guide in the module) from Savage Worlds, of course, as it has a lot of elements that Savage Worlds does not have (Heroes Journey rolls, etc). Thanks for your support!
GBFF
No dragon hatchlings :(
eh? I see it under Iconic frameworks. Though it's rough to make one just takes a while to move abilities around.
The Flame Wind Dragon Hatchling is there. Just pull it up in the Frameworks, pull across abilities and complications to the character sheet, and follow the chargen guide. Shouldn't take long at all to generate a FWDH.
Other hatchlings, however, are in the Tomorrow Legion Field Manual, which will likely be a while before that is out.
GBFF
Ah, thanks. Though it really should be under races like the rest also it would be good if the race was drag-able into the character sheet and auto filled.
The Dragon Hatchling is an Iconic Framework, as it appears in the book. If it were mean to be a race, it would be under D-Bees and Mutants section in the book, like the Altara, Fennodi, etc. As far as the drag and drop, that's been discussed before. As soon as I get some coding instruction it will be, as I'm not a coder, but a community developer. l'm spending my time converting the six other Rifts books, since my free time is very limited. Also, you can drop the Framework on the character sheet (see Iconic Framework above Race). It just won't populate the abilities automatically (that takes about 30 seconds worth of dragging and dropping).
GBFF
I think this might be a Savage Worlds issue and not so much a Savage Rifts issue, but I want to get feedback on it before I report it as a bug.
I am starting to convert and add stuff from the Robotech: Invid Invasion book. Starting with Cyclone Power Armor. I am trying to have the armor adjust the players Agility and Strength dies. I made a copy of some pre-existing power armor so I can see what it is doing and edit it. When I input this [Toughness +5, Pace = 14, Agility = 12, Strength = 10] it makes both Agility and Strength roll a d12. If I separate them into different commands it ignores the commands. Am I doing something wrong or is this a bug?
Is there a way to add custom Robot Vehicles? There is a Power Armor category in the Items/Armor section, but Robot Vehicles isn't a category in the vehicles section, and there doesn't seem to be a way to add anything to the Robot Vehicles table.
Any of the other books coming for Savage Rifts on FG?
Real life has precluded me from devoting any more time to developing on FG, sadly. I can maintain what I've developed, but that's about the extent of it for the time being.
GBFF
[Edited after I experimented some more]Attachment 45342
One of my players just created a cyber knight. I am having issues with the cyber-knight armour, as in none of it seems to actually add armour to the character when worn. If I drag Ley line wizard armour it works as expected, however, a lot of the other armour I have tried doesn't work either. What is the catch I am missing?
I have clicked the equip thing.
Currently having to add a weightless temporary fudge that just does [armor +6], as having it provide armor from the select box does nothing.
I haven't played around with it myself, but I do know that sometimes FGs doesn't always display the modified stats on a character sheet, but when actually hit or damaged it does use the value in the Combat Tracker. Have you actually applied damage to him to see what value it's using for Shaken and Wounds? Technically, you can unlock the copy of the Cyber Armor on the PCs equipment list, and then edit it to add the [Armor +6] so you don't need the weightless fudge armor.