5E - Aura Effects Coding

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Originally Posted by smokebadger

Does anyone have a code for AUra of purity with the advantage to saves, I have BCE Gold

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Originally Posted by mattekure

Aura of Purity
PHB p216
4th-level abjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self (30-foot radius)
Components: V
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
Purifying energy radiates from you in an aura with a 30-foot radius. Until the spell ends, the aura moves with you, centered on you. Each nonhostile creature in the aura (including you) can't become diseased, has resistance to poison damage, and has advantage on saving throws against effects that cause any of the following conditions: blinded, charmed, deafened, frightened, paralyzed, poisoned, and stunned.

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This should do it, requires BCEG (as you said you had it)

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AURA: 30 all; Aura of Purity; IF: FACTION(!foe);IMMUNE: diseased; ADVCOND: blinded, charmed, deafened, frightened, paralyzed, poisoned, stunned; RESIST: poison

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Originally Posted by FyreM

ok, i will ask...
WHAT is the effet you have for "Aura of Warding" ?
i presume it starts with
AURA: 10 friend; Aura of Warding; ....... but then what?
i am just not good at looking at all the options and understanding what makes "Resist spells".

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Originally Posted by mattekure

Aura of Purity



Oath of the Ancients: Aura of Warding
PHB p86
Beginning at 7th level, ancient magic lies so heavily upon you that it forms an eldritch ward. You and friendly creatures within 10 feet of you have resistance to damage from spells.

At 18th level, the range of this aura increases to 30 feet.

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This one requires another EXT to allow you to resist "spell" damage.
Automatic Spell Resistance

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AURA: 10 friend; Aura of Warding; RESIST: spell

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perfect! thank you,
geting Automatic Spell Resistance now... :)

I am trying to figure out: "You create a field of protective psychic energy. Choose any number of creatures within 30 feet of you. Until your concentration ends, each target has resistance to psychic damage and advantage on Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saving throws."

I was thinking: "AURA: 30 friend; Intellect Fortress; RESIST: psychic; SAVEA: WIS, INT, CHA"

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Originally Posted by arcanjl

I am trying to figure out: "You create a field of protective psychic energy. Choose any number of creatures within 30 feet of you. Until your concentration ends, each target has resistance to psychic damage and advantage on Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saving throws."

I was thinking: "AURA: 30 friend; Intellect Fortress; RESIST: psychic; SAVEA: WIS, INT, CHA"

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This doesn't need to be an aura, the 30ft range only applies when activated, after which the targets are fixed; check out Close Encounters on the Forge. Also, ADVSAV is the code for advantage on saving throws.

Perfect - I will look thank you! Ok... how about this one, the same thing?
"You create dozens of floating duplicates of your mindblade and send them whizzing about you in a ring. The ring of blades is 10 feet high and can have a radius of 15 ft. The ring moves with you, remaining centered on you.
Whenever a creature enters the ring’s space for the first time on a turn or starts its turn there, you may choose for it to be affected by the blades. If it is so affected, the creature must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 3d8 damage of the damage type your mindblade currently deals. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage."

"Ring of Blades; AURA: 15 foe; Ring of Blades; IF: FACTION(foe); SAVEA: DEX [SDC] (M)(H); SAVEDMG: 3d8 psychic"

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Originally Posted by arcanjl

Perfect - I will look thank you! Ok... how about this one, the same thing?
"You create dozens of floating duplicates of your mindblade and send them whizzing about you in a ring. The ring of blades is 10 feet high and can have a radius of 15 ft. The ring moves with you, remaining centered on you.
Whenever a creature enters the ring’s space for the first time on a turn or starts its turn there, you may choose for it to be affected by the blades. If it is so affected, the creature must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 3d8 damage of the damage type your mindblade currently deals. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage."

"Ring of Blades; AURA: 15 foe; Ring of Blades; IF: FACTION(foe); SAVEA: DEX [SDC] (M)(H); SAVEDMG: 3d8 psychic"

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Look up Spirit Gaurdians. Just change the type from wis to dex and DMG to psychic

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Spirit Guardians; AURA: 15 foe; Spirit Guardians; IF: FACTION(foe); SAVES: WIS [SDC] (M)(H); SAVEDMG: 3d8 radiant; (C)

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That's Spirit Guardians.

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Ring of Blades; AURA: 15 foe; Ring of Blades; IF: FACTION(foe); SAVES: DEX [SDC] (M)(H); SAVEDMG: 3d8 psychic; (C)

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That's the code you want for Ring of Blades.


Now you have to remember that this will NOT apply damage when they first enter the area, it will only do it once they start their turn there.
So when they first enter it, you need to apply that yourself.

The reason you don't want to use SAVEA for applying damage when they first enter, is because it will do it over and over if they move in and out of it on the same turn. It will also apply it over and over if the person with the aura moves around. Which both shouldn't happen.
So this is the best way to automate it without causing a lot of extra damage that you have to retcon it.

Perfect!! TYVM

Is there any way to have the aura target a specific actor? Looking to see if it would be possible to use aura effects to handle the Pathfinder Summoner ability shield ally.

Shield Ally (Ex)
At 4th level, whenever a summoner is within his eidolon’s reach, the summoner gains a +2 shield bonus to his Armor Class and a +2 circumstance bonus on his saving throws. This bonus does not apply if the eidolon is grappled, helpless, paralyzed, stunned, or unconscious.

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Originally Posted by BakaMatt

Is there any way to have the aura target a specific actor? Looking to see if it would be possible to use aura effects to handle the Pathfinder Summoner ability shield ally.

Shield Ally (Ex)
At 4th level, whenever a summoner is within his eidolon’s reach, the summoner gains a +2 shield bonus to his Armor Class and a +2 circumstance bonus on his saving throws. This bonus does not apply if the eidolon is grappled, helpless, paralyzed, stunned, or unconscious.

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Put an effect on the Summoner that says something like "Summoner"
Then in the AURA use IFT: custom(Summoner);AC:2
or whatever else you need on it.

How would I code up Aura of Vitality?

Aura of Vitality
PHB p216
3rd-level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self (30-foot radius)
Components: V
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Healing energy radiates from you in an aura with a 30-foot radius.
Until the spell ends, the aura moves with you, centered on you.
You can use a bonus action to cause one creature in the aura (including you) to regain 2d6 hit points.

I'd keep it simple and just use the aura to be an indication of range then set up a power which you target and perform the heal.

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AURA: 30 friend; Aura of Vitality

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I feel like I'm missing something... is there a way to check for foes within range that are NOT unconscious?

Something along the lines of: AURA: 5 foe; Grant Ferocity; IF: FACTION(notself); IF: !unconscious: SGRANTS: 1 Ferocity

I might also want to add NOT paralyzed, stunned, incapacitated, etc.

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Originally Posted by mattvictim

I feel like I'm missing something... is there a way to check for foes within range that are NOT unconscious?

Something along the lines of: AURA: 5 foe; Grant Ferocity; IF: FACTION(notself); IF: !unconscious: SGRANTS: 1 Ferocity

I might also want to add NOT paralyzed, stunned, incapacitated, etc.

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Sure does, you need this EXT

https://forge.fantasygrounds.com/shop/items/591/view

The coding you would want would be

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Ferocity; AURA: 5 foe; Grant Ferocity; IF: FACTION(foe); IFN: custom(Unconscious); SGRANTS: 1 Ferocity

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Thanks so much!

It didn't work with "custom", but the following 2 seem to both be working... (it is a small cat that can "go large"):

AURA: 5 foe; Grant Ferocity; IF: FACTION(notself); IFN: Unconscious; SGRANTS: 1 Ferocity
SIZE: 2; AURA: 10 foe; Grant Ferocity; IF: FACTION(notself); IFN: Unconscious; SGRANTS: 1 Ferocity

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Originally Posted by mattvictim

Thanks so much!

It didn't work with "custom", but the following 2 seem to both be working... (it is a small cat that can "go large"):

AURA: 5 foe; Grant Ferocity; IF: FACTION(notself); IFN: Unconscious; SGRANTS: 1 Ferocity
SIZE: 2; AURA: 10 foe; Grant Ferocity; IF: FACTION(notself); IFN: Unconscious; SGRANTS: 1 Ferocity

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Glad it's working for you.

It should work both ways because IFN understands custom() and no need for it. I'm not sure why yours is not working with the custom. You might want to look into that. Likely some type of typo somewhere.

I would also name your AURA and not put SIZE in the front so you know where it's coming from or what is causing it. Just as a standardization.

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Originally Posted by MrDDT

I would also name your AURA and not put SIZE in the front so you know where it's coming from or what is causing it. Just as a standardization.

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Until recently, it would work with some other effects before it and not with others. It works properly now, so you should be able to do things like "SIZE: 2; AURA: 10 foe; Grant Ferocity" if you want.

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Originally Posted by bmos

Until recently, it would work with some other effects before it and not with others. It works properly now, so you should be able to do things like "SIZE: 2; AURA: 10 foe; Grant Ferocity" if you want.

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Yeah, I was taking that into account thanks for that update. However, not what I was saying here. I was saying I would Name the AURA because of the way that FGU works for naming and (C) effects.

Example.

AURA: 30 friend; Aura of Vitality
= Unnamed
Aura of Vitality; AURA: 30 friend; Aura of Vitality
= Named

This allows for things where the AURA would be removed with the (C) effect, if you had placed an Aura on more than 1 person, using a (C) spell that would place an Aura on more than one person.
So in the example above, each person effected by the spell would be getting the effect "Aura Of Vitality (C); AURA: 30 friend; Aura of Vitality" if it was a conc spell. Which means that the caster would have to make conc checks to keep that spell going. So if they lose conc, all the people they casted the effect on, would have it removed.

I know these things are fringe however, standardized naming should be still used for other reasons, like people making exts and whatnot.

Thank you both for the info and insights. Truly appreciated!

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Originally Posted by MrDDT

Yeah, I was taking that into account thanks for that update. However, not what I was saying here. I was saying I would Name the AURA because of the way that FGU works for naming and (C) effects.

Example.

AURA: 30 friend; Aura of Vitality
= Unnamed
Aura of Vitality; AURA: 30 friend; Aura of Vitality
= Named

This allows for things where the AURA would be removed with the (C) effect, if you had placed an Aura on more than 1 person, using a (C) spell that would place an Aura on more than one person.
So in the example above, each person effected by the spell would be getting the effect "Aura Of Vitality (C); AURA: 30 friend; Aura of Vitality" if it was a conc spell. Which means that the caster would have to make conc checks to keep that spell going. So if they lose conc, all the people they casted the effect on, would have it removed.

I know these things are fringe however, standardized naming should be still used for other reasons, like people making exts and whatnot.

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Oh, very good point!

Trying to figure out a way to possibly make this work. "A chill permeates the area and creatures caught within it are vulnerable to necrotic and psychic damage as the negative energy of the zone weakens the resolve of both their bodies and minds."

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Originally Posted by DMLars

Trying to figure out a way to possibly make this work. "A chill permeates the area and creatures caught within it are vulnerable to necrotic and psychic damage as the negative energy of the zone weakens the resolve of both their bodies and minds."

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So lets just assume a few things.

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Frozone; AURA: 15 all; Frozone; VULN: necrotic, psychic

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Originally Posted by MrDDT

So lets just assume a few things.

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Frozone; AURA: 15 all; Frozone; VULN: necrotic, psychic

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I was really overthinking this. Again, thanks for the assistance.

Ok, so I went through the whole thread and can't seem to find what I am looking for. It would be nice to have a generic primer of the functional segments, similar to what programming does like Microsoft's site then examples thereafter. It would help the building block portion of the excercise.

That said, I found the one with the Bodak doing ongoing damage but can't seem to find a way to limit that to creature type. All I ever see is Faction types. What I am trying to do is have an aura that does ongoing damage to a specific creature type with no save. Specifically the pillars in the Walk of Bravery section of Descent into Avernus. I did see that IF and IFT work before the Aura but see no examples of that syntax anywhere.

Closest I have come is:

AURA: 5; If TYPE(undead); DMGO: 1d10 radiant;

But that affects all creatures not just undead.

This doesn't seem to work either:

IFT: TYPE(undead); AURA: 5; DMGO: 1d10 radiant;

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Originally Posted by Slagmoth

Ok, so I went through the whole thread and can't seem to find what I am looking for. It would be nice to have a generic primer of the functional segments, similar to what programming does like Microsoft's site then examples thereafter. It would help the building block portion of the excercise.

That said, I found the one with the Bodak doing ongoing damage but can't seem to find a way to limit that to creature type. All I ever see is Faction types. What I am trying to do is have an aura that does ongoing damage to a specific creature type with no save. Specifically the pillars in the Walk of Bravery section of Descent into Avernus. I did see that IF and IFT work before the Aura but see no examples of that syntax anywhere.

Closest I have come is:

AURA: 5; If TYPE(undead); DMGO: 1d10 radiant;

But that affects all creatures not just undead.

This doesn't seem to work either:

IFT: TYPE(undead); AURA: 5; DMGO: 1d10 radiant;

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I'm not sure what a Bodak or Walk of Bravery does, however, from the looks at it, it doesn't matter what faction type, it just matters what creature type.
So what you want is

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Name of Aura; AURA: 5 all; Name of Aura; IF: TYPE(undead); DMGO: 1d10 radiant

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Originally Posted by MrDDT

SAVEO requires an extension made by Kent
https://www.dmsguild.com/product/312...g-Save-Effects

If you want to use BCE, you can change the SAVEO to SAVES, all the rest is the same coding.
(BCE = Better Effects Coding ext)

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Faction should be "all" on that as it is all creatures not just enemies but were you able to code this so that the save and subsequent damage was at the end of the creature's turn that ends near the sphere?

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Originally Posted by MrDDT

I'm not sure what a Bodak or Walk of Bravery does, however, from the looks at it, it doesn't matter what faction type, it just matters what creature type.
So what you want is

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Name of Aura; AURA: 5 all; Name of Aura; IF: TYPE(undead); DMGO: 1d10 radiant

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Thanks, that works. Now I am looking for making Flaming Sphere... since is an exception to all the other rules that damage is applied when entering the aura and instead it applies when the target ends its turn in the aura it seems a tad annoying.

This doesn't seem to work:

AURA: 5; Flaming Sphere; SAVEO: dexterity DC 14 (M)(H); SDMGOE: 2d6 fire,magic; (C)

Nor does

AURA: 5; Flaming Sphere; SAVEE: dexterity DC 14 (M)(H); SDMGO: 2d6 fire,magic; (C)

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Originally Posted by Slagmoth

Faction should be "all" on that as it is all creatures not just enemies but were you able to code this so that the save and subsequent damage was at the end of the creature's turn that ends near the sphere?

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Originally Posted by Slagmoth

Thanks, that works. Now I am looking for making Flaming Sphere... since is an exception to all the other rules that damage is applied when entering the aura and instead it applies when the target ends its turn in the aura it seems a tad annoying.

This doesn't seem to work:

AURA: 5; Flaming Sphere; SAVEO: dexterity DC 14 (M)(H); SDMGOE: 2d6 fire,magic; (C)

Nor does

AURA: 5; Flaming Sphere; SAVEE: dexterity DC 14 (M)(H); SDMGO: 2d6 fire,magic; (C)

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So SAVEO (Save Effects from Kent) requires another ext SAVEE requires BCE (OR BCEG on the FORGE)

Can you explain what you want it to do? Because I'm confused by what you are asking but I can throw out some I think you might like.

So according to 5E I see it has an effect when a creature ends their turn in the area next to it, it will take damage.

So that sounds like a 5' Aura and needs to take 2d6 fire damage after a save (DEX) at the end of their turn or take 1/2 damage.

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Flaming Sphere; (C); AURA: 5 all; Flaming Sphere; SAVEE: (SDC) DEX (H); SAVEDMG: 2d6 fire

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This requires BCEG ext

Attachment 55972

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Originally Posted by MrDDT

So SAVEO (Save Effects from Kent) requires another ext SAVEE requires BCE (OR BCEG on the FORGE)

Can you explain what you want it to do? Because I'm confused by what you are asking but I can throw out some I think you might like.

So according to 5E I see it has an effect when a creature ends their turn in the area next to it, it will take damage.

So that sounds like a 5' Aura and needs to take 2d6 fire damage after a save (DEX) at the end of their turn or take 1/2 damage.

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Flaming Sphere; (C); AURA: 5 all; Flaming Sphere; SAVEE: (SDC) DEX (H); SAVEDMG: 2d6 fire

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This requires BCEG ext

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I have both extensions if I am not mistaken...

So unlike all the other spells with an ongoing area effect which is to say that normally you incur the effect of said area when you start your turn inside or enter it during your turn, Flaming Sphere only hits you when the caster declares he rams a mob with it or if the mob ENDs its turn in the area effect (i.e. within 5ft of the sphere). So I am trying to set it up so that any creature that ENDs its turn in that aura will have to save or take the damage.

Does that make more sense?

I guess I only have BCE.

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Originally Posted by Slagmoth

I have both extensions if I am not mistaken...

So unlike all the other spells with an ongoing area effect which is to say that normally you incur the effect of said area when you start your turn inside or enter it during your turn, Flaming Sphere only hits you when the caster declares he rams a mob with it or if the mob ENDs its turn in the area effect (i.e. within 5ft of the sphere). So I am trying to set it up so that any creature that ENDs its turn in that aura will have to save or take the damage.

Does that make more sense?

I guess I only have BCE.

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The above coding should work, I'm not sure if it works with BCE and AURA Effects exts, or if you need BCEG or not. You can check and let me know.

What the above coding does is force a save of anyone within 5ft of the effected creature/icon with the aura at the END of their turn. Now if you push something into them, you would need to roll another save for that AURA effects doesnt really work for that part, you should roll that as you would normally roll spell saves on casting, which this is doing as a bonus action.

Trying to automate Spike Growth. I tried:

AURA: 20 all; Spike Growth; DMGA: 2d4 piercing; DMGRT

It doesn't work. It does the initial damage when walking into the AoE, but then it leaves the effect "FROMAURA; Spike Growth; DMGRT;" on the token; it won't add another damage effect after additional movement in the AoE. I tried using STACK, but that didn't change anything.

Any ideas? I have a Dao Genie Sorlock who casts Spike Growth every combat and I really want to automate this if I can.

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Originally Posted by MrDDT

The above coding should work, I'm not sure if it works with BCE and AURA Effects exts, or if you need BCEG or not. You can check and let me know.

What the above coding does is force a save of anyone within 5ft of the effected creature/icon with the aura at the END of their turn. Now if you push something into them, you would need to roll another save for that AURA effects doesnt really work for that part, you should roll that as you would normally roll spell saves on casting, which this is doing as a bonus action.

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Yeah, I can't seem to get that to work even though the BCE has the SAVEE syntax in it and BCEG doesn't. I would rather not have to buy another extension. I try to keep extensions to a minimum just because of the constant conflicts that arise.

Not sure why this doesn't work with BCE though, is it maybe doing the save at the end of the aura owner's turn?

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Originally Posted by Slagmoth

Yeah, I can't seem to get that to work even though the BCE has the SAVEE syntax in it and BCEG doesn't. I would rather not have to buy another extension. I try to keep extensions to a minimum just because of the constant conflicts that arise.

Not sure why this doesn't work with BCE though, is it maybe doing the save at the end of the aura owner's turn?

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If you using BCE, you can't use SDC, you need to put the spell save DC there, so say it's a 15, it would be

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Flaming Sphere; (C); AURA: 5 all; Flaming Sphere; SAVEE: 15 DEX (H); SAVEDMG: 2d6 fire

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Originally Posted by Sandfox

Trying to automate Spike Growth. I tried:

AURA: 20 all; Spike Growth; DMGA: 2d4 piercing; DMGRT

It doesn't work. It does the initial damage when walking into the AoE, but then it leaves the effect "FROMAURA; Spike Growth; DMGRT;" on the token; it won't add another damage effect after additional movement in the AoE. I tried using STACK, but that didn't change anything.

Any ideas? I have a Dao Genie Sorlock who casts Spike Growth every combat and I really want to automate this if I can.

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So first off let me say using DMGA with AURA is a bad idea, but here you go.

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Spike Growth; AURA: 20 all; Spike Growth; IF: FACTION(notself); DMGA: 2d4 piercing; DMGRT: all

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Auras doesn't count full spaces so it will update each time the token is recalculated and it might even trigger on other things that its applied too
Also the notself is a must here as if not it will remove it from itself.

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Originally Posted by MrDDT

If you using BCE, you can't use SDC, you need to put the spell save DC there, so say it's a 15, it would be

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Flaming Sphere; (C); AURA: 5 all; Flaming Sphere; SAVEE: 15 DEX (H); SAVEDMG: 2d6 fire

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Thanks a bunch, that works... I assume the SDC basically does the save calculation for you in which case for those that don't have BCEG you can just do it this way too.

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Flaming Sphere; (C); AURA: 5 all; Flaming Sphere; SAVEE: 8 [PRF] [WIS] DEX (H); SAVEDMG: 2d6 fire, magic

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When you drag that to a token the DC will be calculated automatically.

It is also worth mentioning that in the case of things like Spike Growth or auras that are visible to the PC that trigger when entering them it is rather punishing to the player to have the done automatically especially if they didn't remember or the aura is not clearly marked for their PC to avoid. So allowing the player to rethink their movement is much easier than having to adjust damage later.

Ending and starting on the other hand their declaration of action is pretty much set.

Hi Folks,

i try to implement a Damaging Aura for some Kruthiks (D&D 4e). Enemies (usually the players) get 2 damage when they end their turn next to the Kruthik (1 square).

I tried: AURA 1 foe; Gnashing Horde; DMGOE: 2

This only resulted in the Kruthik getting damage. I swapped foe to ally but got the same result. The token is set to the red faction, an adjacent test token is set to green.

I get the impression i am missing an obvious but important point.

Help would be appreciated.

Thanks

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Originally Posted by Terenor

Hi Folks,

i try to implement a Damaging Aura for some Kruthiks (D&D 4e). Enemies (usually the players) get 2 damage when they end their turn next to the Kruthik (1 square).

I tried: AURA 1 foe; Gnashing Horde; DMGOE: 2

This only resulted in the Kruthik getting damage. I swapped foe to ally but got the same result. The token is set to the red faction, an adjacent test token is set to green.

I get the impression i am missing an obvious but important point.

Help would be appreciated.

Thanks

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I don't know anything about 4e

However, if you want it to stop hitting the Kruthik you can put an if statement in there for it.

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Gnashing Horde; AURA 1 foe; Gnashing Horde; IF: FACTION(notself); DMGOE: 2

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Thank you for the quick reply. Sadly that doesn't work either. I made a new effect in the effect window. Copiy pasted your line. Dragged the effect onto the Kruthik in the combat tracker. Still hurts the kruthik and not the test player.

Do i have to applie the auras in a different way for the npcs/monsters?

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Originally Posted by Terenor

Thank you for the quick reply. Sadly that doesn't work either. I made a new effect in the effect window. Copiy pasted your line. Dragged the effect onto the Kruthik in the combat tracker. Still hurts the kruthik and not the test player.

Do i have to applie the auras in a different way for the npcs/monsters?

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Well if this is a red faction creature, you don't want foe for aura.

you want it to be

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Gnashing Horde; AURA 1 !ally; Gnashing Horde; IF: FACTION(notself); DMGOE: 2

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Again I dont know 4E and in 5E, 1 foot aura doesn't work, but this looks like it should be doing in 4e is a 1 square range. So not sure.

Even that first coding if it is applying it to the creature you dropped it on seems like there is an issue.