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I'm with you on the crewing juggle for PoD. My players are currently operating 3 ships. For context as a Ref I use NPC records for the hirelings. They can still be dragged and dropped to the PS's Ship tab and crew role assigned, along with skill rolls that I perform for the table. We started a public Note listing each ship and I drag and dropped the NPC record in line with which ship they belong to. Each NPC record has a name and its role in parenthesis.
We have the NPC created as PC and assign to different players. Using excel and a jpg Map in game with at the ships to move tokens around.
A player list on the Party Sheet that players could see would make life much easier.
+1 ;-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Myrdin Potter
That’s how we currently do it. However the Extents Vargr’s current CHA score generates a SOC characteristic at -2 for interactions where SOC is required (most things where dealing with non Extents Vargr). It’s just a quality of life ask, to make it easier for the player to keep track of which characteristic she’s using - certainly not a game breaker that needs an urgent fix.
Would it be possible to add a scrollbar to the Skills tab? My players are all skill monkeys, and some of them are on laptops (limited middle button functionality).
A way to import RPGSuite characters? I can send you an exported character, it has an TCHJSON extension, if that helps?
RPGSuite would probably have to export a FG friendly xml file. Fantasy Grounds as a whole only reads/writes PC Record sheets as xml. Maybe someone can design a web parser to convert?
Wish I knew more about JSON, XML, etc, but not my wheelhouse. I tried an online convertor of JSON to XML, any ideas on how to check and see how badly it got munged?Quote:
Originally Posted by GregRex
MoNeart, I'm not an expert by any means myself. But what you might want to do is export a PC record out of Fantasy Grounds and inspect the XML output to get your bearing on it. That should give you the syntax/schema that FG would expect as an import. I'd be happy to discuss if you want. We will just need a new forum thread so we don't clog this one up.
Got it. Will give that a shot!Quote:
Originally Posted by GregRex
he,
suggestions from one of my players (who has never played at the table):
- When rolling with a self-created modifier, there is only the dm and no text/title displayed
- Self-creatable Effects with a DM and lifetime (rounds)
Good Morning @MadBeardMan,
A situation occurred in the last game session that I hope can be addressed in a future update.
Regarding LOS and special equipment and ambient lighting conditions, this issue probably requires an extension, but I have not been able to find one that works, either with the core Mg2e Rules or with FGU(?)
Players enter a dark environment - pitch black. They attempt to see inside the environment but can not. They activate a 'Cold Light Lantern', which I have coded using the 'Token Lights' feature through the Options tab.
ISSUE 1
Firstly, the Cold Light Lantern has two settings;
With the current Token Lights feature, all one can code is a light that radiates in all directions out to its maximum drop-off distance (similar to a hurricane/storm lantern). Creating a light beam that sweeps an area related to a token's facing seems to be impossible (as far as I know and can tell). Is it possible to code something that approximates the LOS and width of the beam mentioned in the Cold Light Lantern description?Quote:
Produces a wide cone of light up to 18 metres away with a radius of 6 metres at the end of the beam. Also capable of producing a tight beam of light up to 36 metres with a 1-metre radius or be used to illuminate a 10-metre radius.
ISSUE 2
One of the players has IR Goggles and dons them. Currently, there is no way to differentiate their visual experience from standard sight. Therefore, I would like to offer the player an experience of the map/LOS, reflecting this new vision enhancement. Similar to what is available in the D&D side of FGU with creatures able to see in the dark (Darkvision or Truesight), which gives them a false colour spectrum view of the map, and LOS (a colour that I could choose: Phosperesent Green, or Red hue, or maybe an inverse coloration seen in some contemporary sights - although I think that last request falls into the 'technologically impossible' at present).
ISSUE 2A
One of the players is playing an Aslan warrior. One of the species features of the Aslan Race is Heightened Senses
This is a similar situation as ISSUE 2 in many ways. Is there a way to give the Aslan characters an enhanced night vision - so long as there is a faint ambient light for them to see - again, I am thinking of something similar to the D&D Darkvision sight? Something that can be hardcoded for all creatures with the Heightened Senses trait so when they enter a dark environment, the player can switch to the Heightened Senses view of the map. Possibly the Heightened Senses view of the map would be similar to D&D Darkvision, a greyscale view of the map?Quote:
Heightened Senses: Aslan have better night vision, hearing and sense of smell than humans [EDIT: I would also add Taste too, but that is not canon]. All Aslan receive DM+1 to any Recon and Survival checks they have to make.
Hi, I can’t answer all your questions, but I do know that Smiteworks are looking at implementing cone shapes for lights. The example often used is bullseye lamps. But what stage it is at, and what priority it has been given, I have no idea.
With issues 2 & 2a, can’t you just give them darkvision? Okay, its not a fancy colour, but roleplaying is all about imagination.
Just my personal thoughts.
Cheers
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With issues 2 & 2a, can’t you just give them darkvision? Okay, its not a fancy colour, but roleplaying is all about imagination.
No, you can not. 5E-Vision which is the extension that adds Darkvision, Truesight etc. to 5th ed. D&D core rules doesn't work with the Traveller Mongoose 2nd ed rules set - the extension is not selectable in the load screen even if it is in your extension collection. The extension will need to be adapted (I am unsure if this violates any copyright restrictions) or a new extension built from scratch specifically for Traveller - probably as an 'Effect' that you place upon a player character in the combat tracker.
Colourization: It is already possible to custom colourize lights within FGU - a character can wander around carrying any colour light source you desire by using the colour picker tool. Thus, it shouldn't be a stretch to do the same for various types of enhanced (colourized) vision. While I agree, using your imagination is ALWAYS a possibility, why not display something that is technically feasible for FGU to render. Using your same logic, we should just imagine water visual SFX moving the surface of areas designated as water, or weather visual SFX, etc. Rather than use the built-in features available in FGU.
Thank you for reaching out with your suggestions.
It should be possible to include darkvision without a lot of work. Looks more like MBM just didn't include it when he turned the lights on.
As far as the shape off the light is concerned, SW made the decision a long time ago to limit lighting choices due to performance. That may change down the road.
Why are you running an extension for darkvision in 5e? Unless it adds features that the built-in darkvision doesn't have.
Would it be possible to search through the Central Supply Catalogue by filtering the results of a search by using a maximum TL setting?
This would speed up populating retail spaces with tech-level approprate stock. Or populating illicit establishments with tech-level stock that is not planet TL appropriate.
Just a thought.
Has there been any progress on an extension for Character generator?
There is already a mod under the Community Extensions, https://www.fantasygrounds.com/forum...reation-Module
No that isn't the one I am talking about, I have down loaded that one and put it into the game. It is not an extension that helps generate character it is a Module that walks through character generation.
When I last asked MBM if there was going to be a Character Generator added, he stated that an extension was being worked on.
We had a request last session for the colored highlights on the combat tracker to be easier to read
maybe brighter colors, or something that stands out "better"
SPECIFICALLY
END STR DX have a peculiar kind of "shading" that is tough to make out
What do you want it to do? This isn't trying to beat down on this idea. Its something that beens stated as a desire, but there hasn't been a lot of articulation as to what they want.Quote:
Originally Posted by cdjensen99
Like what do you want it to do that the included flow chart? (which is a bit weak) or a fan made flow chart isn't already doing?
Well I can take a stab at it
This Referee would ideally like a set of pre generated NPCs that can be dragged and dropped into the combat tracker in the same manner as a D&D DM would do.
Marine Tech Level 7
Marine TL 9
Thug TL 5
Pilot TL9
etc etc
Having said that Traveller is not DnD5e and to compare the features of the two isn't really all that fair in my opinion. The demand and number of users between the different systems is really night and day and I for one am very thankful to have Traveller on FG2
I don't mind creating interesting NPCs myself and have done some already that are easy to grab for some spontaneous combat
I would throw money at a mod that was "fully populated" with drag and drop NPCs for the characters to possibly interact with on a map.
I suppose I could try and create one myself but am knee deep in creating my campaign so already have enough on my plate. Perhaps I could do so later this year when I have some staycation time
Have you had a look at the 2 npc modules already made? You can find links to them under the Community Expansions thread
https://www.fantasygrounds.com/forum...ity-Expansions
No I hadn't thanks so muchQuote:
Originally Posted by johnecc
rep for you
Huh. I didn't think folks wanted it for making NPCs. I thought they wanted it for making PC for the game. For myself at least, NPC are pretty easy to throw together in Traveller. And due to how Fantasy Grounds work, its trival to copy an NPC several time over. (The downside to this, is that they all have the same stats and skills.) What I found much harder for NPC was figuring out where to put NPC tokents.Quote:
Originally Posted by donpaulo
To each his or her own I supposeQuote:
Originally Posted by MrWigggles
I enjoy the character creation process, so much grist to grasp and filter through ones hands...
I do not need a flowchart to make the characters in Traveller, I have been making character since the LBB's back in the 80's. What I am looking for is a full blown character generator. Lets take the Character wizard for D&D as an example. This is not to walk me through character generation it it to speed up character generation.
Tab 1: Race. It would have all of the possible races listed and as the click on one it would display all of the information on that race.
Tab 2: Characteristics. This is the tricky one as some races have different ways of generating a stat. some will have DEX 1d+3, Those that has anything that was not a 2d would be rolled in that stat and locked, the 2d can be moved around as desires, then racial stats such as STR +2 would be applied. So in the example of the DEX mentioned earlier it would roll 1d put it in the DEX box and then below the box would be the +3, Aslan would have a 2d that was assigned with the other 2d and then below the STR box the +2 would be applied.
The term tab could be all terms on one tab, a Career on one tab, or a tab per term
Tab 3: Term 1, Choose between Career, University, and Academy. If career a list of careers would be there and you choose, then the Qual box would be there already populated with what you needed to roll. hit the button and it rolls that. Then survival, ETC. If univerity or Academy then entry would populat with what was needed and so one.
Tab 4: Term 2, Choose between Career, University, and Academy, if you didn't get into the academy the 1 term (applying negatives). Step through this term as above.
Tab 5: Term 3, Choose between Career, University, and Academy, if you didn't get into the academy the 1 or 2 terms (applying negatives). Step through this term as above.
Tab 6: Term 4, Choose Career. Step through this term as above. Roll for age
Tab 7: I think you get the picture.
Next Tab: Career Muster out. If mustering out you would come here and it would have the Career listed, the benefit rolls accrued and as Cash or benefits for each roll. Recording each roll. You would come here after mustering out of each career.
Save Character would create a character sheet and done.
That is the dream, in reality anything that would automat the process more would be appreciated.
The Character Wizard had a Full Time dev work on it full time for something like 6 months.Quote:
Originally Posted by cdjensen99
Understood, I was asked what I would like to see in a Character Generator so I spelled it out. I realize what is entailed in this that is why I put in the last comment. Some automation would be appreciated. To flip through the book opening charts and then flip through to a different section to make another roll is very time consuming when trying to take players through the Character Creation process.
All good - I was just browsing the thread.
Cool, brows all you want, I am happy to explain my point of view.Quote:
Originally Posted by damned
So i just came back to the ruleset...and i don't see the ability to add mods to armor or weapons per the rulebooks. Can that be added or does it exist and it isn't obvious to me?
Its a desired feature, but doesn't have a good solution yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Elvedui
In the mean time, this has been my solution:
https://imgur.com/a/l1YX7z2
It's not there yet, it's on paper, just needs to be in code, I hope to get it done for the time the updated Central Supply Catalogue arrives next year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Elvedui
Cheers,
MBM
I imagine you will be working hard to keep up with the new updates to Mongoose Traveller 2e and latest build of Fantasy Grounds. The latest update to FGU Side Menu Bar results in little Sword and Orc icons, which kind of distracts from the Sci-fi setting of Traveller. Dave tells us the new build allows for these icons to be swapped out in the Rulesets...Is there any chance of just turning the horrid little icons off up until such a time as a unique set of Traveller Icons are made?
Hi,Quote:
Originally Posted by acadmcdonald
Great minds eh? I've already got an updated set of icons as I myself was a felt an Orcs head etc didn't feel very traveller. So plans are in place to replace them all in the near future. FGU does have a few icons suitable and I've used some.
So sit tight and they'll happen. As we enter the holiday period things slow down a bit but I'll try my best to get these all in place soon into the new year. I hope you agree that the new sidebar is excellent work from the FGU devs.
Cheers,
MBM
I for one like the new expandable sidebar. Looking forward to new icons, Drinax Companion and 2300 when it's done.
Enjoy the holidays with you family and worry about all that later.
Thanks for everything you do.
Agreed...the new sidebar is going to be an excellent feature. Looking forward to that sleek little Free Trader icon!
I think with the right icons it could look cool and futuristic compared to the older just a column of oversized icons. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by acadmcdonald
I have been semi away so hopefully these haven't been bought up.
On the stat overrides, is it possible to add optional companion stats in the event they are turned on?
Adding PSI to the NPC sheet could be helpful. It seems like NPCs are more likely to have PSI than PCs given the proximity to Zhodani space many games take place (plus Fifth Frontier War is somewhere on the distant horizon).
Seems the way NPCs are setup it might be hard to add the optional companions to NPCs but figured I'd throw it in.
We already talked about broad groups, but figured I'd just put that here for completeness.
Plus a player module for the player part of the companion might be useful so we.don't have to share all the NPCs and such with the players.
Those are the things that I thought could be useful related to the companion book while setting up and running a game this week.
As always no stress, will be happy with whatever, just wanted to put my wishlist to electronic paper. ;)