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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.
turns toCode: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
Any idea what's wrong?Code:<charisma type="number">17Baseatk+7;CMB+13;CMD26(30vs.trip)featsBlind-Fight</charisma>
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:
- Remove all occurrences of -------------------- in the file. Remove the whole line so there are no empty lines in the individual creature statblock.
- Have at least one blank line between each creature in the file. But, remove the "--------------------" between each creature.
- Add an XP line between between the Name/CR line and the Type line for each creature.
- 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:
By the statblock definition, this would result in the attack entry being all of these attacks at once. Change the "and" entry to "or".Quote:
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)
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:
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by lichtbringer
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: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:Quote:
<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>
Line 90:It looks like... "Fast Rider" got a </p><p><b> jammed in the middle of it too.Quote:
<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>
Okay, there's more than that. I'm having no luck with this. I have no idea what is going on anymore. Help!
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by darkling
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.
I've pm'd you with my email address so you can send me the text source file you are using.Quote:
Originally Posted by darkling
Thanks ;D Sorry, I thought I fixed it and then it started popping up new errors.