ruleset suggestion

In the ruleset, hit dice must be entered like "5d6+5d6+0" but paizo statblocks can also be presented as "10 HD; 5d6+5d6"
I have accommodated for this format in my Live Hitpoints extension and it could be integrated into the ruleset.
in the addNPC function of manager_combat2.lua, just change this:

Code:

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        if sOptHRNH == "max" and sHD ~= "" then
                nHP = StringManager.evalDiceString(sHD, true, true);
        elseif sOptHRNH == "random" and sHD ~= "" then
                nHP = math.max(StringManager.evalDiceString(sHD, true), 1);
        end

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to this

Code:

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        if sOptHRNH == "max" and sHD ~= "" then
                sHD = string.gsub(sHD, "%d+%s-HD%;", "")
                nHP = StringManager.evalDiceString(sHD, true, true);
        elseif sOptHRNH == "random" and sHD ~= "" then
                sHD = string.gsub(sHD, "%d+%s-HD%;", "")
                nHP = math.max(StringManager.evalDiceString(sHD, true), 1);
        end

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Will this require any changes to the NPC stat blocks?

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Originally Posted by superteddy57

Will this require any changes to the NPC stat blocks?

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Nope. It would simply also allow for this less-common alternate format to how hit dice are presented in Pathfinder 1e.

I just tested with the code you provided and it's not working very well. Where do you collect the sHD?

Ok, in my haste I pasted over most of the function.

Do you have a stat block I can do testing with? I'm not finding many with the HD in the block

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Originally Posted by superteddy57

Do you have a stat block I can do testing with? I'm not finding many with the HD in the block

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Helekheterie from Ruins of Azlant AP Book 2 Into the Shattered Continent apparently has this.
The module conversion people generally adapt the format when converting for FG, but sometimes it gets missed.
I haven't come across it myself, but someone reported it as an issue with my extension so I thought I'd suggest the fix I used so module conversion folks can work a little less hard :)
And this way statblocks can keep more of the original format.

I'm all for making DLC creation easier. Just want to make sure this does not mess up anything unforeseen :)

Let play with this for a bit and I'll toss it up for review.