5E - Aura Effects Coding

[Zardoz4]

Is this extension no longer working? I have the forge version, but it doesn't work, does anyone have another version that works?

The link to the fixed version is a couple of posts above.

[Tatershal]

The link to the fixed version is a couple of posts above.

serious? I can't find

[Lo Zeno]

Hi all,

I'm trying to come up with a way to use Aura Effects with the new Spirit Guardians spell from the 2024 PHB:

whenever the Emanation enters a creature's space and whenever a creature enters the Emanation or ends its turn there, the creature must make a Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 3d8 Radiant damage (if you are good or neutral) or 3d8 Necrotic damage (if you are evil). On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage. A creature makes this save only once per turn.

I'm using Better Combat Effects Gold. So, I got the first part in bold done this way, by taking the Spirit Guardian code in this thread and changing SAVES with SAVEA:

Spirit Guardians; AURA: 15 !ally; Spirit Guardians; IF: FACTION(notself); SAVEA: [SDC] WIS (M)(H); SAVEDMG: 3d8 radiant; SPD: half; (C)

the problem is that if an enemy enters the aura of Spirit Guardians multiple times during a turn, they trigger the save and damage each time; instead, as the second part in bold reads, it should be done only once per turn, so that after the first save they are essentially "immune" to it until the start of the next turn.
I'm not sure how I can achieve that, or if it is even possible, does anyone have any idea?

Edit: maybe it's not clear, but what I want to stop from happening is the saving throw, which, according to the rule, should be done only once per turn.

[Chivalrous1]

Hi all,

I'm trying to come up with a way to use Aura Effects with the new Spirit Guardians spell from the 2024 PHB:



I'm using Better Combat Effects Gold. So, I got the first part in bold done this way, by taking the Spirit Guardian code in this thread and changing SAVES with SAVEA:

the problem is that if an enemy enters the aura of Spirit Guardians multiple times during a turn, they trigger the save and damage each time; instead, as the second part in bold reads, it should be done only once per turn, so that after the first save they are essentially "immune" to it until the start of the next turn.
I'm not sure how I can achieve that, or if it is even possible, does anyone have any idea?

Going by what is written, it would be whenever, meaning if the creature leaves the aura and re-enters it, they would be subject to the damage.

[Lo Zeno]

Going by what is written, it would be whenever, meaning if the creature leaves the aura and re-enters it, they would be subject to the damage.

Re-read this:

A creature makes this save only once per turn.

So if they leave and re-enter, they shouldn't be subject to the saving throw again unless it's the next turn, that's what I'm trying to stop. SAVEA makes the saving throw repeat each time they re-enter

[Chivalrous1]

Re-read this:

So if they leave and re-enter, they shouldn't be subject to the saving throw again unless it's the next turn, that's what I'm trying to stop. SAVEA makes the saving throw repeat each time they re-enter

Whoops. Would help if I read the entire thing. Apologies.

[Lo Zeno]

Whoops. Would help if I read the entire thing. Apologies.

It's all good - it's not the best wording they could have chosen for that spell. To be completely honest, I don't know why they didn't add that at the beginning of the description, like "Once per turn, whenever the Emanation enters....". That's the format they used in previous editions

[rocketvaultgames]

It's all good - it's not the best wording they could have chosen for that spell. To be completely honest, I don't know why they didn't add that at the beginning of the description, like "Once per turn, whenever the Emanation enters....". That's the format they used in previous editions

See "Special Aura Types" here: https://forge.fantasygrounds.com/shop/items/32/view

Does using "once" solve your problem?

For reference, this is what I use for 2014 and it's working perfectly:

"Spirit Guardians; (C); AURA: 15 enemy,single, spiritguardians 80FFFFFF; ($) Spirit Guardians; IF: FACTION(!self); SAVEA: [SDC] WIS (M)(H); SAVES: [SDC] WIS (M)(H); SAVEDMG: 3d8 radiant; Speed Reduced"

[Lo Zeno]

Does using "once" solve your problem?

How the hell did I miss that?
I'll take the same lesson as @Chivalrous1 and learn to read the entire description myself.

[Baja21]

Hey All, I have been messing around with using AURAs to do targeting for AoE spells (such as fireball.) So far I have been able to use a spell proxy, drop an effect on it, and use the SAVEA function and the spells are targeting and working like a charm. The only thing I am trying to work through is how to make the aura then vanish on use. I have tried the expend on use, expend on roll, and changing of states, but I'm not sure I am using the correct verbiage.
For an example, here is the code I have used for Arms of Hadar - this obviously gets dropped directly on the pc instead of a spell token, but the same could be used on a spell proxy for something like fireball.

AURA: 10 all; Arms of Hadar; IF: FACTION (!none); SAVEA: [SDC] STR (M); SAVEDMG: 2d6 necrotic

Fireball would just be:
AURA: 20 all; Fireball; IF: FACTION (!none); SAVEA: [SDC] DEX (M)(H); SAVEDMG: 8d6 fire

anyway, right now its easy and the character just has to remove the effect right after they cast it, but I am just wondering if there is a way to automate that.

Thanks!