Thread: C&C effect guide ?
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February 15th, 2014, 17:14 #1
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C&C effect guide ?
Is there somewhere an C&C effects guideline? It looks different from the other rulesets and I wonder how to set e.g. timed effect durations?
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February 15th, 2014, 18:41 #2
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The C&C effects are round-based, just like the ones in 3.5E. The format is similar to 3.5E, though much simpler.
ABIL: <dice phrase or number> (specific ability option)
ATK: <dice phrase or number> (can be targeted)(melee/ranged option)
AC: <number> (can be targeted)(melee/ranged option)
DMG: <dice phrase or number> (can be targeted)(melee/ranged option)
IMMUNE: <damage type>
VULN: <damage type>
RESIST: <damage type>
STR: <number>
DEX: <number>
CON: <number>
INT: <number>
WIS: <number>
CHA: <number>
Blinded = AC: -5
Cowering = AC: -2
Invisible = CONC4
Prone = AC: -5
Stunned = AC: -2
CONC1 = AC: 2
CONC2 = AC: 4
CONC3 = AC:6
CONC4 = AC: 10
COVER1 = AC: 2
COVER2 = AC: 4
COVER3 = AC:6
COVER4 = AC: 10
* = These also map to the modifier box buttons
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February 16th, 2014, 04:19 #3
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February 16th, 2014, 05:11 #4
Concealment?
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February 16th, 2014, 05:14 #5
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Yeah, the concealment and cover effects were shortened to keep them from being too long in the effects display. It's similar to 3.5E/4E rulesets. Basically, C&C has 4 levels of cover and 4 levels of concealment according to the rules I saw.
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February 17th, 2014, 22:47 #6
The bottom effects are all pretty straight forward, but I don't get the top ones. "ABIL" is presumably for Abilities. I assume "<dice phrase or number>" would be something like "2d4" or "3" or "-1". However, what is "(specific ability option)"? I tried "ABIL: 2 Blacksmith" thinking it would give that character an automatic +2 on their Blacksmith ability while the effects was applied, but that didn't work.
Can we get some definitions/examples for "(specific ability option)," "(can be targeted)," "(melee/ranged option)" and "<damage type>"? Or a link to someplace where these things are defined? Some examples would be nice, too.
This is a very useful part of the ruleset that I hadn't even looked into yet, and I'm guessing that others would also benefit from having this info spelled out and documented.
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February 17th, 2014, 23:26 #7
yeah an example of a few of these strings fleshed out would be very useful
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February 18th, 2014, 04:53 #8
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February 18th, 2014, 11:17 #9
NOTE: Effects do not modify data on the character/NPC record - they come into play when rolls that they are related to are carried out.
You can probably start with looking at examples from the 3.5e ruleset - these won't be 100% the same, but will give you an example of what formatting is like.
Check out the effects section in the 3.5e user guide: https://www.fantasygrounds.com/userg...ffects_35E.xcp (look at the various entries under "Effects" in the left hand sidebar: examples and label are good places to start.
There are a lot of example effects in this thread: https://www.fantasygrounds.com/forum...ffects-library
EDIT: See the thread post below - I'm not sure if damage types have been implemented yet.
In the ruleset \scripts\manager_gamesystem.lua file is a list of the supported damage and energy types. For example:
Code:rangetypes = { "melee", "ranged" }; energytypes = { "acid", "cold", "electricity", "fire", "poison", "sonic" }; dmgtypes = { "acid", -- ENERGY DAMAGE TYPES "cold", "electricity", "fire", "poison", "sonic", "adamantine", -- WEAPON PROPERTY DAMAGE TYPES "bludgeoning", "cold iron", "magic", "mithral", "piercing", "silver", "slashing", "nonlethal" }; immunetypes = { "acid", -- ENERGY DAMAGE TYPES "cold", "electricity", "fire", "poison", "sonic", "sleep", -- OTHER IMMUNITY TYPES "paralysis", "petrification", "charm", "sleep", "fear", "disease" }; targetableeffectcomps = { "CONC1", "CONC2", "CONC3", "CONC4", "COVER1", "COVER2", "COVER3", "COVER4", "ATK", "DMG", "AC", "IMMUNE", "VULN", "RESIST" };
Last edited by Trenloe; February 18th, 2014 at 11:50.
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February 18th, 2014, 11:18 #10
Effects need to be added to the combat tracker - they have a duration (rounds) and an initiative value at which to reduce the duration by 1.
A few examples:
As I've noted above, I'm not sure how to specify attack type (melee or ranged) for an NPC, nor do I know how to specify damage type for any damage roll (e.g. fire, bludgeoning, etc.). I may be doing something wrong, or it may be that these have not been implemented fully in the C&C ruleset yet.Effect Results Notes ATK:2 Adds 2 to all attacks ATK:2 melee Adds 2 to all melee attacks I'm not sure of how to distinguish between melee and ranged attacks in NPCs Bless; ATK:1 +1 to all attacks "Bless;" is just a label - use a semi-colon to separate labels and multiple effects in one line. Charge; DMG:2;AC:-4 Adds +2 to all damage and subtracts 4 from the AC when attacked. "Charge" is just a label RESIST:5 fire Subtract 5 from all fire damage done to target. I haven't worked out how to add a damage type to damage rolls. In 3.5e it would be "1d6 fire" but this doesn't work. IMMUNE: fire Will take no damage from fire attacks See note above regarding specifying damage type VULN: cold Will take 1.5 damage from cold attacks See note above regarding specifying damage type ABIL:2 strength When a roll directly against the Strength ability (on the main tab of the character sheer) is made, +2 is added to the dice roll. This does not impact rolls against stats/skills derived from strength. STR:2 Adds 2 to the current strength statistic value - any bonus when the dice are rolled will rely on the current total for the ability. Some derived stats (melee attack, for example) are impacted by this changed. Some aren't - skills for example.
Here is an example of effects in use:
- You can see the effects currently in play in the combat tracker - this is with the effects lines minimised.
- When a roll is made where an effect applied, you see the effect in square brackets, e.g. when the fighter does damage you see "[DAMAGE] Sword [+2]" the +2 comes from the DMG:2 effect in place because the fighter charged.
- When the Giant attacks the fighter you can see the -4 being applied to the fighter's AC "[at Fighter][-4]" as the AC:-4 effect is active.
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