How are DCs calculated for spells cast from items? scroll, wand, staff,... Or, where does GetSpellSaveDC() pull that information from?
I cast my lightning bolt from a staff and it says the DC is 16. It doesn't account for focus feats or caster ability score, levels, item level, etc.
Before I manually edit the spell scripts to make my own DCs, I thought I'd see about using what is already there.
DC for spells cast from items
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Terrorble
, janv. 27 2013 06:32
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Posté 27 janvier 2013 - 07:01
FunkySwerve
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You have to manually edit the scripts. The simplest way is to do a mass find/replace on all scripts, or, if you want to spend more time, all spellcripts, and inject an #include line for your own custom include. This, by itself, is relatively simple with a text editor worth its salt, but it's still time-consuming.
From there, you can then write your own custom functions, and determine dc however you like. If you need more to go on, I can post our custom spells include, in which we set up a spell info struct which we run before every spell, to collect data. And yes, doing that meant rewriting every spellscript. You might find a simpler way via the unofficial 'patch', but I'm not sure, not having used it.
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From there, you can then write your own custom functions, and determine dc however you like. If you need more to go on, I can post our custom spells include, in which we set up a spell info struct which we run before every spell, to collect data. And yes, doing that meant rewriting every spellscript. You might find a simpler way via the unofficial 'patch', but I'm not sure, not having used it.
Funky
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Posté 27 janvier 2013 - 07:13
Squatting Monk
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GetSpellSaveDC()'s formula is 10 + spell level + relevant ability modifier. It also adds modifiers from things like spell focus. I can't find any info on the various wikis as to whether it works any differently for spells cast by items.
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Posté 27 janvier 2013 - 01:52
Shadooow
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yes, CP allows to override DC and caster level or any item to specific value. Also possible to add metamagic into the spell.FunkySwerve wrote...
. You might find a simpler way via the unofficial 'patch', but I'm not sure, not having used it.
Funky
its explained in documentation, link in my signature
Modifié par ShaDoOoW, 27 janvier 2013 - 01:53 .
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Posté 27 janvier 2013 - 11:37
Terrorble
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Thanks for the quick replies.
I downloaded the CP and am looking through that.
I've had my hands in most spells before, so if I have to take a couple hours and replace GetSpellSaveDC() with my own function when casting from an item, I might go that route.
I downloaded the CP and am looking through that.
I've had my hands in most spells before, so if I have to take a couple hours and replace GetSpellSaveDC() with my own function when casting from an item, I might go that route.
