Proposed change to PREABILITY documentation

preability.md

PREABILITY

Require that the character has at least N abilities from a given ability_category. A type of ability can be specified, or individual abilities can be specified by name.

Status

• Updated 6.03.00.
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Syntax

1. PREABILITY:N,CATEGORY=ability_category,ALL

   Requires the character to have at least N abilities from ability_category.

2. PREABILITY:N,CATEGORY=ability_category,TYPE.ability_type_1,TYPE.ability_type_2,...

   Requires the character to have at least N abilities from ability_category, of the specific type(s) ability_type_1, ability_type_2, and so on.

3. PREABILITY:N,CATEGORY=ability_category,ability_name_1,ability_name_2,...

   Requires the character to have at least N abilities from a specific list of abilities: ability_name_1, ability_name_2, and so on.

It is possible to combine the TYPE.ability_type1 and the ability_name_1 syntax:

`PREABILITY:N,CATEGORY=ability_category,TYPE.ability_type_1,specific_ability_2,...`  

Notes

• The CATEGORY tag will only accept "parent" categories.

• Square brackets around an ability name, [ability_name_1], means that the character must not have ability_name_1.

• Square brackets around an ability type, [TYPE.ability_type_1], means that the character must not have any ability of the type ability_type_1.

Examples

• Examples of the ALL syntax

  • PREABILITY:1,CATEGORY=Bloodline,ALL

    Requires that the character has at least one ability from the Bloodline category. No particular bloodline is required.

• Examples using specifically named abilities

  • PREABILITY:1,CATEGORY=Feat,Dodge

    Requires the Dodge feat. (Prerequisite for d20 SRD Mobility.)

  • PREABILITY:2,CATEGORY=Feat,Dodge,Mobility

    Requires two of the Dodge and Mobility feats, i.e. both are required. (Prerequisite for d20 SRD Spring Attack.)

  • PREABILITY:2,CATEGORY=Feat,Improved Disarm,Improved Feint,Improved Trip

    Requires any two of the three feats specified.

• Examples using ability types

  • PREABILITY:1,Category=Feat,TYPE.SpellFocus

    Requires at least one SpellFocus type feat.

  • PREABILITY:3,Category=Feat,TYPE.Metamagic

    Requires at least three Metamagic type feats.

• Examples of excluding abilities

  • PREABILITY:1,Category=SpecialQuality,[Night Vision]

    Requires that the creature does not have the Night Vision special quality.

    Note that the ! syntax could also be used, i.e.

    !PREABILITY:1,Category=SpecialQuality,Night Vision.

  • PREABILITY:1,CATEGORY=Feat,Power Attack,[Weapon Finesse]

    Requires that the creature has the Power Attack feat, and does not have the Weapon Finesse feat.