Miscellaneous small features

here a few temporary fixs

1. you can't stop stuff from popping up in the log, but can rename the ability to something else so the pc are not sure what the npc is actual doing. I really would not even worry about it, the effect of the spell is going to happen weather pcs like it or not. you can also make them have to make a spell craft check before they try to dispel what happen to them or notice its effect.

2. just drag select option with mouse, or ctrl and click each one, then to move them all hold down shit and just drag them around the map. you can do the same to move to new map, select all of them right click and use the move to map option. you can also click on the character in the roster and drag and drop them to where you want them.

3. Turn the see health option back on, but change the npcs health to read current hp = total hp and max hp to equal 1. you then have to manual add hp back though. when healing happens.

4. just add a effect to every character what ever your critical miss effect rules you may use to them and apply when you see a 1 rolled.

5. I apply the average dice roll, as static number to these effects for now same with poison and disease, I set up 3 ability for these poison example Initial save with duration, pass save does nothing happens failed = duration. since most poison are over 6 rounds, have one setup as "Poison damage round 1,3,5" with that average number of damage per round, on a 1d6 is 3.5 so it is setup as 3 damage duration is forever. then another for rounds 2,4,6 and is = to average number rolled +1 to make up for the .5 missing from round 1 ect. Save is located on each round to negate ect. I force fail the round save if they failed the initial save. I do this for both pc and npc so it is fair. you can do the same for damge over time , just apply average number every round. As long as you do it to both npc and pc it is fair. After all this how monsters and npc get average number.

6. use radiant and necrotic in its place does the same thing.(I think that was the 4th edition version of them)

7.This will help you out, at the end of the game night save your current map, then right click each character and go to location and click save creature, It will add it to the library with a number behind the name. you can delete the old one and remove the number, or just level them in there to reference older version of the character. just level them up in the map will save you a ton of time. I don't even bother updating pcs in the library saving the map keep them saved. I will after the end of each chapter in an adventure re-save them to the library. The only thing the library is really good for is to pull up quick creatures or npc for dm for random encounter. Pre-make your maps place creatures on it and save the map. next time you load the map all the creatures will be there. Then the only thing you are having to move around and edit are the pcs on the maps. Spell effects also save with the creatures on the maps. but be aware for temp hp, it is currently bugged and will keep adding to the creatures hp every round or every time you click on them for some reason. So to by bass this I just add the extra hp over creatures max hp.

I don't even use the inventory system, picking up and dropping items take way to much time. Honest I keep track of there potions and wands ect, in the ability system, I set up potion and expendables as charges. I have one PC in charge of group treasure, and I have them email day after the game to update who took what from the game night then update there characters on the map by adding it. It speeds up the game greatly and keep them honest.

The ability/spell system and inventory is supposed to be getting an overhaul not sure what ones we will see in update 3.4. but it should be coming soon. so you will see some of these change implement at some point lot of people have requested them before.

 

for undead and positive energy. most common time I see it used that take a bit of time to reconfigure is channel. Here the catch most people make this mistake, you can not channel and heal party and hurt undead at the same time, it is either one or the other, d20 pro handles this well. by making you to go in and change ability or have multiple entries. This is what I do for channel Set up an ability that says channel and it has so many uses a day. I don't even have an effect on it. I just use it to keep track of uses per day. Then I have two ability setup as at will Channel healing, and channel damage. So I make my players use there use per day I confirm then they pick if they are going to do damage or heal.

I do know what you are talking about wishing positive energy would do more damage but there is also strange instance where it may be even more damage see pillar of light spell I was setting this up in my system yesterday while typing my reply to you it has 3 different effects healing, damage vs undead and damage vs. undead weak vs light, (like vampire it does more damage.) and it duration that need to be keep track of. I store all these effects options in the effects data base. Usually titled the name of the spell level and small effect description like heal, vs undead, vs light ect. So this is what I am going to do when my cleric in the group cast it this spell, I load up the duration of the spell place that on the cleric. make them put down the template on the map. Then when a creature touches the pillar to heal or take damage. I press X on keyboard this loads up DM/GM apply effect option.(you going to find keyboard and hot keys to be your best friend once your learn them all) since these are instant effect damage or healing, I don't even bother typing up a name for it to show up in log. click the effect option press the click on the bar, then press first letter of the spell and it will bring your that spot in the effects, then pick one of the 4 effects and press load effect load in to the system and then select targets of the spell and apply.

It a lot of work on the back end for you, but speeds things up in actual game play. My guys can get through 3 to 5 level 15+ encounter in a night. Before d20 pro maybe 2 encounters in a night. I am sure they could do more if they did not want to roll there own d20 for attack rolls and save and just let d20 pro do it. I stopped them from rolling damage them selves because it taking to long. Double check monsters to, despite the good job D20pro and other guys have done using hero labs to make monsters and important them, they are missing key things are off a bit because hero labs put stuff in strange spots. Like Dragons bites for example will have .5 extra damage from STR. is added in the attack damage section, instead of selecting two handed option, you will see the same thing with off hand attacks/ secondary natural attacks. This makes power attack for pathfinder not function correctly. So you have to go in and fix them back to two-handed and off handed. They are also missing that all dragons natural weapons act as magic for going through dr. CMB will be including - damage. you can fix that by just going in changing it no apply STR to damage and set it to 0d0 damage.