Pretty Good Character Creator/Customizer v4.

4 Beta
powered by In-Game Item Properties Editor
bystyzygyandhohos

NeverwinterVaultHallofFame CertifiedDMFriendly
Module description
PrettyGoodCharacterCreator/Customizer(PGC3)isaNeverwinterNights(NWN)moduleforbuilding,
equipping,andcombattestingPlayerCharacters(PCs).Itsoptimizedforsettingup"legit"characterstousein
gameswhereit'sappropriatetostartatlevelsotherthan1.ItalsosupportstheDMFriendlyInitiative(DMFI).
UsingPGC3,youcan:
Add,change,orremoveanyvalidpropertyforanyitemusingtheInGameItemPropertiesEditor(IGIPE)by
hohos.
SetaPCtoanylevelupto40.Goldisautomaticallysetforthelevelyouchoseperguidelinesinthe
DungeonMastersGuidev3.1.
Rebuildlevels.
Adjustalignment,subrace,anddeity.
Purchaseequipmentfromawideselectionofitems,includingstandardNWNitemsandmanyunique
creations.
LoadorremoveDMFIPCitems.
FixIdentified,Cursed(undroppable),Plot,orStolenflagsonitems.
CustomizeyourPCsappearance.
TestyourPC'smettleinArenaandPlaygroundareas.
JumptoOfficialCampaignorNWNcommunitymodules.
Createyourperfectcharacter,betheenvyofallyourfriends,gethotdates,andrevelinyourownglory.
(Yourmileagemayvary.)
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Requirements
NWN1.69patch.
ShadowsofUndrentide(SoU)andHordesoftheUnderdark(HotU)Campaignexpansions.
Standardversionrequiresnohaks;CommunityExpansionPack(CEP)versionsrequirethecorresponding
CEPhakset.Seehttp://nwn.bioware.com/forums/viewforum.html?forum=83formoreinformationonCEP.
Installation Instructions
ToinstallandaccessPGC3:
1. Downloadthe.zipfilefortheversionofPGC3youwishtoinstall.(Multipleversionsareavailablefor
supportingdifferentversionsofNWNwithorwithouttheCEPhakpaks.Besuretoreadthe
descriptionsanddownloadtheversionthatsrightforyou.)
2. ExtractthePGC3_#.modfilefromthe.zipfileyoudownloaded(#=theversionnumberofthe
module).
3. PlacethePGC3_#.modfileinyourNWN\modulesfolder.
4. IfyouareusingaCommunityExpansionPackversionofPGC3,verifythatyouhaveinstalledthe
matchingversionofCEPhaks.
5. AfteryouputthePGC3_#.modfilein\modules,startanewgameinNWN.Whenyougettothe"Select
Campaigntoload"window,selectthebottomchoice,"OtherModules...".PGC3shouldbeamongthe
availablechoices.
Changes for v4.4 Beta
UpgradedPGC3toNWNv1.69andCEPv2.2.
UpdatesintheCharacterSetupArea:
o EquipmentHelpernowhasafeaturetoidentifyallitemsininventory.
o EquipmentHelpercannowgiveyouascrollwithyourPC'sdescriptiononit.
o ThereareminorupdatestotheEquipmentHelper'sstoreinventories(includingtridents).
o AppearanceHelpercannowsetcolorforhair,skin,andtattoos.
o AppearanceHelpercannowchangePCcharacterportraits.
o TheBestBoboBasherslistnowincludesthenameoftheweaponused.
o BoboshitpointshavebeenincreasedtoaddressauserreportthattheymanagedtodestroyBobo
beforetheirtrainingsessionwasfinished.
UpdatesintheArena:
o ManynewopponentshavebeenaddedtotheOrbofSummoning.Mostcreaturesaddedinv1.69can
nowbesummoned.
o PurpleDragonKnighthasbeenaddedtotheClassBuildsopponents.
UpdatesinthePlayground:
o Addednewcreaturestomostencounters.
o AddedteleportationportalsforquickermovementaroundthePlaygroundarea.
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Notes and hints
ForPlayers
SetupHelper'squicksetlevel+goldoptionmaybesetbytheserverhostorDMsothatitstripsyour
inventoryandresetsyourgoldwhenyouchoosealevel.Thisistoaidyouinsettingupyourcharacterwith
onlyequipmentandgoldperDMGguidelines.Ifthisfeatureisactive,besuretolevelfirst,thenshop.This
optionisbestwhenstartinganewcharacterandlevelingfromzeroexperience.
Raisingonelevelatatimeorrebuildinglevelsdoesnotstripinventoryoraddgold.Thisisusefulwhen
you'reexperimentingwithbuildoptionsforanestablishedcharacter.
EquipmentMerchantpresentsavarietyofstores.Formanystandarditems,insteadofstockingmultiple
versionsofthesameitem(i.e."NymphCloak+1"through"NymphCloak+7"),thestoreshaveatemplate
version(i.e."NymphCloak",witha+1Charismabonus).UsetheItemPropertiesHelperandAppearance
Helpertocustomizeitemstoyourwishes.
EquipmentMerchantprovidesDMFIlanguagewidgetsbasedonclass,alignment,race,andsubrace.It
providesappropriatelanguagewidgetsifyou'veenteredanyofthefollowingasyourSubrace(textmust
beexact):Aasimar,Abyssal,Celestial,Drow,Infernal,Goblin,orTiefling.NotethattheSetupHelpercan
setyourSubracetoanyofthesevalues.
ThePlaygroundcanbefunbut,forspacereasons,therearealimitednumberofdifferentencounters
available.Tocustomizeanencounterwithwhatevertypeofcreatureyouwant,summonagroupof
opponentsintheArena.
ThePlaygroundandArenahavekillswitchesyoucanusetodestroyallthespawn.Leavingtheseareasalso
automagicallydestroysanyspawnedopponents.
Tiredofitemnamesinthesameoldwhitetext?TheItemPropertiesHelperoffersyouseveraloptionsfor
renamingyouritemsincoloredandmulticoloredtext.SpeakwiththehelperandseetheGuidetocolored
itemnamesfordetailsandfullcolorexamples.
IGIPE/ItemPropertiesHelperlistsitempropertiesintheordertheyappearintheNWN2dafiles,whichis
NOTalphabetical.ThismakessomepropertieshardtolocateintheIGIPEmenu.Allpropertiesavailablein
thetoolsetarepresent,includingsomestrangeonesthatdontactuallyseemtowork.Ifyoucantfindthe
itempropertyyouwant,probablyyouhaventlookedhardenough.
AppearanceHelpercyclesnumericallythroughitempartorportraitoptions.Thiscanresultininvalid
choicesbeingselectable,forexampleyoucanappearancesthathavenomodelsorbadmodels,resulting
inPCsoritemswithmissingorinvisibleparts.Thetoolsetdoesntvalidateyourchoicesandneither
doesPGC3.Useatyourownrisk.
ForDMsandserverhosts
IfyouarehostingamultiplayereventandneedyourPCstostartataparticularlevel,youmightleave
PGC
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runningonyourserverforacoupledaysbeforeyourscheduledevent.Playerscancomeinand
customizebeforethegame,sotheirPCswillbereadyontheservervaultatgamestartwithoutyour
needingtospendtimeleveling,equipping,anddistributingDMFIwidgets.
YoucandisablesomefeaturesofPGC3bysettingmodulevariables.Thesevariablescanbesetinthe
modulepropertiespriortostartup,orduringruntimeusingthePGC3ConfiguratorlocatedintheItems
paletteunderCustom>Special>Custom1:
o iAllowAlignmentShift:PermitsSetupHelpertoshiftalignment.1=Enabled(default),0=Disabled.
o iAllowExitPortal:PermitsuseoftheExitPortalforstartingothermodules.1=Enabled(default),0=
Disabled.
o iAllowExceedILR:PermitsItemPropertiesHelpertoupgradeitemsinexcessofthePCsItemLevel
Restriction.1=Enabled(default),0=Disabled.
o iAllowForge:PermitsupgradingitemsusingItemPropertiesHelpersforge.1=Enabled(default),0=
Disabled.
o iAllowGold:PermitsEquipmentMerchanttogivefreegold.Alsopermitsfreescrollsforwizards.1=
Enabled(default),0=Disabled.
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o iAllowPlotFlagRemoval:PermitsEquipmentMerchanttosetallitemstoidentifiedandtoremove
cursed/undroppable,plot,andstolenflags.1=Enabled(default),0=Disabled.
o iAllowStores:DeterminesifEquipmentMerchantlimitsstoreavailabilitybasedonPCclass.1=Offerall
stores(default),0=Limitstoresbasedonclass.
o iMaxLevelUp:SetsthemaximumlevelSetupHelperwillgrant.Validvaluesare1to40(default=40).
o iStripInventory:DeterminesifSetupHelperstripsthePCsinventorywhendoingquicksetoflevel+
gold.0=Doesnotstrip(default),1=Strips.
YoucanusetheAuroratoolsettodisableunwantedfeatureswiththeConversationEditor.Settingthe
TextAppearsWhenscriptforanyundesiredconversationchoicetothescript"vtw_false"preventsthat
choicefrombeingdisplayed.Or,youcansimplydeletetheconversationnodesyoudon'twant.Notethat
youcanteasilydisableindividualpropertiesintheItemPropertiesHelper/IGIPEbecausetheconversation
isbuiltdynamicallyeditingitempropertiescanonlyfullyenabledorfullydisabled.
PGC3hasnotbeentestedwithanyhakpacksorcommunitycreatedcontentexceptforcertainversionsof
CEP.Embeddinghaksmaycausecrashesorunexpectedresults.WhilewehavevalidatedCEPtosome
extent,thereisnowarrantyuseofANYhakswithPGC3isatyourownrisk.
PGC3isnotdesignedtobetakenapartandexportedexceptforIGIPE.CreationofERFsforexporttoother
modulesisnotsupported.NotethatIGIPEisavailableforseparatedownloadifyouwishtoinstallthatin
othermodules.
Besuretotellyourplayerswhatequipmentyoudoanddon'twanttoallowbeforetheysetupcharacters.
Laycleargroundrulesthiswillsaveyoufromhavingtotakethingsawayfromthemlater.
PGC3iseasilyabusedbydishonestplayers.Theprogrammingfocuswasonbuildingusefulfeaturesfor
honestplayersratherthananticheatingsafeguards.Ifyourplayersaren'ttrustworthy,beawarethat
ordinaryitemscanbeuberForged,andanyitemnamecanbechanged.DMsshouldexaminetheitem
propertiesandnotjustgobytheitemnames.
Really,ifyourplayersaren'ttrustworthy,findadifferentgroupofplayers.(Tryscoutingamongthe
AncientMysticOrderofOldFogeys.)

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