# PCSTAT (Global: CHOOSE)

## Status

New 5.16.x

## Syntax

`CHOOSE:PCSTAT|x|x`

## Parameters

- x: Text (Stat abbreviation)
- x: TYPE=Text (Stat type)
- x: !TYPE=Text (Stat type)
- x: ALL

## What it does

- This will produce a list of all stats listed or that otherwise meet the criteria included.
- The stats listed, including the type, must be defined in the Game Mode file.
- The SELECT tag is used in conjunction with this `CHOOSE` tag to define the number of “selections” that can be made.

NOTE: Most, if not all, game modes distributed with PCGen do not use stat types.

## Example

`CHOOSE:STAT|DEX|CON`

Un-intuitively, this produces a list of all stats except `DEX` and `CON` . Due to the potential for confusion, the `CHOOSE:STAT` syntax has been replaced by the `CHOOSE:PCSTAT` syntax below.

## Example Conversion to New Syntax

`CHOOSE:STAT|STR|CON` becomes `CHOOSE:PCSTAT|DEX|INT|WIS|CHA`

## Where it is Used

Ability, Domain, Feat, Race, and Template files.

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