ABILITY (Global: OTHER) - PCGen Documentation

# ABILITY (Global: OTHER)

## Status

Updated 6.03.02

## Syntax

`ABILITY:x|y|z|z`

## Parameters

- x: Text (Ability category)
- y: Text (Ability nature)
- z: Text (Ability name or key)
- z: TYPE=Text (Ability type)
- z: .CLEAR
- z: .CLEAR.Text (Ability name or key)

## What it does

- Adds an ability, of the given category and nature, to a character.
- The listed Ability Category must have been defined in the appropriate gamemode/miscinfo.lst or abilitycategory.lst file.
- Valid Ability Natures are NORMAL, AUTOMATIC, or VIRTUAL.
- When adding an ability to a category, that category’s pool will be charged only if the “Nature” is NORMAL.
- When including a feat with an internal chooser, subchoices can be handled one of two ways.
- - Subchoices must be specified within the tag. (e.g. Weapon Focus (Longsword)).
  or
  - Used in conjunction with the `CHOOSE` tag, `%LIST` can be used with this tag to provide the required choice.
- The standard list for the ability category will be used to find a matching ability.
- ABILITY tags can be qualified with PRExxx tags unless they use the `%LIST` parameter. ABILITY tags qualified with PRExxx tags will not be added unless the character meets the prerequisites.
- For specific infomation on the `.CLEAR` tag, read the .CLEAR docs.
- This tag is a replacement for the following tags: FEAT, VFEAT, and FEATAUTO.

Note: This tag WILL NOT activate a CHOOSER inside of a feat. You must use ADD:FEAT to activate a chooser inside of a feat being granted.

## Examples

`ABILITY:FEAT|AUTOMATIC|Empower Spell`

Adds the empower spell feat as an Auto feat.

`ABILITY:FEAT|AUTOMATIC|TYPE=SpecialFu`

Adds all feats with SpecialFu Type.

`ABILITY:Special Ability|AUTOMATIC|Monkey Fu Mastery`

Adds the Monkey Fu Mastery ‘Special Ability’ and lists it as Automatic nature (if visible).

`ABILITY:CLASSFEATURE|VIRTUAL|Stunning Fist`

Adds the Stunning Fist ability as a virtual class feature.

`CHOOSE:WEAPONPROFS|LIST <tab> ABILITY:FEAT|AUTOMATIC|Weapon Focus (%LIST)`

The feat “Weapon Focus” is granted as an automatic feat with the weapon chosen with the `CHOOSE` tag.

`ABILITY:FEAT|AUTOMATIC|.CLEAR`

Clears all automatic feats from the character.

`ABILITY:FEAT|VIRTUAL|.CLEAR.Empower Spell`

Clears the empower spell feat as an virtual feat.

`ABILITY:FEAT|AUTOMATIC|Toughness|Track`

Example of granting more than one feat. This grants ‘Track’ and ‘Toughness’ as automatic feats

`ABILITY:Special Ability|AUTOMATIC|Wild Shape(Small Animal)|Wild Shape(Medium Animal)|PREVARGTEQ:DruidWildShape,4`

Grants the Special Ability ‘Wild Shape (Small Animal)’ and ‘Wild Shape (Medium Animal’ as an automatic ability once the variable ‘DruidWildShape’ equals or is greater than ‘4’

`ABILITY:Special Ability|AUTOMATIC|Wild Shape(Small Animal,Medium Animal)|PREVARGTEQ:DruidWildShape,4`

This shows an example of Abilities with sub-choices being granted in a shorthand manner. Same as the above and grants the Special Ability ‘Wild Shape (Small Animal)’ and ‘Wild Shape (Medium Animal)’ as an automatic ability. Note: The Comma delimiter.

`ABILITY:Special Ability|AUTOMATIC|%LIST <tab> CHOOSE:ABILITYSELECTION|Special Ability|TYPE=CuteBunnies <tab> MULT:YES`

Would grant automatically, a Choice of type “CuteBunnies”.

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