Spell Files

The first field is the name of the spell. 

 

Tag Name: CASTTIME

            Variable(s) Used: Text

                        Example(s): CASTTIME:1 Round

WHAT IT DOES: reports the time it takes to cast this spell

 

Tag Name: COMPS:

            Variable(s) Used: V, S, M, DF

                         Example(s): COMPS:V S M DF

WHAT IT DOES: Lists the types of spell components required for this spells (Verbal, Somatic, etc)

 

Tag Name: COST

            Variable(s) Used: Numeric

                        Example(s): COST:300

WHAT IT DOES: This is the cost of the spells components

 

Tag Name: DURATION

            Variable(s) Used: Text

                        Example(s): DURATION:1 Round/Level

WHAT IT DOES: Reports the duration of the spell

 

Tag Name: EFFECTS

            Variable(s) Used: Text

                        Example(s): EFFECTS:Toasts the monsters with fire

WHAT IT DOES: Reports the effect of the spells

 

Tag Name: EFFECTTYPE

            Variable(s) Used: Text

                        Example(s): EFFECTTYPE:Cone

WHAT IT DOES: Reports the Effect type of the spell (Cone, Personal, Touch, etc)

 

Tag Name: ITEM

            Variable(s) Used: Text

                        Example(s): ITEM:Potion

WHAT IT DOES: Tells PCGen what types of items this spell can be used to make (Potions, wands, wondrous items, etc)

  

Tag Name: DESCRIPTOR

            Variable(s) Used: Text

                        Example(s): DESCRIPTOR:Sonic|Acid|Evil

WHAT IT DOES: Reports what types the spell is and is used for specialist wizards to determine their favored schools bonus spells.

 

Tag Name: RANGE

            Variable(s) Used: Text

                        Example(s): RANGE:Medium (100' + 5/lv)

WHAT IT DOES: Reports the range that the spell has.

 

Tag Name: SAVINFO

            Variable(s) Used: Text

                        Example(s): SAVINFO:Will Negates

WHAT IT DOES: Reports whether or not there is a save for the spell.

 

Tag Name: SCHOOL

            Variable(s) Used: Text (Spell School Names)

                        Example(s): SCHOOL:Divination

WHAT IT DOES: Reports what School the spell belongs to and is used for specialist wizards to determine their favored schools bonus spells.

 

Tag Name: SUBSCHOOL

            Variable(s) Used: Text (Spell Sub-School Names)

                        Example(s): SUBSCHOOL:Divination

WHAT IT DOES: Reports what Sub-School the spell belongs to and is used for specialist wizards to determine their favored schools bonus spells.

 

Tag Name: SPELLRES

            Variable(s) Used: Text

                        Example(s): SPELLRES:Yes

WHAT IT DOES: Indicates whether the character can try to resist the spell based on their Spell Resistance number.

 

Tag Name: XPCOST

            Variable(s) Used: Numeric

                        Example(s): XPCOST:1250

WHAT IT DOES: Denotes how much the spell costs to cast, used for determining potion, wand, etc costs.