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How to Use List Editor in PCGen

Role-playing games feature collaborative narrative between players and game masters. Between the two sets of players, a living, fictional world is created. In order to customize this world, the rules of the role-playing game may need to be changed. By using the software PCGen, you can alter the lists that affect the rules of the game. The list editors are easy to use and provide you with great flexibility in better defining your game world.

Things You'll Need

Windows PC with PCGen installed

Instructions

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  Load PCGen by clicking on its program icon. When the program finishes loading, proceed to the next step.
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  Select "Tools" from the menu at the top of the PCGen window. A submenu will appear. Select "List Editors" from this menu. A window labeled "LST Editors" appears.
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  Select an item in the list labeled "File Types," which is one the left-hand side of the "LST" window. The items in this list represent the different types of game features you can edit. Sample lists include "Class," "Race" and "Spell." Suppose you really hated the class "Fighter" and wanted to delete it from PCGen. Select "Class" from "File Types" and move on to the next step.
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  Locate the item labeled "Fighter" in the list of classes on the right-hand side of the screen. Press the "Copy" button to make a copy of the class. Press "OK" when a menu appears.
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  Select the class "Copy of Fighter." Press the "Delete" button to remove the class from the PCGen list.
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  Press the "New" button to create a new class. A "Class Editor" window appears and features all kinds of vital statistics, such as class name, skills, and class features. Name the class "Test" and press the button labeled "Save." The class named "Test" appears in the list. When you want to fill in more details, you can click on "Test" and press the "Edit" button. Pressing the "Edit" button brings the "Class Editor" window back.

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