[MOD] Kit mod: Kensaizerker, Monastery Swordsman, Jesterblade (v3.3)
Dan_P
Member Posts: 135
GitHub: https://github.com/D2-mods/Misc-kits
Download: https://github.com/D2-mods/Misc-kits/releases
Languages: English, French (JohnBob)
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Overview:
v3.0 update:
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Kits
Components
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Install notes:
Kit Updater:
Talents of Faerun notes:
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Descriptions
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Download: https://github.com/D2-mods/Misc-kits/releases
Languages: English, French (JohnBob)
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Overview:
- Compatible with EEs and classic BG2 engine.
- Originally made as a practice mod to learn kit creation.
- Ability tables are made by cloning the table of the base class/kit.
v3.0 update:
- Monastery Swordsman changed to use Ki Energy system (also used by Medic from Workshop Kitpack).
- Added Kit Updater component. Run after all mods are installed (except possibly Dual to Kit).
- Compat improvements with tweak/overhaul mods (especially ToF, HLA mods, and proficiency mods).
- BG2 (classic): Added ranger variant of Monastery Swordsman.
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Kits
- Kensaizerker (fighter) - EE and classic
- Monastery Swordsman (monk) - EE only
- Jesterblade (bard) - EE and classic
- Monastery Swordsman (ranger) - alt kit for classic BG2
Components
- Install kits
- Choose Enrage version (options in installer)
- Kit Updater (see below)
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Install notes:
- config.ini: Set a kit to = 0 to prevent install
- Updater and Enrage components can be re-run at any time.
- Install after class revisions, except for Talents of Faerun. If another revision says to install after all kit mods, you can try it both ways.
- Safe to install before or after most tweak mods, including proficiency revisions. It's still recommended to follow normal install order guidelines.
Kit Updater:
- Updates HLA tables, Proficiencies, misc fixes, mod compat, etc.
- Monastery Swordsman: Can put max slots in any melee weapon usable by base Monk.
- Run after all tweak and overhaul mods, including mods that say to install last.
- Dual to Kit note: Run this once before Dual to Kit if using a proficiency tweak. It can be re-run after if you need to update other things later. (note: it's specifically component 3 of Dual to Kit that needs to be after any proficiency edits)
Talents of Faerun notes:
- Run the Updater after ToF. This is REQUIRED for compatibility.
- Jesterblade can select Blade-only abilities at same level as Blade. If ToF selectable songs are detected, the Jesterblade song will also have a song switching ability.
- Monastery Swordsman can learn some fighter abilities at same level as fighter. It has access to all fighter HLAs, in addition to most monk ones.
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Descriptions
- Kensaizerker (fighter)
KENSAIZERKER: A variant of the kensai, or "sword saint", this warrior is in tune with <PRO_HISHER> animalistic side and, during combat, can achieve an ecstatic state of mind that will enable <PRO_HIMHER> to fight longer, harder, and more savagely than any person has a right to.
Advantages:
– +2 bonus to Armor Class.
– +1 to attack and damage rolls every 3 levels.
– -1 bonus to Speed Factor every 4 levels.
– May use the Enrage ability. Gains one use at level 1 and an additional use every 4 levels thereafter.
ENRAGE: For 1 turn, the character gains a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls, a +2 bonus to Armor Class, and immunity to charm, confusion, fear, feeblemind, hold, imprisonment, level drain, maze, stun, and sleep. The character also gains 15 temporary Hit Points which are taken away at the end of the berserk spree, possibly knocking <PRO_HIMHER> unconscious.
Disadvantages:
– Becomes winded after berserking: -2 penalty to attack rolls, damage, and Armor Class.
– May not wear any armor.
– May not use missile weapons.
– May not wear gauntlets or bracers.
– Alignment restricted to any non-lawful.
Advantages:
– +2 bonus to Armor Class.
– +1 to attack and damage rolls every 3 levels.
– -1 bonus to Speed Factor every 4 levels.
– May use the Enrage ability. Gains one use at level 1 and an additional use every 4 levels thereafter.
ENRAGE: For 1 turn, the character gains a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls, a +2 bonus to Armor Class, and immunity to charm, confusion, fear, feeblemind, hold, imprisonment, level drain, maze, stun, and sleep. The character also gains 15 temporary Hit Points which are taken away at the end of the berserk spree, possibly knocking <PRO_HIMHER> unconscious.
Disadvantages:
– Becomes winded after berserking: -2 penalty to attack rolls, damage, and Armor Class.
– May not wear any armor.
– May not use missile weapons.
– May not wear gauntlets or bracers.
– Alignment restricted to any non-lawful.
- Monastery Swordsman (monk)
MONASTERY SWORDSMAN: Monks are warriors who pursue perfection through contemplation as well as action. Among them are a subset that have been specially trained to be one with their favored weapons. This Monk's best known feat is the ability to sever an opponent with a single strike.
Advantages:
– Starts with Specialization (two slots) in Single Weapon Style. (Do not place slots at creation!)
– May place 3 slots in Two-Weapon Style.
– +1 to attack and damage rolls at 3rd level and an additional +1 bonus every 5 levels thereafter.
– May achieve Grand Mastery (five slots) in any melee weapon available to Monks.
– Gains Ki Energy, which is used to activate kit abilities. Gains +1 to maximum Ki Energy each level up to level 20.
– Ki Regen: The character passively regains +1 Ki Energy every 5 rounds.
– 3rd level: May use the Element—Fire ability. Requires 3 Ki Energy.
ELEMENT—FIRE: For 4 rounds, each successful melee attack deals an extra 2d6 fire damage.
– 5th level: May use the Element—Wind ability. Requires 3 Ki Energy.
ELEMENT—WIND: For 4 rounds, each successful melee attack deals an extra 2d6 slashing damage.
– 7th level: May use the Element—Moon ability. Requires 3 Ki Energy.
ELEMENT—MOON: For 4 rounds, each successful melee attack deals an extra 2d6 magic damage.
– 13th level: May use the Sever ability. Requires 6 Ki Energy.
SEVER: A single deadly strike. The next successful attack within 2 rounds forces the target to make a save vs. Death at -2 or die. An opponent that survives the attack still suffers 5d6 slashing damage.
Disadvantages:
– Unarmed attacks do not gain extra Attacks Per Round bonuses.
– May not use the Stunning Blow ability.
– May not use the Quivering Palm ability.
– May not use slings or darts.
Advantages:
– Starts with Specialization (two slots) in Single Weapon Style. (Do not place slots at creation!)
– May place 3 slots in Two-Weapon Style.
– +1 to attack and damage rolls at 3rd level and an additional +1 bonus every 5 levels thereafter.
– May achieve Grand Mastery (five slots) in any melee weapon available to Monks.
– Gains Ki Energy, which is used to activate kit abilities. Gains +1 to maximum Ki Energy each level up to level 20.
– Ki Regen: The character passively regains +1 Ki Energy every 5 rounds.
– 3rd level: May use the Element—Fire ability. Requires 3 Ki Energy.
ELEMENT—FIRE: For 4 rounds, each successful melee attack deals an extra 2d6 fire damage.
– 5th level: May use the Element—Wind ability. Requires 3 Ki Energy.
ELEMENT—WIND: For 4 rounds, each successful melee attack deals an extra 2d6 slashing damage.
– 7th level: May use the Element—Moon ability. Requires 3 Ki Energy.
ELEMENT—MOON: For 4 rounds, each successful melee attack deals an extra 2d6 magic damage.
– 13th level: May use the Sever ability. Requires 6 Ki Energy.
SEVER: A single deadly strike. The next successful attack within 2 rounds forces the target to make a save vs. Death at -2 or die. An opponent that survives the attack still suffers 5d6 slashing damage.
Disadvantages:
– Unarmed attacks do not gain extra Attacks Per Round bonuses.
– May not use the Stunning Blow ability.
– May not use the Quivering Palm ability.
– May not use slings or darts.
- Jesterblade (bard)
JESTERBLADE: The Jesterblade is well versed in the arts of ridicule and hilarity, and uses <PRO_HISHER> abilities to confuse enemies, cavorting madly during combat. Do not mistake <PRO_HIMHER> for a true fool, however. This bard is an expert fighter and adventurer, whose fighting style is lethally dangerous.
Advantages:
– The Jesterblade's song confuses enemies within 30 feet unless they save vs. Spell at a +2 bonus. The bonus lowers to +1 at level 5, +0 at level 10, -1 at level 15, and -2 at level 20.
– May place 3 slots in Two-Weapon Style.
– May use the Offensive Spin and Defensive Spin abilities once per day. Gains one use each at level 1 and an additional use each every 4 levels thereafter.
OFFENSIVE SPIN: During the next 4 rounds, the character gains a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls, an extra attack per round, doubled movement rate, and all attacks deal maximum damage for the duration. Offensive Spin may not be used in conjunction with the Haste or Improved Haste spells.
DEFENSIVE SPIN: During the next 4 rounds, the character is rooted to the spot and gains a +1 bonus to Armor Class per level, up to a maximum of +10.
Disadvantages:
– Bard Song does not gain additional effects at higher levels.
– Only has one half the normal Lore value.
– Only has one half the normal Pick Pockets skill.
Advantages:
– The Jesterblade's song confuses enemies within 30 feet unless they save vs. Spell at a +2 bonus. The bonus lowers to +1 at level 5, +0 at level 10, -1 at level 15, and -2 at level 20.
– May place 3 slots in Two-Weapon Style.
– May use the Offensive Spin and Defensive Spin abilities once per day. Gains one use each at level 1 and an additional use each every 4 levels thereafter.
OFFENSIVE SPIN: During the next 4 rounds, the character gains a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls, an extra attack per round, doubled movement rate, and all attacks deal maximum damage for the duration. Offensive Spin may not be used in conjunction with the Haste or Improved Haste spells.
DEFENSIVE SPIN: During the next 4 rounds, the character is rooted to the spot and gains a +1 bonus to Armor Class per level, up to a maximum of +10.
Disadvantages:
– Bard Song does not gain additional effects at higher levels.
– Only has one half the normal Lore value.
– Only has one half the normal Pick Pockets skill.
- Monastery Swordsman (ranger) - alt kit for classic BG2
MONASTERY SWORDSMAN: These finely skilled warriors channel a subtle energy, called ki, to perform amazing feats. Their best known feat is the ability to sever an opponent with a single strike.
Advantages:
- Gains all passive bonuses of the monk class, except for improved fist attacks.
- May achieve Grand Mastery in any melee weapon that a thief can use.
- Bonus +1 to hit and +1 to damage at 3rd level and every 5 levels thereafter.
- 3rd level: May use 'Element—Fire' ability once per day. Gains additional uses at levels 8 and 20. For 4 rounds, each successful melee attack deals an extra 2d6 fire damage.
- 6th level: May use 'Element—Wind' ability once per day. Gains additional uses at levels 11 and 20. For 4 rounds, each successful melee attack deals an extra 2d6 slashing damage.
- 7th level: Lay on Hands to heal 2 hit points per level
- 9th level: May use 'Element—Moon' ability once per day. Gains additional uses at levels 14 and 20. For 4 rounds, each successful melee attack deals an extra 2d6 magic damage.
- 13th level: May use 'Sever' ability once per day. Gains an additional use at level 18.
- Sever: A single deadly strike. The next successful attack within 1 round forces the target to make a save vs. Death at -2 or die. An opponent that survives the attack still suffers 5d6 slashing damage.
Disadvantages:
- May not use missile weapons
- May not wear armor or helmets
- May not wear gauntlets or bracers
- May not use shields
- May not use 'charm animal' ability
- May not cast priest spells
- Cannot be chaotic alignments
Advantages:
- Gains all passive bonuses of the monk class, except for improved fist attacks.
- May achieve Grand Mastery in any melee weapon that a thief can use.
- Bonus +1 to hit and +1 to damage at 3rd level and every 5 levels thereafter.
- 3rd level: May use 'Element—Fire' ability once per day. Gains additional uses at levels 8 and 20. For 4 rounds, each successful melee attack deals an extra 2d6 fire damage.
- 6th level: May use 'Element—Wind' ability once per day. Gains additional uses at levels 11 and 20. For 4 rounds, each successful melee attack deals an extra 2d6 slashing damage.
- 7th level: Lay on Hands to heal 2 hit points per level
- 9th level: May use 'Element—Moon' ability once per day. Gains additional uses at levels 14 and 20. For 4 rounds, each successful melee attack deals an extra 2d6 magic damage.
- 13th level: May use 'Sever' ability once per day. Gains an additional use at level 18.
- Sever: A single deadly strike. The next successful attack within 1 round forces the target to make a save vs. Death at -2 or die. An opponent that survives the attack still suffers 5d6 slashing damage.
Disadvantages:
- May not use missile weapons
- May not wear armor or helmets
- May not wear gauntlets or bracers
- May not use shields
- May not use 'charm animal' ability
- May not cast priest spells
- Cannot be chaotic alignments
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Comments
Three very interesting kits, thank you!
v1.9
I also made a few smaller updates to this mod since I made this thread, mainly improving compatibility with other mods.
Installing [Misc kits by Dan_P] [2.2] Copying and patching 1 file ... Copying and patching 1 file ... Copying 1 file ... Copying 1 file ... Copying 1 file ... Copying and patching 1 file ... Copying and patching 1 file ... ERROR locating resource for 'COPY' Resource [d2mk1s1.SPL] not found in KEY file: [./chitin.key] Stopping installation because of error. Stopping installation because of error. Stopping installation because of error. Stopping installation because of error. ERROR Installing [Misc kits by Dan_P], rolling back to previous state Will uninstall 4 files for [D2-RANDOMKITS/D2-RANDOMKITS.TP2] component 9999. Uninstalled 4 files for [D2-RANDOMKITS/D2-RANDOMKITS.TP2] component 9999. ERROR: Failure("resource [d2mk1s1.SPL] not found for 'COPY'") Please make a backup of the file: SETUP-D2-RANDOMKITS.DEBUG and look for support at: Dan_P Using Language [English]No problem on BG2EE with v.2.2.
The v.2.1 is installed without issue on EET.
Edit: Still looking at it, but just noting that it installs fine in EET for me. I'm not getting that error.
Edit2:
Could you try installing the v2.2 again? I tested it with the Artisan's Kitpack mod, which is the only mod I know of that could affect the install of this kit. No errors. Also tested the French language version and no error.
The only thing I can think of that could cause that error is the weidu installer messing up.
Looking through your code ...
- Why are you replacing your tra references in EET? The number there doesn't become the in-game string reference number anyway; WeiDU adds a new entry to dialog.tlk and finds the number associated with that, if needed. You should never need different (AT) numbers between different versions of the game unless they're actually different in text. (All right, I'm a bit of a hypocrite. I have (AT)51109 and (AT)51209 both equal to "Wyrm's Crossing" in my tweak mod, associated with two different subcomponents. But at least those are part of a group that isn't the same all the way down; (AT)51130 and (AT)51230 are different.) [Edited to prevent bogus links]
- You read SPCL321 to find its name as an in-game string. If that name isn't "Enrage" then the block that would create d2mk1s1.spl isn't run at all. When you try to COPY_EXISTING that a few steps later, that fails with an error. So if the name is different - say, because the game language isn't English - the installation breaks. Your mod is not, in fact, translation-compatible.
@jmerry Huh, that's probably it. Thanks. Of course, it's something obvious that I was missing. @JohnBob I'll get an update up soon.
I don't do anything different with EET, compared to BGEE. I do replace the @ references for games using classic BG2 engine because I write the kit descriptions in a different style.
And thanks @jmerry for your explanations !
v2.3
Edit: The last few updates also created a potential issue for games using the classic BG2 engine.
v2.4
The main reason for this update was to test out the "ki pool" system by subtledoctor, and make a template for installing it. If I want to use an ability pool in the Workshop Kitpack later (still undecided), I can now just copy paste a file and change some resource names around.
note: French translation is accurate up to v2.6.
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Monastery Swordsman (updated description)
Advantages:
– May achieve Grand Mastery (five slots) in any weapon available to Monks.
– May place 2 slots in Single Weapon Style and 3 slots in Two-Weapon Style.
– +1 to attack and damage rolls at 3rd level and an additional +1 bonus every 5 levels thereafter.
– Gains ki points, which are used to activate kit abilities. Gains 1 ki point every 3 levels, up to a maximum of 10 points at level 30.
– 3rd level: May use the Element—Fire, Element—Wind, and Element—Moon abilities. Each requires 1 ki point.
ELEMENT—FIRE/WIND/MOON: For 4 rounds, each successful melee attack deals an extra 2d6 fire, slashing, or magic damage. Only one element can be in effect at a time.
– 13th level: May use the Sever ability. Requires 1 ki point.
SEVER: A single deadly strike. The next successful attack within 2 rounds forces the target to make a save vs. Death at -2 or die. An opponent that survives the attack still suffers 5d6 slashing damage.
Disadvantages:
– Unarmed attacks do not gain extra Attacks Per Round bonuses.
– May not use the Stunning Blow ability.
– May not use the Quivering Palm ability.
– May not use slings or darts.
French translation is now updated, thanks to JohnBob.
Otherwise, no other notable changes.
Github: https://github.com/D2-mods/Misc-kits
Download: https://github.com/D2-mods/Misc-kits/releases
- French translation from JohnBob updated to current version.
- If you also use Workshop Kitpack, use v5.20 or later. It runs an extra file to avoid compatibility issues with this update.
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