TOR2E HERO BUILDER
Module for The One Ring 2e on Foundry VTT.
Create your Player-Character with a step-by-step tool.
DESCRIPTION
This module provides a character creation assistant for The One Ring 2nd edition. It guides the player through creating their character by making choices step by step, as described in the core rulebook. When all choices are made, the player-character is generated and ready-to-use for playing.
This module implements all the Cultures, Callings, Virtues / Rewards, Distinctive features coming from core + supplement books.
But due to the Licencing and property rights, it doesn't contain any detailed descriptions or images from the books. There is only references to the books and pages. In order to get full descriptions, the Loremaster has to provide himself/herself with the description from his/her own books (see below in Customisation part).
CUSTOMISATION
This module provide settings that allow the Loremaster to
- implement personal translation (like giving detailed eescriptions from his/her own books)
- use the homebrew cultures created by Circleofnoms
- add non-core items (Rewards/Virtues, Weapons/Armous/Deahgears/Shields)
LANGUAGES
Available in french and english.
COMPATIBILITY & DEPENDENCIES
This module is available for Foundry v13 and v14.
It may be used only for The One Ring 2e system (https://gitlab.com/herve.darritchon/foundryvtt-tor2e)
SUPPORT
This is an unnoficial module. No support is provided by Fria Ligans or any other company related with The One Ring game.
In case of bug, thanks to open an issue in the gitlab repository of this module : https://gitlab.com/ghorin/tor-2e-herobuilder/-/work_items
If you want to support my work on The One Ring, you may Buy me a coffee : https://buymeacoffee.com/ghorin
LICENCE & PROPERTY
- This module contains no image or text description coming from The One ring 1e (by Cubicle7) or 2e (by Fria Ligans) books. It also doesn't contain any content under property from the owners of the Tolkien licence.
- This module uses several icons coming from https://game-icons.net/ under CC BY 3.0 licencing and from TOR2e system
- This module contains ready-to-use homebrew Cultures imagined and publicly shared by Circleofnoms
CREDITS
Special thanks to Circleofnoms for his work on homebrew Cultures. Don't hesitate to check his other homebrew material : https://bright-sun-games.itch.io/the-one-ring-2e-homebrew-materials
HOW TO INSTALL, USE & CUSTOMIZE
INSTALLATION
1. In Foundry Setup of Modules screen : search by "tor2e herobuilder" and install the module
2. Launch your world and activate the module for your game
HOW TO USE
You can launch the wizard by 2 ways :
- Import the macro from the Compendium "Macro Her Builder" and drag&n drop it in your Hotbar
- Launch it from the Macrobar provided by the "TOR2e Game Control" module (it automatically detects if the "TOR2e Herobuilder module is installed and adds a launcher)
- Manually add a script launcher in the Hotbar by putting : `game.Tor2eHeroBuilder.openHeroBuilder()`
Important : The final creation of the player-character mandatory needs the Foundry permission "Create Actors". By default, players and trusted players don't have that permission. There are 2 ways :
- Either the Loremaster gives the permission (temporary or not) to the players of his/her group (in Game settings > User management > Configure permissions). And then the players will be able to create their own player-character.
- Or the Loremaster does the player-character creation
CUSTOMIZE
CORE RULES TRANSLATIONS: Put your own detailed descriptions
You may add detailed descriptions to Core Rules items like Cultures, Callings, Rewards, Virtues ..
1. Download a copy of this json template : https://gitlab.com/ghorin/tor-2e-herobuilder/-/blob/main/customisation/core_translation_TEMPLATE.json
2. Update the file by putting your own descriptions, effects, books references, quotes. Don't add / remove any line.
3. In the module settings, put that file in the setting "Cultures > Core cultures"
HOMEBREW CULTURES by CIRCLEOFNOMS
You may use homebrew cultures created by Circleofnoms
1. In the module settings, activate the option in "Cultures > Cultures created by Circleofnoms"
HOMEBREW ITEMS (Rewards, Virtues, Weapons, Armours, Headgears, Shields)
For each of this type of item, you may configure the wizard in order to use either
- Only from core rules (implemented in the module)
- Only from your own homebrew items that you have created in your world in a specific folder in the Items tab
- both of them (by merging both sources)
1. Go in the modules settings, in Caracteristics (for Virtues and Rewards) or Gear (for war gear items)
2. For the type of item, choose the option corresponding to your need
- Core rules only
- Specific folder only
- Core rules + specific folder
3. If you have chosen an option with a specific folder, you need then to indicate the folder path in the corresponding Folder setting. You separate folder/subfolder by a /
Example 1 : if you have created a folder "My weapons" at the root of the Items tab, then you put "My weapons" in that setting
Example 2 : you have create a folder "Homebrew" and then created a subfolder "gear" and then a subfolder "my weapons, then you put "Homebrew/gear/my weapons
DEBUG MODE
Command to type in the browser console (F12) to activate the debug mode of the module: game.Tor2eHeroBuilder.debug = true