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I think it was this game that I had a wand of lesser vigour, it should be moved to a group inventory so that it will always be there for out-of-combat healing...

I am confident that Maelrigar will become more balanced as time goes on, but I could be wrong about that if we manage to talk Shoruke into accepting Tenser's improved transformation and the ninth level version of <umm, whirling blade? The one that lets you throw your sword...> that will be known only as 'Cut the World'...

Sorry that I didn't make it, something came up : (

Tell me what you want your macro to do and I may be inclined to make something that does it.

Spoiler: For example (click to show/hide)

My latest attack macro has the following output:

Which is clunky and spacious, but to my warped mind is informative and readable. It could be reduced significantly and potentially has the capacity to be modified to output an entire attack sequence, but that is not really compatible with the rules of dungeons and dragons...

When you click on the button, it opens the following dialogue:

The pink and green backrounded sections are examples of the menus when expanded. You basically choose from a list of all the known options...

This is part one of the macro:

Code: (+4 Greatsword) [Select]

[h:"***Stuff that you may wish to set***"]

[h:"***Change the name of the macro below to match the macro with the relevant data. I recommend  [this macro name]Data  so that you know which macro matches which data. Obviously having two macros with the same name would confuse this sort of thing and is a generally bad idea.***"]
[MACRO("4GreatData@TOKEN"):""]

[h:weapon_name=json.get(macro.return,"weapon_name")]
[h:damage_type=json.get(macro.return,"damage_type")][h:"***anything relevant to damage reduction***"]
[h:weapon_die_number=json.get(macro.return,"weapon_die_number")] [h:"***A 1d3 unarmed strike would have one die.***"]
[h:weapon_die_sides=json.get(macro.return,"weapon_die_sides")][h:"***The dice on a 1d3 unarmed strike would have three sides.***"]
[h:crit_multiplier=json.get(macro.return,"crit_multiplier")]
[h:crit_range=json.get(macro.return,"crit_range")][h:"***lowest die roll that threatens a critical hit***"]
[h:other_attack_modifiers=json.get(macro.return,"other_attack_modifiers")][h:"***things like masterwork and weapon focus that don't fit anywhere else***"]
[h:other_damage_modifiers=json.get(macro.return,"other_damage_modifiers")][h:"***once again, things like weapon specialisation and enhancement bonuses***"]
[h:attack_ability=json.get(macro.return,"attack_ability")]
[h:damage_ability=json.get(macro.return,"damage_ability")]
[h:ability_damage_multiplier=json.get(macro.return,"ability_damage_multiplier")]
[h:power_attack_multiplier=json.get(macro.return,"power_attack_multiplier")][h:"***combat expertise support disabled***"]
[h:power_attack=json.get(macro.return,"power_attack")]
[h:"combat expertise=json.get(macro.return,"")"]
[h:base_attack_bonus=json.get(macro.return,"base_attack_bonus")]

[h:"***the following are for things like sneak attack or shocking weapons that have separate damage types and/or don't multiply with a critical hit. If extra_dice=[quote]0[unquote] then it will be ignored. Extra dice from bane goes here.***"]
[h:extra_dice_0=json.get(macro.return,"extra_dice_0")]
[h:extra_type_0=json.get(macro.return,"extra_type_0")]
[h:extra_dice_1=json.get(macro.return,"extra_dice_1")]
[h:extra_type_1=json.get(macro.return,"extra_type_1")]
[h:extra_dice_2=json.get(macro.return,"extra_dice_2")]
[h:extra_type_2=json.get(macro.return,"extra_type_2")]
[h:extra_dice_3=json.get(macro.return,"extra_dice_3")]
[h:extra_type_3=json.get(macro.return,"extra_type_3")]
[h:extra_dice_4=json.get(macro.return,"extra_dice_4")]
[h:extra_type_4=json.get(macro.return,"extra_type_4")]

[h:"***Extra damage that occurs only on a critical hit. Please match identical damage types to identical numbers.***"]
[h:crit_dice_0=json.get(macro.return,"crit_dice_0")]
[h:crit_type_0=json.get(macro.return,"crit_type_0")]
[h:crit_dice_1=json.get(macro.return,"crit_dice_1")]
[h:crit_type_1=json.get(macro.return,"crit_type_1")]
[h:crit_dice_2=json.get(macro.return,"crit_dice_2")]
[h:crit_type_2=json.get(macro.return,"crit_type_2")]
[h:crit_dice_3=json.get(macro.return,"crit_dice_3")]
[h:crit_type_3=json.get(macro.return,"crit_type_3")]

[h:"***Conditional effects that multiply on a critical hit such as bane or favoured enemy. A setting of 0 will have the entry ignored. Enhancement bonuses from bane go here.***"]
[h:conditional_attack_0=json.get(macro.return,"conditional_attack_0")]
[h:conditional_damage_0=json.get(macro.return,"conditional_damage_0")]
[h:conditional_reason_0=json.get(macro.return,"conditional_reason_0")]
[h:conditional_attack_1=json.get(macro.return,"conditional_attack_1")]
[h:conditional_damage_1=json.get(macro.return,"conditional_damage_1")]
[h:conditional_reason_1=json.get(macro.return,"conditional_reason_1")]
[h:conditional_attack_2=json.get(macro.return,"conditional_attack_2")]
[h:conditional_damage_2=json.get(macro.return,"conditional_damage_2")]
[h:conditional_reason_2=json.get(macro.return,"conditional_reason_2")]
[h:conditional_attack_3=json.get(macro.return,"conditional_attack_3")]
[h:conditional_damage_3=json.get(macro.return,"conditional_damage_3")]
[h:conditional_reason_3=json.get(macro.return,"conditional_reason_3")]
[h:conditional_attack_4=json.get(macro.return,"conditional_attack_4")]
[h:conditional_damage_4=json.get(macro.return,"conditional_damage_4")]
[h:conditional_reason_4=json.get(macro.return,"conditional_reason_4")]
[h:conditional_attack_5=json.get(macro.return,"conditional_attack_5")]
[h:conditional_damage_5=json.get(macro.return,"conditional_damage_5")]
[h:conditional_reason_5=json.get(macro.return,"conditional_reason_5")]

[h:"***This is where it asks for more information every time it is run. If these get annoying, consider making separate macros that assume these details. Maybe one where victim=nearest enemy(with quotes) or temporary_attack_bonuses=2, temporary_damage_bonuses=0, and attack_number=0 for charge attacks***"]

[h:attack_list="0"]
[h,if(base_attack_bonus>5):attack_list=(attack_list+",5")]
[h,if(base_attack_bonus>10):attack_list=(attack_list+",10")]
[h,if(base_attack_bonus>15):attack_list=(attack_list+",15")]
[h:status=input(
"victim|"+getVisibleTokenNames()+"|Select target|LIST|VALUE=STRING",
"attack_number|"+attack_list+"|BAB lost from position in attack sequence|LIST|VALUE=NUMBER",
"temporary_ab|0|Temporary attack bonuses",
"temporary_damage|0|Temporary damage bonuses")]
[h:abort(status)]

[h:"***Obvious alternatives to the above, delete the relevant line above and remove the quotes below, after making a backup macro...***"]
[h:"victim=""obvious choice"][h:"***D.M. chooses your target according to their whims***"]
[h:"attack_number=0"] [h:"***Every attack is your main attack***"]
[h:"attack_number=1"] [h:"***This is a secondary attack macro and always at -5***"]
[h:"temporary_ab=2"][h:"***+2 to hit for charging or flanking, +2 is common..."]
[h:"temporary_damage=1"][h:"***The bard always wins initiative and sings that same boring +1 song...***"]


[h:"***Old input disabled, though it may be faster to use***"]
[h:"victim=Please_input_target"]
 [h:"***Ask the user for the target of the attack***"]
[h:"temporary_attack_bonuses=Please_input_conditional_Attack_modifiers"]
 [h:"***Ask the user for any temporary changes to attack rolls, such as flanking, bless spell, attacking while prone...***"]
[h:"temporary_damage_bonuses=Please_input_conditional_Damage_modifiers"]
 [h:"***As above, but relevant to damage rolls, things like favoured enemy, prayer spell, smite...***"]
[h:"attack_number=(Please_input_attack_number__Start_at_zero)"]
 [h:"***The multiple of the modifier to apply due to position in the progression, the first attack is the default of 0 so you can skip it quickly, second attack will be 1 and at -5 to hit...***"]
[h:"***a 3.0 monk would want to change this to *3.***"]


[h:"***Extrapolating unknown values***"]

[h:temp_ability=eval(attack_ability)]
[h:ability_ab=floor(temp_ability/2-5)]
[h:temp_ability=eval(damage_ability)]
[h:temp_ability=floor(temp_ability/2-5)]
[h,if(temp_ability>0):ability_damage=floor(temp_ability*ability_damage_multiplier);ability_damage=temp_ability]
[h:base_dice=weapon_die_number+"d"+weapon_die_sides]
[h:crit_dice=weapon_die_number*(crit_multiplier-1)+"d"+weapon_die_sides]
[h:base_attack=(base_attack_bonus-attack_number*5)]
[h,if(power_attack>=100),CODE:
{[h:PA_ab=0]
[h:PA_damage=(power_attack-100)*power_attack_multiplier]
[h:power_attack=power_attack-100]
};{[h:PA_ab=power_attack]
[h:PA_damage=power_attack*power_attack_multiplier]
}]


[h:"***The macro proper starts here, hopefully you won't need to worry about this***"]

[h:"***Quick reference for the bonuses so people can see if you remembered the penalty for shooting into melee or the bonus from their buff spell***"]
Temporary Modifiers: attack:[r:temporary_ab]; Damage: [r:temporary_damage]; Power Attack: [r:power_attack][h:"; Combat Expertise [r:combat_expertise]"].<br>

[h:"***Calling the attack, just descriptive text.***"]
[r,if(attack_number == 0):"First"][r,if(attack_number == 1):"Second"][r,if(attack_number == 2):"Third"][r,if(attack_number == 3):"Fourth"]
attack with [r:weapon_name].<br>
Attacking <b>[r:victim]</b> with <i>[r:damage_type]</i> damage:<br><br>

[h:"***The attack roll.***"]
Would hit 1d20([t:AttackRoll=1d20][r,if(AttackRoll==20):"<b>!!!</b>"]) + [t:bonus=base_attack+ability_ab+temporary_ab+other_attack_modifiers-PA_ab] = [t:AttackRoll+bonus]<b>AC</b>
[t,if(conditional_attack_0!=0),CODE:{<br><i>or [t:AttackRoll+bonus+conditional_attack_0] AC [r:conditional_reason_0]</i>};{}]
[t,if(conditional_attack_1!=0),CODE:{<br><i>or [t:AttackRoll+bonus+conditional_attack_1] AC [r:conditional_reason_1]</i>};{}]
[t,if(conditional_attack_2!=0),CODE:{<br><i>or [t:AttackRoll+bonus+conditional_attack_2] AC [r:conditional_reason_2]</i>};{}]
[t,if(conditional_attack_3!=0),CODE:{<br><i>or [t:AttackRoll+bonus+conditional_attack_3] AC [r:conditional_reason_3]</i>};{}]
[t,if(conditional_attack_4!=0),CODE:{<br><i>or [t:AttackRoll+bonus+conditional_attack_4] AC [r:conditional_reason_4]</i>};{}]
[t,if(conditional_attack_5!=0),CODE:{<br><i>or [t:AttackRoll+bonus+conditional_attack_5] AC [r:conditional_reason_5]</i>};{}]


[h:"***Critical hit confirmation roll, if any***"]
[h:CritRoll=0]
[r,if(AttackRoll>=crit_range),CODE:
{<br><br><b>Critical hit confirmation roll hits 1d20([t:CritRoll=1d20][r,if(CritRoll==20):"</b>!!!<b>"]) + [t:bonus] = [t:CritRoll+bonus]AC.
[t,if(conditional_attack_0!=0),CODE:{<br><i>or [t:CritRoll+bonus+conditional_attack_0] AC [r:conditional_reason_0]</i>};{}]
[t,if(conditional_attack_1!=0),CODE:{<br><i>or [t:CritRoll+bonus+conditional_attack_1] AC [r:conditional_reason_1]</i>};{}]
[t,if(conditional_attack_2!=0),CODE:{<br><i>or [t:CrittRoll+bonus+conditional_attack_2] AC [r:conditional_reason_2]</i>};{}]
[t,if(conditional_attack_3!=0),CODE:{<br><i>or [t:CritRoll+bonus+conditional_attack_3] AC [r:conditional_reason_3]</i>};{}]
[t,if(conditional_attack_4!=0),CODE:{<br><i>or [t:CritRoll+bonus+conditional_attack_4] AC [r:conditional_reason_4]</i>};{}]
[t,if(conditional_attack_5!=0),CODE:{<br><i>or [t:CritRoll+bonus+conditional_attack_5] AC [r:conditional_reason_5]</i>};{}]
</b>};{}]


[h:"***Damage roll***"]
<br><br>For [r:base_dice]([t:damage_roll=eval(base_dice)]) +  [t:bonus=ability_damage+other_damage_modifiers+temporary_damage+PA_damage] = [t,if(damage_roll+bonus>=1):damage=damage_roll+bonus;damage=1][r,if(extra_dice_0!="0"||extra_dice_1!="0"||extra_dice_2!="0"||extra_dice_3!="0"||extra_dice_4!="0"):" <b>damage</b><br>"]
[h:"***Extra damage dice take a lot of checking***"]
[h:extra_damage_0=0]
[r,if(extra_dice_0!="0"),CODE:{ +[t:extra_damage_0=eval(extra_dice_0)][r:extra_type_0]};{}]
[h:extra_damage_1=0]
[r,if(extra_dice_1!="0"),CODE:{ +[t:extra_damage_1=eval(extra_dice_1)][r:extra_type_1]};{}]
[h:extra_damage_2=0]
[r,if(extra_dice_2!="0"),CODE:{ +[t:extra_damage_2=eval(extra_dice_2)][r:extra_type_2]};{}]
[h:extra_damage_3=0]
[r,if(extra_dice_3!="0"),CODE:{ +[t:extra_damage_3=eval(extra_dice_3)][r:extra_type_3]};{}]
[h:extra_damage_4=0]
[r,if(extra_dice_4!="0"),CODE:{ +[t:extra_damage_4=eval(extra_dice_4)][r:extra_type_4]};{}]
[r,if(extra_dice_0!="0"||extra_dice_1!="0"||extra_dice_2!="0"||extra_dice_3!="0"||extra_dice_4!="0"),CODE:{ = [t:damage+extra_damage_0+extra_damage_1+extra_damage_2+extra_damage_3+extra_damage_4]};{}]
 <b>damage</b> if it hits.

[h:"***Critical hit damage***"]
[r,if(AttackRoll>=crit_range),CODE:
{<br><br><b>Or [r:weapon_die_number*crit_multiplier+"d"+weapon_die_sides]([t:damage_roll=(damage_roll+eval(crit_dice))]) + [t:bonus*crit_multiplier] = [t,if(damage_roll+bonus*crit_multiplier>=crit_multiplier):damage=damage_roll+bonus*crit_multiplier;damage=crit_multiplier][h:extra=0] [h,if(extra_dice_0!="0"||extra_dice_1!="0"||extra_dice_2!="0"||extra_dice_3!="0"||extra_dice_4!="0"):extra=1]
[r,if(extra==1||crit_dice_0!="0"||crit_dice_1!="0"||crit_dice_2!="0"||crit_dice_3!="0"):" damage<br>"]
};{}]
[h:"***The dreaded return of the extra damage dice!!!***"]
[r,if(AttackRoll>=crit_range&&extra_dice_0!="0"),CODE:{ +[t,if(extra_type_0==crit_type_0):extra_damage_0=extra_damage_0+eval(crit_dice_0+"+0");extra_damage_0][r:extra_type_0]};{}]
[r,if(AttackRoll>=crit_range&&extra_dice_1!="0"),CODE:{ +[t,if(extra_type_1==crit_type_1):extra_damage_1=extra_damage_1+eval(crit_dice_1+"+0");extra_damage_1][r:extra_type_1]};{}]
[r,if(AttackRoll>=crit_range&&extra_dice_2!="0"),CODE:{ +[t,if(extra_type_2==crit_type_2):extra_damage_2=extra_damage_2+eval(crit_dice_2+"+0");extra_damage_2][r:extra_type_2]};{}]
[r,if(AttackRoll>=crit_range&&extra_dice_3!="0"),CODE:{ +[t,if(extra_type_3==crit_type_3):extra_damage_3=extra_damage_3+eval(crit_dice_3+"+0");extra_damage_3][r:extra_type_3]};{}]
[h:crit_damage_0=0]
[h:crit_damage_1=0]
[h:crit_damage_2=0]
[h:crit_damage_3=0]
[r,if(AttackRoll>=crit_range),CODE:
{[r,if(extra_dice_4!="0"),CODE:{ +[t:extra_damage_4][r:extra_type_4]};{}]
[r,if(crit_dice_0!="0"&&extra_type_0!=crit_type_0),CODE:{ +[t:crit_damage_0=eval(crit_dice_0)][r:crit_type_0]};{}]
[r,if(crit_dice_1!="0"&&extra_type_1!=crit_type_1),CODE:{ +[t:crit_damage_1=eval(crit_dice_1)][r:crit_type_1]};{}]
[r,if(crit_dice_2!="0"&&extra_type_2!=crit_type_2),CODE:{ +[t:crit_damage_2=eval(crit_dice_2)][r:crit_type_2]};{}]
[r,if(crit_dice_3!="0"&&extra_type_3!=crit_type_3),CODE:{ +[t:crit_damage_3=eval(crit_dice_3)][r:crit_type_3]};{}]
[h,if(extra_dice_0!="0"||extra_dice_1!="0"||extra_dice_2!="0"||extra_dice_3!="0"||extra_dice_4!="0"):extra=1]
[r,if(extra==1||crit_dice_0!="0"||crit_dice_1!="0"||crit_dice_2!="0"||crit_dice_3!="0"),CODE:
{ = [t:damage+extra_damage_0+extra_damage_1+extra_damage_2+extra_damage_3+extra_damage_4+crit_damage_0+crit_damage_1+crit_damage_2+crit_damage_3]
};{}]

 damage if the critical hit is confirmed.</b>
};{}]

[h:"***Checks if you rolled a 1 on an attack roll and mentions the failure. If your game doesn't have autofail on confirmations then this is still mostly harmless, but should be easy to change***"]
[r,if(AttackRoll==1||CritRoll==1):"<br> But the natural 1 would make that difficult."]

[t,if(conditional_damage_0!=0),CODE:{<br><i>Add [t:conditional_damage_0][r,if(AttackRoll>=crit_range),CODE:
{<b>(or [t:conditional_damage_0*crit_multiplier])</b>};{}] damage [r:conditional_reason_0]</i>};{}]
[t,if(conditional_damage_1!=0),CODE:{<br><i>Add [t:conditional_damage_1][r,if(AttackRoll>=crit_range),CODE:
{<b>(or [t:conditional_damage_1*crit_multiplier])</b>};{}] damage [r:conditional_reason_1]</i>};{}]
[t,if(conditional_damage_2!=0),CODE:{<br><i>Add [t:conditional_damage_2][r,if(AttackRoll>=crit_range),CODE:
{<b>(or [t:conditional_damage_2*crit_multiplier])</b>};{}] damage [r:conditional_reason_2]</i>};{}]
[t,if(conditional_damage_3!=0),CODE:{<br><i>Add [t:conditional_damage_3][r,if(AttackRoll>=crit_range),CODE:
{<b>(or [t:conditional_damage_3*crit_multiplier])</b>};{}] damage [r:conditional_reason_3]</i>};{}]
[t,if(conditional_damage_4!=0),CODE:{<br><i>Add [t:conditional_damage_4][r,if(AttackRoll>=crit_range),CODE:
{<b>(or [t:conditional_damage_4*crit_multiplier])</b>};{}] damage [r:conditional_reason_4]</i>};{}]
[t,if(conditional_damage_5!=0),CODE:{<br><i>Add [t:conditional_damage_5][r,if(AttackRoll>=crit_range),CODE:
{<b>(or [t:conditional_damage_5*crit_multiplier])</b>};{}] damage [r:conditional_reason_5]</i>};{}]And part two, which is a different macro and needs a specific name so that the other macro can find it.

Code: (4GreatData) [Select]

[h:"***Stuff that you may wish to set***"]
[h:weapon_name="+4 shocking adamantine greatsword"]
[h:damage_type="slashing, magic, adamantine"][h:"***anything relevant to damage reduction***"]
[h:weapon_die_number="2"] [h:"***A 1d3 unarmed strike would have one die.***"]
[h:weapon_die_sides="6"][h:"***The dice on a 1d3 unarmed strike would have three sides.***"]
[h:crit_multiplier=2]
[h:crit_range=19][h:"***lowest die roll that threatens a critical hit***"]
[h:other_attack_modifiers=4][h:"***things like masterwork and weapon focus that don't fit anywhere else***"]
[h:other_damage_modifiers=4][h:"***once again, things like weapon specialisation and enhancement bonuses***"]
[h:attack_ability="Strength"]
[h:damage_ability="Strength"]
[h:ability_damage_multiplier=1.5]
[h:power_attack_multiplier=2][h:"***combat expertise support disabled***"]
[h:power_attack=Defense]
[h:"combat expertise=memory01"]
[h:base_attack_bonus=13]

[h:"***the following are for things like sneak attack or shocking weapons that have separate damage types and/or don't multiply with a critical hit. If extra_dice=[quote]0[unquote] then it will be ignored. Extra dice from bane goes here.***"]
[h:extra_dice_0="0"]
[h:extra_type_0="fire"]
[h:extra_dice_1="0"]
[h:extra_type_1="cold"]
[h:extra_dice_2="1d6"]
[h:extra_type_2="electric"]
[h:extra_dice_3="0"]
[h:extra_type_3="physical"]
[h:extra_dice_4="0"]
[h:extra_type_4="sneak attack"]

[h:"***Extra damage that occurs only on a critical hit. Please match identical damage types to identical numbers.***"]
[h:crit_dice_0="0"]
[h:crit_type_0="fire"]
[h:crit_dice_1="0"]
[h:crit_type_1="cold"]
[h:crit_dice_2="0"]
[h:crit_type_2="electric"]
[h:crit_dice_3="0"]
[h:crit_type_3="sonic"]

[h:"***Conditional effects that multiply on a critical hit such as bane or favoured enemy. A setting of 0 will have the entry ignored. Enhancement bonuses from bane go here.***"]
[h:conditional_attack_0=0]
[h:conditional_damage_0=0]
[h:conditional_reason_0="if it is an Evil outsider"]
[h:conditional_attack_1=-1]
[h:conditional_damage_1=0]
[h:conditional_reason_1="if I am in direct sunlight"]
[h:conditional_attack_2=0]
[h:conditional_damage_2=0]
[h:conditional_reason_2=""]
[h:conditional_attack_3=0]
[h:conditional_damage_3=0]
[h:conditional_reason_3=""]
[h:conditional_attack_4=0]
[h:conditional_damage_4=0]
[h:conditional_reason_4=""]
[h:conditional_attack_5=0]
[h:conditional_damage_5=0]
[h:conditional_reason_5=""]

[h:macro.return=json.set("{}","weapon_name",weapon_name,"damage_type",damage_type,"weapon_die_number",weapon_die_number,"weapon_die_sides",weapon_die_sides,"crit_multiplier",crit_multiplier,"crit_range",crit_range,"other_attack_modifiers",other_attack_modifiers,"other_damage_modifiers",other_damage_modifiers,"attack_ability",attack_ability,"damage_ability",damage_ability,"ability_damage_multiplier",ability_damage_multiplier,"power_attack_multiplier",power_attack_multiplier,"power_attack",power_attack,"base_attack_bonus",base_attack_bonus)]

[h,for(i,0,5,1):macro.return=json.set(macro.return,"extra_dice_"+i,eval("extra_dice_"+i),"extra_type_"+i,eval("extra_type_"+i))]
[h,for(i,0,4,1):macro.return=json.set(macro.return,"crit_dice_"+i,eval("crit_dice_"+i),"crit_type_"+i,eval("crit_type_"+i))]
[h,for(i,0,6,1):macro.return=json.set(macro.return,"conditional_attack_"+i,eval("conditional_attack_"+i),"conditional_damage_"+i,eval("conditional_damage_"+i),"conditional_reason_"+i,eval("conditional_reason_"+i))]The second part should be fairly readable and people should be able to edit in whatever they need to as their situation changes.

Be advised that the macro uses the 'defense' attribute on your character to store a value for power attack. There are alternatives, but they are unpleasant... The defense paramater is set by this macro:

Code: (Set turn modifiers) [Select]

[h,if(defense>=100):power_attack=defense-100;power_attack=defense]
[h:status=input("power_attack|"+power_attack+"|Power Attack",
"heedless_charge|0|Heedless Charge|CHECK")]
[h:abort(status)]
[h,if(Defense>=100):AC=(AC+2+Defense-100)]
[h:Defense=power_attack+heedless_charge*100]
Power Attack = [r:power_attack]
[r,if(heedless_charge==1):"<br>Heedless Charging!"]
[h,if(heedless_charge==1):AC=(AC-2-power_attack)]which is set up to accommodate the heedless charge ability. I made this macro to be as robust for a changing character as I could, and it may still have bugs floating around. If you get an intermittent error message, mention it, as it may only happen when you score a critical hit, which would be bad for your rolling average...

Long story short: I have some experience with macros, but I tend to make them long-winded...

P.S.
 I finally found that bug, turns out that at some point "0" was being turned into 0 and was generating an error because I was trying to eval(0) when you can obviously only eval("0") so I replaced it with eval(variable+"+0") which should be stable... This means that Gurk can now score critical hits, which is a good thing for Gurk, who is in a different campaign...

[Zako]

I think that Mael isn't broken, but he is well made and thought out. Just because he is capable of doing large amounts of damage, with a two handed weapon while having large amounts of damage enhancing strength, and rolls lucky only twice in a row to crit with a weapon that been magically enhanced, does not mean that he is overpowered.

[The Fool]

I think that Mael isn't broken, but he is well made and thought out. Just because he is capable of doing large amounts of damage, with a two handed weapon while having large amounts of damage enhancing strength, and rolls lucky only twice in a row to crit with a weapon that been magically enhanced, does not mean that he is overpowered.

I agree, but he's getting too far ahead of the group in experience to be manageable. Since we had so many character changes Mael, Ethan and Mysteller are the highest level characters at level 6 (or about to be). There is a small wall in the experience:

Mael: 22954
Mysteller: 20169
Ethan: 19661
Vaba: 15012
Lith: 8851
Recent Players: 5500

The experience may be outdated by a session, but I think the gap may be the problem. Mael just seems OP'd because he's suppose to be at level 6. We just need to catch up somehow.

[Heron TSG]

Mael just seems OP'd because he's suppose to be at level 6. We just need to catch up somehow.

Well, 7, going on 8. Yeah, that's really the main problem. Character is balanced for his level, not the party's. Therefore, he remains around with without XP so that the gap can close a bit. The other character is just so that I can do some form of character progression.

[RedWarrior0]

I suppose to help even out the gap, maybe I should do what Barb is doing and take temporary leave of my current character... I just need to make a backstory for my backup.

[Heron TSG]

Not taking leave, just taking leave of experience. If all of the oldest characters just disappeared, we'd have some serious continuity problems.

[Criptfeind]

Also if the high level guys leave the low level guys will level up slower.

[RAM]

By the way, if you can read that macro I posted, then pat yourself on the back. The macro language is basically everything that makes a different language without actually changing the vocabulary, much, from English. Of course, there are some oddities in the vocabulary, which can generally be translated at the wiki. Otherwise it just uses an odd sentence structure, has obscure grammar rules, and an in-built grammar-nazi standing behind you wielding a colossal cane that burns white-hot with the fires of pure malice. All things considered, it is a terrible programming language that runs on a terrible disk operating system, but you can do some truly amazing things with it anyway... It 'should' be possible to have macros basically handle all the dice-rolls and automatic status updates. There would be macros for all the actions in the book, macros to let you input new spells, weapons, or character levels, and macros to tell you all your character traits in the case that you wanted to do something not covered in the rules. But unfortunately, that is a huge project, and requires that everyone subscribe, otherwise their character wouldn't have the macros to take damage and the macros to make saves and the macros to perform opposed checks and the macros that report their skills...

[Shoruke]

If Maelrigar had had to take on the Nessian Warhound (which btw can be found next to Hellhounds in the SRD, since they're like cousins or something), he probably would have stayed on the ship casting buffs on himself for a couple turns before heading out. Even waaay back in the day when he was like level 2 or 3 or so, it seemed the only reason he needed a pickaxe to get through a goddamn cave-in was so that he could bring the wagons. He's not exactly built for holding back.
On that note, I think I'm going to be nerfing the watersharks spell soon so that they can't pick things up, or really do anything except make bite attacks. I'll have the exact details for that later.

Also, session on Saturday.
I'm not sure about the Saturday after that, since there's a programming contest that I'm somewhat interested in taking part in.

[Criptfeind]

Why the heck do you have two greatswords Barba?

[The Fool]

Part of the whirly-blade spell is that it can be lodged in a wall if Shoruke rolls a 1 on a d20. I'm sure that he carries a spare in case Shoruke is lucky and succeeds in lodging his blade.

[Criptfeind]

"whirly-blade spell"?

[Skyrunner]

Blade Barrier?

[Criptfeind]

Oh wait. Like... Whirling blade or something? I vaguely remember a spell called that. That can get stuck in walls?

[The Fool]

The RAW version of it says nothing about blades being stuck in walls, but Shoruke thought it was weird for a blade to hit a wall and fly back without any problems. The natural 1 sticking the blade into the wall was the answer.