Trouble creating a modifier

[Kheldar]

I want to create a level modifier which grants +1 to reactions for showy/expensive items.
in the modifier i use gives(+1 to ST:reaction)
The modifier works, however in the reactions listing on the character sheet or quick view it states +1 from <item>
where <item> it the name of the item it has been assigned eg Cloak
I want it to say +1 from Showy <item>

gives(+1 to ST:reaction listas %value% from showy %name%)

i got the following (rather surprising result)

0 from showy Enhanced Ground Move

not +1 from showy Cloak

Does anyone have any idea's how to make this work

[Armin]

I'm pretty sure that the special substitutions in listas (%name% and such) only work for traits granting bonuses, not for modifiers doing so.

I don't have time right now to really get in and check it out. If I'm correct, this is something that I can look at updating for the future.

However, with modifiers there are issues for such substitutions, due to two possible use cases:

1) wanting to use the modifier's value and name
2) wanting to use the modifier's value with the owning trait's name

You want the second case, but things are currently built for traits, which work on the first case, so it's trying to apply that logic, which it can't because it's a modifier not a trait. So, you get some random return value. (Again, I can't confirm this right now, this is what I believe based on recollection and what you are seeing.)

I don't see a way to work around this right now.

[Kheldar]

I am having difficulty getting the @sametext function to work

I want to compare a value from a choice list, to determine which set of value I should use

=@if(@sametext(%choice%,"myText") then optionA else OptionB)

I have tried using @if, $if and myText enclosed in Quotes or not in quotes, nothing seems to get it working.

Has anyone found another way to compare text strings? or get it working?

Many thanks

[ericbsmith]

Did you try:

=@if(@sametext("%choice%","myText") then optionA else OptionB)

Beyond that, we're going to need more context. You need to post the entire modifier. The gives tag can change not just on what you're trying to do but what you're trying to target and where in the calculation process you want the formulas to be parsed.

[Kheldar]

Thanks Eric that sorted it out.