Main Tab: Source Materials
This tab lists all of the sources available for character
creation. The list will contain an entry for each .pcc file that is
present in the PCGen data directories.
The table in the upper-left contains the list of "Available"
sources.
By changing the "Available" pull-down mode, the user can control
how this list is displayed. The options are:
-
Name Only
- Shows each .pcc file as a separate
entry. Uses the Campaign tag.
-
Company
- Groups the .pcc files by the company
tag. The next level shows the individual .pcc files using the
campaign tag.
-
Company/Setting
- Groups the .pcc files by the
company tag. The next level groups by the last element of the Type
tag (i.e. the setting). The last level shows the individual .pcc
files using the campaign tag.
-
Comp/Fmt/Setting
- Groups the .pcc files by
the company tag. The next level groups by the 2nd element of the
Type tag (e.g. Module or Sourcebook). The next level groups by the
last element of the Type tag (i.e. the setting). The last level
shows the individual .pcc files using the campaign tag.
Click on the "+" sign to expand a group or the "-" to collapse
them.
To add a source:
-
Highlight the Source in the left window and then click the
">" (Add) button
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Double Click the Source in the left window
-
Right Click on the Source in the left window and then choose
Select
-
Press
<Ctrl><=>
All the items added are moved to the table on the upper-right.
They are not "loaded" automatically as this can take some
time.
To remove a source:
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Highlight the Source in the right window and then click the
"<" (Remove) button
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Double Click the Source in the right window
-
Right Click on the Source in the right window and then choose
Remove
-
Press
<Ctrl><->
Once all the sources to be included in the character creation
process are in the upper-right table, click on the "Load" button in
the lower-right section.
When clicking on an item, info about it will be displayed in the
panel in the lower-left.
The lower-right section contains some buttons:
-
Load
- load the sources you have added to the
upper-right table
-
Unload All
- unload all sources that were
loaded
-
Remove All
- remove all sources from the
upper-right table (can also be done with a right click or
<alt><a>
)
-
Refresh
- this refreshes the list of sources
in the upper-left table
-
Website
- This will take the user to the
website of the publisher automatically using the default browser
(can also be done with a right click or
<alt><w>
).
-
Customize
- Create new 'sources' which can
combine parts of other sources