Homebrew: Object

v1.1.0

Objects, in 5eTools are devices and at times vehicles which don't fall within the normal confines of items, or weapons - they are usually siege weapons, but they can certainly be other things as well.

Building an object

As with any Homebrew item, make sure you have reviewed the _Meta section. If your file doesn't have it, it won't work.

Basic skeleton

To start, copy the following code block and fill the empty "" values.

Object code block

 "object": [
    {
        "name": "",
        "source": "",
        "page": 0,
        "size": "",
        "objectType": "",
        "ac": "",
        "hp": "",
        "immune": [
            ""
        ],
        "entries": [
            ""
        ]
    }
]

• "name" — the name of the feat.
• "source" — make sure it is the same as the "json" key in the _meta.
• "page" — page of the document the hazard appears at (leave at 0 if not applicable).
• "size" — the size of the object. Choose between "S" small, "M" medium, "L" large, "H" huge, "G" gargantuan or "V" varies.
• "objectType" — Choose between "SW" siege weapon, "GEN" generic, "U" unknown.
• "ac" — The Armor Class of the object. Take note that the data type is a string, so you can be flexible with what you write here.
• "hp" — The Health Points of the object. Same thing as with the AC.
• "immune" — The types of damage the object is immune to. You can add any text you want by using the following

"immune": [
    {
        "special": "Varies (see below)"
    }
]

• "entries" — consists of text strings ("") separated by commas.

More options

Make sure you are adding these blocks in the same level as the "name", "source", etc.

Ability Scores

Some objects can have ability scores on their own. Note that they are separate data, so not all of them need to be added.

"str": 14,
"dex": 10,
"int": 3,
"wis": 3,
"cha": 1,

Speed

You can write as a number

"speed": 20

Or be more specific with different speed types.

"speed": {
    "walk": 20,
    "fly": 15
}

Senses

"senses": [
    "blindsight 30 ft. (blind beyond this radius)"
]

Damage Resistance and Vulnerability

"resist": [
    "posion"
],
"vulnerable": [
    "fire"
]

Condition Immunity

"conditionImmune": [
    "prone"
]

Action entries

"actionEntries": [
    {
        "type": "actions",
        "name": "Bolt",
        "entries": [
            {
                "type": "attack",
                "attackType": "RW",
                "attackEntries": [
                    "{@hit +6} to hit, range 120/480 ft., one target."
                ],
                "hitEntries": [
                    "16 ({@damage 3d10}) piercing damage."
                ]
            }
        ]
    }
]

Token Image

Use a direct link to the image.

"tokenUrl": "example.com/token.jpg",
"hasToken": true

Reference Tag

How to link to entries within the string

{@object <object_name>|<json_source> | <optional_text_information>}

Example:

{@object Ballista|DMG}

{@object Ballista|DMG|and optional link text added with another pipe}

Field List Sources

If you do not include the required fields (denoted with bold text) the JSON may pass JSONLint but will fail upon stitch.

Field Name	Data Type	Description	Required
name	String	descript	boolean
source	String	json (_meta's json value)	True
page	Integer	The Page number it apepars upon	False
size	String	title	True
type	String	Type of Object: Siege Weapon SW, Generic GEN, Unknown U	True
str	Integer	descript	False
dex	Integer	descript	False
con	Integer	descript	False
int	Integer	descript	False
wis	Integer	descript	False
cha	Integer	descript	False
ac	Strings	descript	True
hp	Strings	descript	True
speed			False
senses	Array of Strings	descript	False
immune	String	descript	True
resist	String	descript	False
vulnerable	String	descript	False
entries	Array of Strings	Other Names	False
actionEntries	Array of Strings	Other Names	False
tokenURL	String	URL for the Token of the object	False
srd	Boolean	If its part of the SRD	False

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🗄️ Reference Files:

🛢️ Requirements Specs (Schemata)

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📖 Sample JSON

💾 No Functional Examples currently exist

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