Thursday, July 11, 2013

How to Add a New Language for Characters in e-tools for D&D 3.5 (etools)

For a new character I wanted her to start with the language "Spanish".  I knew this language was not in e-tools but figured it would be easy to add.  I discovered that it was not so easy.

First of all, according to the e-tools rules, a character may learn any language if they spend skill points on "Speak Language", but your choice of languages you can select due to your higher intelligence is limited to a subset of languages based upon your race.

I created a video to show the steps for adding the language so that you can choose it for your race using the extra languages gained by your intelligence modifier.  Here are the basic steps:

  1. In the House Rules section of e-tools, select the Languages tab and add your new language
  2. In the File menu of e-tools, choose "Load from Core", and "Race".
  3. If your character is human, navigate to the .rac file for the Human race.  This is probably in a folder like C:\Program Files (x86)\Wizards of the Coast\eTools\Core\Races\Players Handbook v35e
  4. Add the language for the Human race and save.  (I recommend backing up the original race file first)
  5. Go back to your character and choose the language.


Click on this link to view the video on ScreenCast.com:  HowToAddALanguageInEtools

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