Features

Features appear in the Detail Editor of Traits, Skills, Spells, and Equipment and provide your character with specific benefits. They’re different from Prerequisites:

• Prerequisites determine who can take something.
• Features determine what it does once you have it.

Features are edited directly in the Detail Editor under the Features list.

Adding features

To add a feature:

1. Open the Detail Editor for the trait, skill, spell, or equipment.
2. In the Features list, select Add .
3. Choose a feature type from the dropdown (see list below).
4. Fill in any required details (text or number fields).

You can apply multiple features to the same trait, skill, spell, or piece of equipment.

Example: You can apply a DR bonus and a conditional modifier.

To delete a feature:

• Select Delete .

When you select a feature type from the dropdown, GCS adds more fields to define the effect.

Common fields

Most features include these options:

• Number field: Enter the amount of the modifier. You can apply numbers as flat values, per level, per die, or as a percentage, depending on the feature.
• Target selectors: Choose whether the effect applies to a skill, spell, a weapon, “this weapon,” a specialization, usage, tag, or relative skill. Use Operators (see below) to refine matches.

Special cases

Some feature types also include:

• Attribute selectors: Choose which attribute the feature applies to.
• Location selectors: For DR bonuses, choose “all locations” or specific hit locations (arm, face, torso) and damage type.
• Condition text fields: For conditional modifiers, enter the triggering condition.
• Reaction sources: For reaction modifiers, specify who the reaction is from.
• Colleges or power sources: For spells, restrict by college or source.

Operators

Operators define how the feature is applied. These appear in dropdowns when you select how to compare values.

Some are for numbers, others for text. The available operators depend on the type of field (text vs. numeric) and target.

See Operators for a full list.

Feature types

The available features types are chosen from a dropdown.

General modifiers

• Gives an attribute modifier of
• Gives a conditional modifier of
• Gives a DR bonus of
• Gives a reaction modifier of

Skills and spells

• Gives a skill level modifier of
• Gives a skill point modifier of
• Gives a spell level modifier of
• Gives a spell point modifier of

Traits

• Gives a trait level modifier of

Weapon modifiers

• Gives a weapon damage modifier of
• Gives a weapon accuracy modifier of
• Gives a weapon scope accuracy modifier of
• Gives a weapon DR divisor modifier of
• Gives a weapon effective ST modifier of
• Gives a weapon minimum ST modifier of
• Gives a weapon minimum reach modifier of
• Gives a weapon maximum reach modifier of
• Gives a weapon half-damage range modifier of
• Gives a weapon minimum range modifier of
• Gives a weapon maximum range modifier of
• Gives a weapon recoil modifier of
• Gives a weapon bulk modifier of
• Gives a weapon parry modifier of
• Gives a weapon block modifier of
• Gives a weapon shots per attack (mode 1) modifier of
• Gives a weapon secondary projectiles (mode 1) modifier of
• Gives a weapon shots per attack (mode 2) modifier of
• Gives a weapon secondary projectiles (mode 2) modifier of
• Gives a weapon non-chamber shots modifier of
• Gives a weapon chamber shots modifier of
• Gives a weapon shot duration modifier of
• Gives a weapon reload time modifier of

Other modifiers

Feature type	Description
Set the weapon flag	Marks the item as a weapon. Includes settings for whether it can block.
Reduces the attribute cost of	Lowers the cost of the chosen attribute by a percentage.

Saving features

On the Detail Editor toolbar:

• Apply changes: Select Apply Changes to save.
• Discard changes: Select Discard changes to exit without saving.

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