D&D 5e 2014 - NPC Skill Rolls - ADVSKILL/DISSKILL Not Working

[rocketvaultgames]

I doubt that will ever be a thing

This definitely used to work. I can't guarantee when it broke but I suspect with the 2024 update a few months back... I suppose it is possible that it never was FG functionality but some extension...

[Moon Wizard]

ADVSKILL does not have any other qualifiers other than [ability name] or [skill name].

Regards,
JPG

[rocketvaultgames]

ADVSKILL does not have any other qualifiers other than [ability name] or [skill name].

Regards,
JPG

...and that means it doesn't work for custom skill names nor built-in skills like: "Tools/Items: Artisans Tools".

I'm sure this used to work as I have a number of PCs and NPCs in the CT that have been in there for months (some for years) with these effects and they certainly worked when I added them:

Watchful Helm; AC: 1; ADVSKILL: perception (Sight)
Keen Senses; ADVSKILL: perception (Smell)
Dragon Sage; ADVSKILL: history (Dragons)
etc.

Can't it just name-check for any string listed in SKILLS with proper syntax? Is it hardcoded to a predefined list of skills?

If not, do you have any idea which extension may have done this? BCEG? Pets (Friend Zone)?

[Zacchaeus]

FG would ignore anything after ADVSKILL: perception. So it would have correctly given advantage on any perception check. There’s no mechanism for distinguishing whether that is sight or smell. I know of no extension that does this.

[claedawg]

FG would ignore anything after ADVSKILL: perception. So it would have correctly given advantage on any perception check. There’s no mechanism for distinguishing whether that is sight or smell. I know of no extension that does this.

I could have sworn it did work a couple of years ago when I was making homebrew upgrades for A5E skill specializations. I would add the skill to the to sidebar menu and as an example use ADVSKILL: perception (smell).

No wait. That was just SKILL: 1d4, perception (smell). I can't remember if I tried using ADVSKILL or not. Sorry, lol.

[rhagelstrom]

I know there was at one time an issue where if you gave it an invalid descriptor it appeared to work but it was actually affecting all the check/skill/saves. I don't recall if that was for saves or checks or skills. What you guys are talking about never worked.