Mentor Spirits

mentors.xml (and custom_mentors.xml, see Custom Data Files) contains all of the information on creating Mentor Spirits, for use with the Mentor Spirit quality.

Structure

<chummer>
   <mentors>
      <mentor />
   </mentors>
</chummer>

mentor nodes describe individual Mentor Spirits.

mentor Node

<mentor>
   <id />
   <name />
   <advantage />
   <disadvantage />
   <bonus />
   <choices />
   <source />
   <page />
</mentor>

id (required): the internal name of the Mentor Spirit. All ID fields are standard GUIDs, which can be generated by external websites or plugins.

name (required): the name of the Mentor Spirit.

bonus (optional): a bonus node that describes any bonuses this entry grants. See Improvement Manager for more information. Note that this bonus is granted in addition to any choice node bonuses.

choices (required): describes a list of choices for options. Generally used for mystic adepts when choosing the Magician or Adept path of a mentor spirit.

source (required): the code for the Sourcebook that this entry comes from. See books.xml.

page (required): the page number this item can be found on in the Sourcebook.

choice Node

<choice>
   <name />
   <bonus />
</required>

name (required): Name of the choice. This also acts as the description of the choice, listing any powers or benefits the character receives.

bonus (optional): a bonus node that describes any bonuses this entry grants. See Improvement Manager for more information. Attributes set (optional): Chummer is written to allow up to two different sets of bonus choices. Set 1 is the default value. To provide for a second set, use set="2".