5et Homebrew Snippets

A handy extension to make Homebrewers' lifes easier.

Installation

Install the extension directly in VSCode through its Marketplace. Here is it's external link.

Alternatively, copy the extension into your VS Code extensions folder. The default location is %USERPROFILE%\.vscode\extensions

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List of Snippets

Meta block

The meta block is essential for every homebrew content you make.

Prefix	Purpose
meta	Full basic _meta block.
unixDate	The number of seconds since the Unix epoch. Useful for updating dateModified.

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Text entries

Different snippets for text entries, all found in the Renderer Demo.

Prefix	Purpose
section	Section entry, creates a "basement" level (-1)
entries	General entry block
quote	Quote block
inset	Inset block
insetReadaloud	Inset block, but on blue color
list	List with style options
item	Item used within lists
tableEntry	Table block for text entries. Contains many optional fields
abilityDC	Centered text with the format "Name = 8 + prof + mod"
abilityAttackMod	Centered text with the format "Name attack modifier = prof + mod"
abilityGeneric	Centered text with the format "Name = text mod"
image	External image link
statblock	Creates an embed entry of the referenced data, used to prevent duplication. (Sub)class features require extra properties.

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Class and Subclass

Be aware that these snippets are long and wordy with many optional parts, make sure you delete those that do not apply to the homebrew you are converting to prevent errors.

Prefix	Purpose
class	Full class skeleton
classFeature	Skeleton of class feature
classFeatureRef	Reference a class feature inside a class
subclass	Full subclass skeleton
subclassFeature	Skeleton of subclass feature
subclassFeatureRef	Reference a subclass feature inside a subclass feature list, do not mistake with refSubclassFeature
refSubclassFeature	Reference a subclass feature in the entries of a different subclass feature, used to create nested subclass features

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General Categories

Snippets for

Prefix	Purpose
action	Full action skeleton
background	Full background skeleton
boon	Full boon skeleton
condition	Full condition skeleton
cult	Full cult skeleton
deity	Full deity skeleton. Most data is optional.
disease	Full disease skeleton
feat	Full feat skeleton. Check the prerequisites structure.
hazard	Full hazard skeleton
language	Full language skeleton. Most data is optional.
optionalFeature	Full optional feature skeleton. Check prerequisites structure.
race	Full race skeleton
variantRule	Full variant rule skeleton

Tag snippets

These snippets are better used with VSC's "Surround with snippet..." feature. Their purpose is to autocomplete {@ } tags, adding the different corresponding pipes | to each of them.

The full list can be seen in the /snippets/tags.json file.