Editing Map Editor - Objects (section)

== Hero Placeholder ==
Hero Placeholders are used in campaign maps, following the first one, to allow a Hero to move on from one map to another, while retaining everything chosen in [[Campaign Editor|Crossover Options]]. When a scenario with Hero Placeholders is started or restarted, the heroes from the previous map will be replace the Hero Placeholders. When used outside of the campaign, Hero Placeholders are removed from the map when the scenario is started or restarted. The player's starting hero, however, may not be a Hero assigned to a Hero Placeholder, ''even if the hero Placeholder will be removed from the map anyway''. As a result, in non-campaign scenarios, Hero Placeholders may be used to limit the starting Hero pool without placing heroes in Prisons or Hero Camps.  

Hero placeholders may be customized only in the following ways: 
* General:
** Owner: See: [[Map Editor - Objects#Hero Properties|Hero Properties]]
** Identity: See: [[Map Editor - Objects#Hero Properties|Hero Properties]]
*** Any Hero -> Power rating: This option allows for placement of heroes in a next map of a campaign in order of their power, calculated using their experience level and primary skills.
*** Specific Hero: Here, a hero may be chosen (by class and identity). 
* Creatures: See: [[Map Editor - Objects#Hero Properties|Hero Properties]]
* Artifacts: See: [[Map Editor - Objects#Hero Properties|Hero Properties]]. Note that unlike normal heroes, Hero placeholders may ''not'' be given [[War Machine]]s as artifacts, but may instead start with [[Spell Scroll]]s. 

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