clab****.2da

This file defines what special abilities/bonuses are gained by the creature with specified class/kit with levels.
These files are assigned in KITLIST.2DA to corresponding kit numbers and identifiers.
The first column consists of several identifiers in format ABILITY* (where * is a number on list).
The rest columns consist of added abilities per level. Description of their editing is included beneath.

In BG2 ToB we have on example of CLABMO01 (for monk):
    2DA V1.0
    ****
                1           2           3           4           5           6           7           8           9           10          11          12          13          14          15          16          17          18          19          20         21          22          23          24          25          26          27          28          29          30          31          32          33          34          35          36          37          38          39          40
    ABILITY1    GA_SPCL811  ****        ****        ****        GA_SPCL811  ****        GA_SPCL815  AP_SPCL816  GA_SPCL811  ****        AP_SPCL818  AP_SPCL816  GA_SPCL811  AP_SPCL819  ****        ****        GA_SPCL811  ****        ****        AP_SPCL821 GA_SPCL811  ****        ****        ****        GA_SPCL811  ****        ****        ****        GA_SPCL811  ****        ****        ****        GA_SPCL811  ****        ****        ****        GA_SPCL811  ****        ****        ****
    ABILITY2    AP_SPCL812  ****        ****        ****        AP_SPCL813  ****        ****        ****        AP_SPCL817  AP_SPCL813  ****        ****        GA_SPCL820  AP_SPCL819  AP_SPCL813  ****        ****        ****        ****        AP_SPCL813 ****        ****        ****        ****        AP_SPCL813  ****        ****        ****        ****        AP_SPCL813  ****        ****        ****        ****        AP_SPCL813  ****        ****        ****        ****        AP_SPCL813
    ABILITY3    ****        ****        ****        ****        AP_SPCL814  ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        AP_SPCL819  AP_SPCL819  AP_SPCL819  AP_SPCL819  AP_SPCL819  AP_SPCL819  AP_SPCL819 AP_SPCL819  AP_SPCL819  AP_SPCL819  AP_SPCL819  AP_SPCL819  AP_SPCL819  ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****
    ABILITY4    ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        AP_SPCL819  ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****       ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****
    ABILITY5    ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        AP_SPCL819  ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****       ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****
    ABILITY6    ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        AP_SPCL819  ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****       ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****
    ABILITY7    ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        AP_SPCL819  ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****       ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****
    ABILITY8    ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        AP_SPCL819  ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****       ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****
    ABILITY9    ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        AP_SPCL819  ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****       ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****
    ABILITY10   ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        AP_SPCL819  ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****       ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****
    ABILITY11   ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        AP_SPCL819  ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****       ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****
    ABILITY12   ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        AP_SPCL819  ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****       ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****
    ABILITY13   ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        AP_SPCL819  ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****       ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****
    ABILITY14   ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        AP_SPCL819  ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****       ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****        ****
    
clab****.2da editing

Alright well you first must understand that the CLAB**** file uses spells. Its pretty much in this format

1
****
****
****
****
****
****
****

Okay so you want your bard to have an extra attack per round? You'll need to make a spell (don't give it a name or an icon or any graphics) that increases your attacks permanently. Give it a file name no longer than the other "SPCL" spells in the game, and add it to the column number equal to the level you want this to be applied at, so it would appear like this

10
AP_SPCL***
****
****
****
****
****
****

the AP_ stands for Apply Spell, and in place of SPCL*** would be your spell's filename without the extension. Okay say we wanted this kit to have a special innate ability. We would make the spell, like any normal innate ability, and we would apply it to him lets say...maybe 10th level as well. Here's what your output will look like. (Please note that each row of asterisks are slots, and you can put abilities in the place of each of these or only a few or none if you'd like)

10
AP_SPCL***
GA_SPIN***
****
****
****
****
****

Okay the AP_SPCL*** is the spell from before that will give us our attack per round. Now, the GA_ stands for Give Ability, and in place of SPIN*** would be your filename for the innate ability.

Description applies to:
clabxx00
clabba02
clabba03
clabba04
clabdr01
clabdr02
clabdr03
clabdr04
clabfi01
clabfi02
clabfi03
clabfi04
clabfi05
clabma01 (file not shipped with default game)
clabma02 (file not shipped with default game)
clabma03 (file not shipped with default game)
clabma04 (file not shipped with default game)
clabma05 (file not shipped with default game)
clabma06 (file not shipped with default game)
clabma07 (file not shipped with default game)
clabma08 (file not shipped with default game)
clabma09 (file not shipped with default game)
clabmo01
clabpa01
clabpa02
clabpa03
clabpa04
clabpa05 (Fallen Paladin)
clabpr01
clabpr02
clabpr03
clabpr04
clabrn01
clabrn02
clabrn03
clabrn04 (Fallen Ranger)
clabrn05
clabth01
clabth02
clabth03
clabth04