[Bug]: Adding the "friendly" tag to a creature in an encounter block without any other parameters will change the creature's name to add "ly" to the end

[ryanvilbrandt]

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Version Check

v1.1.16 for both Obsidian and Installer
Windows 10

What is the expected behavior?

Though it is not mentioned in the documentation as a viable flag yet, "Friendly" is a tag you can add to a creature to not count it as part of the Encounter difficulty. According to javalent, you can put it at the end of a creature line in an encounter block:

name: Sample Encounter
creatures:
  - Arik, friendly

...and this should give them the friendly status in an encounter.

What is the current behavior?

When tagged with friendly and no other attributes, the creature's name is changed to include "ly" at the end. This means the creature is no longer linked to their statblock and their stats no longer transfer to the Initiative Tracker.

e.g. "Arik" becomes "Arikly" which does not have a statblock.

What are the A-to-Z Steps to Reproduce your Bug?

I have this creature in my bestiary, a guy named Arik:

statblock: true
layout: Basic 5e Layout
name: Arik
size: Medium
type: Humanoid
ac: 13
hp: 24
hit_dice: "4d10"
speed: "30 ft."
cr: "1/2"
skillsaves:

• Untrained: 2
• Proficient: 4
• Expertise: 6
  actions:
• name: "Weapon Attack x1"
  desc: "+4 to hit. Hit, +8 (2d6+1)"
• name: "Shield Block"
  desc: "Give disadvantage on melee attack from adjacent enemy against an ally."
• name: "Intercept"
  desc: "Take a hit meant for another ally from adjacent enemy. Resistance to that
  damage."

---

---

layout: Basic 5e Layout
monster: Arik

And this encounter:

name: Encounter
creatures:
  - Arik, friendly

Note that if you change the line to "Arik, Arik, friendly" it works correctly.

Error Codes

No errors in the console.

Screenshots and Video

And when putting in "Arik," in the second space: