List/range support

README.md

@@ -236,6 +236,13 @@ topdata:
   compiled_tlk: sow_tlk.tlk
   package_hak: sow_top.hak
   package_tlk: sow_tlk.tlk
+  value_encodings:
+    - dataset: racialtypes/core
+      column: AvailableSkinColors
+      mode: packed_hex_list
+      min: 0
+      max: 175
+      hex_width: 2
   wiki:
     output_root: wiki
     pages_dir: pages
@@ -258,6 +265,11 @@ autogen:
     repo_env: SOW_ASSETS_REPO
 ```
 
+`topdata.value_encodings` enables configured authoring sugar for compact 2DA
+cell values. The `packed_hex_list` mode accepts authored values such as
+`{"list": [0, {"range": [10, 12]}]}` and emits a single `0x...` string with
+fixed-width hex chunks.
+
 `paths.source` and `paths.assets` must name real repository subtrees when they
 are configured. They may be omitted for repositories that do not own that class
 of source, but they must not resolve to the repository root (`.`). Output and