Papa-DRB wrote:
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> Rob,
>
> Rather than open a separate thread for all my queries, I will
> consolidate them here.
>
> There are 7 of us in the group, myself and 6 players. I have been DM'ing
> this group since about 1990, so I use/created some tools to make my life
> easier. I created an OO spreadsheet for XP calculations, I use a small
> freeware notebook application for notes, and I use a competitor's
> version for a character/NPC generation/management.
>
> I am over here because someone posted on the Paizo boards that you would
> be providing data files for the Pathfinder series of adventures, and
> rather than have to enter the data myself in my current character
> generator, it is well worth the money to use your generator if all the
> NPCs and data is included!
>
> That said, this is what I am looking for in a character manager/data
> repository, from my DM perspective:
>
> 1- Will all the NPCs be included in your data files for the Pathfinder
> material, as well as the data from the Pathfinder users guide, and
> support articles from the books?
We'll be including all pathfinder NPCs, as well as the additional
material from the books (feats, weapons, etc).
> 2- Will I be able to have multiple NPCs showing at the same time, ie. a
> different tab for each one in the application?
We'll be demonstrating this functionality at Gen Con this week, and
it'll be included in a future update. Right now you can simply run
multiple instances of the program.
> 3- In the V1.2 announcement you say that the output sheet can be in
> HTML. Can I make my own version and export into that, ie. the output
> tokens are documented and available for personal sheets?
This is possible, but there's probably not enough documentation to allow
this right now. What sort of HTML would you be wanting to generate?
> 4- Can I separate "stat block" information and "spell list" information
> into two different HTML sheets and export them separately?
A separate spell list is a great idea! I've added it to the list.
> 5- Is the ability there to apply all spells to the baddie, export to
> html, view in browser and as spells run out/are dispelled, the ability
> to quickly remove the spell, export and refresh browser?
Yes. We'll soon be making this easier by adding separate condition
effects for spells (currently you have to select the effects yourself -
e.g. +1 attack bonus, +2 strength bonus - instead of just adding
modifiers for that specific spell), and by allowing you to easily
disable individual adjustments. You could then save to HTML and reload,
or simply use Hero Lab instead of going back and forth from the browser.
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Chief Engineer, Lone Wolf Development
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