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Not sure if this topic's been discussed or not, I couldn't find it. With the arrival of the starter set on July 15th, as well as character creation rules free and downloadable at the same time (in PDF format), I was wondering if we'll see Hero Lab for Dungeons & Dragons (5E) around that time as well? I've messed around with Hero Lab for the Pathfinder Beginner Box and the Hero Lab Demo, but D&D is really my game.
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Hi there,
Unfortunately without knowing what licensing terms (if any) Wizards makes available for publishers like us and D&D5, we can't answer this one way or the other. Even with the character creation rules for D&D Next being free, if they're not licensed in a similar way to the d20 and Pathfinder reference documents, we won't be able to provide Hero Lab implementations of those rules. We're waiting to find out more about Wizards' plan for licensing D&D5 - when we do, we'll be able to provide more clarity here. Until then, it's possible that users could put together they're own data files for D&D5 using the Hero Lab authoring kit, but unfortunately we'll be unable to. Hope this helps! |
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Just wondering if you are already in contact with them over this and do you have a time frame of when you expect to hear back if that is the case? I am already building a world in Realm Works and wanted to use the new rules so creating this system from scratch with the authoring system would take away from what I need to be doing. Also assuming Wizards gives you a greenlight how long would it be before we saw a data file created by LoneWolf? Last edited by RampagingHoardes; June 21st, 2014 at 10:14 AM. Reason: additional question |
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Just bumping this up hoping to get a clearer picture on the above questions. thanks |
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Sorry for the shameless bump but hoping the Devs may answer this before the weekend. If it is going to be a minimum of a year or two or maybe more then figuring out how to use the authoring kit will be a necessity unfortunately. |
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Also, I did not start off with the Authoring Kit, but with the D&D 4e HeroLab implementation. *IF* Wizards of the Coast would ever allow Herolab for D&D 5e, what is your (Lone Wolf)'s point on a release on something based on the 4e code? (I actually would be willing to give my code to Lone Wolf if they want to release it). Though, be warned, it is pretty messy, as it was not planned as a "general" release. But it supports everything (Multiclass and special feats to get extra powers included). Not 100% done yet, maybe 90% done (for example the Bard is still missing). Even this Combat Console and Encounter Builder Stuff working (but no monsters in it, currently). |
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As for how long it would take to create data files, that really depends on what is included in the publisher's license and the amount of content to input. It could be a few months or something longer. I hope that helps. Quote:
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Thanks for responding and letting us know a bit more. Good to know that you are in talks with them and hopefully they will give you an answer soon |
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I guess Hero lab is out for 5th Edition since WOTC announced something called "Project Morningstar" which is said to be a character generator and program that will have the books in it digitally.
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