Hero Lab for the Pathfinder Beginner Box is now available!

Colen · December 22nd, 2011, 11:13 PM

We're proud to announce that our new FREE application, Hero Lab for the Pathfinder Beginner Box, is now available!

This free version of Hero Lab allows anyone to create and advance characters through levels 1-5 of the Pathfinder Beginner Box rules, and lets GMs create and manage Beginner Box encounters. Best of all, unlike the regular Hero Lab, it's free!

You can find out more here, or download Hero Lab for the Pathfinder Beginner Box here.

Happy gaming!

blzbob · December 23rd, 2011, 06:33 AM

It looks great! I'm diggin it. I have a friend with two young kids (11 and 9) who would love to create their own characters for the Beginner Box.

I was wondering, why isn't there an "In Play" tab? There are a handful of feats and abilities where this could come in handy. Things like raging and power attack come immediately to mind.

Colen · December 23rd, 2011, 07:56 AM

The Beginner Box is targeted at people who are playing their first RPGs, so our main concern was not overwhelming players with too much at once. We tried to stick with the character creation sequence Paizo outlined - once you're done, you print out your character sheet and use it at the game table. We didn't want new players getting to the "end" of character creation, then being confused by the in-play and adjustments stuff before they'd even played their first game.

GMs still have access to the in-play tab, as managing encounters is greatly simplified by Hero Lab.

peteday · 07:15 PM

can we get an output that mirrors the beginner box character sheet? With all the stuff in the margins and explanations and stuff?

tydirium · December 23rd, 2011, 07:22 PM

Has anybody entered the data for the iconics yet? We're all entering the same data for noobs. Are we allowed to share these kinds of things?

tydirium · December 23rd, 2011, 07:24 PM

..and thanks again HL for putting this out!

jh

blzbob · December 23rd, 2011, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Colen

The Beginner Box is targeted at people who are playing their first RPGs, so our main concern was not overwhelming players with too much at once. We tried to stick with the character creation sequence Paizo outlined - once you're done, you print out your character sheet and use it at the game table. We didn't want new players getting to the "end" of character creation, then being confused by the in-play and adjustments stuff before they'd even played their first game.

GMs still have access to the in-play tab, as managing encounters is greatly simplified by Hero Lab.

That's awesome! I didn't realize that there were differences. Next time maybe I should take more than a few moments to look at it.

By the way, this tool is awesome. I'm very impressed. I think that it's a perfect addition to the Beginner's Box. So easy, a cave man can use it.

blzbob · December 23rd, 2011, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by tydirium

Has anybody entered the data for the iconics yet? We're all entering the same data for noobs. Are we allowed to share these kinds of things?

The four starting characters are already preloaded.

Angela2013 · December 26th, 2011, 09:03 PM

Now that they have made the document for Beginner Box characters to be able to be used in Pathfinder Society games.

Is there going to be an adjustment to the HeroLab for Pathfinder Beginner Box to be able to do this?

blzbob Senior Member Volunteer Data File Contributor Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mountlake Terrace, Washington Posts: 407 December 23rd, 2011, 06:33 AM	It looks great! I'm diggin it. I have a friend with two young kids (11 and 9) who would love to create their own characters for the Beginner Box. I was wondering, why isn't there an "In Play" tab? There are a handful of feats and abilities where this could come in handy. Things like raging and power attack come immediately to mind.
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peteday Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 14 December 23rd, 2011, 07:03 PM	can we get an output that mirrors the beginner box character sheet? With all the stuff in the margins and explanations and stuff? Last edited by peteday; December 23rd, 2011 at 07:15 PM.
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tydirium Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Colorado Posts: 2 December 23rd, 2011, 07:22 PM	Has anybody entered the data for the iconics yet? We're all entering the same data for noobs. Are we allowed to share these kinds of things?
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Angela2013 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 321 December 26th, 2011, 09:03 PM	Now that they have made the document for Beginner Box characters to be able to be used in Pathfinder Society games. Is there going to be an adjustment to the HeroLab for Pathfinder Beginner Box to be able to do this?
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