cloud storage?

[Colen]

That runs into some nasty problems - what happens when two people are using the portfolio at the same time and make changes? Which changes get applied? How do we make sure no information is lost?

I've found that the best way to handle this sort of thing is to maintain a single "Players" portfolio with all the PCs in it. When a player levels up or otherwise modifies their character, I just import the new version of the character into the portfolio, and overwrite the old version.

That way the player is responsible for keeping the "canonical" version of the character, and I have my own relatively up to date one for checking AC, saves, perception checks, etc.

[Jamz]

How about the ability to at least "link" a portfolio character? Much like how you use OLE embed to "link" a file into a word doc.

I would load Portfolio A which has links to hero's in Portfolio B & C. If hero's in B & C are changed/newer, a pop up tells me there's a new copy and would I like to update/import/overide my versions in Portfolio A?

I agree that the "sync" part would be a pain but I'd be happy with links like this. Currently I have players, some with laptops, some without, who have Google Drive folders shared with me, so I have access to their portfolios at any time, but I don't always know there is a change.

Heck, even a "Update all hero's" button which grabs the linked hero's would be fine. Currently our campaign has 29 characters in it, not 4 or 5, hence the request.