D & D D&D Insider Character Builder Open Beta live

[Scott_Rouse]

Originally Posted by darjr

..yet.. ???



Thanks for posting, I'll download asap, are there printing fixes?

I'm an optimist

[Scribble]

Originally Posted by Scott_Rouse

I'm an optimist

Subscribe to DDI you'll like it.

[mach1.9pants]

yeah DDI is worth it, I just got a cheap manual binding machine for Dungeon and dragon mags (I hate reading on PC) and I can print them on works flash colour laser printer at cost. They are great mags and the Char Builder is a 'killer app'...needs a bit of work but has great functionality.

As to functionality does anyone know if the power cards are going to be adjusted so you can have the modifiers for more than one weapon (esp relevant to rangers) if you wish?

Cheers

[darjr]

Originally Posted by mach1.9pants

As to functionality does anyone know if the power cards are going to be adjusted so you can have the modifiers for more than one weapon (esp relevant to rangers) if you wish?

I want that change as well. A work around is to change what weapon you have listed as 'in hand' and then just print out the power sheets.

[mshea]

Even if we could get 10 levels, I'd be so much happier. Right now it works for one of my low level games but my main game has level 8 PCs. January is a long ways away.

I agree that it's a great app and worth the price of DDI alone for DMs. It's unfortunate that the cost structure just doesn't work for my players who think its a bit much to pay for just one character. I'll probably end up doing theirs for them I guess.

[Jack, the Red]

Not sure where I should post this. But when I made a Drow Rogue, the Darkfire power description (in the powercard) just had a huge Attack written, nothing more...

Other than that, great tool.

[mach1.9pants]

Originally Posted by mshea

Even if we could get 10 levels, I'd be so much happier. Right now it works for one of my low level games but my main game has level 8 PCs. January is a long ways away.

I agree that it's a great app and worth the price of DDI alone for DMs. It's unfortunate that the cost structure just doesn't work for my players who think its a bit much to pay for just one character. I'll probably end up doing theirs for them I guess.

Yeah there is not real reason for any face to face gaming group to get more than one subscription so far, maybe you could all chip in and share?

[Festivus]

Where would WoTC like bugs to be reported to? Perhaps a link?

I have at least two so far, skills cut off on the character sheet view, and I have no where to enter XP that it saves the value (or it's not very clear to me how to just enter an XP value and have it save)

Edit: Answering my own question... spotted a little blue link "Report a bug" in the lower left corner... so I submitted them.

[Scott_Rouse]

Originally Posted by Festivus

Where would WoTC like bugs to be reported to? Perhaps a link?

I have at least two so far, skills cut off on the character sheet view, and I have no where to enter XP that it saves the value (or it's not very clear to me how to just enter an XP value and have it save)

Edit: Answering my own question... spotted a little blue link "Report a bug" in the lower left corner... so I submitted them.

If you are not signed into to the Knowledge Base the little link may not work so you can follow this link for instructions on bug submissions

[silentounce]

Originally Posted by Scott_Rouse

During the beta you must manually patch. Instructions here:

11/12/09: We have updated the Character Builder installer to work with the 64 bit version of Windows Vista. If you previously downloaded the application and were getting an error on launch, you will want to:

• uninstall the previous failed Character Builder application
• install .NET 3.5 SP1 from Microsoft
• install any Windows Updates you have pending and reboot if necessary
• download the new 64bit friendly Character Builder
• install the Character Builder Beta

If this is your first time downloading the Character Builder application, you will want to:

• install .NET 3.5 SP1 from Microsoft
• install any Windows Updates you have pending and reboot if necessary
• install the Character Builder Beta

Why do we have to wait a year?

[RandomCitizenX]

I think this app has just pushed me over the edge toward DDI... now just to convince the lady of the house

[Thasmodious]

Aha! I finally found a bug. The 'reckless' weapon enchantment does not work. If you choose it, it blanks the weapon column, and if you choose a weapon first, reckless does not show up as a possible enchantment. I reported this.

[Jonathan Moyer]

So I downloaded this and installed it. I have heard the praise, but it's quite a different thing to actually use the program. This is really cool, I had to tear myself away because I couldn't stop making characters (my first three chars made were a tiefling paladin, elf fighter, and dwarf cleric).

I didn't know there was a house rules section. Does anyone know what the plans for this are? Will you be able to make your own powers, feats, class features, entire classes, etc.? Will you be able to generate power cards for these aforementioned powers? If so, that would really, really rock. I mean really, really.

[Jan van Leyden]

Originally Posted by Jack, the Red

Not sure where I should post this. But when I made a Drow Rogue, the Darkfire power description (in the powercard) just had a huge Attack written, nothing more...

There's a Submit-a-bug link on the start page of the CB. You could also use the link The Rouse has posted in this forum.

Hey, and isn't it just a cool surprise power with a lot of power of surprise, which just screams Attack!!!

[Tarril Wolfeye]

Originally Posted by Jan van Leyden

There's a Submit-a-bug link on the start page of the CB. You could also use the link The Rouse has posted in this forum.

Hey, and isn't it just a cool surprise power with a lot of power of surprise, which just screams Attack!!!

More exactly it sscreams Attac!!!
And Flaming Sphere does too.

And they still didn't fix Swordmage Weapon Proficiencies.

Another thing: shouldn't the staff of defense+1 give his enhancement bonus on attack and damage? The damage part seems to be missing.

[Festivus]

Printing doesn't work right either, seems there is a bar printed through the middle of the sheet showing the character name and a page number on each page. Have only tested this in landscape, I'll try portrait today. Reported it already.

[ki11erDM]

Scott I got a suggestion, I’ll try to post it on the WotC boards too.

I am playing a fighter right now and the fighter path abilities are rather complex… it would be nice if the text was on the character sheet somehow… maybe in the power card area? As of right now that is the only thing I have to have a book or my laptop for.

[Insight]

I thought I'd post this issue here before bug reporting it, just in case it's just me:

When I print a character sheet, the bottom 3 or 4 skills are cut off and I have to write them in by hand.

Anyone else having this problem?

[GMforPowergamers]

Originally Posted by Insight

I thought I'd post this issue here before bug reporting it, just in case it's just me:

When I print a character sheet, the bottom 3 or 4 skills are cut off and I have to write them in by hand.

Anyone else having this problem?

it is a problme with vista...a known one at that. It has to do with font sizing...

[Festivus]

What I did to fix it was to rearrange the sheet moving initiative over to the right most column. Still I can't really print it because of that header/footer thingy.