Pathfinder 1E [Hero Lab] Version 7.9 of the Pathfinder files for Hero Lab is now available! Dungeoneer's Handbook!

mgehl · Mar 21, 2013

A new update of the Pathfinder files for Hero Lab is now available from the automatic updates mechanism within Hero Lab.

This update adds Player's Companion: Dungeoneer's Handbook to our existing Player's Companion: Golarion #5 package. This package is available for $4.99 and already contains Animal Archive, and will get another player's companion supplement, as Paizo releases more books in the Player's Companion line.

This update also adds player content from Pathfinder #68, three more classes of NPCs from the NPC codex, and has a number of bug fixes.

If you're not familiar with Hero Lab, please head over to the Hero Lab page of our website. There, you can download the program in demo mode and try it out. The only things you won't be able to do in demo mode are save and print (although you can see the print preview), so that you can give it a thorough test before you decide to purchase our program.

Another option if you'd like to try Hero Lab is our Hero Lab for the Pathfinder Beginner Box program. This program is free, and does support saving and printing, and allows you to make heroes and monsters from the Pathfinder Beginner Box.

Kurisutaru · Mar 21, 2013

Does anyone remember how one of the 3.0 Dungeon & Dragons manuals had a CD included in it that was, in a nutshell, a very easy to use character generator? It's kind of funny because every single day I wake up praying (if not outright WISHING) that Paizo Publishing would do something as awesome as that.

ggeilman · Mar 21, 2013

I remember also that it didn't work very well either and most of us went over to using PCGen rather quickly. They developed the software for WOTC and made their version better. PCGen still works for Pathfinder FYI just not as easy to use as Hero Lab.

Kurisutaru · Mar 21, 2013

I remember also that it didn't work very well either and most of us went over to using PCGen rather quickly. They developed the software for WOTC and made their version better. PCGen still works for Pathfinder FYI just not as easy to use as Hero Lab.

Really? What about it didn't work very well for you? Did you try the mod (aka the 3rd party update) that was released for it? I kinda always found it very easy to use (aka levels, skills, feats, spells, and such were all handled quite nicely but then again that's just me).

ggeilman · Mar 21, 2013

Yes we tried the mod, but it was just easier to use the 3rd party product that made the update. Although it is quite pricey having to pay for each book we have been very happy with Hero Lab thus far. The only issue I have with it is the outputting of stat blocks isn't quite as friendly as I would like it to be. Yes folks, you heard it here first! There is a product that I like<LOL>!