billd91
Not your screen monkey (he/him) 🇺🇦🇵🇸🏳️⚧️
It's an interesting issue. 5e isn't so hard that you can't keep things up to date on a paper sheet, but a builder can make it a lot easier. So, my players largely do make use of ones out there from Hero Lab to D&D Beyond. My daughter had us all use D&D Beyond for the game she's running so she can have access to our characters. As DM, any resources she has available to her, she can share with us - so that's pretty cool.
I've been using builders for various games since I made a Champions spreadsheet on AppleWorks on my Apple IIc. THAT was a game that largely needed one.
I'm generally torn about using them too much because 1) they're convenient but 2) they aren't all very friendly about adding custom content. So while most of my players use Hero Lab for the 5e game I run, we've struggled with custom content because it is NOT easy to do.
I've been using builders for various games since I made a Champions spreadsheet on AppleWorks on my Apple IIc. THAT was a game that largely needed one.
I'm generally torn about using them too much because 1) they're convenient but 2) they aren't all very friendly about adding custom content. So while most of my players use Hero Lab for the 5e game I run, we've struggled with custom content because it is NOT easy to do.