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So, D&DI never happened? Weird...Maybe it didn't have everything you wanted, but to say "those tools never came to pass" is disingenuous. Character Builder, Rules Compendium, Monster Builder, Encounter Builder, Ability Generator, and two online magazines. Again, not perfect...they never did...

WotC was trying to get it done...they even advertised for their upcoming digital tools. Turns out the company they had hired wasn't able to deliver to their satisfaction, so they canned them. That doesn't mean WotC is abandoning digital tools. The PHB has been out 5 months, the DMG less than 2...

Moving targets and strawmen are great, aren't they?

Do you *really* think they don't know about the largest virtual tabletop system, used by tens of thousands of players?

With roll20 come the character sheets. Don't be willfully obtuse.

No, I'm saying that "OMG, 5e is going to DIE...DIE I TELL YOU...if they don't get DIGITAL TOOLS RIGHT NOW!!!" is bogus. Digital tools do exist...big ones that have not been shut down. I don't know what the issue was with the generator that sparked this thread, but it had to be *something* he...

Lol. There's no way they didn't know about Roll20...

I ran Lost Mines of Phandelver on Roll20, with 5e rules and a very robust 5e auto-generating character sheet. I guess those digital tools were a figment of my imagination?

This popped into my news feed this morning: http://dmdavid.com/tag/too-much-magic-kept-breaking-dungeons-dragons-how-fifth-edition-fixes-it/ Good article.

There's also Gygax Magazine: http://gygaxmagazine.com/

And how much playtesting have you done to determine what's unrealistic or too powerful? And have you playtested your proposed changes?

Hole up in the tavern. Did Shaun of the Dead teach them nothing? ;)

Sent...thanks.

Weird thing is, there are auto calculating character sheets right here on this site, and those appear to be fine (and very helpful).

Well, they've had a 4e version for a long time, and it's been a very popular app, so I don't see how WotC wasn't aware. I could very well see them being OK with generators that only use the basic rules, because it would help promote the game and build the brand. Once you include anything from...

See my followup post about the Fight Club 5 character generator. No problems so far with it...

A good example would be the Fight Club 5 iOS apps. They have all the built-in info for the classes, races, spells, etc. that are in the free basic rules. Then, they give you the ability to add your own, so you can manually enter the info from the PHB. That way, they're not violating anything...

IIRC, it included info for non-basic rules classes (Bard, for example) and races (Half-Elf, for example), calculating class and race bonuses, etc...So, that would be my guess as to why they sent a C&D. I'd imagine if was strictly limited to what's in the freely available basic rules, it would be OK.

And spell slots...they also work different. No more "I memorize two fireballs, one sleep...etc."

Have a "session zero" if you haven't already, to create characters, set the ground rules, and go over any rule clarifications someone might have before you start. (There will be plenty more as you start playing, but good to get as many out of the way as possible.) It's easy to slip into rules...