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<blockquote data-quote="ColonelHardisson" data-source="post: 51410" data-attributes="member: 363">I'd say it takes longer to generate a HackMaster character than in 3e. However, if you want &quot;generics&quot; for HackMaster, simply pull out that old 1e Monster Manual and look at the entry for &quot;Men.&quot; Or use the 1e Rogue's Gallery. HM is basically the same system as 1e/2e. For PCs, though, HM has a number of other steps and additions that weren't in 1e, making PC creation slower.Oh, and to KDLadage - while I agree with the usefulness of Jamis' generator - and I like PCGen even more - the problem with the NPC generator is that you can't really get it to generate NPCs that have feats and skills applied in such a way so as to achieve the type of character types that Lord Vangarel is speaking of, like his horse fighter example.Speaking of which, Monte Carlo was working on a collection of NPCs that would have fit the bill, but I haven't seen him post since before the switch to these boards.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ColonelHardisson, post: 51410, member: 363"] I'd say it takes longer to generate a HackMaster character than in 3e. However, if you want "generics" for HackMaster, simply pull out that old 1e Monster Manual and look at the entry for "Men." Or use the 1e Rogue's Gallery. HM is basically the same system as 1e/2e. For PCs, though, HM has a number of other steps and additions that weren't in 1e, making PC creation slower. Oh, and to KDLadage - while I agree with the usefulness of Jamis' generator - and I like PCGen even more - the problem with the NPC generator is that you can't really get it to generate NPCs that have feats and skills applied in such a way so as to achieve the type of character types that Lord Vangarel is speaking of, like his horse fighter example. Speaking of which, Monte Carlo was working on a collection of NPCs that would have fit the bill, but I haven't seen him post since before the switch to these boards. [/QUOTE]

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