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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mercule" data-source="post: 2295340" data-attributes="member: 5100">I've looked at a whole bunch of tools and still am not sure I've found the "one Ring to rule them all", as it were.  My needs seem to be many and maybe uncommon.  I was using HeroForge, but after a year where I told my players, "My campaign is not officially supported by any tool", I tried PCGen (again, for the 8th or so time) and found that I could do a lot more with it and it was much better than previous versions.   I'm not sure I'm entirely happy, though.  I'm spending a lot of time on PCGen, and not seeing the end in sight.  I just have too many house rules.  Also, before I get too invested, I want to make I'm going down the right path. Here's what I'd like to see:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">User-friendly interface for PC creation/management</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A really nice character sheet built in -- HeroForge excels, here</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Some sort of editor for classes, etc. -- PCGen is on its way, but they don't work, in practice</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The ability to add/remove classes, feats, races, templates, deities, spells, domains, etc. and have the math work</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The ability to royally hork the house rules -- we use Weapon Groups, Spell Points, Class Defense, Armor as DR and all must be functional</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A way to easily export/import updates to the back-end data, so I can send stuff to my players</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A way to easily get copies of the character files from my players, say in a file small enough to email on dial-up</li> </ul>I'm a programmer, so a bit of complexity doesn't bother me.  But we have some very non-techie types in the group who are frustrated by PCGen, for example.  Also, I don't want a time-sync for myself -- the idea is to free up time so I can work more on NPCs, setting, and adventures.   If I'm going to pay money for it, it absolutely, positively has to look good.  As far as what looks good, I'll just say that the WinZip interface doesn't cut it, nor does E-Tools, from the demo screens.  <a href="http://rpgxplorer.com/" target="_blank">RPGXplorer </a>might, but I haven't seen the demo yet.  If it's pay software, it's also going to have to be good enough to sell my players on, and they aren't exactly big spenders. Yeah, I'm picky.  I just want a nice, quality tool.  So, what's anyone recommend?  Are there any reps/coders here from any projects like this?</blockquote>

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