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<blockquote data-quote="guachi" data-source="post: 7720293" data-attributes="member: 6785802"><p>Actually checked the free service!</p><p></p><p>The eternal bane of the internet - had to sign up for an account. At least there's a chance you already have a Twitch account (I didn't)</p><p></p><p>The character generator is fine and with linkable content (didn't really check) I think this is a great thing for brand new players. I doubt I'd ever use it but for a newb who had no books it's a good and free start along with the free srd and Basic rules.</p><p></p><p>The other thing I checked was the monster creator. It's as fast as the basic layout I have in Excel. Slap some information down and off I go. I don't know if there is a way to make the spells and abilities linkable the appropriate descriptions, but I hope there is. It would (or could) save a bit of typing by having a link instead of typing a short version of the effects of the spell or condition, which is what I do now.</p><p></p><p>It's really fast and easy. The fact it's as fast as me typing into Excel is good.</p><p></p><p>My major complaint about this and a big turnoff is it's not built for a PC screen. It's far too space inefficient. What takes about 1.5 inches of vertical space on my piece of paper takes an entire screen on D&D Beyond. There really needs to be a way to get this information down to the size of an index card or less. </p><p></p><p>The space usage is really, really bad.</p><p></p><p>EDIT: The animal icons next to the ability scores are cute. LOL.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="guachi, post: 7720293, member: 6785802"] Actually checked the free service! The eternal bane of the internet - had to sign up for an account. At least there's a chance you already have a Twitch account (I didn't) The character generator is fine and with linkable content (didn't really check) I think this is a great thing for brand new players. I doubt I'd ever use it but for a newb who had no books it's a good and free start along with the free srd and Basic rules. The other thing I checked was the monster creator. It's as fast as the basic layout I have in Excel. Slap some information down and off I go. I don't know if there is a way to make the spells and abilities linkable the appropriate descriptions, but I hope there is. It would (or could) save a bit of typing by having a link instead of typing a short version of the effects of the spell or condition, which is what I do now. It's really fast and easy. The fact it's as fast as me typing into Excel is good. My major complaint about this and a big turnoff is it's not built for a PC screen. It's far too space inefficient. What takes about 1.5 inches of vertical space on my piece of paper takes an entire screen on D&D Beyond. There really needs to be a way to get this information down to the size of an index card or less. The space usage is really, really bad. EDIT: The animal icons next to the ability scores are cute. LOL. [/QUOTE]
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