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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ki11erDM" data-source="post: 6238603" data-attributes="member: 58179">Yes, there will be a character creator.  The level of stupidity it would take for that not to happen is inconceivable.  As much as some people on this board would have you believe, these are not the same bumbling knuckleheads that launched 4e.Will it be an iOS/Android/W8 app or a web app?  That’s the real question.If they do it “right” (i.e. not the best way for you, but for WotC) they will release it on iOS/Android/W8 for free for the basic creator and then monetize it by letting you buying splat book support and having some way to tie in the pdf of the spat book with that same purchase.  The reason they should go that route is they can prevent people from scraping the DDI website, they can just have an encrypted connection back to the server and keep their IP secure.Let’s say PH app $0, each book after $5 for support, $15 for support + PDF, and $35 for support + PDF + book.Keeping the Rule of Three in effect they should make the Monster Manual for lookups and creation of monsters, again can be monetized the same way and then do the same for the DMG, with adventure support.I don’t foresee a DMG at release, and I am not sure about the MM, but they will have the PH/CC at release or very soon after.One riddle I would like for WotC to solve is getting a code into the books that you could use to unlock the PDF/app.  The problem has always been with retail stores resistance to selling wrapped books and the expense of having some type of secured authentication method to prove you bought the book.  It is easy to assign a unique code to each book… much harder to prevent it from being stolen before it is purchased at the shop.</blockquote>

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