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<blockquote data-quote="MNblockhead" data-source="post: 7176082" data-attributes="member: 6796661"><p>DnD Beyond will make character creation a breeze. The have a guided mode that steps you through the process but lets you make all the decisions, and automatical randomly generated character mode, and an in-between mode where you select a few attributes that are most important to you (maybe just class and race, for example) and it will generate the rest automatically. </p><p></p><p>It is still in beta and only offers SRD options, but will go live in mid-August with all official content (anything beyond SRD will have fees associated). </p><p></p><p>HeroLab is another great product, but it can be wonky to use for DnD 5e as they don't have a license, so you are dealing with community created content for a lot of it and not of the non-SRD flavor text is there. If you play systems other than 5e, however, HeroLab is probably the way to go. </p><p></p><p>That said, I can roll up a character on a paper character sheet with the Players Handbook quickly. I say I *can*, but I usually spend far to much time reading an rereading options. DnD Beyond makes fiddling around during character creation a lot easier.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MNblockhead, post: 7176082, member: 6796661"] DnD Beyond will make character creation a breeze. The have a guided mode that steps you through the process but lets you make all the decisions, and automatical randomly generated character mode, and an in-between mode where you select a few attributes that are most important to you (maybe just class and race, for example) and it will generate the rest automatically. It is still in beta and only offers SRD options, but will go live in mid-August with all official content (anything beyond SRD will have fees associated). HeroLab is another great product, but it can be wonky to use for DnD 5e as they don't have a license, so you are dealing with community created content for a lot of it and not of the non-SRD flavor text is there. If you play systems other than 5e, however, HeroLab is probably the way to go. That said, I can roll up a character on a paper character sheet with the Players Handbook quickly. I say I *can*, but I usually spend far to much time reading an rereading options. DnD Beyond makes fiddling around during character creation a lot easier. [/QUOTE]
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