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Message: <blockquote data-quote="digitaldark" data-source="post: 426059" data-attributes="member: 7223">I too use (and love) DM Familiar. It is a very useful program for all of the reasons already mentioned. I have recently been trying out DM Genie though ( <a href="http://www.dmgenie.com" target="_blank">www.dmgenie.com</a> ) and it seems very promising as well. DM Familiar is (at this point) the most user friendly DM helper program I have used (especially when it comes to entering custom content).[UPDATE]After spending all of last night playing with DM Genie...I've come to a conclusion.....it is a very very nice program..on par with DM Familiar even....but I can't decide which I like better...soo..I'm going to use both....DM FamiliarThis will be my DMing program of choice...it is very quick and easy to use...plus it works really well with my spontaneous and freeform DM style....everything is right in front of me and allows me to do what I need to, when I need, how I need to...Its dice roller is very easy to use and easy to get to. While DM Familiar doesn't have a Character Gen, it doesn't really affect me at all since I still prefer to make my NPC's the old fasion way (sitting on my bedroom floor surrounded by my library of books and pen and paper <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> ) DM GenieAfter playing with this one, I've come to a decision....although I prefer DM Familiar for DMing....DM Genie is my prefered choice for my PC characters...It gives me every aspect of my character on the screen or within 1 click away so I always have what I need when I need it....The Conditions it uses allows me to keep track of all my bonus to saves, attacks, damage, etc are all up to date (like when the bard in my group is using one of his Bard Music powers...I just click on the Condition and its added to my total!). It also helps me with my summoned creatures I have them and all their stats there on screen as well...Letting DM Genie do all the math for me and keeping track of my spells and various statistics it allows me to focus on being in character and playing rather then fub\mbling through books or papers.... I'll still roll my own dice though (you're not a PC unless you roll the dice <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />...besides the dice roller seems a little buried..but it is rather easy to use...) -- DM Genie has a lotOverall, both are equally remarkable programs....I have started a Yahoo group for DM Genie (very very similar to the DMFamiliar Unofficial one).... <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmgenieUFG/" target="_blank">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmgenieUFG/</a> the DM Familiar one is <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DMF_Unofficial_Fan_Site/" target="_blank">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DMF_Unofficial_Fan_Site/</a> Myself...I'm apart of both of these groups and use both programs.....</blockquote>

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