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<blockquote data-quote="MoonSpider" data-source="post: 657786" data-attributes="member: 9994"><p><strong>PCGen and Point buy</strong></p><p></p><p>I use version 4.2.7 of PCGen, it won't allow me to purchase anything below 10 for the abilities, even though I have the minimum set to 8 on the preferences menu. I just found Tyger's Point Buy calculator <a href="http://tyger.xganon.com/programs/pointbuy.html" target="_blank">http://tyger.xganon.com/programs/pointbuy.html</a> which seems to do the trick, thogh I have to click it to bring the program back up after entering the numbers to PCGen. He has a few other handy programs on his site, especially for Spycraft, which I don't play yet.</p><p></p><p>Mostly I like PCGen, and check back about once a month to see what's been updated. Thanks for all the hard work being put in by Code Monkeys and all. The customization functions are coming along and I hope to be able to add stuff to my copy soon.</p><p></p><p>As for E-Tools I didn't see the create Race tab, though I thought that I had tried every button. I either hadn't or hit some of them at the wrong times.I still haven't gotten a Statblock I liked out of it, but I have pretty much given up on it. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f641.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" data-smilie="3"data-shortname=":(" /> I hope they have a better program for 3.5 but I'm not counting on it.</p><p></p><p>I use several books that aren't part of the core WOTC line. I run a Scarred Lands game, and play in a Rokugan game. I know that PCGen doesn't currently have tham either, though I gather PCGen did have Scarred Lands before I started using it. </p><p></p><p>How is Roleplaying Master for adventure writing? Does anyone have an adventure written with it as an example? If not it might be a good idea to have on the RPM web site, the free adventure alone might draw people in! I haven't tried it out yet, waiting for the new database to be finished, but it looks like it may do what I want. And can it import maps from Dungeoncrafter or Dungeoncrafter 2, it looks like it can, but I just wanted to ask.</p><p></p><p>Sorry for whining before, it was kind of embarrassing. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f641.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" data-smilie="3"data-shortname=":(" /> Thanks for the help. <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=":)" /> I only get online about once a week or so, so thanks for your patience!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MoonSpider, post: 657786, member: 9994"] [b]PCGen and Point buy[/b] I use version 4.2.7 of PCGen, it won't allow me to purchase anything below 10 for the abilities, even though I have the minimum set to 8 on the preferences menu. I just found Tyger's Point Buy calculator [url]http://tyger.xganon.com/programs/pointbuy.html[/url] which seems to do the trick, thogh I have to click it to bring the program back up after entering the numbers to PCGen. He has a few other handy programs on his site, especially for Spycraft, which I don't play yet. Mostly I like PCGen, and check back about once a month to see what's been updated. Thanks for all the hard work being put in by Code Monkeys and all. The customization functions are coming along and I hope to be able to add stuff to my copy soon. As for E-Tools I didn't see the create Race tab, though I thought that I had tried every button. I either hadn't or hit some of them at the wrong times.I still haven't gotten a Statblock I liked out of it, but I have pretty much given up on it. :( I hope they have a better program for 3.5 but I'm not counting on it. I use several books that aren't part of the core WOTC line. I run a Scarred Lands game, and play in a Rokugan game. I know that PCGen doesn't currently have tham either, though I gather PCGen did have Scarred Lands before I started using it. How is Roleplaying Master for adventure writing? Does anyone have an adventure written with it as an example? If not it might be a good idea to have on the RPM web site, the free adventure alone might draw people in! I haven't tried it out yet, waiting for the new database to be finished, but it looks like it may do what I want. And can it import maps from Dungeoncrafter or Dungeoncrafter 2, it looks like it can, but I just wanted to ask. Sorry for whining before, it was kind of embarrassing. :( Thanks for the help. :) I only get online about once a week or so, so thanks for your patience! [/QUOTE]
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