Hero Lab and D&D

[Islanddoc]

Starting to use Hero Lab with PF and its very useful. I am playing a good bit of Basic D&D with the kids right now and would love to be able to use Hero Lab with Basic D&D or clone(LL...) or AD&D. I have looked at the Authoring kit's forums and no sign of anything for D&D/AD&D. If any readers have anything worked up or advice it would be much appreciated

 

[Is_907]

I like Hero Lab a lot... but I just can't see why it would be useful for Basic D&D.
AD&D? Maybe a little. More useful with 2e.

There's just not much you need to pick for OD&D / B/X or even 1e AD&D.
OD&D / B/X you can roll a character in a whopping 2 minutes, then spend another two or three picking gear.

 

[Islanddoc]

Looking more big picture - with PF while dming I can create encounters quickly and manage my combat. Be great for DM record keeping and generating and managing quick play sessions.

its a great tool just would be nice to use on favorite systems. It shouldn't be that hard to write for. Just don't want to reinvent the wheel if someone already has

 

[trancejeremy]

It's not Hero Lab, but there is a pretty decent program for 1st Edition AD&D

adnd - markkintigh

Also, you might ask on Dragonsfoot.org, it's more old D&D friendly than this place

 

[Is_907]

Looking more big picture - with PF while dming I can create encounters quickly and manage my combat. Be great for DM record keeping and generating and managing quick play sessions.

its a great tool just would be nice to use on favorite systems. It shouldn't be that hard to write for. Just don't want to reinvent the wheel if someone already has

Ahh, I see. Can you use the encounter tracking bits of Hero Lab designed for PF when running OD&D? I mean, the key bits of combat are mostly the same--init, hp, etc.

If you do end up creating something for HeroLab, be sure to share it here.