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Message: <blockquote data-quote="labyrinth" data-source="post: 3406051" data-attributes="member: 48530">Hero Lab has got the best interface of any of the tools available. It's fast and reliable, which is more than can be said for quite a few of the alternatives. I've been using their Army Builder product for YEARS, and it's been a wonderful tool. Since the company has been around for a long time (10 years?) and been putting out quality products that entire stretch, I didn't hesitate to pick up Hero Lab once I played around with the demo. They're a stand-up company from all my experience with them.I'm now using Hero Lab in two separate games, one as a player and the other as a DM. It's in-game capabilities are excellent, as I use it in-game for both of the games I'm in.As with any new product, there are some things I'd love to see added, but it's overall a great tool. And they keep adding new stuff every few weeks! Hero Lab makes life so much nicer. And it's so much faster and easier to use than the other tools I've tried. Some people might prefer a different interface, but Hero Lab did a lot of stuff "right" for my tastes. They've got a FREE demo available, so everyone curious should take it for spin and make their own assessment.Hero Lab supposedly supports templated monsters, but I haven't actually tried doing that myself. They've got all the templates, as far as I can tell. And they have all the monstrous races, too. I just haven't played with combining them.One of the great things I love about Hero Lab is how easy it is to add new material. And when I've needed to do special stuff, the scripting capabilities have made it all possible (and relatively painless). It sure is a lot faster and easier for me to add my own custom material into Hero Lab than with some of the other tools I tried. I'm sure some of the other folks here will say that their favorite tool is easy, too. The real question that they don't address is that they have spent MONTHS (or longer) learning how to use those tools. I was creating new stuff in Hero Lab in an afternoon. For someone new to a tool, I really don't care how long it takes an expert to add something. I want to know how long it will take ME to add it. With Hero Lab, it was quick.</blockquote>

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