Master To... er... D&D E-Tools. Is anyone actually going to buy it?

[Jasperak]

I will probably buy it. I have too many monsters that have character classes that I just do not want to bother with figuring out to see if they are correct. $30, bah, that is nothing compared to some products out there.

I will see once it comes out, but unless there is an extreme backlash against the finished product, I will fork over the money.

PCGen crew, sorry to say it but from a past programmer (DOS TB, C++), your program drove me nuts. If I could figure out how to do half the things that I hear it can do you would have a winner. Maybe some bells & whistles would be nice. The screen is just too cluttered for me.

Time to go back to my drinking. Adios

 

[Ranger REG]

I'll buy it. If I like it, I'll keep it. If not, I'll return it for refund or exchange.

I sincerely hope there will be continued support for the product, either from Wizards or a fan community for E-Tool.

 

[Twin Rose]

We're working on a PCGen-to-Campaign Suite Import now that should increase the functionality of both programs. I've tried to make CS focus on the 'campaign' side of the world, but that naturally leads into 2-click templates and feats that affect character statistics... All of which turns into the Character Generation side of the program.

 

[Mojo]

I'll be buying it as well.

The amount of use I've gotten out of the free demo included with the Player's Handbook alone shows me that $30 for a good character generator is not too much to ask.

As for PCGen, although it is incredibly useful, it's just way too hard to figure out. And it doesn't run properly on my laptop (though this is more a fault of the laptop than the program itself).

Anyway, $30 is less than I would spend on a night of drinking, so I consider it a good investment for something I'll get use from.

 

[rhammer2]

Re: Re: Master To... er... D&D E-Tools. Is anyone actually going to buy it?

Have you tried the HERO System Creation Workshop? It is a great character builder and you can get it for about $30.

I will. For me, character building is the longest part of the game.

HERO System has, IMO, the longest character build up but anything that will help with D&D, especially 'official products' will be great.

PCGen is a nice program but runs a little slow on my laptop and it did take awhile to figure it out. I like RPM but it is very confusing to use without docs and I don't need a combat manager. For combat, I use an MSExcel spreadsheet and the data sort functions.

D&D E-Tools could be a very good thing for me.

Have a great day!

machine.

 

[WinnipegDragon]

To me, it depends on what exactly will be in the CharGen...

I haven't been following the E-Tools closely, so maybe someone can fill me in. Will it contain all the feats/skills/PClasses/etc from the various other sourcebooks? What about the FR specific items/domains/races?

If this has to be entered manually, forget it. If it is all included, how does WoTC expect to sell the books if they give the content away for free?

What is the meaning of life? What's this small lump of green putty I found in my armpit one morning? Shall I write an ode to it? Shall Is top asking questions?

Well?

Shall I?

 

[Ranger REG]

E-Tool #1 will include a character generator that covers the three core rulebooks (PH, DMG, and MM). It will include prestige classes that appeared in DMG. It will allow you to generate character using races from MM.

If you want, you can input spells, feats, skills, and races from other sourcebooks, or let someone else do it and you can download it from the internet (assuming there is a fan community for E-Tool).

If you want to try it out, then buy it from a store that has a policy on returned item (for refund or exchange).

If you don't want to, then don't. Personally, I don't care how you spend your money.

 

[Drem Drall]

gawd, no! why buy software that only makes stuff for D&D? now if it took care of stuff for Star Wars and MechWarrior as well, I might think about it.

 

[Ranger REG]

Only if Wizards do enjoy getting sued by LucasArts (owns electronic rights to Star Wars) and by WizKids (owns MechWarrior trademark and IP).

(I could also say Microsoft but that is below their radar ... but still within their right since they own MW electronics right).

 

[glenrm]

When I first fired up the software that came with the Player's Handbook I was very excited, here was a company that was going to do a high quality character generator and get it done in a hurry.

I may still buy the software when it comes out, especially if the quality is there. But I am disappointed that they lost track of trying to make a set of Master Tools for D&D and instead tried to make a NWN lite. When I heard they were scanning in minis to use as graphics I knew there would be trouble.

It is very difficult to stay on task and not expand the scope of a software project, but it is the single most important thing to do if you want to get past 90% done.