Pathfinder 1E on hold - One by land, two by sea-Pathfinder RPG-OOC

[mleibrock]

Character finished and uploaded to RG.

FYI, I just landed another huge account that will most likely affect my posting come the beginning of Feb. I'm not sure how much it will affect me yet so I don't want to bail but just a heads up, that might be necessary.

 

[Leif]

Character finished and uploaded to RG.

FYI, I just landed another huge account that will most likely affect my posting come the beginning of Feb. I'm not sure how much it will affect me yet so I don't want to bail but just a heads up, that might be necessary.

Congratulations! Damn that sucks!

 

[Scott DeWar]

Guys, I'll be honest. I do not like pdf character sheets.

Since I am currently working on Mowgli's sheet, I shall use his as my example. ((Mua ha ha ha hha!)) *Ahem*

1. It helps me greatly to have the math on the sheet. for this example, I do not see the ability scores costs.

2. Ah yes, on the subject of ability scores, where did you put your +2 bonus in?

I admit, I like how the gear is listed (except the coin could have been done as a decimal placement for sp and cp. Counted it twice before i realized what was going on) and the combat maneuvers are as well. Other things too, but as a DM it is much to my liking to see the the math 'right there' as that is how my teeth were cut in 3.x. Preference thing is all.

by the way, gold was spot on, but encumberence is, according to the gear list, 29.5 lb + 4.0 for the 200 + coin. what is the other 11.5 lbs?

also,

CMD 15 = 2 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 10

not seeing how 2+1+1=5. sorry.

Another thing, someone, was it scotley?, is showing at what level what class was taken, that would be nice. And on your feats, can an addm be added of something to the effect of:

Point Blank Shot [character lev 1]
Precise Shot [fightr level 1]
Shield Proficiency [fighter class trait]

or is this not doable with the hero lab program?

It is now 3:21 AM, and I am finally tired. I will finish later. huh, I can hear the snow plows working. I give my thanks to their dedication.

 

[Leif]

Yay! Someone finally has the courage to say that .pdf character sheets REALLY SUCK!

 

[mleibrock]

I'm a big fan, I know you can't see everything but Herolab prevents you from amking any errors and forgetting any bonuses, so even though you might not be able to "see" everything, it's in there.

 

[Leif]

HeroLab, non-pdf sheets

Sure HeroLab is great, but once you have the character created there, you can download the sheet to the harddrive of your own computer and then upload it to an ENWorld post as plain text, and that way it won't be necessary to open an attachment to see the character.

 

[Maidhc O Casain]

Guys, I'll be honest. I do not like pdf character sheets.

Like Mike (and as Leif will tell you) I love PDF sheets - they're huge time savers for me. And while HeroLab does throw up the occasional error they're very rare, and I almost always catch them as I build the character. I'd just rather be spending my time either developing the character or posting IC than duplicating the effort that HL's already gone to on my behalf, so I throw out the PDF to get started. That said, I do try to eventually go back and post my character in the RG using BB Code, and I'm very happy to help clear up any questions you have in the meantime. Which leads me to:

1. It helps me greatly to have the math on the sheet. for this example, I do not see the ability scores costs.

2. Ah yes, on the subject of ability scores, where did you put your +2 bonus in?

STR 12 (02), DEX 13 (03), CON 10 (00), INT 14 (05), WIS 10 (00), CHA 18 (10). Human Bonus in Charisma.

by the way, gold was spot on, but encumbrance is, according to the gear list, 29.5 lb + 4.0 for the 200 + coin. what is the other 11.5 lbs?

While HL almost always gets the weight right, in the equipment list it typically lists the weight per unit rather than the total (drives me crazy, and I forgot to fix it on the sheet). Here are the numbers that make the difference:

• Trail Rations: 6 lbs (+5)
• Waterskins: 8 lbs (+4)
• Alchemist's Fire: 2 lbs (+1)
• Tanglefoot Bags: 8 lbs (+4)
• Thunderstones: 2 lbs (+1)

I get 30 lbs for the equipment as listed, plus the 15 pounds from the list is 45 lbs. I didn't count coin weight - I don't in my games, and don't know of any others that bother to do so. Sure, it's more realistic. But it's also a huge "accounting" nightmare and general pain in the arse. If you do, let us know and I'll be adjusting her list to avoid the encumbrance penalties .

I know I can edit that part of the sheet, so I'll do so and post up the new one in place of the old (and notify you when it's done).

CMD 15 = 2 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 10

not seeing how 2+1+1=5. sorry.

The extra +1 comes from the Dodge Bonus provided by the feat of the same name. I'm headed over to the LoneWolf forums to request that the author of this sheet include a Misc Bonus spot in the CMB/CMD - a grievous oversight on his part . . .

Another thing, someone, was it scotley?, is showing at what level what class was taken, that would be nice. And on your feats, can an addm be added of something to the effect of:

Point Blank Shot [character lev 1]
Precise Shot [fightr level 1]
Shield Proficiency [fighter class trait]

or is this not doable with the hero lab program?

First two levels were Fighter, level three (and all further levels unless I change my plans for her) will be Oracle.

I don't usually list the weapon and armor proficiencies that come from class unless asked specifically for them (especially Fighters who get everything except Exotic Weapons). For the rest:

• Human Bonus: Dodge
• Level 01: Weapon Focus (Longbow)
• Fighter Bonus 01: Point Blank Shot
• Fighter Bonus 02: Precise Shot
• Level 03: Extra Revelation

Some parts of the character sheet put out by HL are editable - not sure if the feat list is one of these. I'll check and if so I'll add that info when I change the listed weights for equipment.

 

[Leif]

I say again, why can't you just use HeroLab on your own computer to build and set-up your character but upload the character as plain text to the RG on ENWorld? [OK, so you did say that you try to eventually do this.]

 

[mleibrock]

Leif,

I noticed, you had a lot of HP compared to my character. Are we supposed to take max at all levels? I took max at first and then 75% at the other two levels. I just don't want to cheat myself if I missed something.

 

[Maidhc O Casain]

I say again, why can't you just use HeroLab on your own computer to build and set-up your character but upload the character as plain text to the RG on ENWorld? [OK, so you did say that you try to eventually do this.]

Sadly, HL won't put out a plain text version of the full character sheet. It does do statblocks in plain text, BB Code, HTML and Wikitext. I usually attach one to my IC posts for quick lookups, but this doesn't help DeWar with his math problems .