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Message: <blockquote data-quote="soulcatcher" data-source="post: 3278373" data-attributes="member: 5940">I'm suggesting that books that you can get data for give you more potential uses then books for which you cannot get data.  Paper or not, using templates, and building special monsters is an example of the kind of complicated task that computers are better at then people.Never mind just implementing all the rules as written..  You have no idea how many times I have seen people generate characters by hand, and then I'll turn around and put them in pcgen, and lo and behold, there are at least 3 or 4 calculations that were flawed on the paper version.  People fail to notice all of their synergy bonuses, or encumbrance, or *something*.  From a GMs perspective, PCGen (and presumably other character generators) help ensure all of the players are following the rules, and helps to prevent honest mistakes as well.  From a player's perspective, you normally get a character with more of at least soemthing, because it's so easy to forget the many bonuses out there.We are dependent on the digital.  But that's no more accurate then saying we are Dependant on Steel or the Wheel, or we are addicted to Fire and Clothing.  Man has always been dependent on his tools.  Increasing complexity in these tools is how we progress and create better quality of life for more individuals.</blockquote>