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<blockquote data-quote="NewJeffCT" data-source="post: 5538727" data-attributes="member: 10784"><p>OK, after the hue & cry following the release of the online Character Builder, I tried to avoid the CB as much as possible until it became more workable. Since I'm almost always the DM, I don't really need to use the CB that often.</p><p></p><p>But, I've finally gotten around to looking at the online Monster Builder in Adventure Tools this past week and have a few questions.</p><p></p><p>1) In the offline Monster Builder, you could easily upgrade a monster to an Elite or a Solo by changing "Standard" to "Elite" or "Solo" in the drop down menu. I did not see that option to customize in the online version. Did I miss something? (I see a slider where I can increase/decrease the level of a monster, but not to change its type)</p><p></p><p>2) The offline MB also made it easy to cut & paste monsters to RTF format for putting into a Word doc. That way, I could cut and paste an entire encounter into one document & print it off. Now, it seems I'd have to print off each monster one per page - seems wasteful, especially if you have minions. Am I missing something again? I could often reformat the pasted RTF monster and get 2-3 per page.</p><p></p><p>3) I see that I can edit a monster's individual powers within Customize, but what if I wanted to add a new power? I don't see how, unless I missed something. (again, in the offline MB, I would upgrade an Elite to a Solo and then add another power entirely to the monster)</p><p></p><p>Thanks for any help.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NewJeffCT, post: 5538727, member: 10784"] OK, after the hue & cry following the release of the online Character Builder, I tried to avoid the CB as much as possible until it became more workable. Since I'm almost always the DM, I don't really need to use the CB that often. But, I've finally gotten around to looking at the online Monster Builder in Adventure Tools this past week and have a few questions. 1) In the offline Monster Builder, you could easily upgrade a monster to an Elite or a Solo by changing "Standard" to "Elite" or "Solo" in the drop down menu. I did not see that option to customize in the online version. Did I miss something? (I see a slider where I can increase/decrease the level of a monster, but not to change its type) 2) The offline MB also made it easy to cut & paste monsters to RTF format for putting into a Word doc. That way, I could cut and paste an entire encounter into one document & print it off. Now, it seems I'd have to print off each monster one per page - seems wasteful, especially if you have minions. Am I missing something again? I could often reformat the pasted RTF monster and get 2-3 per page. 3) I see that I can edit a monster's individual powers within Customize, but what if I wanted to add a new power? I don't see how, unless I missed something. (again, in the offline MB, I would upgrade an Elite to a Solo and then add another power entirely to the monster) Thanks for any help. [/QUOTE]
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