RPG Software Supporting eTools Format

[jmettraux]

dagger:
Here is a stat block example for you:
http://home.austin.rr.com/bloodoath...haracters/Zarna(statblock).html

Thanks ! But did you generate these stats directly from eTools ?
Or did you generate them from Davin's ET helper ?

(I don't own any eTools copy)

 

[Davin]

Thanks ! But did you generate these stats directly from eTools ?
Or did you generate them from Davin's ET helper ?

ET Helper doesn't generate any stat blocks (nor HTML files), so I hope that file didn't come from it.

 

[jmettraux]

Originally posted by Davin
ET Helper doesn't generate any stat blocks (nor HTML files), so I hope that file didn't come from it.

The path seems to be

eTools <--> MS-Access --> ETHelper --> Eric Noah's xsl --> stat block...

I was just wondering if there is a path like

eTools --> stat block

(does eTools feature a stat block output export function out of the box ?)

 

[gariig]

Yes. When you load the character go to file->export->html and you have your choice of all the XSL character sheets in your xml/character directory.

Simple.

Gariig

 

[dagger]

In case the link was messed up I am reposting it here:

http://home.austin.rr.com/bloodoath/etools/User/Characters/Zarna(statblock).html


But yes, I used E-Tools...

 

[DMFTodd]

The latest version of DM's Familiar now supports the importing of E:Tools stat blocks from to DM's Familiar. Create your PC/NPC with E:Tools, cut & paste it into DMF, and then use DMF to actually run your game.

You can find the announcement in this thread:
http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=22479

 

[Chaz]

Re: Re: RPG Software Supporting eTools Format

I've been considering it for TableSmith

MythosaAkira,
This is a little off topic i know, but I just wanted to say im a big fan / supporter of your program. I love it. Keep up the good work. i also keep checking your site regularly for updates. Excellent program.

 

[MythosaAkira]

Just some random thoughts on Tablemsith, maybe some of this is already possible:

1) I'd like the output from a result automatically chere was copied to the clipboard. That way, if I need a name for the barkeep, I generate it in TS and then can instantly paste it in whatever I am using to keep my notes.

I'm not big on copying stuff to the clipboard without direct user intervention, so I probably wouldn't be doing this. But it's a simple matter of copying whatever is in the results window (my menu doesn't support "ctrl-A" or "ctrl-C", but that's because the results window itself does).

2) I wish there was some standard with the tables made available with the program. For example, your town generator is great. I wish the tables that make up that table (races, religions, classes, etc) where each seperated into a seperate file for easy updating. I wish other tables would then be using those standard tables. This way, if I don't have Halflings in my world but I do have Hobbits, I can easily update 1 table and have it work with everything.

I could impose standard tables, but I doubt many people would follow my standard I do, though, encourage people to be as "modular" as possible, both for flexibility like you've mentioned as well as re-usability. Naturally, that's something I need to learn to do more myself.

3) This is the big one that we discussed at GenCon briefly: I'd love Tablesmith to have a OCX or COM setup where TS can be called with parameters from other programs and get results back. In my ideal world, I don't run DMF and Tablesmith. I just run DMF and it can call out to TS and return values strait to DMF.

A publicly-available TableSmith in OCX/COM is not likely to happen. However, if you're still interested, we can continue the conversation we had at Gen Con; that option is still very open.

 

[MythosaAkira]

Re: Re: Re: RPG Software Supporting eTools Format

MythosaAkira,
This is a little off topic i know, but I just wanted to say im a big fan / supporter of your program. I love it. Keep up the good work. i also keep checking your site regularly for updates. Excellent program.

Thanks!

Keep an eye out this weekend; I'm planning on releasing TableSmith 4.0 (and Campaign Sage 3.0).

 

[Chaz]

Re: Re: Re: Re: RPG Software Supporting eTools Format

Thanks!

Keep an eye out this weekend; I'm planning on releasing TableSmith 4.0 (and Campaign Sage 3.0).

Ah excellent. Ive been waiting to see what gems you come up with next. Thanks.