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<blockquote data-quote="Remathilis" data-source="post: 5315771" data-attributes="member: 7635">WotC did a good job with the char-gen overall, but there are some things I'd love to have seen (customization, last I checked, was a name on char-sheet, nothing that could affect the math like custom races or items, something CR2 and even e-tools could do). When WotC puts out 5e, they should have the following ready to roll out within a year of its release.* A char-gen tool that allows official rules, house rules (defined in a separate area), and &quot;notes&quot; (tweaks on paper only). * A monster builder in the same vein. * A simple tile-based* (in terrain placement, not as in Dungeon Tiles) mapper that can build dungeons, cities, and overworld maps. Bonus if it could do hex-maps. * An &quot;Adventure Tools&quot; Hub that connects to the latter programs. It can track initiative, place encounters on maps, total XP with a click of a button, has a dice-rolling program, link to the rules online (searchable), and has a simple word-processor for campaign journaling and notes. In essence, it should be doing a lot of the heavy lifting for the DM at game.* THEN, create a separate program for online play that incorporates the earlier programs database and includes a visual table-top, character-designer, etc. That could be a year 2-3 project, since there is a lot more to handle on it. I figure 5e should be out in 2015, so if WotC starts NOW, they could have it all ready for roll-out. This time. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Remathilis, post: 5315771, member: 7635"] WotC did a good job with the char-gen overall, but there are some things I'd love to have seen (customization, last I checked, was a name on char-sheet, nothing that could affect the math like custom races or items, something CR2 and even e-tools could do). When WotC puts out 5e, they should have the following ready to roll out within a year of its release. * A char-gen tool that allows official rules, house rules (defined in a separate area), and "notes" (tweaks on paper only). * A monster builder in the same vein. * A simple tile-based* (in terrain placement, not as in Dungeon Tiles) mapper that can build dungeons, cities, and overworld maps. Bonus if it could do hex-maps. * An "Adventure Tools" Hub that connects to the latter programs. It can track initiative, place encounters on maps, total XP with a click of a button, has a dice-rolling program, link to the rules online (searchable), and has a simple word-processor for campaign journaling and notes. In essence, it should be doing a lot of the heavy lifting for the DM at game. * THEN, create a separate program for online play that incorporates the earlier programs database and includes a visual table-top, character-designer, etc. That could be a year 2-3 project, since there is a lot more to handle on it. I figure 5e should be out in 2015, so if WotC starts NOW, they could have it all ready for roll-out. This time. ;););););) [/QUOTE]

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