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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Zinovia" data-source="post: 5097438" data-attributes="member: 57373">Yes, I have taken a look at the files in a text editor.  I wasn't sure if it was pulling the information from the Compendium, or from an internal database, but the data is definitely not encoded in the output file.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f641.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":(" title="Frown    :("  data-smilie="3"data-shortname=":(" />I'm not about to make something that would knowingly violate the GSL, so we'll see what is possible.  I was hoping we could use the Compendium for the data, but that requires you to have a subscription and be online when using it.  It's likely the best solution, if it can be done at all.  It would be great if the sheet could be filled out automatically from a character builder file, but I'm not sure it's possible.  There are limitations with PDF forms as well that could create issues.  I went with PDF to control the look of the sheet better than HTML.  Because it embeds everything, you don't need to worry about missing fonts, or variations in how the HTML is interpreted.  The HTML 5 standard adds a lot more control there, but it's not commonly used as of yet.  For now, I am filling these out using Adobe Reader, based on the official sheet from the CB.  Maybe someday it will be easier to make non-ugly sheets from the CB.  I just find the official sheets very bland, and a touch hard to find information on quickly.  Combat takes long enough already without newer players having to find their defenses quickly on a number-filled page.</blockquote>

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