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[GENERAL] 3rd Party Content.

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Kegdrainer
player, 18 posts
Wed 27 Jun 2018
at 20:05
  • msg #18

Re: [GENERAL] 3rd Party Content

I am a big fan of PCGen. Very handy for making characters.
Ventrikel
player, 78 posts
Swedish dude.
Wed 27 Jun 2018
at 20:47
  • msg #19

Re: [GENERAL] 3rd Party Content

In reply to Sleeping Darkness (msg # 17):

Tried google documents too, handy in some ways but really bulky and hard to navigate sometimes. And filling out a blank, simple text editor like what's offered here is a nightmare for pathfinder characters :P

@Kegdrainer I'll have to check that out!

Still very curious about the adventure path material that can be bought in hero labs though. Just yesterday I had a fight with three bosses and several commoners vs the PCs, gets a bit annoying sometimes to flip back and forth in a pdf :P
praguepride
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Wed 27 Jun 2018
at 21:26
  • msg #20

Re: [GENERAL] 3rd Party Content

Ventrikel:
Hero Labs. Is it good? Filling out character sheets on both roll20 and on rpol is quite complicated, I've gotten the impression that it's easier to use and browse sheets on hero labs. Is that right?

The AP parts of hero labs, is it useful, does it add much compared to scrolling a pdf of the AP?


Hero Labs is EXPENSIVE if you want to keep up to date. It is stupid expensive to keep up as even the big bulk buys are hundreds of dollars in data files.

That being said, it's pretty awesome if you can afford hundreds of dollars. I use it for the following:

  • Feat/Trait finding - keyword searching ALL the traits and ALL the feats makes selecting stuff super nice
  • Creating complicated monster templates - it does the math for me which is nice
  • Tracking resources - there is an "in play" function that makes it easy to track resource pools from ammunition to X per day stuff


That being said it's a question of "how much time do you want to spend on character sheets" versus "how much money do you want to spend".

If you can afford like $500 or if you're fine just limiting it to core and a couple of books (~80-100 depending on options) then Hero Lab is AMAZING!! If you think of that price and say "noooo wayy" then yeah there are other things available. I know a lot of people use myth weavers and you can find other sites that are mostly complete or you can just study the rules and do it however you like.

However for me personally, I don't like to spend a lot of time figuring out how a character works and I am kind of paranoid that I'm doing it wrong so Hero Lab makes character creation a blast.
MrJohnson
player, 1 post
Wed 27 Jun 2018
at 22:06
  • msg #21

Re: [GENERAL] 3rd Party Content

+1 for PCGen, it has it's flaws, but considering it's $500 less than HeroLab (read: free), I think that the flaws aren't that big.
Ventrikel
player, 79 posts
Swedish dude.
Thu 28 Jun 2018
at 18:09
  • msg #22

Re: [GENERAL] 3rd Party Content

In reply to praguepride (msg # 20):

I figure I'd go with a core set and a class set, or so... But would probably be frustrated at not finding all the feats I want... Have you tried the AP part of it?
The MooCow
player, 7 posts
Thu 28 Jun 2018
at 20:36
  • msg #23

Re: [GENERAL] 3rd Party Content

Hero Lab is pretty awesome, and you get a number of licenses; my tabletop group all threw in together and bought it and shared it among all the players.
praguepride
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Thu 28 Jun 2018
at 22:00
  • msg #24

Re: [GENERAL] 3rd Party Content

I paid for the players guides for things like traits but not for the encounters. Encountere and NPCs are super easy and fun to build and tweak it didnt seem worthwhile. If you buy all the bestiaries then no need imo. As for NPCs I like to tweak them and at the least building from scratch means I know all their features.

Their encounter builder is nice because again keyword search all monsters in one list sortable by CR. Makes me feel like Batman yelling at my screen.

“COMPUTER! Show me all Fey. Show me fey between CR 3 and 5. Sort by name. Yep that is the bad guy I am looking for.
TJCid
player, 1 post
Mon 2 Mar 2020
at 03:59
  • msg #25

[GENERAL] 3rd Party Content

Wo hooooo!!! Blade Devil for the win!
https://www.indiegogo.com/proj...c-novel/x/23200724#/
Flarelord
player, 14 posts
Tue 17 Mar 2020
at 18:25
  • msg #26

[GENERAL] 3rd Party Content

My tabletop crew loves Dreamscarred Press stuff, and I've slowly been soaking into it.

And lately, I've come up with a silly concept that would be a damn interesting concept to play that works with a few different levels.

Ideal Race: Witchborn Changeling, Peri-Blood Aasimar, or a Human getting +2 Int and Cha

Classes: Multiclass Cherished Archetype Highlord (A Psionic Support Class by Dreamscarred) at least 2nd level plus Vizier (Path of the Ruler) (Dreamscarred Veilweaver) (As many levels as possible)

The core of this idea is mixing the perks of First Impression (Making all creatures one degree more friendly to you default) and the Cuirass of Confidence Veil (a 60ft range veil with a Will Save that ALSO raises default attitude)

With both effects, indifferent folks become helpful if they fail the save vs First Impression. Hostiles become Indifferent.

If you have Mythic Tier 1, it gets even more stupid, by taking Trickster Path, Persuasive Countenance, and Extra Path Ability feat -> Path Dabbling -> Calming Presence from Overmind.

That gives you 4 'initial attitude improvement' though one of those doesn't apply vs mythic creatures.

If you want to get really dumb, and can wing it, grab the Suzerain Template, which adds ANOTHER save DC based improvement (and great stat boosts... honestly, I'd be willing to give up half of what the template gives to keep those).  Assuming the people fail their saves, that's turning Hostiles into Helpfuls.

That's even before considering Path of the Ruler's AoE will save penalty, and you can potentially squeeze some multiclassing in for, say, mesmerist stare or witch for Evil Eye hex. (Seducer Witch isn't bad either, charm hex can be used in the case of people who manage to make some of their saves for extra 'chances' to make them helpful.) If you're higher mythic tier, dual pathing  marshal or trickster and Overmind allows you to pick up Persuasive Countenance, Calming Presence, and Bypass Mental Defenses so you can affect mind-affecting -  Immune Creatures though it costs 1 Mythic per ability to apply on them.

This probably is a weird and silly idea, but it's one I just kind of love as a thing you can try to mechanically do XD.

Idea is even more amazing in a Gestalt game. I could easily see it breaking some games pretty hard, but in others, it could make for an interesting character. A lot of effects don't have descriptiors they probably should have, alas.

Hindered a bit by Mythic creatures, Mind-Affecting Immunity, so there are ways to play with it a bit.

Idea ends up also able to use veilweaving for Cherished Highlord you go, can get some nice perks to help allies out, too.
Jobe00
player, 23 posts
Role-playing
Game Mechanic
Fri 24 Jul 2020
at 13:07
  • msg #27

[GENERAL] 3rd Party Content

I don't know if I've ever asked this here, but is there anything published other than Green Ronin Games' Blue Rose/True20 that makes classes modular so you can build your own and advance it?

Like some kind of point based class build with all the various abilities?
Jobe00
player, 25 posts
Role-playing
Game Mechanic
Tue 19 Jan 2021
at 22:55
  • msg #28

[GENERAL] 3rd Party Content

If anyone is interested, Pinnacle Entertainment just started their Kickstarter for Savage Worlds Pathfinder.
Just hit the site and search Savage Worlds Pathfinder for it.
praguepride
player, 324 posts
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Wed 20 Jan 2021
at 20:02
  • msg #29

[GENERAL] 3rd Party Content

@Jobe00: Sorry but besides those two I am not aware of anything. There probably is more out there but it is buried.

Also thanks for the shout out to Savage Worlds KS.
Zag24
player, 32 posts
Sat 13 Mar 2021
at 01:48
  • msg #30

Re: [GENERAL] 3rd Party Content

Hi all.  I've been enjoying TreasureTrove's new online Pathfinder character generator:  https://www.trovetokens.com/anvil/

He used to have a Flash one, but now that Flash is gone, he's started this one built with Vue.js.  My only connection to this is that I'm a supporter on Patreon.  I don't get anything from advertising this here other than, if I do drum up more support from here he'll be more inclined to make RPoL-specific features.  I've been chatting with him on his Discord channel and I've already planted a bug in his ear about an RPoL-friendly output.  Maybe if other people support him and also ask, he'll feel more disposed to make something.

He is still early in development, and he doesn't consider it MVP yet (Minimum Viable Product).  But I found it to be functional and useful.

One feature I really like is that he allows for non-standard features.  For instance, the GM in a game I'm playing gave everyone a couple of free feats.  Most online character generators don't have any way to support that sort of non-standard feature, but his has the ability just to add additional feats and to define what they affect.
praguepride
player, 336 posts
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Mon 15 Mar 2021
at 20:00
  • msg #31

Re: [GENERAL] 3rd Party Content

If he's interested in meeting other GMs I am semi-active on Discord. PM me if he wants to talk. I can share some stuff about the more technical aspects of GMing on RPOL.
Zag24
player, 33 posts
Mon 15 Mar 2021
at 20:04
  • msg #32

Re: [GENERAL] 3rd Party Content

He was polite when I suggested features, but I'm not sure if he was just being polite or really soliciting feedback.  :-)
praguepride
player, 337 posts
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Mon 15 Mar 2021
at 20:10
  • msg #33

Re: [GENERAL] 3rd Party Content

Fair enough. I'd be greatly interested in assisting if he is looking for input. I work in IT on app development so I've got a pretty good handle on how to talk to developers.
Zag24
player, 34 posts
Mon 15 Mar 2021
at 20:16
  • msg #34

Re: [GENERAL] 3rd Party Content

Oh, we're comparing nerd credentials then.  :-)

I'm a senior software architect in a company that does web application development.
praguepride
player, 338 posts
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Mon 15 Mar 2021
at 20:21
  • msg #35

Re: [GENERAL] 3rd Party Content

Oh a SENIOR architect? And here I thought you might actually do work :P
Zag24
player, 35 posts
Mon 15 Mar 2021
at 21:38
  • msg #36

Re: [GENERAL] 3rd Party Content

LOL.  No, of course not.
Jobe00
player, 27 posts
Role-playing
Game Mechanic
Mon 15 Mar 2021
at 21:45
  • msg #37

Re: [GENERAL] 3rd Party Content

In reply to praguepride (msg # 35):

Harsh. Accurate but harsh.
godlearner
player, 68 posts
Mon 15 Mar 2021
at 22:29
  • msg #38

Re: [GENERAL] 3rd Party Content

In reply to Jobe00 (msg # 37):

Hey, at least you are not a Project Manager. ;)
Zag24
player, 36 posts
Mon 15 Mar 2021
at 23:52
  • msg #39

Re: [GENERAL] 3rd Party Content

Really good project managers work like crazy.  I never want to work that hard.  I do the fun stuff, designing a solution in Entity Relationship Diagrams and such, and then we pay people to implement it.
godlearner
player, 69 posts
Tue 16 Mar 2021
at 00:44
  • msg #40

Re: [GENERAL] 3rd Party Content

In reply to Zag24 (msg # 39):

LOL, really. (Been a PMP certified since 2008)
praguepride
player, 339 posts
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Wed 17 Mar 2021
at 21:26
  • msg #41

Re: [GENERAL] 3rd Party Content

I have been part of almost every step of the SDLC. Being the business partner is the easiest because all you have to do is know what you want and articulate it clearly. It always amazes me how many people stumble on both those points.
Jobe00
player, 38 posts
Role-playing
Game Mechanic
Fri 18 Jun 2021
at 19:03
  • msg #42

Re: [GENERAL] 3rd Party Content

Jobe00:
I don't know if I've ever asked this here, but is there anything published other than Green Ronin Games' Blue Rose/True20 that makes classes modular so you can build your own and advance it?

Like some kind of point based class build with all the various abilities?

What I was wanting has been created: Play Manga d20 (https://www.drivethrurpg.com/p...90878/Play-Manga-d20) with Fantasy Manga d20 Expanded (https://www.drivethrurpg.com/p...y-Manga-d20-Expanded) and Masters of the Occult: Play Manga d20 (https://www.drivethrurpg.com/p...ccult-Play-Manga-d20).

They break down the classes into abilities which lets you build your own classes or modify them more easily.

The only classes left for a supplement are the Hybrid Classes, but I believe those are planned to be done in the near future.
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