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Feature Request: House Rules

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#1
kzach
Jul 13, 2009 3:49:45 Will the Character Builder ever support house rules?

And yes, I'm well aware of the impotent 'house rules' button it currently has which does absolutely nothing. By support, I mean the option to input your own powers that will actually appear as power cards and use the character's abilities exactly like the powers that are included with it currently do, the same for feats and skills and classes, etc.

The more I run games, the less the CB remains useful to me and my players as I customise my campaign more and more.
#2
carbon_dragon
Jul 13, 2009 11:25:56 I would like to be able to create variant weapons as well as powers.
#3
starfleet
Jul 14, 2009 6:51:49 Don't hold your breath.. most of us have been waiting on this and poof.. I know what you mean.. The Rules customisation and the item etc etc suck.. I have my own Items etc I want to add.... can't.
#4
Shadow_Elf
Jul 14, 2009 18:16:00 Was just about to start a thread on this very topic when I noticed this one. When the CharBuilder says it "supports houserules", that currently is worth absolutely nothing. It allows me to input no-incorporated rules text into silly white boxes. It does not offer power card generation or mathematical calculation of house rules or "homebrew" items. This bothers me very much, because, as an avid homebrewer, I like to incorporate as much of the stuff I make into a character concept as I can. I don't think Wizards should be allowed to say that their Character Builder "supports houserules/homebrew" until that "support" actually does anything meaningful. Telling me my character is houseruled and that it has X amount of custom feats and Y custom items, none of which are calculated or have power cards generated for them, should not be considered support, at all.
#5
myt3m0w53
Jul 15, 2009 21:37:31
Was just about to start a thread on this very topic when I noticed this one. When the CharBuilder says it "supports houserules", that currently is worth absolutely nothing. It allows me to input no-incorporated rules text into silly white boxes. It does not offer power card generation or mathematical calculation of house rules or "homebrew" items. This bothers me very much, because, as an avid homebrewer, I like to incorporate as much of the stuff I make into a character concept as I can. I don't think Wizards should be allowed to say that their Character Builder "supports houserules/homebrew" until that "support" actually does anything meaningful. Telling me my character is houseruled and that it has X amount of custom feats and Y custom items, none of which are calculated or have power cards generated for them, should not be considered support, at all.

Ditto!!
#6
Tharag_Bocc
Jul 18, 2009 17:53:27
I would like to be able to create variant weapons as well as powers.

This might be one of the first true houserule features we see. Weapons are already semi-customizable, allowing us to customize damage dice. Adding the ability customize category (hammer, flail, axe, etc), proficiency bonus, and weapon properties probably wouldn't be all that hard.
#7
randomchanze
Jul 19, 2009 14:33:13 It is very frustrating. An example being that in a recent game a GM allowed a player to increase their History Skill bonus by +1 from spending a lot of time in a VERY good library during down time.

Now he has to constantly update the char. sheet after each print.
#8
ewancooey
Jul 19, 2009 18:13:05 I too would like to see some ability to add customization to a character. Tried to create a race, and I got a small white box that doesn't actually add anything to the character.
#9
myt3m0w53
Jul 20, 2009 15:45:09 maybe someone will make a 3rd party utility that will pull from the CB and the Compendium to allow us to make custom stuff that is usable in a CB like program
#10
dalzig
Jul 20, 2009 15:52:43
It is very frustrating. An example being that in a recent game a GM allowed a player to increase their History Skill bonus by +1 from spending a lot of time in a VERY good library during down time.

Now he has to constantly update the char. sheet after each print.

Can't you just change the skill bonus on the character sheet and it will add it as a misc. bonus?...
#11
Drokare
Jul 28, 2009 16:30:03 I am having an issue where Custom Languages I have in Character Builder only one will remain on the sheet when saved, it will not keep the others.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 kzach Jul 13, 2009 3:49:45	Will the Character Builder ever support house rules? And yes, I'm well aware of the impotent 'house rules' button it currently has which does absolutely nothing. By support, I mean the option to input your own powers that will actually appear as power cards and use the character's abilities exactly like the powers that are included with it currently do, the same for feats and skills and classes, etc. The more I run games, the less the CB remains useful to me and my players as I customise my campaign more and more.
#2 carbon_dragon Jul 13, 2009 11:25:56	I would like to be able to create variant weapons as well as powers.
#3 starfleet Jul 14, 2009 6:51:49	Don't hold your breath.. most of us have been waiting on this and poof.. I know what you mean.. The Rules customisation and the item etc etc suck.. I have my own Items etc I want to add.... can't.
#4 Shadow_Elf Jul 14, 2009 18:16:00	Was just about to start a thread on this very topic when I noticed this one. When the CharBuilder says it "supports houserules", that currently is worth absolutely nothing. It allows me to input no-incorporated rules text into silly white boxes. It does not offer power card generation or mathematical calculation of house rules or "homebrew" items. This bothers me very much, because, as an avid homebrewer, I like to incorporate as much of the stuff I make into a character concept as I can. I don't think Wizards should be allowed to say that their Character Builder "supports houserules/homebrew" until that "support" actually does anything meaningful. Telling me my character is houseruled and that it has X amount of custom feats and Y custom items, none of which are calculated or have power cards generated for them, should not be considered support, at all.
#5 myt3m0w53 Jul 15, 2009 21:37:31	Was just about to start a thread on this very topic when I noticed this one. When the CharBuilder says it "supports houserules", that currently is worth absolutely nothing. It allows me to input no-incorporated rules text into silly white boxes. It does not offer power card generation or mathematical calculation of house rules or "homebrew" items. This bothers me very much, because, as an avid homebrewer, I like to incorporate as much of the stuff I make into a character concept as I can. I don't think Wizards should be allowed to say that their Character Builder "supports houserules/homebrew" until that "support" actually does anything meaningful. Telling me my character is houseruled and that it has X amount of custom feats and Y custom items, none of which are calculated or have power cards generated for them, should not be considered support, at all. Ditto!!
#6 Tharag_Bocc Jul 18, 2009 17:53:27	I would like to be able to create variant weapons as well as powers. This might be one of the first true houserule features we see. Weapons are already semi-customizable, allowing us to customize damage dice. Adding the ability customize category (hammer, flail, axe, etc), proficiency bonus, and weapon properties probably wouldn't be all that hard.
#7 randomchanze Jul 19, 2009 14:33:13	It is very frustrating. An example being that in a recent game a GM allowed a player to increase their History Skill bonus by +1 from spending a lot of time in a VERY good library during down time. Now he has to constantly update the char. sheet after each print.
#8 ewancooey Jul 19, 2009 18:13:05	I too would like to see some ability to add customization to a character. Tried to create a race, and I got a small white box that doesn't actually add anything to the character.
#9 myt3m0w53 Jul 20, 2009 15:45:09	maybe someone will make a 3rd party utility that will pull from the CB and the Compendium to allow us to make custom stuff that is usable in a CB like program
#10 dalzig Jul 20, 2009 15:52:43	It is very frustrating. An example being that in a recent game a GM allowed a player to increase their History Skill bonus by +1 from spending a lot of time in a VERY good library during down time. Now he has to constantly update the char. sheet after each print. Can't you just change the skill bonus on the character sheet and it will add it as a misc. bonus?...
#11 Drokare Jul 28, 2009 16:30:03	I am having an issue where Custom Languages I have in Character Builder only one will remain on the sheet when saved, it will not keep the others.