Hero Lab

While I was at Gen Con in August, I happened upon a booth where they were demonstrating a character generator called Hero Lab. Now, my first reaction was "Okay, big deal, it's yet another character generator that is going to be more trouble than its worth". However, the gentlemen giving the demonstration was kind enough me let try it out first hand.

I was amazed at just how user friendly it was, and how in-depth its features were. It was simply amazing. One of the coolest features I found was that it not only supports the d20 system, but also World of Darkness and Mutants & Masterminds.

You can download a free demo version on their website (www.wolflair.com). The full version is thirty dollars, which isn't bad considering what all you get with it, plus any updates to the program.

The nice folks over at Lone Wolf Developement also have two other programs I haven't had a chance to check out. The first one is Army Builder, which is a tool for miniatures based games such as Warhammer. The other is Card Vault which is a tool designed to help keep track of TCG cards and collectable minatures.

I hope everyone checks out Hero Lab and enjoys it as much as I have and keep an eye out for Army Builder and Card Vault.