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v12.994 - UA: Revised Class Options & many bugfixes

Sorry for the delay with incorporating the latest UA article. Life is hectic right now and I also still haven't really gotten around to make a good start with the magic item functions.

Anyway, this update patches a lot of bugs that have been reported and offers some fixes for longer-lasting problems.

Changelog for MPMB's Character Record Sheet v12.994 (25 June 2017):
• NEW CONTENT: the 4 revised subclasses and 15 revised/new Eldritch Invocations from the Revised Cla...

v12.993 - Emergency Patch

Turns out I made a mistake that crippled the Colourful versions of the sheet, specifically the Letter version and the right column of the second page. Thus a very quick update to patch these problems.

Changelog for MPMB's Character Record Sheet v12.993 (5 June 2017):
• Fixed some big problems with the fields for Feats on the Colourful-Letter 2nd page (thanks Eric K. for reporting);
• Changed the secondary drop-down box for the Dragon Casualty to show Origin along wit...

v12.992 - fixing some bugs

Although work on the Magic Item addition has begun, it is now first time for an update that fixes some bugs, adds some small new features, and remedies some graphical issues.

Changelog for MPMB's Character Record Sheet v12.992 (4 June 2017):
• Corrected placement of many fields, text lines, and other minor graphical tweaks;
• Avast is no longer falsely flagging the sheet as a virus;
• Added the option to use proficiency bonus as a dynamic modifier in the modifie...

v12.991 - some essential bugfixes (no 'major' feature yet...)

The poll for which 'major' feature to be added to version 13 is still neck and neck, so please vote for the feature you would like to see added next right here !

In the meantime, I have made a new interim version that includes some essential bugfixes.

Changelog for MPMB's Character Record Sheet v12.991 (29 May 2017):
• Fix for the Weight dialogue not working in the Colourful version (thanks W...

Avast and Acrobat Reader for Android

This is a post about something different for a change, about third-party programs.

<s>Good</s> Misleading News from Avast

I have just gotten the following reply from Avast:

______________________

 Hi again,

Our virus specialists have now adjusted the license so it should be compatible even with the versions "v12.98" "v12.99" as well.

This change may take few days to take effect in Avast installations.

We are sorry for the incon...

2017-05-23 19:13:59 +0000 UTC View Post

What will be the next feature?

The poll for what to add to version 13 has closed and adding a 'major' feature has won by a fairly big margin.

Unlike that previous poll, this one is a close race! So please vote on what you would like to see added next.

I have set this poll to stay open for a bit longer as I won't be able to work on the sheet for the next week and a half as I'm going abroad and have been blessed to be invited to a total of three weddings, all of them taking place next week. Even though I won't have much...

Version 13! What's next?

Version 13 of the character sheet is coming up. When I started making this sheet back in 2014 I had never imagined that so many people would support its continued development. Thank you all very much!

With a major number coming up I would like to add something special to the sheet. One thing that I will be adding for sure is a list of people who have made this project possible, you! I haven't figured out how exactly I will credit you and I will ...

v12.99 - Alerts for Feat requirements, New functions/fixes for the Spell Sheets, Set Adventurers League sections individually, and many, many bug fixes

Again, there were a lot of responses about the bugs in the previous version and I would like to thank everybody that reported a bug.

Beside the bugfixes, v12.99 also has some new features and fixes for the spell sheet generation, as well as some new features to improve the overall usability of the sheet.

In other good news, I have finally gotten word back from Avast that they have the issue with false positives sorted. I expect this to be included in tomorrow's virus-update. Unfortunatel...

v12.98 - Feats for Races, Revised Subclasses, Updated Inventory Functions, bug fixes

From the big amount of responses, it was again clear that v12.97 had a bunch of bugs that had to be dealt with. So here is v12.98 that tries to remedy the problems.

Beside the bugfixes, v12.98 also brings the latest Unearthed Arcana material and I re-worked all the inventory functions.

Unfortunately, these files still cause Avast Antivirus to give a false virus warning. I have contacted Avast about this issue and it will probably be a couple of weeks before it is remedied. So please be p...

v12.97 - just like 12.96, but without the bugs ;)

My morning started out fun with all the messages people had left for me overnight, pointing out the blatant bug in v12.96 when you add a race that has level-dependent features (such as a Tiefling, Dragonborn, or Hill Dwarf).

Luckily I could quickly patch this and get a fixed version out to you. So behold, v12.97 is here. It has all that v12.96 promised, but should actually work.

http://www....

v12.96 - Class Selection Dialogue (with drop-down boxes)

The last feature vote was pretty clear, most of you want to have an easier way for selecting classes.

Together with this come some bugfixes, improvements for importing, and better support for creating characters above level 20.

Changelog for MPMB's Character Record Sheet v12.96 (24 April 2017):
• NEW FEATURE: select the character’s class(es) with the help of a pop-up dialogue that has drop-down menus for classes and subclasses (not available in Adobe Acrobat XI or...

What Feature Is Next?

Now that the sheet truly has all the Unearthed Arcana material and has its first round of bugfixes for them, it is time to come to you once again for another poll about what feature to add next.

Please know that you can not only vote on the poll, but you can also always suggest new ones!

The feature that receives the most votes will be the one that I will work on next. All the others, and any new ones that have been suggested, will be put on a poll in the future.

v12.95 - UA: Feats for Skills, the Revenant, bugfixes

A new UA article has been released, so it is time to update the sheet together with some bugfixes and the Revenant subraces that I had completely overlooked with my 'complete Unearthed Arcana update'.

Changelog for MPMB's Character Record Sheet v12.95 (18 April 2017):
• NEW CONTENT: the Revenant subraces from Unearthed Arcana: Gothic Heroes (available for the Aasimar, Dragonborn, Dwarf, Elf, Gnome, Halfling, Human, and Tiefling);
• NEW CONTENT: the 18 skill feats fro...

v12.94 - all published WotC materials!

As alluded to with the last couple of posts here, time has come to update the sheet with all past Unearthed Arcana material, now that the first goal of this Patreon has been reached.

In addition to the Unearthed Arcana material of days gone by, this update includes the latest UA: Start Spells article, and the beast from the adventure books Out of the Abyss and Tales of the Yawning Portal.

Changelog for MPMB's Character Record Sheet v12.94 (11 April 2017):
• NEW CONT...

Firearms from the DMG, add them to the sheet?

Before that is done, I would like to know one thing from you, concerning the firearms from the Dungeon Masters Guide.

The firearms from the DMG are currently available as additional content in the Fan-made Additions Dropbox Folder and GitHub folder. However, I'm to...

What to do with the Spell-less Ranger?

As I'm now going back  to add support for all the older Unearthed Arcana articles, I will have some decisions to make on how to implement stuff. To help me with making these decisions, I'm coming to you!

The first problem in this regard is the spell-less ranger from Unearthed Arcana: Modifying Classes.

As it is now, the sheet has two different options for the Ranger: the one fr...

First goal reached!

I would like to thank all of you for making this possible!

With the first goal of this Patreon reached, I am working on transcribing all the Unearthed Arcana material that I haven't put in the sheet yet.

It still won't be a complete picture, as I will logically skip things that have since been superseded by newer articles or published materials (like the 10-level Mystic or the Swashbuckler).


With these new additions, I have some new questions for you that ...

v12.93 - the Mystic works, no really!

With all the fast responses I got on the latest massive update, and the fact that it had some glaring bugs, it is already time for a new version. This time no new content or features, just some fixes to make the Mystic and Psionics work.

The Spell Sheets per Class will also be update momentarily, once they are done generating (and you all know how slow that goes...)

Changelog for MPMB's Character Record Sheet v12.93 (3 April 2017):
• Addition of an alert making it clear that the she...

v12.92 - Now with 100% more Mystic!

This is a big one. Besides the huge addition of the mystic with all its psionics, this version features many bugfixes, the two latest UA articles, Adventurers League backgrounds, and many small tweaks.

Also, the spell sheets per class have been updated with the new addition of the Mystic 'spell' sheet.

Changelog for MPMB's Character Record Sheet v12.92 (29 March 2017):
• NEW CONTENT: Addition of the Mystic class, its 6 subclasses, and its 12 psionic talents and 40 d...

I’m requesting your help to speed up the Mystic!

Some news on the progress of the addition of the Mystic class to MPMB’s Character Record Sheet.

State of the Mystic

>> Finished so far:
✓ Transcribing the Mystic class features;
✓ Transcribing all Mystic Orders (6/6);
✓ Coding the sheet to be compatible with the Mystic’s Psionics;
✓ Transcribing all Psionic Talents (12/12);
✓ Transcribing 40/40 Psionic Disciplines.

>> Still to do:
- No...

The Mystic! But, how to add Psionic Disciplines?

I'm just going to skip this week's poll to ask you what feature you would like to see added next, because I can guess your answer: The Mystic.

However, the Mystic is a large UA article, with all the subclasses, psionic disciplines and psionic talents. So, please don't expect me to tackle this one fully in a short time scale. I can probably do a quick release  today/tomorrow that includes the Mystic, as long as it doesn't need to include the psionic disciplines.

The ...

v12.87 - Ability Score Increases from Feats & Fearie Dragon

The poll was loud and clear, you really wanted support for the ability score increases brought about by feats. So now you have it!

Changelog for MPMB's Character Record Sheet v12.87 (10 March 2017):
• NEW FEATURE: Feats now have their own column in the Ability Scores dialogue, which is automatically filled by feats that have a fixed effect on ability scores;
• NEW CONTENT: Added the Fae...

Feature 4 (2017, week 10)

The start of another week, so time for you to vote on what feature you would like to see added next!

v12.86 - critical fix

A very quick and small update for this version, fixing a critical bug with the context-aware attack calculations that makes several of the sheet's features hang.

Changelog for MPMB's Character Record Sheet v12.86 (3 March 2017):
• Changed the ‘Water Whip’ Elemental Discipline back to an action, as it should be according to the PHB errata (thanks Ken B. for reporting);
• Fixed a critical error in ...

v12.85: UA Warlock & Wizard, fixes for importing and more!

A new version is up on DMs Guild and, for Scribe and higher patrons, on the Dropbox/Google Drive.

The UA: Warlock & Wizard has finally come to the sheet and it includes some important bugfixes as well as the new feature for greying-out class features whose prerequisite haven't been met, as voted upon in the previous post.

Changelog for MPMB's Character Record Sheet v12.85 (1 March 2017):
• NEW C...

Using Prerequisites, Good Idea?

I am working on adding the Eldritch Invocations from the UA: Warlock & Wizard. A lot of these invocations have a prerequisite to be of a certain Warlock Patron. Obviously, you don't want the option to select these invocations if you don't have the prerequisite Patron. Thus, I am making a new feature of the sheet to exclude these kind of choices based on there prerequisites. 

With this new feature it will also be possible to apply them ...

Feature 3 (2017, week 9)

The last feature, context-aware attack calculations, turned out to be a bit more work than I anticipated, but it was still fun making it!

So now I ask you all again, please choose which feature would you like to be added next?

I have include suggestions I got from people here and other places (EN world, DMs Guild). If you have a suggestion for a new feature, improvement, or something else, please don’t hesitate to let me know and I’ll add it to the list of options! 

v12.84 has come, with some critical bug fixes!

This time I didn’t wait to accumulate a lot of changes or created a cool new feature before publishing the next version, as it has some very essential fixes for the companion page. In v12.83 the attack calculation of the companion page was wonky. This also affected any imported characters that had any kind of companions, effectively screwing up most of the importing process.

I urge everybody to skip v12.83 and update directly to v12.84. If you just imported your character to v12.83, please i...

v12.83 has finally arrived, with Context-aware Attack Calculations!

 Changelog for MPMB's Character Record Sheet v12.83 (18 February 2017): 

• NEW FEATURE: Context-aware HP calculations (e.g. Dwarven Tougness), which can be added with custom scripts;
• NEW FEATURE: Context-aware attack fields auto-fill (e.g. Monk Damage Die), which can be added with custom scripts;
• NEW FEATURE: Context-aware attack to hit and attack damage calculations (e.g. Paladin Imp...

Context-aware Attack Calculations

EDIT: I didn't make this properly clear before, but the feature is not done yet and the new version of the sheet is not ready yet. This is just an update about the progress.

After about 50 hours of working on the new feature, I got the code working, and gone over almost all feats and class & racial features  for adding code for this new feature.

A rundown of the features that have been edited:

Feats:

• Crossbow Expert 2017-02-17 18:04:05 +0000 UTC View Post