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Pathfinder and Herolab

So we're making the transition to Pathfinder.  To make things easier, I decided to invest in Herolab for Pathfinder.  With secondary licenses, I was able to make it available on multiple computers so the girls can work on their own character sheets without having to dig through tons of books.  Here are my first impressions of Herolab:

Positive:

  • Always being updated
  • Extensive content
  • Thorough.  For example, it is easy to generate companion animals
  • D20 integration in Pathfinder so I don't have to leave everything old behind
  • Nice looking character sheets
  • Lots of options for including / excluding extra content (like the Advanced Players Guide)
Negative
  • Out of the box, it didn't set the starting gold properly for the level.   I had to look it up.
  • The portrait view cuts off the picture even though the character sheet doesn't.
  • The dossier thing looks like it makes me print everything separately (spell description separate from character sheet).  Not really my preference.  Would rather print everything at once.
  • No real easy way to preconfigure all the options I needed across multiple machines.  Would be great if it would use the internet to synchronize.
  • I don't like the update page.  It doesn't seem to make it obvious what needs updated.
One qualifier I should add is that I am just getting started with Herolab.  I haven't read the manual fully yet, so this review may change as I get to know Herolab better.

Overall I think Herolab is going to make our Pathfinder experience a lot more fun and give the players a lot more opportunity to explore what characters they can make.
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