Fooling around with AutoHARP today and I have a couple more questions and suggestions.
Can you explain what the "Base Rules" boolean does when Managing Books? Checked in the forums and my search skills are failing me, sorry if it has already been explained. I'm just not tracking. I have AutoHARP Fantasy 1.0.4 with the Martial Law and College of Magics databases. The checkbox clearly enables or disables a chapter, but I don't understand what the boolean does.
Why do we have to assign the Racial and Common Spoken/Written ranks in adolescence? Just curious. It seems they are like the other skills that are preassigned for you.
Errata
1. The Magestaff spell is missing for Mage and The Magician.
Issues
1. On the skill list for adolescence/profession, you can bring up the add/subtract ranks box on categories. You cannot buy ranks, but it does come up. This doesn't occur on any other skill list. Just thought I would mention it.
Suggestions
1. It would be pretty nice if all the skill lists had a skill description box off to the side somewhere, or a description popup on double-click. This would be especially helpful when buying spells.
2. It would be helpful if the profession bonuses (e.g. Fighters get +10 to any combat skill of their choice every third level) were somewhere on the printed character sheet. I watched a friend build a fighter last night and he completely forgot this bonus, even with the popup. All my players always forget this bonus. I know, you can't save everyone from themselves.
I have a home-brewed generator that I've thrown in the trash now that you have an official one. What I did was add the profession bonuses as an additional talent that would print with the rest of the talents. Just my two cents.
3. When selecting profession talents (e.g. Theif selects one from Assassin Training, Master Burglar, Master Pickpocket), a description for the talents would be handy. Either a description box off to the side or double-click popup would work.
4. On the skill lists, maybe an "expand all" and "collapse all" right-click option? I keep looking for one so it must be a natural option in my brain.
5. How about a skill filter for "Favored"?
6. How about a skill filter for "Skills with Ranks"? I would LOVE this one, especially after the first couple of levels.
7. When making a Cleric selected spells are mixed in with all the other Cleric spells. Not sure how you could separate them, but it is a little confusing.
8. How about a tab that is a truncated version of the first page of the printed character sheet so that AutoHARP can be utilized as a character sheet at the tabletop? It wouldn't need to have everything from the printed sheet, for instance I don't think traits, picture, or Stat bonus breakout is necessary. It's actually fairly close already, but a little too much clicking around to find things. Just thought this would be cool.
9. Any plans for creating custom classes within the interface? I'm too lazy to update XML. Although if it never happens then I don't have to have the inevitable arguments with my players as to why I'm nerfing their custom class.
Thanks again Monk for all the hard work! Lovin' AutoHARP!