Gurps Character Builder

Rating:
Summary: Making Characters just got faster...
Review: This is pretty handy software, especially when it comes to making characters for GURPS (the Generic Universal Roleplaying System by Steve Jackson). The interface is fairly intuitive, so you really don't have to delve into the tutorial at all, unless you just want more indept information. This software covers all the advantages, disadvantages and skills from several source books (Fantasy, Fantasy Folk, Magic, Supers, Psionics and the Grimoire). Unfortunately, you'll need those books to read up on the particular details of each, but the software is great in that it allows you to customize these things to a certain extent. The character sheets that it prints out look just like the ones out of the back of the book, except that all your information is typed in. It also prints spells sheets and extra skill sheets! This is really a great tool if you are a GM (Game Master) and need to make some NPC's really fast... which is the main reason I bought the software. In additional there is a name finder that is pretty handy and also a die roller (which really isn't as handy as grabbing a handful of dice and throwing them... but then it could be the aesthetics of it too..) I give it a 5 stars, because it is one of the better RPG tools I've used to date and I think it is a good value for the price.

Rating:
Summary: Making Characters just got faster...
Review: This is pretty handy software, especially when it comes to making characters for GURPS (the Generic Universal Roleplaying System by Steve Jackson). The interface is fairly intuitive, so you really don't have to delve into the tutorial at all, unless you just want more indept information. This software covers all the advantages, disadvantages and skills from several source books (Fantasy, Fantasy Folk, Magic, Supers, Psionics and the Grimoire). Unfortunately, you'll need those books to read up on the particular details of each, but the software is great in that it allows you to customize these things to a certain extent. The character sheets that it prints out look just like the ones out of the back of the book, except that all your information is typed in. It also prints spells sheets and extra skill sheets! This is really a great tool if you are a GM (Game Master) and need to make some NPC's really fast... which is the main reason I bought the software. In additional there is a name finder that is pretty handy and also a die roller (which really isn't as handy as grabbing a handful of dice and throwing them... but then it could be the aesthetics of it too..) I give it a 5 stars, because it is one of the better RPG tools I've used to date and I think it is a good value for the price.