A Guide to the Character Builder

The new web-based version of the D&D Character Builder goes live Nov. 16th! We're pretty psyched about delivering you the goods, so we thought you'd like an EARLY look at the demo video. Just remember -- although our Character Builder maven, Chris Youngs, tells you to go check out the new tool now, you won't be able to use it until Nov. 16th.

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• Character Builder
• D&D
• Dungeons & Dragons
• DDI

[LeVaughnX]

Sad part is - you have to pay to use this. That isn't incentive for new people to try out D&D when everything either is very complex to the point where no one will teach you -- or when everything you can use is fucking expensive or costs money to use which something like this shouldn't...

[ChocolateFishBrains]

Not everyone is a 4e Essentials player that has little time to create a character and needs something quick so they can get in an hour of gaming time. Many people still like to use homebrew campaign settings and have characters that they took the time to create and flesh out to help make for a better role-playing expirience. It would be nice if WotC would think of those kinds of people when they create a new product or revise an older one.

[MrUnhandy]

"Ill let the name generator poop one for me"

4:45

trololol

[wakablam]

i still have the one you can download, fully updated as of 2010, but we never really stick to updates.

[AzureIV]

I use a custom 4e Character Builder. It may not be as pretty, but it works.

[robbiepeters512]

This video is a favorite on Sanaa

[tarose71]

Hmmm... seems to me like the problem with the direction being taken by WotC is that D&D is being dumbed down to cater to the lowest common denominator... what Gary Gygax created was a complex system, and that's what made it great... I was around playing the original versions of these games when I was a kid, and this is not the direction I would have taken it. What you should do is go back to the complexity, but just make tools that help people deal with that complexity... dont dumb it down.

[afromime]

You know what Wizards, you're greedy mother fuckers. I've been trying to get into this game forever. I've spent over a hundred dollars on all your stupid books, and i've wasted my time trying to learn this game. But you people make this game so expensive to do simple things like get help creating a character that you make this game exclusive. Kids can't get near this game because unless you have a job, and expendable income this game is worthless.

[mpiikge]

make it free please

[FoolyCoolyMabase]

@Omnislash89 Woah, they changed class oficially?

[bbrow31]

can u seend me the link i cant find it, lol