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Introducing the 4e Power Toolkit: Create your own classes, races, powers and...

Forget Word. Forget Excel. Forget the mash of programs you’ve been using to roll your own powers and classes. Now you have a tool that does it all. First, there’s the Power Creator. This lets you make...

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4e Power Toolkit v0.2 Beta released

Just over a week since the 4e Power Toolkit was released and close to 1150 people have checked it out already! I’d hate to leave them hanging for an update. So, I won’t. Here are the changes you’ll...

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CrawlNotes 2.2 beta released

Updated CrawlNotes to 2.2 about a week ago. Those who are regular users would have seen the upgrade message and (hopefully) already have the new version. Otherwise, you can grab it from the apps page....

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Getting the 4e Power Toolkit PHB2 compatible

I’m going to get back in touch with the 4e Power Toolkit very soon, and my priority will be getting it compatible with the changes to powers in the Player’s Handbook 2 (aftereffects, melee 1, 2, etc)....

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4e Power Toolkit v0.3 Beta released

This is one of a few incremental updates to the 4e Power Toolkit – rather than release a massive update after a long delay, I’ll just get the juicy bits in and push out new versions quickly. Mind you,...

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The 4e Power Toolkit in action: The Necromancer

Matt, a user of the 4e Power Toolkit, was kind (and brave) enough to send through a link to his take on the Necromancer class. The output was created entirely within the app (with some tweaking of the...

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Putting powers into your CrawlNotes printouts

Update: No need to go to all this trouble! The process has been streamlined from version 0.4 Beta of the Power Toolkit. A handy feature I’d like to build into the Power Toolkit and CrawlNotes. Until I...

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4e Power Toolkit v0.4 Beta released

Found a few hours to pour into the 4e Power Toolkit. After my brief tangle with integrating 4ePT powers into CrawlNotes, I decided to make the process easier. As a side effect, it’s also cake now to...

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4e Power Toolkit v0.4.1 Beta released

Don’t be put off by the point-one – there’s a couple of nice features in this incremental update of the 4e Power Toolkit: * Added Expand/Hide, Edit, Delete and Save options to powers in the Class...

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4e Power Toolkit v0.5 Beta brings custom class uploading, commenting and voting

A searchable database of custom 4e classes made by people around the world? That’s what dnd.playwrite-blog.net aims to be – with your help! Version v0.5 of the 4e Power Toolkit is the first step...

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4e Power Toolkit: Four flavoursome updates

If you’re not a regular user of the 4e Power Toolkit, you might be unaware that there’s been four – yes, four – updates to the app since v0.5. I like to address minor bugs and even small features that...

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4e Custom Classes: The Transmuter

A new custom 4e class made with the 4e Power Toolkit was submitted today, and it’s packed full of tasty, much like a chocolate croissant or dinosaur kebab. Called the “Transmuter“, this class combines...

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4e Custom Classes: The Gunslinger

A fellow by the name of Mr. Bagelman has uploaded the “Gunslinger”, an interesting ranged martial striker created using the 4e Power Toolkit. Here’s the official description, as well as one of the...

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Grab the 4e Power Toolkit v0.6.0, now includes power uploading

Create custom 4th Edition D&D powers and classes and upload them for the RPG community at large to use! The latest version of the 4e Power Toolkit allows you to do just that. It’s available, right...

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Masterplan is like CrawlNotes, but better

And here I thought CrawlNotes was an awesome and original idea! Turns out it was so awesome, someone went and did it better. You could say it’s a bad idea to point out when you’ve been outdone, but how...

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4e Custom Classes: The Umbramancer

The 4e Custom Classes website is host to another interesting user-designed creation – the Umbramancer. While it’s influenced heavily by the Warlock, with a little Assassin flavour, author Maeglin has...

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4e Power Toolkit v0.7.0 beta released, now with French and Italian translations

All those French and Italian dungeon masters who were missing out on the awesomeness of the 4e Power Toolkit – never fear! You too can create your own class and powers with the latest version of the...

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April update: Zafehouse 2, 4e Power Toolkit

It’s been over a month since I last posted about either Zafehouse 2 or the 4e Power Toolkit, so I was due. I don’t have a great deal to say, but I’m feeling a little disconnected from you guys and it’s...

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That new 4e Character Builder: Understanding the move to Silverlight

Recently, Wizards of the Coast announced it would discontinue support for the offline 4e Character Builder to make way for an online version powered by Silverlight, Microsoft’s competitor to Adobe’s...

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New 4e custom classes: Dark Swordmage, Elementalist, Berserker and Conductor

Some new custom classes have made their way from the 4e Power Toolkit. Whether you’re looking for alternatives to the stock classes or inspiration to help you roll your own, be sure to check them out....

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