HERO Designer
General discussions of the HERO Designer character creation software.
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When I try and enter skill bonuses like the on the Utility Belt (H6eEG 188), I get an error that doesn't allow such things in a Multipower? Is there some way to override this?
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I'm not sure if this is related to my earlier question about file extensions but I'm having another issue. Earlier this week I was able to add vehicles from the Hero System Vehicle Sourcebook as perks bit now I can't even find those vehicles. It now only gives me the vehicle options for each type. Is there something I'm missing??
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Suddenly all the file extensions in my Character Packs have changed from hdp to hdc. I can change them back and they work fine but I'm having to this all manually per each file. Any clue why this happened and a way to change them back or stop it from happening again?? Thanks in advance for any advice.
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My player team is "sharing" a battlevan. Is there an easy way to share to CP cost between the characters?? I've looked through the docs and not found what I'm looking for. BTW, GREAT PROGRAM!! Thanks in advance for any help.
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I really, really like the look of the 6E character sheet. I'm having trouble finding an export file that is more it than not - am I missing it? Is there an editable PDF floating around as an alternative? My handwriting is awful so I don't want to print a copy and handwrite it.
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Haven't gone into too many tests and it looks like this is not impacting my use, but I do have this error come up on start WARNING: An illegal reflective access operation has occurred WARNING: Illegal reflective access by org.jruby.ext.posix.util.FieldAccess (file:/home/lemming/herodesign/HD6.jar) to field java.io.FileDescriptor.fd WARNING: Please consider reporting this to the maintainers of org.jruby.ext.posix.util.FieldAccess WARNING: Use --illegal-access=warn to enable warnings of further illegal reflective access operations WARNING: All illegal access operations will be denied in a future release Running on Linux and version of Java: openjdk 10.0.1 2018…
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There's no obvious tag for REAL_COST in the docs for hd templates. Is there an unspecified one or some other way to print the real costs? Trying to make it easier for the VPP users to see the current poers are using. Thanks for any insight.
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Is there a way to cut and paste something from one character to another? I've built some equipment that will be common to all the PC's. It would be nice to just paste it into each PC rather than having to recreate four gadgets, each with a multipower and at least a half dozen slots with specific advantages and limitations. But the cut and paste functions doesn't seem to want to go from one character to another.
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I'm using version 20171119. On a 25 STR character, I loaded up three maneuvers from the Brick Tricks martial arts style which are simply renamed versions of the default martial arts maneuvers: Deadly Smash (Killing Strike), Deadly Throw (Killing Throw) and Legbreaker (Joint Break). As far as I can tell, the first two maneuvers have identical builds to the standard maneuvers but are calculating 3d6 instead of 2d6+1 like the default maneuvers are doing. But both the Joint Break and Legbreaker maneuvers are calculating as 3d6 instead of 2d6+1. Is there something set wrong or missing in the martial arts data that could be causing this damag…
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help every time i try to make a PDF of my vehicle i get this error i dont know how to fix it
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Last I purchased, oh, 6 or so years ago, it was a 2-year long subscription or some such. I don't see that language anymore; so is it a one-time purchase now and latter updates will be free from the client area (assuming I don't somehow lose my login / account again?) Just making sure; thanks!
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So... without modifiers, a 100 END, 9 REC Endurance Reserve is showing up as costing 2 real points and 31 active. This doesn't seem to align with the book at all. Is the problem with me? Do I need to go get some sleep and re-read in the morning?
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Downloaded HD, when I couldn't open the .jar file I was told to download JDK. Now I have both, but all I get is an error message saying I can't launch it and to check the console. Should I download a different program to use HD? Any help is appreciated.
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I'm sure this has been asked, but I couldn't seem to find it with a Search. Per the 6E Volume p318, Non-Mental Power attacks against DMCV instead of DCV are a +1/4 Advantage. However, in Hero Designer, I can't seem to find any +1/4 options; they are either +0 or +1/2 (ie: Very Common -> Common is a +1/2). Is there a way of creating a +1/4 effect somehow?
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Greetings fellow Champions Players! I have a batch of old characters from my Hero Creator software days that I would dearly love to convert to Hero Designer file format for my most recent campaign. Does a system exist for that, and can I get some step-by-step instruction? My hope is that I won't have to enter each and every bit of data by hand back in for each character. That would be a terrible pain. Thanks in advance!
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I just wanted to check if Hero Designer has been updated to be compliant to the Hero System 6E ruleset with the current errata (dated January 01, 2018) that Steve Long posted in the following thread. or if there any any discrepancies that we will need to work around within the program.
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Hello Simon, What is the most current build for Hero Designer? I want to be sure my version is the latest. On another question, the Martial Grab stat on Build 20160607 has a 20 STR for holding, while the Complete Champions has 10 STR for holding. Is there a table in the software I can change to update this myself? I didn't find info on this action in the documentation (maybe I missed it). Thanks for your help! -Chris
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It's been many (many) years since I dusted off my Hero Designer software and 5th edition books to have a gaming session with my friends, and I checked my good ol' HD software. Seems I'm running the Hero Designer v3 [Build 2008100210]. Now, I know it's been more than a decade since I have come here, but my account still exists, and that in itself is a good sign. So, as the title states, where might I find the newest version of the software? Is it something I'd have to buy again, or can I simply upgrade, since I have it from ages past? Thanks folks! Peace!
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Simply, most of the powers for a "plot device NPC" are displayed in black, within the program; one power, however, is displayed in blue. Not a big deal but I find it annoying. Does anyone have any idea what could have caused this? Thanks in advance! Rev
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Building a character with Absorption as a Resistant Defense, with substantial Increased maximum. It doesn't show up as part of my defenses in HD or in the exported PDF...not in Characteristics or Defenses. Is this because Absorption tends to be capped out so easily, that it's not commonly a main line defense?
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Is there a bare-bones HTML export that has NO CSS involved?
Last reply by Simon, -
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Wow. It's been many, many years since I played Champs and I am stunned there is no online character creation tool. Has anyone attempted one? It seems like it would be relatively trivial. Would Hero Games get mad if I made one?
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Hi, I love Hero designer but I am unable to find a reliable online service to convert JAR files to APK files. Is there any way you could provide that to we subscribers? I would be willing to pay a conversion charge or anything to get Hero designer to work on an android tablet. Since android will never support JAR files, several companies (Netmite, etc.) offer services to convert JAR to APK files so they can run on android. I have not found any of these that work yet, so that's why I am writing the developers. Is there anyone else out there who would like to use Hero designer on android? Please respond. Thank you.
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Heya I created my own HDT (named Fantasy Hero hdt) for a Shadow WOrld game, that includes specific stats. Which works fine; But I can't manage to make the Equipment tab appear when I load it, and I can't find why. Please can you tell me what I may be missing ? Attached is the said file Warm Regards Opale FANTASY HERO.hdt
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Hi. In the advanced player guide (2?), the option for combat skills is touched upon. One possible option is to have a combat skill, say "Swords" and have it based off of something, such as "8+OCV". I'm editing my skills in a character template. If i just set the CHARACTERISTIC to "OCV" it is using the default 8 + (Char/5) formula. Is there a way for me to call a different calculation (8+OCV) here instead? Thank you!
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