Older News: from 2004 to 2008
- 2008 December 16th
After a month of the release of TOS+ v2.00, the latest update, version 2.02 is now available for subscribers on the community forum! There were relatively few bugs in v2.00, considering the amount of work it involved. Happy Holidays! - 2008 November 19th
TOS+ v2.00 has been released! After more than 5 months of work, this new version of the Sheet adds support for PF RPG (beta) system! Check out the hefty Release Notes found in the Download section to see why this new update required so much work! - 2008 November 18th
RolePlayingTips issue #424 has a small blurb about TOS FREE, which can be viewed here. Note that as I write this, there has been over 800 downloads of TOS FREE! - 2008 October 28th
TOS FREE is now available to anyone who wishes a powerful Character Sheet!! Based on the last release of The Only Sheet, TOS FREE is my way of giving back to the community. Anyone can use TOS FREE, which has no limits and can support EPIC Characters! Visit the Download page to get TOS FREE - and share it with your friends!! Those wishing for a more powerful tool can get TOS+, which is still one of the most powerful automated Character Sheet available for D&D3.5, and soon PF RPG as well!! - 2008 September 17th
As of today, TOS+ v2.00 BETA 1 is now available for Contributors to download!! This powerful new version brings support for two gaming systems, which is a first in Sheet history. Aside form the D&D3.5 rule set, TOS+ v2.00 now supports PF RPG Beta Rule Set, which many like to think as D&D3.75! - 2008 June 8th
After taking the pulse of the Community Forum, I am glad to officially announce that TOS+ will support PF RPG Rule Set!!! Work to integrate this refined version of the D&D3.5 system will begin immediately, with initial support for the Alpha 3 version of the PF RPG rules. Once a newer version of the PF RPG rule set will be available, the Sheet will be updated to support it. This should be good news to the publishers of PF RPG, having one of the most powerful Character Sheet now supporting their system!! - 2008 April 2nd
The latest TOS+, which came out a few days ago, added one heck of a nice feature: The ability to generate up to 6 Gestalt classes very easily!! I took a few hours to make a small video to show you how to do this in the Sheet. Visit the Video section to view the Gestalt Creation video!! - 2008 February 9th
Wow time flies when you're having fun! Lots of news: TOS+ is now at version 1.37, with an ever growing list of features! The Forum was [finally] updated to the amazing PHPBB3 version - this forum version rocks! - 2007 November 9th
I am happy to report that I have changed host for all content related to the Sheet! This was needed to give you the best service that I can. This new host should be much more reliable then the previous host and limit the downtime of both the Homepage and the Forum. - 2007 August 9th
The LAST issues of both DUNGEON Magazine and Dragon Magazine have a small publicity about TOS+! Can you find it in those magazines? - 2007 August 5th
WOW! The D&D Godlike figure MONTE COOK himself, one of the 3 names on the D&D Player's Handbook, has posted a nice little comment about The Only Sheet!!! Check the second message in this thread!! - 2007 August 3rd
Neil has done it again and created part #2 of the second TOS+ Basic Tutorial for us!! Check it out in the Video link! - 2007 June 30th
Thanks to Neil, the first TOS+ Basic Tutorial is now online!! You can access it through the Video link. - 2007 May 18th
Thanks to the work of Klakxor, The Sheet now has a presence on MySpace.com! Click here to visit! - 2007 April 1st
No April fools' here! 50 playable races were integrated in version 1.101 of TOS+!! This includes all the standard dragons, plus a bunch of nasty creatures. Check the Download section (History) for the list. Enjoy! - 2007 February 27th
It is done!! After working for 15 month on TOS+, it has now been made Public!! Thanks to the help of the beta testers who have helped to flesh out most of the bugs, the D&D community now has one of the most powerful tool for their gaming pleasure! I have been using the LapTop worksheet myself for several months now, and I am still amazed how fun it is to apply effects simply by selecting them... I recall one of my D&D sessions, where my Pen-Based friends were scribbling the effects of the Haste spell on their character sheet, while I only needed to type "haste" on the LapTop worksheet to see ALL effects automatically applied of my Character... Now you can have this if you wish! But if you don't have a LapTop don't worry: TOS+ still offers much for printouts: With even MORE integration then before, and support for the stacking rules, your characters will benefit from one of the Best tool for D&D3.5! - 2006 November 24th
The new product, referred to as TOS+, is now undergoing Alpha testing! Similar to the current implementation, TOS+ will feature unprecedented integration of the rules of D&D3.5, including the complex Stacking Rules! Those who play D&D using their LapTops will be astounded by the LapTop worksheet, a completely new sheet that gives a concise resume of your character: Not only that, but the LapTop worksheet will allow you to dynamically "Add" effects to your character. For instance, a Sorcerer casts a Haste on you? No problem, just select or type that spell in the LapTop worksheet, and your character will automatically be recalculated to apply all the effects of the Spell! All this, while respecting the stacking rules! But that is only the tip of the iceberg: you will also be able to create your OWN custom items with effects! For instance, you want a new magical sword that gives you +2 bonus to bluff, +3 to your reflex saves and +10' movement speed? No problem: TOS+ will allow you do define such a weapon! Distributed as a subscription, the release date for TOS+ has not yet been set. Stay tuned! - 2006 July 28th
A review of The Only Sheet has been posted on d20 Magazine Rack. You can access it here if you are curious about the Sheet. Version 7.4 got the A Grade Thanks to Mr. Grigsby for tackling this difficult task!
On Another note, it has been exactly 7 months today since I first mentionned Version 8 of the Sheet!! Work is progressing very well, with several aspects being completed. A Video of the Laptop worksheet has been produced to show of some of its capabilities - check the Forum for details! - 2006 April 27th
After consulting with the people of the community forum, I decided to change the name of the Sheet to its domain name! The Sheet will now be referred to The Only Sheet Thanks to all those who gave their advise on this topic! - 2006 March 8th
The NEW HOMEPAGE is ONLINE !! This has been made possible by SteelAdept (Forum Nickname) who graciously volunteered his time to update the whole Homepage - THANKS SteelAdept!! - 2006 January 21st
A press Release for version 7.30 of the Sheet has appeared in the latest issue of the Polyglot electronic magazine (on the 5th page). You can download this e-zine right here. Polyglot is a gaming industry newsletter published bi-weekly by Polymancer Studios Inc. - 2005 December 28th
Happy Holidays everyone!! I am currently working on a new product which will feature the ability to Integrate ANY custom effects!!! From feats, to magical items, to class and racial abilities, you will be able to instruct the Sheet so it can Integrate all that directly in it's computations..!! All this with respect to Stacking rules...! - 2005 November 18th
Version 7.20 is ONLINE ... <whew!> Be sure to check out that nice Red Dragon race I created as a Showcase of the new features of this release!! - 2005 November 10th
The next version of the Sheet (7.20) is now in BETA!! Forum users can now test out this new version which supports MONSTROUS RACES! (You should see the awesome Red Dragon I created - with automatic support for ALL age categories!!) Once beta is completed, this version will be released. - 2005 September 29th
The next version of the sheet (v7.10) is now available to Forum users for Beta Testing!! Its main features are support for up to 6 classes (3 core & 3 custom) and more options for custom Races & Classes... Once Beta Testing is done, it will be released to all registered Users! - 2005 August 31st
I am currently preparing the release of Version 7.00!! This is certainly one huge release - With the great reception previous releases had, I can't wait to see what kind of comments I will get form the community!! - 2005 August 23rd
The Major update is now AVAILABLE for Users of the FORUM!! - 2005 July 11th
The NEXT Major update is just around the corner - It's presently being beta tested by a team of 12 Volunteers!! Those of you who follow the Forum already know some of the Goodies that will be available - the most important update of the Sheet I have ever done - A new era will soon begin! - 2005 May 28th
The FORUM is online (Registered Users have received the invitation to join) - The Mailing list had it's vocation changed: It will be used ONLY for people who wishes to receive important News Updates about the Sheet. Nobody except the moderator will be able to post [no spam] in the Mailing List starting today (People should use the Forum to post!) - 2005 May 20th
VERSION 6.530 is Online - I amazed myself at the speed at which I have done all the design changes that are part of this new version!! Skill moved to the Front, added an attack section, new 'protective gears' section... etc. Do check the Release Notes for the juicy details! - 2005 May 15th
VERSION 6.520 is Online - Just in time for the ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY!! - God, times flies - It's been one year since the first person registered!! - I have prepared a Contest - click here to get the details!
Version 6.52 brings another batch of goodies, specially for those Wizards!! Check out the download section for details. The Mailing list keep growing as the number of registrations increases!! If you're a registered member but are not part of the Mailing list, do reconsider!! This was, you'll be able to participate in POLLS!! - In the latest Poll, registered users voted to increase the number of attack section from the current 5 to 6 - So I'll be focusing on doing this for the next big release. Yes, summer is coming, but I won't stop working for the Sheet's community - Cheers and thanks to all the supporters!! Release notes for this new version can be found here. - 2005 March 28th
VERSION 6.51 is Out! Many fixes have been ironed out since version 6.50 - Thanks to all those who reported issues! - 2005 March 18th
I came across this new book: D&D for Dummies - What is interesting (aside from giving this book as a gift to those in needs...) is the accompanied text - here is an excerpt: "Market research indicates that 4 million American males, ages 8 to 45, play Dungeons & Dragons, while 7.6 million who haven’t played say they want to learn how" - Makes one wonder how many play D&D worldwide !! - 2005 March 11th
VERSION 6.50 is OUT ! One heck of a BIG update, which has benefited from the 2 groups of testers who volunteered to help me improve the sheet!! The "Psionic Expert" group were instrumental in the creation of everything Psionic in the Sheet, while the "BETA Testers" group were able to find issues so I could correct them before releasing!! Not to say that the Sheet is perfect, but it should be getting there. Did I mention that the Mailing List for the Sheet has surpassed 100 Registered users? (The mailing list is RESERVED for registered users) - I've started doing POLLS in the Mailing List, and the new version is "empty" of any character information as voted by the registered users - All new registered Users of the Sheet receives an Invitation to join the Mailing list - so what are you waiting for ? Register your copy TODAY!! Note: If you're a registered user and you're NOT reading the messages of the Mailing List, you can check the release notes for version 6.50 - they contain nice details of changes! - 2005 February 28th
The Sheet's homepage MOVED!!! Since you're reading this, you already know where... I decided to get a more reliable Host for the sheet as the previous one was having too many problems - Hopefully this won't be the case with Yahoo's Services! - 2005 January 26th
Whew: VERSION 6.49 is OUT! Again another great release, with added features - Druids, Rangers, Sorcerers & Wizards will finally be able to have their Familiar/Animal companion on its own worksheet!! But the BEST feature of all is this GREAT NEW Registration system, which will now allows users to get their updated version ANYTIME they want!! Just Download the latest release, and apply your Personal Key to unlock it. Simple, eh ? USERS ALREADY Registered can send an email to request their OWN Personal Key, provided you include your Name & your Excel Version. - 2005 January 13th
A NEW mailing list group has been created for the Registered users!! I figure it's a good way to exchange information, tricks and news! Here is the URL: http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/DnD3_5MCS/. - 2005 January 12th
The problem I had opening the Sheet with Excel 2003 seems to have dissapeared... In any case, I am going to continue development of the sheet using Excel 2003. I've finished entering all Animals from the SRD, so I've begun work on a Familiar/Animal Companion worksheet - check it out in the next release! - 2005 January 10th
Releasing VERSION 6.44 today. The main features are a Treasure Worksheet, which help you keep track of all those Gold Pieces coming your way, and an improved feature display for the character: So instead of dedicating 15 lines for each of the 3 class features, those features are ALL merged in a single [big] cell, making this much easier to add new features to classes (You can define up to 20 Class features per classes, compared to 15 previously). The same was done with Racial Traits, so you can add more traits when creating new races. Obviously, this generates extra space that will be very useful when Templates have been added.
On the Excel 2003 Issue, I've switched development of the Sheet to that version - even though opening the sheet by double clicking will cause excel to crap out. I've added a Known Issue page to keep track of this problem and what I did to try to solve it.... Truth be told, I am more and more inclined to believe that Excel 2003 has a flaw, since everything else I tried worked flawlessly - Heck even saving from 2003 and opening again by double-clicking will cause Excel 2003 to fail... You can click HERE to view the known Issue page - and if you have ANY idea why Excel 2003 craps out, do let me know ! - 2004 December 21st
Another week, another update - Lots of COOL stuff in VERSION 6.37!! One of you brilliant users suggested placing the TOTAL character level on the Front worksheet - GEEZ how did we all miss that!! Well, it's now in. I also received many comments and bug reports from a couple of you sharp eyed users. Again, thanks for those precious comments, as it helps us ALL have a better sheet!! (My current Character is a Bard/Ranger - so I *do* use my Sheet!). Another great comment I received mentioned that the INT modifier was affecting Skill Points from the START - The ONLY way to correct this, is to KEEP TRACK of the changes in the Intelligence of the Character - Hence the "Intelligence Tracker" was born in v6.36 - I've added more checking in v6.37 to make sure you don't forget any Skill Points when using the Int Tracker. Check the Download section for details. Merry XMAS to all !. R. - 2004 December 15th
I really got to Thank some of you Registered users for all the excellent comments and suggestions you have - you are helping to make the D&D3.5 Multiclass Character Sheet the best Sheet in the world!! - 2004 December 7th
VERSION 6.30 is now available for Registered Users (in a couple of days it will be up to all). Holy Crap - so MANY spells !!! Geez... I didn't think it would be such an undertaking - I am sure glad this part of the sheet is behind me now!! BTW, I've added the ability to get the Sheet as a GIFT to someone you love !! Check out question 6.8 in the FAQ for details - Just in time for Xmas ! - 2004 October 28th
VERSION 6.12 is now available for Registered Users!! Another big version, with EPIC support for ALL classes already in the Sheet!! Now I am fast approaching the day when ALL rules have been coded in the Sheet - well, at least I'd like to believe so ...! Still got a few things on my TODO list... hehe - 2004 October 15th
D&D is 30 years old !! Wow - time flies when you're having fun... !! - 2004 September 23rd
One Month of Work... That's the time I required to add ALL psionic Races, Classes and Prestige Classes.... I've started sending updates of the Sheet to the registered users and I've posted the latest version in the Download Section... Now, I wonder which new Goodie I'll be adding next... :) - 2004 August 24th
Finally - After A LOT of work, I've completely integrated all the SRD's Classes - including Prestige Classes and NPC Classes. And you know what? I also modified the sheet to support 3 Classes instead of 2!! Yes, you heard me right: Triple Class Characters are now available!! I did this mainly because some Prestige Classes had requirements which were more in line with existing dual-class characters then single class characters. Because of this new Functionality, a Name Change is in Order. After asking the registered user base for suggestions, the new name of the sheet is: D&D3.5 MULTICLASS Character Sheet - 2004 August 6th
Missed a few minor fixes - Version 4.22 should take care of them!! - 2004 August 4th
Moved a week ago - argg.. that wasn't not fun ..!! The Good news is that VERSION 4.20 is OUT !! Check out the Features! - 2004 July 5th
From now on, there will be 2 versions that people can Register: The Full Version, which will (as always) grant future updates as they come along, and the Light Version which will give the user access to all features (as per the Full Version), BUT without any future Updates. I will be phasing in these new changes in the days ahead. - 2004 June 29th
VERSION 4.10 is OUT !! - Whew - I can breathe now.. Registered users should have their updates in the Mail. I added some cool features for this update, which I'm sure is going to please more then a few people!! Check out the Features or the Download section for details. - 2004 June 22nd
VERSION 4.0 is OUT !! - After much consideration and suggestions by many people, I've decided the sheet was ready to become SHAREWARE This means that if you use this Character Sheet, you are expected to pay the small fee to the author. All people who have already sent payment are considered having purchased the shareware version, and are entitled to all future updates. - 2004 June 4th
After weeks of hard work, version 3.0 is finally here! - I honestly believe it's the best version yet!! Donators will receive their personalized versions within 24 hrs! - 2004 June 3rd
The Next version of the Sheet, which was supposed to be 2.20, will be called 3.00 instead. This is to reflect the fact that the next release has A LOT of improvement which qualifies as a totally new thread. See the Download section for more details on the changes! - 2004 May 26th
Version 2.0 is now available - To thank Donators, I've added features (Custom Class & All Mounts) for them ONLY!! - 2004 May 16th
Version 1.11 is Online - Minor fixes only - 2004 May 10th
Version 1.1 is Online - lots of things can now be customized!!! - 2004 April 28th
Version 1.0 is NOW available!! Many thanks to Tammy and Marc L. for their support!!! - 2004 April 24th
Current version now Pre-Release #6! THANKS for my friends who are helping me out iron out the last bugs!! - 2004 April 20th
Sent out the Pre-Release version of the D&D Dual-Class Character Sheet to my friends so they can check it out and report errors. - 2004 April 15th
Started building the Web Page for the D&D Dual-Class Character Sheet.
Adding 'Ultimate' to TOS+
The votes are in! TOS+ will be updated to support both the Ultimate Combat and Ultimate Magic books. Content from these books will be added on a regular basis. Subscribers can ASK here which content they want to see first!
The MAGUS is in!!!
Not only TOS+ v3.620 adds the MAGUS base class, it also add 377 spells from both Ultimate Combat/Magic books! Check the Release Notes for more details.
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