RELEASE NOTES

VERSION 6.50 - 2005/03/11

IT IS DONE !

 
The BIGGEST update I've ever done in this project is finally READY for your enjoyment !!!
Before you run to download it, please take a moment (or two) to read this entire post.
 
AFTER a year of work, I feel this version is THE FIRST version of the sheet that I consider "complete" because it contains ALL the major aspects of the System Reference Document !! Of course there are still many items to add, (Magic Weapons/Armor, Domains, Monsters, Templates etc...) but all those are (in my view) secondary to the basic mechanics of the Game - I will continue my work of improving the Sheet. As always with new updates, advise me of any bugs/issues you find/locate.
 
Many people are to THANK for their help - I will not name them as I would not forgive myself if I missed one - But you know who you are - Because of those 10+ people, this update was subjected to a much higher level of scrutiny that it ever was subjected to before. You'll see this when you check out the list of "Fixed" items below.
 
IMPORTANT CHANGES:
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I'll take a moment to review some interesting changes which you might otherwise MISS. First of All, I decided to HIDE more Sheets then usual - Most people do not need ALL worksheets for their character anyways - to UNHIDE a worksheet, use FORMAT->Sheet->Unhide. I did this not to "scare" away new users of the Sheet who might, otherwise, be lost in the amount of available worksheets.
 
Aside from the new PowerPlanner & Psicrystal worksheet (for Psionic Characters), v6.50 has MANY new Options (Found in the Customize worksheet - click the OPTIONS link) - Option #11 allows you to use the Fixed Hit Point system automatically (you get SUM of the average dice, rounded down + the full hit Dice for the first level). You can either activate this Option in the Customize Worksheet, OR in the XP worksheet (checkmark in the upper right).  Option #5 & #6 allows you to hide the equipment from the Stat worksheet - YES the Stat worksheet will now display all of your Gear & mount's gears !!
 
Dungeon Masters will love option #7,#8 and #9, which allows the Stat sheet to display as many checkmarks (up to 5) for each spell, exactly as selected in the corresponding Spell Planner (the first column) - This allows the Stat sheet of created NPCs to directly display the number of spells available to him - and checkmarks for when they get used up!
 
Another improvement, is the SpellPlanners: Spells available in the List Box of the SpellPlanners will now be relative to the selected CLASS !! This will save you time when filling out your Spells (Eventually, I might create "pre-generated" Spell Planners for all casting classes, but that's in the TO-DO list for now) - This is also true for the Power Planner.
 
Now for the Attack sections: I've revisited them yet again to add a few things: First of all, I added a "Special Damage" for weapons. This special damage is appended to a weapon damage. So a fire dealing sword which does 1d8+2, can now be shown to say "1d8+2+1d6 (fire)" - Or whatever you want to add as Special Damage !! You can add Special Damage to custom weapons AND the normal weapons (last column, not protected) - note that Weapons & Armor are now located in the GEAR worksheet - Unhide it for access.
 
Furthermore, you all know that the sheet always presented the "FULL" attack in the Attack sections - So you'll notice the ATTACK sections are renamed "FULL ATTACK" - BUT you can Click on that and change it to "SINGLE ATTACK" - if you do so, the Sheet will calculate your total as if you'd attack only ONCE - which means that you will NOT have the penalties that are associated with multiple attacks !!! (i.e. Rapid Shot, Two-Weapon Fighting, Double weapon etc..) It also means that if you have a Special Attack (Slam ?) you can use the "Single Attack" mode and voila. 
 
I'll leave the other goodies for you to read (below) - Oh one last note (pun intended): Remember the "Note" section below the Gear on the FRONT worksheet, well that's GONE. Instead, there is a larger "Check" section which is a VERY important from now on - it will display errors and Warnings about your Character so you will not have to tell me the Monk's AC bonus from wisdom is "broken" - that section will tell you WHY it's "broken" :)) - and a few other issues you might have missed...
 
HOMEPAGE NEWS:
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You might have noticed that the sheet change it's Homepage - I switched to a commercial Web Host (Yahoo) because the previous one was getting unreliable (even though it was Free, I felt bad each time it went down). The new homepage is: http://TheOnlySheet.com  Why this name? Simply because I believe that the D&D3.5 Multiclass Character Sheet *IS* THE ONLY SHEET that is worth your TIME.
 
New Section: Tips:
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A new section WILL BE added on the homepage - TIPS. These are quick things you might not have though about, which could help you get the most out of the Sheet! If you have some tips you'd like me to add, just send them to me (directly, not on the Mailing List please)
 
New Section: Testimonies
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I'll be adding a Testimony section to the Website - If you wish to send me a testimony of your [positive] experiences with the Sheet, I'll put it in this brand new section. Don't be Shy ! Also send this directly to me, not the Mailing List.
 
CHANGES FROM Version 6.40
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  • Added: PowerPlanner for Psionic Characters
  • Added: Psicrystal worksheet a la familiar
  • Added: Spells in the Spell Planners can now be selected relative to the Class
  • Added: "Perfect Two-Weapon Fighting" & "Improved Rapid Shot" to the integrated feats
  • Added: Synergy between Speed and Jump bonus/penalty
  • Added: Ability to define "special" weapon damages (like +2d6 vs. Chaotic)
  • Added: Support for x2 STR damage bonus for wielding weapons with 2 hands (seems there is a feat which gives that...!)
  • Added: An option to use the "Fixed Hit Points" variant instead of rolling HP (great for NPCs!)
  • Improved: Front worksheet widened (more space for Character Name)
  • Improved: Folded the Armors & Weapons into the Gears worksheet
  • Improved: Increased the space for Spells in the Spell planners by about 20%
  • Improved: Stat sheet can now display All equipment and Mount Equipment (as an option)
  • Improved: Stat sheet can now [option] display checkmarks for selected Spells (Perfect for NPC spell tracking!)
  • Improved: Custom Classes can now be defined to have Domain Spells
  • Improved: Major overhaul of the Stats worksheet to improve usability
  • Improved: Re-engineering of the Attack computations to support all Feats/attack modes etc...
  • Improved: The Notes section of the Front worksheet now has more information to help detect loss bonuses or Error conditions
  • Fixed: SideStep Charge has been reclassified in General by the official Errata
  • Fixed: Psionic Body was missing some feats in it's computations
  • Fixed: Familiar Feats was missing Drop-Down list
  • Fixed: Familiar's Alertness feat will not be applied unless the character has selected a Familiar + has levels counting toward having a Familiar
  • Fixed: Animal Companion AC was using Dex modifier from Familiar
  • Fixed: Epic Monk did not have his FoB attacks in some situations
  • Fixed: Rapid Shot feat was not applying the -2 penalty to attacks
  • Fixed: In some situations, the Stat page was not using the proper attack values for single-attacks
  • Fixed: Many spells having the wrong casting level or casting class
  • Fixed: a couple of Powers had the wrong levels
  • Fixed: Applied the official Errata for Psionics
  • Fixed: The reduction of the armor check penalty because of magical armor will be applied only once
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    Activating Version 6.50
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    Simply use your Personal Key to activate version 6.50 !!
    Remember that your Personal Key is PRIVATE  - don't share it.
     
    Richard Taillon
    CANADA
    http://TheOnlySheet.com