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Hot tip: use Character Craft for your digital character sheet! (lemy.nl)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/dnd@lemmy.world
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I used to use Fight Club 5e to track my character, but that hasn't been updated in a long time. I recently found another app that's in active development, and I'm becoming a big fan!

It's called Character Craft and it has a version for Android, iOS as well as a web version(!).

And where on DnD Beyond you have to pay for any other sources, here you can just load in a set of XML files that you get here: https://github.com/vidalvanbergen/FightClub5eXML

And that should get you all you need. Of course, the downside is that this is not FOSS. But at least the developer is very active and responds very quickly to bug reports and feature requests.

#dnd #DungeonsAndDragons #ttrpg #rpg #apps #Android #software

A screenshot from the app

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[–] 14 points 9 months ago (6 children)

I love it when they ask for a credit card first thing to create an account.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Huh? I never had to give any credit card information to create an account. Where are you seeing this?

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    It prompted me to make an account and that's when it asked for credit card info. Apparently the sync requires purchase, but it looks like it can be used without that functionality.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

    Oh, for sure. In fact, you can export your characters and import them again on other devices, if you don't want to make an account. I use Android and never had any credit card request pop up, maybe that's an iOS thing?

    But, yeah, the only function of an account is to enable sync between devices... As far as I know.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (2 children)

    Even better when you need it on each platform (especially for easy character sync), and no option to even use it in a browser if you pay for it

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 9 months ago (1 child)

    Are we talking about the same app? I can use it in my browser no problem 🤔

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    You can use it but it immediately had certain functionality not available in browser when going to it.

    Along with needing to pay per device type for those features leaves poor taste when considering using

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    • [–] 4 points 9 months ago (7 children)

    Is there a web version?

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    There is! But I notice the button for it doesn't show up on the mobile site 🤔

    Here you go: https://character-craft-5-5e.web.app/

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    But the premium parts aren't available in the web site?

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    I have never had any of the parts I use not work in the browser 🤷

    Perhaps some of the DM tools? I haven't tried using those, yet.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    What do I get with Premium?

    With Premium (Unlimited Characters), you gain access to:

    Creating more than 3 characters
Online Initiative Tracker
Cloud Sync to save and sync characters across platforms
Character Sharing (Receive characters shared by others)
Ad-free

    Note: Premium is required per platform, except for Mac and iOS which share the same store. How does Premium work on the Web Version?

    Purchases are not available on the Web Version. If you bought the Premium version on Windows, Apple, or Android and have characters saved in the cloud, your Premium access will be automatically unlocked upon login.

    Otherwise, you can enjoy the free features, including the Online Initiative Tracker.

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    [–] 4 points 9 months ago (8 children)

    Not a great sign when the first ad that appears when I open it is a bunch of topless women.

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  • [–] [S] 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (7 children)

    You still see ads on websites? 😳 Switch to a Firefox-based browser and get an adblocker, my friend. I like AdNauseam.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Don't do shit that makes money for and reinforces the bullshit advertising industry that's been built on top of the internet. I get wanting to poison your data but this is just stupid and just giving money away to shitty companies that use these fucked up advertising techniques.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 9 months ago (1 child)

    Oh... Well, I'm sure you know better than the creators of the add-on, so I'll uninstall it now. Thank you.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago*

    The add on that you're promoting? What makes those creators so special? Are you one of those very special extension creators that have magic knowledge and loves giving free money to advertisers? Who the fuck would want an extension that simulates clicks on EVERY ad that would've popped up?

    Edit: use ublock origin, an extension that actually BLOCKS ads, and doesn't give their creators money...

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  • [–] [S] 0 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    I just checked, but there aren't any ads on the website. I checked with the creator of the app, too, as I was just talking with him, and he confirms that there aren't any ads on it. So I don't know what to tell you 🤔😅

    Oh, but he did tell me that there's ads on the mobile version of the app, and that he doesn't have control of its contents. I don't see any ads, I rooted my devices 😇

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    I just uninstalled it. Fight club works well enough. Not dealing with lewd ads in the middle of the app.

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