RPG Patsy Quick Guide

Features Downloads Register FAQ Contact Features (v. 2.5) RPG Patsy can be used as a replacement for your pencil and paper character sheet or as a character generator. Many of the included tools are useful for Dungeon Masters as well. It was written in Java and will work with MacOSX and Windows. It has several major features: Vital Statistics Weapons Page Modifiers Notes Page Dice Rollers Spells Page Skills Page Attack Calculator Feats Page Jump Calculator Inventory Page Database Tool  Vital Statistics This page has many features: Vital information (thus the name) like name, hit points, attributes, saving throws, total inventory weight, load/weight penalty, languages, AC, initiative, and attack bonuses. Dice rollers for initiative, attribute checks, and saving throws. Here's What the Windows version looks like:  Modifiers This feature is powerful. After taking a moment to set up a modifier you can turn it on or off with the click of a check box. You can set up modifiers that affect: Any or all saving throws Hit points Any attribute (Dex, Str, Int, Wis, Con, Cha) Armor Class All skill checks A good example from the list above is the Cat's Grace spell. When activated the program will instantly reflect the change to Dexterity, the Dexterity bonus, Reflex save bonus, ranged attack bonus, initiative roll bonus, and all skill checks that use a dexterity bonus. This feature helps prevent delays in game-play and greatly simplifies the process of keeping track of all your active modifiers. You can also set a time limit for your modifiers. After you set a value in the "Rds" column you can click the "Next Turn" button to decrement the counter on any active skills by 1.  Dice Rollers In addition to the special purpose dice rollers (skill checks, initiative, etc.) the program includes a general purpose dice roller and a custom dice roller. General purpose dice roller: The custom dice roller feature allows you to create, save, and edit very complex dice rolls. In the following screen shots you will see the process of creating a custom roller to roll 5 D20 with different bonuses for each roll (attack rolls for a character with multiple attacks). You can use it for almost any combination of die types and bonuses and it provides the results (including sum totals if asked for) in an easy to read window. Cus…