I have recently lost the last bits of my patience with the official D&D character creator. Although it’s modestly functional and has reasonably few bugs, the thing is super slow and is limited to recent Windows machines only. In a day where OSX and Ubuntu are taking such huge gobs of market share from Windows, the smart software producer doesn’t rely on a single operating system for their entire income.
So, I’d like a better replacement, something cross-platform and svelte. Imagine my surprise when I went looking on the Wizards of the Coast website for licensing information, and discovered that all third-party software is prohibited under their license! I suppose I’m a little late to the party; the fourth edition of D&D has been out for quite a while. But I’m offended. This is not how you make a geek happy, Wizards.
So, I’m now not building a replacement in Java. It won’t be released as open source. It won’t replace their shoddy excuse for a character creator. And it won’t act to encourage purchase of official WotC products. I am, however, going to build an Avatar Designer that will be compatible with certain game systems that are not subject to an abusive licensing scheme.
Watch this space.
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