Not Sure Where to Ask, Character Tools?

[Soulkeeper]

I am a long time player of general D&D, since about 78 through every version.

I played a lot of 3.5 and subscribed to many Paizo adventures. I went to 4E when it came out, still played 3.5, but in this area, it faded.

When I became DM of 4E, I just kept everyone there.
With the new news, I'm not leaving 4E, but nor am I committing to 5E.

So, I dusted off my old account and peeked my head in.

I picked up the 4 mini set online, then grabbed a handful of figures at my LFGS (which by the way knew nothing of the Paizo miniatures till I mentioned them, and yea me... he carries them 1 week later!)

So, long and short to my question.

Back when there were a lot of character builders for 3.5, have any migrated to Pathfinder, and does the community recommend any specific?

[Chris Kenney]

For Pathfinder, I cannot recommend HeroLab enough if you're willing to pay for it. While adding your own customized content is a bit of a pain, the modules for every PFRPG product Paizo puts out are invaluable for keeping up to date on your options, particularly if you're a PFS player. None of the free alternatives really come close.

[Joana]

I know PCGen has PfRPG data sets. Hero Lab is Paizo's officially-licensed character builder. You have to pay for it and the data sets separately, but there's a free demo and free software for the Beginner Box rules.

[Soulkeeper]

Thanks, I'll take a look and download the BB rule sets.

[Soulkeeper]

Appreciate the suggestion on this, picked up the starter set and used the builder to run a game with a few friends. Only had an hour and a half, got through half the adventure though.

I do admit, the changes seem nice, a lot of 3.5 with a few hints toward 4. I always have dropped a lot of the micromanage combat rules which still seem to exist in all versions, but I'm impressed.