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Hero Mancer 2

A guided character creator and level-up tool for D&D 5e. Pick your species, class, and background, set ability scores, choose starting equipment, and resolve advancements in one window.
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New to Hero Mancer?

Section titled “New to Hero Mancer?”

Start with Installation, then build a first character with the Quick start.

Highlights

Section titled “Highlights”

Guided creation wizard

Section titled “Guided creation wizard”

The creation wizard has eight tabs: Start, Identity, Abilities, Hit Points, Equipment, Biography, Advancements, and Finalize. Identity splits into Background, Species, Class, and Subclass. The sidebar shows a live preview of the character. A tab with choices left carries a badge counting them.

Ability scores

Section titled “Ability scores”

Players set ability scores with Standard Array, Point Buy, Manual Formula, or Manual Entry.

Hit points

Section titled “Hit points”

Hit points use the average, the maximum, or a manual roll.

Equipment and starting gold

Section titled “Equipment and starting gold”

A character takes the gear its class and background grant, or trades it for starting gold to spend in the shop.

Advancements and feats

Section titled “Advancements and feats”

Class, species, and background advancements resolve on one tab. At an Ability Score Improvement, the player takes the increase or picks a feat from a browser that can be limited to feats the character qualifies for.

Custom backgrounds

Section titled “Custom backgrounds”

The Background picker has a Custom Background option. It opens a builder for ability scores, proficiencies, languages, origin feats, and starting gold. The finished background is saved to a world compendium.

Random characters

Section titled “Random characters”

Randomize fills in a new character’s name, identity, ability scores, and hit points.

Leveling up and multiclassing

Section titled “Leveling up and multiclassing”

When you grant a level-up, a glowing Level Up button appears on the player’s character sheet. The player levels up an existing class or multiclasses into a new one.

GM approval queue

Section titled “GM approval queue”

Player characters can wait for your approval before they are created. From the queue you approve a submission, reject it with an optional reason, or edit it before approving.

Module integrations

Section titled “Module integrations”

Integrations lists what Hero Mancer adds when companion modules are active.

One settings panel

Section titled “One settings panel”

Module options live in one GM-only settings panel, opened from the module settings menu.

For developers

Section titled “For developers”
  • API reference: methods for launching the wizard and working with character data
  • Hooks: events fired during creation, approval, and level-up

Support

Section titled “Support”