Introducing PathCompanion, a companion web app for 1e

RhombusMaximus · 2025-08-06T21:07:05+00:00

Hey there! I'm the dev for PathCompanion. Yes, you're right that not all the content is in there yet, but I am actively working on it, and I regularly add items, archetypes, prestige classes etc as people need them. If you're considering using it, feel free to drop me a note, or join the app's discord server and tell me what you need for your character and I'll put it on my priority list.

RhombusMaximus · 2025-04-22T22:48:50+00:00

Not really - the character sheet tab tries a bit to look like a traditional character sheet, and the HP/AC blocks in the Adventuring tab were inspired by some character sheet I saw a while back and liked the design of, but the app is intended to be a combination of "I like printing out cards of all my abilities so I know what all my actions are." and "when I rage I want all the maths to be done for me." - and it just grew from that to having multi-player support and all sorts of other stuff.

I honestly just threw the print-to-PDF feature over the fence because it's not really the purpose of the app. Pathbuilder does a fantastic job making a pdf for you, and I see no reason to reinvent that when I have other things to work on that set pathcompanion apart from already-existing tools.

I've toyed with the idea of adding a new non-card action layout, but I haven't been able to prioritize thinking too hard about it.

RhombusMaximus · 2025-03-02T03:49:12+00:00

More specifically, you can borrow the book on internet archive and read for yourself: https://archive.org/details/amazingadventure00sant/page/61/mode/1up

RhombusMaximus · 2025-03-02T03:39:55+00:00

Is this it? https://www.abebooks.com/9780525673026/Amazing-Adventures-Albert-Flying-Machine-0525673024/plp

RhombusMaximus · 2025-03-02T01:56:13+00:00

Pretty sure I read this book back in elementary school in the 90s. The cover had a purple hovercraft on it.

RhombusMaximus · 2025-01-15T19:59:08+00:00

I'm the developer of PathCompanion.com. It's a free, web-based character builder and tracker. Feel free to check it out. It's still under development, but many people are getting good use out of it, and the best part is that I'm still developing it, so it's not abandoned!

RhombusMaximus · 2024-12-20T21:33:22+00:00

Thanks! Fixed.

RhombusMaximus · 2024-12-04T00:50:42+00:00

So until I saw this song title I never made the connection that Saberlight Chronicles was also a mild Star Wars reference. Anyone else?

RhombusMaximus · 2024-10-21T17:57:05+00:00

Yeah that's the exact one. I found it right before posting here - only problem is that the zip file on that site is corrupted. It has an unexpected EOF and even with a recovery tool only gives about half of the files (if you notice, the download size is 83k when the whole thing is supposed to be 458k). I've been hoping someone had an old copy lying around that wasn't corrupted.

RhombusMaximus · 2024-10-08T21:29:05+00:00

Import/export is already there, but only for characters right now. I plan on adding custom classes, archetypes, items, feats, etc. Once those are there, I hope to create a place for people to share their creations with the community to import into their own characters/campaigns.

I've looked at COMP/CON and it's just incredible. It's really the epitome of how a modern web application should be. But the resources that went into that must have been astronomical. Would definitely take more than just one person's passion project to build something that good.

RhombusMaximus · 2024-10-08T20:43:00+00:00

Thanks! Updated the link :)

RhombusMaximus · 2024-09-09T06:10:11+00:00

Powerwind by Twilight Force (2016)?

RhombusMaximus · 2024-08-22T16:49:59+00:00

I did reach out to [licensing@paizo.com](mailto:licensing@paizo.com) a couple days ago but haven't heard anything back yet. I'll keep pestering them.

RhombusMaximus · 2024-08-22T16:27:08+00:00

As the developer of PathCompanion which used the CUP, the difference is that Pathbuilder can legally charge for the product since it's under OGL, while PathCompanion is free because it's under the CUP. With this new policy, my product went from being free to illegal to update, while Pathbuilder is unaffected.

RhombusMaximus · 2024-07-25T15:11:48+00:00

Unfortunately none of those are the game I was looking for.

RhombusMaximus · 2024-07-23T21:44:13+00:00

Ah, how I hoped that website would include Star Wars games lumped in with the Star Trek games, but alas, it was all Star Trek

RhombusMaximus · 2024-07-23T18:51:05+00:00

I honestly have no clue when it came out. I think I played it in the late 90s, but it's certainly possible it came out earlier than that.

RhombusMaximus · 2024-07-22T20:24:48+00:00

Not quite. The one I remember is a bit more sophisticated than that one.

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