Updates

Advanced Search - PC
Added the new Misc1 and Misc2 fields as searchable fields.

Advanced Search - Rules
You can search by the new Rule Category field now.

Combat Board
You can now right-click the "Dmg" button to apply damage differently. There are options for Full Damage, Half Damage, and Healing.

Fixed a problem where damage entries without a dice roll (description only) could get confused.

"Set Max Hit Points" had a small bug that I fixed.

Monster
The Attack grid now resizes when the form resizes. The Attack and Damage fields display more information if you make the form wider.

The Attack & Damage fields for spells has been made larger.

The Attack & Damage fields for attacks has been made larger.

PC
Adder a new "Other" tab for miscellaneous information. It includes a Misc 1 and Misc 2 fields you can use for whatever you like (they are searchable fields in the advanced search) and a Notes field for anything you like.

Rules
Added a "Category" entry to the Rules. Right-click the pulldown to create any categories you like.

Spell Casting Form
This form can now be resized to whatever size you want. Fields on the form get bigger so you can see more info if need be.

Cast a spell without a 99 and there are 99 spells for that level, the 99 spell gets decremented (cast fireball when I have another 3rd level spell set as 99). Fixed.

Casting a spell directly from the spell screen for a spell that had a duration would generate an error. Fixed.

Stat Block Import
The Stat Block Import now checks the name of the creature being imported to the name of the creature that will be overwritten. If the names are different, you get a warning message and a chance to cancel the stat block import.

Update 10/9/02, 2.00.23

Advanced Search
All of the "Name" fields now support wildcard searches ("*bat*" will find 'Animal:Bat', 'Bonebat', 'Bat, Dire').

Results from any of the searches can be dragged & dropped to the Codex Tree.

For rules, added a search on the body of the rule.

Combat Board
The Combat Board can now be Saved/Loaded. Right-click the grid on the Combat Board to get those options. A creature has to be on the Combat Board for the right-click menu to work. See the Help section for the Combat Board at the very bottom.

Import/Export: Equipment
If you exported a piece of equipment with a blank category and then imported it, it would be assigned to a random category. Fixed.

Importing a Codex Tree with equipment would not correctly attach the equipment in the Codex Tree to that Equipment (when double-clicking in the Codex Tree, you'd get the wrong thing or a blank record). Fixed.

Update 9/26/02, 2.00.21

Advanced Search!
Added a new advanced search feature that lets you search all the different Reference Library items by various categories. You can now search your Monsters looking for "CR 1 to 3 creature that lives in a swamp" or search spells looking for all "Clr1" spells (and drag and drop all those spells in 1 step to your Spellbook!).

The Advanced Search is open using the new Binocular button on the toolbar.

Monster
Change the "Grapple" field to be "Grapple AB". Widen the field so a negative number can be entered.

Widen the "Size" field so negative numbers can be entered.

When adding a new spell, a DC was calculated for the old method when it should be 0. Fixed.

PC
Widen the "Size" field so negative numbers can be entered.

When adding a new spell, a DC was calculated for the old method when it should be 0. Fixed.

Update 9/11/02, 2.00.18

Combat Board
Made the dropdown list longer for attacks
Made the dropdown list longer for skills

Import/Export
Spellbooks are now imported/export for PC/Monsters

Monster
Increased the Speed field to 80 characters

Added a new ECL field next to Challenge Rating

Added Grapple AB and Size Modifiers as fields on the Attack/Skills Tab

PC
Increased the Speed field to 80 characters

When double-clicking a feat to look it up, DMF will ignore anything after a "(" or a ":". So "Weapon Focus (Longsword)" and "Weapon Focus: Longsword" would both open the "Weapon Focus" feat.

Added Grapple to the Attack tab

Spell Casting
Spellbook class allows 20 characters now instead of 10.

Added a warning message when deleting a spellbook.

Added a button to rename a spellbook.

The Note from the PC/Monster Spell grid will now show up on the Casting screen. The note will read "<Name of Spell>: <Note>"

Added "DC Modifier" to the spellbook (DC Modifier). Added a DC column to the grid. DMF will calculate the DC for a spell by adding 10 + DC Mod for the Class + the DC Mod for the Spell + the Spell Level. This DC will be listed on the casting screen. Please see the Help entry on the PC/NPC form, under Spell Casting, for more info.

Spell Form
Changed the Cast a Spell button from Ctrl+C to be Alt+C

Stat Block
Now supports "XP:" for experience points, "BAB:" for base attack bonus, "Melee BAB:" for melee attack bonus and "Ranged BAB:" for Range Attack Bonus.

Removed blank lines that showed up in Campaign Notes. Removed extra colons that showed up in Campaign Notes.

Fixed space in spell name if spaces used in level ("1 - Charm Person" works now)

Allows a double "-" in the level and name ("1 - Charm Person") for spells.

Remove period from the Feats list that should not be there.

Stat Block - E:Tools
Anthony Digetano has provided an updated E:Tools Stat Block. It includes XP, BAB, Melee BAB, and Range BAB. Untrained usable skills are now included, domain spells are counted in the spells per day, cash is in equipment, and natural weapons show correct BAB.

Anthony has also created a Monster XSL sheet for us! It's available on the downloads page and goes in your Etools\XML\Monster folder. Thanks, Anthony!

E:Tools Stat Block Import!
There is now a XSL character sheet that will create E:Tools CHARACTERS in the layout needed for importing to DMF. You can import E:Tools characters to DMF! Get this new file layout from the downloads page of the DMF website and see the Help topic for Importing Stat Blocks in the new version of DMF for instructions on using it. A XSL sheet for monsters should be available in the near future.

A huge THANK YOU to J. Anthony Digaetano who did a lot of work putting this sheet together for us!

Getting Started
Added a Getting Started help topic that displays when DMF starts up. You can opt to turn it off so that it doesn't display anymore.

FAQ
Added a FAQ entry to the Help menu and put in a couple frequently asked questions. If you've got ideas for other FAQ entries, let me know.

Help Entries
Assorted cleaning and updating of the help file to be more current.

PCs/Monsters
Increased the size of the skill ranks so ranks below -10 can be entered (or over 99).

Stat Block Import
If the class imported is "SOR", "BRD", "BARD" (case insensitive), then the "No Prep Needed" box is checked.

If the class is a "No Prep Needed" then the number of prepped spells is set based on the spells per day for that class.

Update 8/24/02, 2.00.14

Combat Board
Added a "Enter Hours" and "Enter Days" option when right-clicking the duration counter button.

The duration counter button was not decreasing the rounds left on a spell like it does for durations. Fixed.

Monsters
Added a Spellbook tab to monsters.

Added a stat block import for monsters.

PC Form
Copy button was not copying equipment or spells. Fixed.

The prep button for spells ("Pr") should not change the prepped spells when the prepped number is 99 (innate abilities). Fixed.

PCs Casting Spell
"Alias name is already in use" bug when casting a spell. Fixed.

PC Equipment
Only carried items were being totaled in the cost. Cost should be the total of all items, carried or not. Fixed.

Stat Block Import
You can now import stat blocks from other programs into DM's Familiar. This is only setup for PCs/NPCs right now. Please see the "Stat Block Import" entry under the Help menu for more information.

A huge Thank You! To Tommy Kieffer for doing a lot of beta testing on this new feature.

Update 7/21/02, 2.00.08

Spellbooks, Spell Casting!
PC/NPC form now has a tab for storing spellbooks! You can now enter known spells and prepared spells. It even supports multiple spellcasting classes. See the Help button (the question mark) on the PC/NPC form for specific information.

From the Combat Board, get a list of prepared spells with the click of a button. Double-click the spell to cast it and attack rolls, damage rolls, and spell resistance will be rolled for you automatically. If the spell has a duration, a duration counter will be added to the combat board as well!

Duration Counters
The Combat Board now supports Duration Counters of any type. "Guards arrive in 10 minutes", "Tordek Needs 2nd Poison Check" or anything else can be entered and DMF will tell you when that time is up. See the Help button on the Combat Board for more information.

Version 1.00 Changes