Just as we announced updates to the Compendium last week, we’ve also been hard at work on the Character Builder. When you update your Character Builder this month to get the latest powers and feats, you’ll get all the latest fixes and improvements as well. Here’s a summary of what went into this month’s Character Builder update.

Data Update Data from the following published materials are new to the Character Builder this month: Online Magazines Dragon Issues 371 Dungeon Issues 162 Preview Content The Sorcerer, levels 1–3 (to appear in Player’s Handbook 2) The Warden, levels 1–3 (to appear in Player’s Handbook 2)

Feature Changes Journal Entries are now formatted to be more compatible with RPGA Session tracking sheets. In the Shopping Interface, redesigned the Auto-Pick functionality into Auto Buy and Auto Add. Auto Buy will buy items from the user’s current Gold available. Auto Add will replace the current gold and add level appropriate equipment as per RPGA guidelines. Both Auto Buy and Auto Add now include Magic Items. You may select a default save folder. You may rename equipped items and customize the weight, allowing you to add personal flavor to your equipment list.

Character Sheet Viewer Changes You may now print Journal Entries along with the character sheet. Added the ability to display and print basic Attack power cards. The default setting is to have them turned off. The "Rest" reset function in the Character Sheet Viewer now resets the Death Check and Magic Item Usage check boxes. The Milestone functionality in the Character Sheet Viewer now updates Action Points and Magic Item Usage.

Interface Changes In the Campaign Settings interface, new Monthly data will be marked as Beta and appear on top of the list. All new data will remain marked as Beta until the next month’s update. Users can uncheck the Beta data checkbox to exclude this data from the character build process. Campaign page checkboxes clearly show partial selection. UI improvements to the Equipment page of the Shop Tab. Separated the Rituals and Alchemical Formulas in the summary section. Miscellaneous UI changes throughout for more UI consistency. House Rule Ability change should not make “next step” button unusable.

Miscellaneous Fixes and Updates

When you download the update, you’ll also be able to read the final Patch Notes with all of the miscellaneous bug fixes and more minor updates.

Recap of the Complete Data Set

After you’ve finished the monthly update, you’ll be able to make Characters using data from the following published materials:

• Player’s Handbook
• Dungeon Master’s Guide
• Monster Manual
• Forgotten Realms Player’s Guide
• Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide
• Adventurer’s Vault
• Martial Power
• Draconomicon: Chromatic Dragons
• Manual of the Planes
• Open Grave: Secrets of the Undead
• Online Magazines

• Dragon Issues 364–371
• Dungeon Issues 155–162

• Adventures

• H1 Keep on the Shadowfell
• H2 Thunderspire Labyrinth
• H3 Pyramid of Shadows
• P1 King of the Trollhaunt Warrens
• P2 Demon Queen’s Enclave
• FR1 Scepter Tower of Spellgard

• Preview Content

• The Artificer, levels 1–30 (to appear in Eberron Player’s Guide)
• The Barbarian, levels 1–30 (to appear in Player’s Handbook 2)
• The Bard, levels 1–10 (to appear in Player’s Handbook 2)
• The Druid, levels 1–3 (to appear in Player’s Handbook 2)
• The Invoker, levels 1–3 (to appear in Player’s Handbook 2)
• The Sorcerer, levels 1–3 (to appear in Player’s Handbook 2)
• The Warden, levels 1–3 (to appear in Player’s Handbook 2)

You need an active D&D Insider subscription to update your D&D Character Builder with the new data. Each account is limited to 5 updates. Every month, when a new data set is released, this limit will be reset.

Check the Character Builder FAQ for additional information.

About the Author

Didier Monin has settled in Seattle, and has been working for Wizards of the Coast for the past 12 years, first in France then in the USA. He has been a world traveler, has lived on a boat, and has been a D&D gamer since 1980 and favors Dungeon Mastering. He also plays as much online strategy and simulation computer games that he can. Above all, he is married and father of two super nice kids, who enjoy gaming too. He is currently the producer for the client applications parts of D&DI, and posts on the forums under WOTC_DM, not because he is the only DM (Dungeon Master) in WOTC (Wizards of the Coast) but because of his initials.