Introduction

Generate HTML writeups for your Hero System characters!

Enter your character into a series of fill-out forms, and HTML Hero will generate a character sheet that you can save as an HTML file. Avoid the messy process of creating and debugging complex <table>s. And now HTML Hero can also load in old sheets to make editing your characters a snap.

Warning

If you Reload the page, or do anything that causes the page to be reloaded (like resizing the window, or going to another page and then coming Back to this page), any information you have entered will reset to their default values, effectively erasing your character!

Please make sure to read the Help section. It describes the various peculiarities of HTML Hero, including bug-workarounds. Just click on the Help button at the lower-left of the page. If, after reading the Help, you find a repeatable bug (something that makes HTML Hero break every time you do it), please e-mail me:

So I can try to fix the bug. Please note that, while I have tried my best to make sure HTML Hero is as stable as possbile, I make no guarantees that it will work. JavaScript is not a robust language, so even minor errors might cause it to randomly crash your browser.

Save early and save often!

Version History
6 Dec 1998 ECV was being calculated when DEX was changed, instead of EGO. Fixed.
23 Oct 1998 Created a simple Perl script to remove most JavaScript comments and blank lines from HTML files to make HTML Hero load faster. Original files with comments are now available as a ZIP file at the HTML Hero Portal (the old home of HTML Hero).
18 Oct 1998 Moved HTML Hero off of Geocites and onto my ISP. Got the redirection URL http://welcome.to/html.hero which will always reach HTML Hero, no matter where its current host is.
31 Aug 1998 Added dynamic cost totaling. Whenever you change a cost, the total cost for the section section will now be listed in the status bar.
28 Aug 1998 Added George Ruban's HTML Hero parser. The code is entirely his; only a few lines were changed. Added the Load Sheet command, and merged View Sheet and Save HTML into Generate HTML.
24 Aug 1998 Internet Explorer only accepts one cookie per domain. Revamped preferences to store all settings in one cookie.
Not all of the comments in the HTML code of the Martial Arts section were being printed. Fixed.
In some fields, &nbsp was being printed insted of &nbsp;. Fixed.
21 Aug 1998 Internet Explorer tries writing to the preview window before it has completely opened. The preview died, leaving a blank window. Fixed.
20 Aug 1998 Revamped Characteristics section based off of George Ruban's implementation. Changed the page layout and added automatic characteristic cost calculation. A lot of "under the hood" changes were made to the JavaScript to support these changes.
19 Sept 1997 Apostrophies entered into text fields caused JavaScript to blow up. Fixed.
18 Sept 97 First public release.
3 Sept 97 Initital release for testing.

HTML Hero was created by Douglas MacDougall and greatly improved with the comments and assistance of George Ruban. If you haven't already seen it, take a look at his Roleplaying Pages, with the famous Hero Combat Applet!

http://welcome.to/html.hero/

Hero System is Hero Games' trademark for its roleplaying system. HTML Hero is copyright © 1997, 1998 by Douglas MacDougall. All images and text on these pages are copyright © 1997, 1998 by Douglas MacDougall. Scripts © 1997, 1998 by Douglas MacDougall and George Ruban. All Rights Reserved.