BETA(+1) Version !!!!

	   		Caracter Generator V1.0 For 7th Sea
	     		Autor Pierre Campan (http://7eme.mer.free.fr)


			
I INTRODUCTION
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Please Excuse my Poor English, I am French so ....

First let's give back to Caesar what belong to Caesar :

7th Sea is edited by Alderac Entertainment Group (www.7thsea.com) All used name or specifique manes
are under copyrights and AEG propriety. 

This programe is Free and cannot be sold. It is a help for DM and Players to create Caracters.

It does not wand to replace the game Rule book ! so they is no precisions about knack or any
detailled rule.... If you want more purchase the rule book... and avalon and montaigne .....

Thank to John & Jennifer Wick and all the Other for they work (and for L5R).

The Autor Denid any problemes due to installation or use of this software.
(Anyway I would be suprise if you had any problems with it, it is classical VB5 program)  


II INSTALLATION
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This software need for installation

Several Visual Basic 5 DLL what may be allready on your Computer
The software : Outils7m.exe
System Directory at the root of the application.

The Septup programme will do all what automatiqualy
Idf you use an upgrade : Either you do another installation Either you replace the .exe and
the system directory


III FONCTIONEMENT DU GENERATEUR
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Run the program 8) 

Chose the kind of caracter you want to create:

	PC (PLayer Caracter)  or     NPC (Non PLayer Caracter)

If it is a NPC chose how many points you are going to give it
If it is a PC it is 100 !!

NPC are not limited like PC a creation (more than 3 in knacks etc...)

Chose Nationality and click NEW

Or LOAD for previously saved caracter
Or HELP to read this file..... Hum you already did it ?
Or About to know about ...
Or Quit to quit !! marvelous !

In the Principal Window :

Spend Point between Skills, Knack, langagues, Traits, advantages ... whatever you whant

Generaly you must select an item before purchase it or drop it or increase it !

Automatique computer of point left is done ! if negatif, no more save or export 
(ok ! you can easely fool the save file by changing the number of caraters points, 
that is your life, not mine 8)    )

Click on SAVE to Save your current wwork
EXPORT to have a output of the caracter
QUIT To Quit !

IV FUTUR EVOLUTION
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A) Correcting Bugs ===> Please tell me about !!
   Known Bug : 
	You can purchase advantages more than once !
	Magic does not decrease the cost of Noble 
	Click on + or - before selecting a skill => crash !
	

B) Take in account the other rules (in Avalon, Pirate Nation ...)

C) better output ==> Word format

D) Automatique genration of NPC !! with a template ... ?

IF you have ideas do not hesitate : pierre.campan@free.fr