I've got some pretty nifty fonts including one that is basically lots of different heraldry charges (dragons, griffons, displayed eagles, etc etc) and it's really handy when I'm putting shields on maps and things.
However, I was wondering if it was possible to convert the font into a shapes file for photoshop. It's a bit of a pain having to use the font tool and then go through the different keys to find out which is the one I want. It'd be way more convenient if they were just shapes (or even brushes, a brushes file would be great too).

I've had a brief look on the interweb but I didn't turn up anything about it. All I got was things telling me I could convert a type layer to a shape layer which isn't what I wanna do.

So is it possible? And if it is, is it straightforward?

Thanks in advance!