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Originally Posted by mattdm

I like your overall design approach. A few specific comments:

The box under HP probably shouldn't say "wounds", since very clearly in 4E more than ever hit points represent morale, endurance, and, well, narrative verve as much as or more than they represent physical damage.

Heck of a good point. Changed to "Current Hit Points".

Also, as I commented on Mad Irishman's 4E sheet, I use scrap paper for this rather than scribbling on my character sheet, so that box is kind of a waste. I do like the idea of the death saving throws checkboxes, though. I suppose I could get used to having it there and printing a new sheet more often.

Yeah, I'm mixed on this one too. Everyone's got a different way to track their hit points, but at this point I feel it's a crueler thing to limit those who want to track them on the sheet when they pick up and play.

XP can probably go on page 2, yeah?

Yeah, it probably can, I agree. There's something to be said for it being grouped with other rewards. Will decide later when I'm deep into designing page numero two or am desperately looking to make more room on page one for something.

Initiative and speed aren't Senses, but they're under the "senses" section.

Agreed. I feel like they should still be grouped in the same area, though. Just can't think what to call it, and "Reaction, Movement and Senses" or something is too wordy. Will think on this and change it.

Languages seems shoved in at an odd point.

Yeeeah. True. I do feel like they belong somewhere mid-to-top though.

Should "Attack and Damage" say "Basic Attacks"?

Agreed. Changed.

I like what you've done with the armor penalty checkboxes — much cleaner than having n/a written.

Thanks!

The feat list seems too narrow to write the names of many of the feats, let alone short notes on what they do. This is probably less of an issue in 4E where feats tend to give always-on benefits rather than situational options — which to me means that the main list can be moved to the second page, with only special cases noted on the front (maybe in the "other notes" section).

Yeah, these were poorly squeezed together. Need at least 19 lines for Feats (maybe more?) and maybe it's just my holdover 3e sensibilities that wants to group them near skills. I could indeed see them moving to page 2.


Edit: OP updated with some of these new changes. Thanks, Matt!