weem's Quick Combat Sheet (Download Included)

[weem]

This is a sheet I made a while back to fit my play style - thought I would share for anyone interested. Here is a screenshot of one filled out as a sample, using info from my goblin assassin character...

Click here to see the full (pdf) version of the sample above.

What is this?

So basically, I (and many others) tend to look back after a combat and say "Damn, I forgot to use X" or "Damn, I forgot I could have done Y when they hit me". So, I made a sheet that organizes the information into 2 primary areas. Am I defending, or am I attacking. Then, within those areas, I have all the things I can do, but not listed as the name of the power (for example) but rather WHAT IT DOES.

So, for example, instead of putting "Agile Recovery", I put "Stand from prone"... or instead of "Slayers Escape", I put "Port 5 and become INVIS".

In the heat of combat, the names of powers and abilities often times don't mean anything to me. My eyes glaze over them. This way, I quickly see what can be done and I know right away if I want to do that.

I also scribble in colors representing the action (@will, encounter, daily etc).

The information is also laid out in steps that help identify things I should be looking at first.

Under the picture you will see a section called "Always Ready" - these are for abilities that can be used whenever (for the most part).

In the "Defending" section, the DM is going to ask if they hit me with a roll, so those numbers are first. Below that is information needed if he hits... this makes me work down through resists, temp hp's, saves, etc before getting down to my HP so I don't miss anything on the way. Then, next to that are things I can use when I am hit.

The same goes with the "Attacking" section below that.


Anyway, this sheet has been awesome for me, and for those I play with (and run games for) so I thought I would drop it in here

***UPDATE***

This file has been moved - you can get it here - theweem.com

 

[MadLordOfMilk]

Awesome! This'll help a lot if/when I play a character with a lot of stuff to keep track of. I honestly would've never thought to make something like this.

 

[weem]

Awesome! This'll help a lot if/when I play a character with a lot of stuff to keep track of. I honestly would've never thought to make something like this.

Thanks!

Yea, I love it and use it for every character I play (I'm playing a lot right now). I can get through games very satisfied I used everything I wanted to when I could and I'm definitely the fastest with my turn.

I used to write it on paper - at the top I would write "don't forget these" then have "attack", "defense" etc - but this sheet just makes it easier, hehe.

Some of the other people I play with use it and like it as well

 

[Zinovia]

I love your sheet Weem, and it addresses the very problem that caused me to try to design my own character sheet. People forget they have abilities, and don't use them when they should. There's no easy quick way to see them on the default sheets.

In my case I made a Conditional Effects section that lists abilities based on certain triggering conditions, but yours is very nice and looks easy to use. Thanks for posting it!

 

[weem]

Thanks - glad others can get a use out of it as well

 

[chronoplasm]

Very nice! It's quite intuitive.
Any way this can be organized into a card format? I like information organized in the form of cards.

 

[weem]

Very nice! It's quite intuitive.
Any way this can be organized into a card format? I like information organized in the form of cards.

Done.

weem's "chronoplasm" combat cards

Here is an example, though the cards (PDF at the bottom) is a 'completed' version (it has some updates the screenshot doesnt have including "free" action option among a few other things). This just gives you an idea...

Download the PDF here [PDF, 285kb]

 

[chronoplasm]

Nice! Thanks!

 

[Thanlis]

I really like these; gonna give 'em a try.

Nitpick -- "Hit Affects" and "Miss Affects" should be Effects.

 

[weem]

I really like these; gonna give 'em a try.

Nitpick -- "Hit Affects" and "Miss Affects" should be Effects.

Thanks

I updated the "Effects" in the PDF (though not in my example screenshot) - thanks for the heads-up!

Also!

I have moved this file (as well as some other I have made) to one (new) site of mine... dndfile.com - check it out if you are interested to see what else I have there.