I wasn't really thrilled with how the 4th edition character sheets look. They seem to be based around a workflow of building a character, which is good for creating a first character, but I find they are too crowded for frequent use.
I lived off of fillable PDFs in 3.5, so I've put together a fillable character sheet for 4th using a different layout, which I hope will be easier to run from. Feel free to use these, and I'd appreciate any feedback.
Several design notes:
Once again, feedback is appreciated. This is still a work in progress.
update v2: Fixed calculation ordering issues, base +10 in defenses, font size scaling, and made dungeoneering wis based.
update v3: Merged powers and main sheet into single pdf, cosmetic improvements, added description section, some calculated values are now over-writable
I lived off of fillable PDFs in 3.5, so I've put together a fillable character sheet for 4th using a different layout, which I hope will be easier to run from. Feel free to use these, and I'd appreciate any feedback.
Several design notes:
- I've tried to keep everything needed for combat on the first page, which means many things (like description) were moved to the second page.
- The first page has has space for details on five powers, and an extended list of powers on the second page. I'd recommend putting your most frequently used powers on the first page.
As of v3, you can auto-copy a power from the second page onto the first by checking the diamond check box next to the power names. That should help you avoid double entering powers. - Everything is grouped into regions, so all your offensive capabilities are listed in one area of the first page and all your defensive capabilities in another. This should hopefully make it easier to find things quickly.
- The first page does not contain the list of feats, but areas where you can list the affects of feats (or other abilities). For example, rather than list "Power Attack" on the first page, you could put "-x to hit, +x to damage" under the offensive section of the first page and list the feat name "Power Attack" on the second page. If you have an item that gives a AC bonus against dragons, then list the optional bonus on the first page under the defensive section and the item on the second.
- The form is a fillable and tries to do most of the math for you. Acrobat 8.0 seems to have some problems where is prints little plus signs in the corners of fields in the powers section after filling them in. You can turn this off under edit->preferences->forms and uncheck 'Show text field overflow indicator'.
Once again, feedback is appreciated. This is still a work in progress.
update v2: Fixed calculation ordering issues, base +10 in defenses, font size scaling, and made dungeoneering wis based.
update v3: Merged powers and main sheet into single pdf, cosmetic improvements, added description section, some calculated values are now over-writable
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