Character Sheet Feedback

darjr · Apr 15, 2013

for hp pips I'll put the sheet in a sheet protector and use a wet erase pen

Libramarian · Apr 16, 2013

For tracking resources that are used up one at a time and are then completely replenished (e.g. ammunition, rations--as opposed to resources that are reduced and regained in variable amounts like HP) you could do a "hangman" drawing where you draw one line for each thing. This keeps the marks concentrated in one area so you can erase them all in one go.

e.g. If you had 5 things, you could draw a star, and then erase it when it's replenished.

Jeff Carlsen · Apr 16, 2013

Libramarian said:
For tracking resources that are used up one at a time and are then completely replenished (e.g. ammunition, rations--as opposed to resources that are reduced and regained in variable amounts like HP) you could do a "hangman" drawing where you draw one line for each thing. This keeps the marks concentrated in one area so you can erase them all in one go.

e.g. If you had 5 things, you could draw a star, and then erase it when it's replenished.

That's an interesting idea. There's the challenge of teaching the user how to use it, but it's worth thinking about.

Libramarian · Apr 16, 2013

It would probably require an explanatory note of some kind, yeah.

Jeff Carlsen · Apr 20, 2013

Release 0.3

This release has a redesigned second page and a focus on increasing white space.

I wasn't happy with the amount of space for equipment and treasure, so I've expanded that section.

With the design team planning to implement bigger feats, I've decided to treat them in the same manner as I do magic items. Namely, have a concise list of feats on the main sheet, and then provide an optional reference sheet, which will be designed when we know what the new feats look like.

Jeff Carlsen · Apr 24, 2013

Release 0.4

I've moved on to InDesign! This is just the front page for now. Working this way takes more time, and I want to get feedback at this point.

Some caveats:

I haven't really worked on the portrait box to incorporate a D&D logo or text saying it's a character sheet.
Some of the lines appear to have varying thickness in the PDF, but not when printed.
The "Current HP" box extends beyond the pages print margin. I need to find a solution to that.

Please give me any feedback you might have.

darjr · Apr 24, 2013

Some of the fields are filled in. Name being Person McPersonson

Jeff Carlsen · Apr 24, 2013

darjr said:
Some of the fields are filled in. Name being Person McPersonson

Yeah, I left those to give a sense of what it would look like when filled. The next release will be clean, or possibly have a filled in layer that can be turned on.

darjr · Apr 24, 2013

oh that's cool!

MortalPlague · Apr 24, 2013

The move to inDesign has definitely prettied up the sheet! The headings look really good, as do all the boxes and buttons. My only big issue is that there isn't much space for erasing / writing HP (if you do that as frequently as I do). But otherwise, the sheet looks very good.