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UPDATED 6/20/08! kiznit's 4e Fold-over Character Sheet w/ Cards
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<blockquote data-quote="Bhikku" data-source="post: 4390045" data-attributes="member: 73721"><p>I wanted to say: I love this sheet. It gives a good sense of open space, is very attractive to the eye (especially compared to the claustrophobic official sheet) and there's plenty of extra room for additional notes. My group is almost entirely newbies to D&D, and they've responded very positively to this sheet as well. (I'm a big character sheet fiend, as a matter of fact - I examined a lot of different version before choosing this one. And if it gives you any sense of how much I value a good character sheet, the sheet at the back of the book is generally the first thing I look at with any new RPG, and frequently determines whether I look at anything else in the book.)</p><p></p><p>The card folder is a nifty gimmick, but since I'm keeping cards in a recipe wallet between sessions, I'm encouraging players to use that area for assorted notes - background revelations, musings, etc. </p><p></p><p>If I may offer handful of suggestions, these are little things that I personally would find quite useful. </p><p></p><p>1. I do think that having a space for temporary hit points would be useful - just a small box under the current hp box would surely do the job. (For now I'm using the Action Points box, since I use tokens to represent action points.)</p><p></p><p>2. I agree it might be useful to have an 'ability check' box or the like for the ability scores. On the other hand, I think I'd actually like to see a single box right where the note says "Add 1/2 level when making Ability Checks" - so that rather than filling in three boxes for each ability, and updating one of them at each level, the players can easily see one number that updates each level and gets added to the modifiers. That's my vote, anyway. I think it would be useful while preserving the spare, elegant look of the sheet.</p><p></p><p>3. As others have said, I don't see much point in recording the racial bonus beside the ability scores. Removing that column & shifting the Ability section to the left might make room for the temporary hp box or something of the sort. That's just a side-thought. I've actually been using the space labled 'racial bonus' to list FUDGE-style descriptors to give my newbie players a sense of scale. The Eladrin Rogue was delighted when I described her Dex as "Legendary." </p><p></p><p>4. Some of my players have expressed difficulty reading the white-on-gray lables, particularly in the Skills section. This has slowed them down in finding the appropriate skills during play. I'd suggest that a lighter shade of gray with black letters might be helpful here, although I like the white-on-gray aesthetic throughout the rest of the sheet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bhikku, post: 4390045, member: 73721"] I wanted to say: I love this sheet. It gives a good sense of open space, is very attractive to the eye (especially compared to the claustrophobic official sheet) and there's plenty of extra room for additional notes. My group is almost entirely newbies to D&D, and they've responded very positively to this sheet as well. (I'm a big character sheet fiend, as a matter of fact - I examined a lot of different version before choosing this one. And if it gives you any sense of how much I value a good character sheet, the sheet at the back of the book is generally the first thing I look at with any new RPG, and frequently determines whether I look at anything else in the book.) The card folder is a nifty gimmick, but since I'm keeping cards in a recipe wallet between sessions, I'm encouraging players to use that area for assorted notes - background revelations, musings, etc. If I may offer handful of suggestions, these are little things that I personally would find quite useful. 1. I do think that having a space for temporary hit points would be useful - just a small box under the current hp box would surely do the job. (For now I'm using the Action Points box, since I use tokens to represent action points.) 2. I agree it might be useful to have an 'ability check' box or the like for the ability scores. On the other hand, I think I'd actually like to see a single box right where the note says "Add 1/2 level when making Ability Checks" - so that rather than filling in three boxes for each ability, and updating one of them at each level, the players can easily see one number that updates each level and gets added to the modifiers. That's my vote, anyway. I think it would be useful while preserving the spare, elegant look of the sheet. 3. As others have said, I don't see much point in recording the racial bonus beside the ability scores. Removing that column & shifting the Ability section to the left might make room for the temporary hp box or something of the sort. That's just a side-thought. I've actually been using the space labled 'racial bonus' to list FUDGE-style descriptors to give my newbie players a sense of scale. The Eladrin Rogue was delighted when I described her Dex as "Legendary." 4. Some of my players have expressed difficulty reading the white-on-gray lables, particularly in the Skills section. This has slowed them down in finding the appropriate skills during play. I'd suggest that a lighter shade of gray with black letters might be helpful here, although I like the white-on-gray aesthetic throughout the rest of the sheet. [/QUOTE]
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