Anyone glanced at the new Character Sheets on the WotC site?

[ThirdWizard]

That might not be the worst character sheet I've ever seen, but I'm not sure.

 

[3d6]

What is the use of this supposed to be? (Especially for multiclassed characters). I consider it one of the most pointless things to include on a character sheet, out of the set of things often found there. You never, and I mean never, use it in play.

Well, there's sleep, circle of death, and blasphemy. You need to know how many Hit Dice you have when you get energy drained, also.

 

[Staffan]

Awesome sheet! It makes you wonder what took up all the space on the sheet in the pHB.

Feats and special abilities? Most sheets, including the Player Pack one, are woefully inadequate in that section. I expect to have room for at least 10 racial abilities (dwarf, gnome), at least 19 feats with short descriptions (human fighter at level 20), and 20 class abilities (the monk clocks in at 19, not counting advanced versions like "evasion" and "improved evasion" - there might be classes with more than that, but I doubt it). You can save some space by combining these into a "feats and special abilities" section like on the Ultimate Character Sheet, since few characters will have both 20 class abilities and 20 feats.

In addition, I want a sheet to include the psionic skills (or at least room to write them in yourself), at least four knowledge skills (typical Int 16 human wizard, maxing Concentration, Spellcraft, and four knowledge skills with his six SP), plenty of room for fill-in skills (so I don't have any problems adding stuff from other books, like the Truespeech skill from Tome of Magic), room for equipment (including notes, e.g. "minor circlet of blasting: searing light (3d8, 160 ft ranged touch, 6d6 vs undead and 3d6 vs constructs) 1/day").

One thing I don't need on a sheet is a list of spells, because there wouldn't be a way of having enough room for all the info needed. Spells prepared, OK, but not a list of all the spells you know. I wouldn't mind a separate list of spells, akin to Ema's sheets, though.

 

[Eridanis]

Caution! Threads merging...

 

[Jdvn1]

What is the use of this supposed to be? (Especially for multiclassed characters). I consider it one of the most pointless things to include on a character sheet, out of the set of things often found there. You never, and I mean never, use it in play.

That's not true. It's just that, usually, HD=level anyway. Particularly when it's an issue.
(some spells affect particular HD, or HD in particular ways)

 

[Kerrick]

I think they're hideous and poorly laid out. I'll stick with the one I made using Excel - autocalc, baby!

 

[Eridanis]

I just printed it out to take a look, and immediately noticed a typo: page 3, animal "companioin." Gotta look at these things before posting them, guys!

 

[Thomas Percy]

I don't like it.

 

[irdeggman]

This is far and away the best excel based character sheet I've seen.

http://theonlysheet.com/

While Richard "charges" for the sheet - it can be used for a 6th level character for free.

He does provide continous support - I mean on an almost weekly basis there have been updates and revisions to make things better fit what the fans have wanted.

 

[Dracorat]

God those are ugly. (The sheets in the OP)