Jeff Carlsen
Adventurer
I wish there was a way to reduce the need for lines on a sheet. Even the sheets that get creative with the first page, seem to just present the second as a great big lined piece of paper.
I also notice there's no Basic/Standard/Advanced breakdown between sheets. So, is it official that WOTC is leaving that breakdown behind? Or are they going to redo the winner's sheet into simpler versions? Because all of them look about as complex as they ever have.
Lines may not be attractive, but they are essential. The primary purpose of a character sheet is as a place to write down and access character information.
As for the Basic/Standard/Advanced breakdown, the contest was specifically for the current packet, but only the ability scores, class, race, armor class, and hit points were required. If you're mostly seeing designs for the full packet, that's on the sheet designer's shoulders.