Character Sheet: No Check Boxes?

[JoeGKushner]

When looking at the character sheets, I noticed that they have a lot of daily use abilities but I didn't see any check boxes or anything to count the number of times they've been used.

Anything like that planned or ?

 

[Incenjucar]

I think there's a general lean towards using tokens in 4E for keeping track of things.

That said, paper and pencil are always good. Personally, I like a nice clean character sheet.

 

[Lackhand]

I, too, don't like to mark temporary state on my character sheet. I don't even like to add equipment there, for fear that I'll just swap out that length of rope for boots of levitation as soon as I'm done bludgeoning that horrifying monster behind the very next door.

My plan for 4e is a character sheet with my (sigh) stats, equipment, and at-will abilities noted, and index cards with my /encounter and /day powers, so that I can tap 'em as I use 'em.
And a sheet of scratch paper.

 

[Voss]

I'd go with quite a lot of scratch paper, not just a sheet. There seems to be a lot to track, including what type of duration the conditions have.

 

[MaelStorm]

Index card for encounter and daily powers that players tap when used is not a bad idea. But I think this is one part of the solution. A honest player can be trusted, but it's not the case for every players.

I think the DM has to keep a separate track of everything going on at his table on a sheet of paper for every encounter as a safeguard*. It is his responsibility to close down the door on possible abuse from his players.

*Not every DM will like this, but some will prefer this option.

 

[Finist The Falcon]

A lesson from CCGs

I made a character based on Book of Nine Swords, and I used little index cards for the maneuvers I had access to. Tapping them or better yet flipping them over was an excellent way of keeping track of what maneuvers I had already used.

I will do the same for 4E.

If I were at a table and I noticed one of the other players not marking off uses or not flipping cards I would bring it up to the DM and I would remind the player to keep track of his or her uses. I think it is the responsibility of everyone at the table to maintain a co-operative/fun atmosphere and that means that everyone plays the game by the agreed upon rules.

 

[Fallen Seraph]

I may make little red-tags and glue one side to the character sheet (where this no writing) and write the basic name of the power on the tag.

So with no powers in use all the tags are up, when you have used them just flip the tag down covering it.

 

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

Chris Perkins ran a Delve that I played in yesterday.

I said, "Hey, Chris! Will there be check-boxes on the official 4e sheets to track your conditions, etc.?"

He said, "Yes."

 

[Voss]

I'm just trying to think of a good way to track it all.
Just the durations are annoying me.
You've got-
powers that end at the end of the target's turn
powers that end at the end of the attacker's next turn
powers that end at the start of the attacker's next turn
powers that end at the end of the round
powers that last until your next attack (or save)
powers that have to be rolled for
powers that are sustained by minor actions
powers that just last
powers that last until the person changes the target
powers that last 5 minutes.
powers that don't activate unless you fulfill various conditions

 

[MaelStorm]

Hmmm, that doesn't sound simpler than any previous editions of D&D