Help the new kid?

[Nettabear21]

I just started playing d&d last week, and I love it. Problem is, I would love to have a character sheet that I could update on my computer and print out each week that lists my feats, and spells, and what they do so I wouldn't have to spend the whole session flipping pages in my handbook. Anyone have any ideas where I can get one?

Thanks!

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

A subscription to DDI would be the most universal starting point, I would think.

 

[Nettabear21]

Thank you. I did see that. But do u know of one that doesn't cost anything?

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I'm sure there are some, but I don't know any.

I just make my own in things like Word (previous editions of D&D; RIFTS), Excel (HERO)*, or "fill in the blank" templates in the Notepads of my personal electronic devices (formerly a Palm Tungsten, now an iTouch).




* And I know of a good Excel one for Mutants & Mastermind.

 

[Selganor]

You might want to try Javascript Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition Character Generator

But this "sheet" won't give you any details like the normal sheet from the character builder does (the CB sheet can be used without ever having to consult any books during the game)

 

[Ferghis]

Thank you. I did see that. But do u know of one that doesn't cost anything?

If you are asking for a computer-managed character sheet, iPlay4e - play 4e Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) online! is the best I know of. It requires a D&Di subscription to generate the character file (in dnd4e format), but a friend, perhaps someone else in your group, might be able to take care of that.

As for a thorough computer-generated printable character sheet, I cannot recommend any, although I've looked at quite a few. They are all terrible, in my opinion. The official one is about 6 pages long at first level, and fails to highlight many important details on it. If you want to work with paper, my best recommendation is http://www.enworld.org/forum/4e-fan-creations-house-rules/272105-zins-character-sheet.html because it has a column to list all the conditional powers and effects your character has, which is the toughest part of the game to deal with for me. Despite being human-generated, it helps crunch some of the numbers, but is far from being thoroughly computer-generated.

 

[Spatula]

There are some good 4e Excel character sheets out there. The only downside is that they generally don't have the auto-calculated power details, but these are pretty easy to type up yourself on a new page. And if you know some basic Excel stuff, you can put in the power calculations yourself without much trouble.