Pathfinder 2E Here's The Official Pathfinder 2E Character Sheet

Paizo has posted both full-color and printer-friendly versions of the official character sheet for Pathfinder 2nd Edition!

 

[Aldarc]

Also and I know this is likely old news, but why Occultism? Why? That's such a random change....

Paizo wanted to integrate at the outset the different magic of the world that it has established in their publications while also streamlining the spell lists. So they had the idea of four different magical essences: spiritual, vital, material, and mental. Each spell list is assembled with a combination of these essences in mind and there is a governing skill associated with each spell list.

Material/Mental -> Arcane Spell List -> Arcana
Spiritual/Vital -> Divine Spell List -> Religion
Mental/Spiritual -> Occult Spell List -> Occultism
Material/Vital -> Primal Spell List -> Nature

Bards now use the Occult spell list. Druids use the Primal spell list. The Sorcerer spell list depends on which bloodline they choose.

 

[Aebir-Toril]

Paizo wanted to integrate at the outset the different magic of the world that it has established in their publications while also streamlining the spell lists. So they had the idea of four different magical essences: spiritual, vital, material, and mental. Each spell list is assembled with a combination of these essences in mind and there is a governing skill associated with each spell list.

Material/Mental -> Arcane Spell List -> Arcana
Spiritual/Vital -> Divine Spell List -> Religion
Mental/Spiritual -> Occult Spell List -> Occultism
Material/Vital -> Primal Spell List -> Nature

Bards now use the Occult spell list. Druids use the Primal spell list. The Sorcerer spell list depends on which bloodline they choose.

The character sheet is kind of awful, but I am boarding the PF2 hype train.

 

[Teemu]

The sheet is too busy. The colors are awful too. They need to re-do it ASAP.

 

[barasawa]

I was actually thinking the cluttered page filled with tons of boxes that seem rather arcane (and not in a magical way) will just spook a lot of potential players. Heck, I'm already a Pathfinder player, and that page looks rather intimidating in a bad way as it is now. It looks like just too much book keeping. I've seen players run for the hills with less stressful sheets before, so this one isn't likely to win friends. It looks more like slapping tax forms in front of somebody than part of a game.
As to the color thing, just grab the printer friendly version so you don't have to empty an entire ink tank per page.

 

[Samurai]

Fan-made character sheets are being made to try and correct it. Here is one of my favorites by Bluejay64: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1C14hl6biXxpBnElLSwfo6UK1c-RRubWU That is much cleaner and closer to the 1E sheets. He is still working on them he said, needs to add a couple more things, but so much better IMO.

 

[Aldarc]

Fan-made character sheets are being made to try and correct it. Here is one of my favorites by Bluejay64: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1C14hl6biXxpBnElLSwfo6UK1c-RRubWU That is much cleaner and closer to the 1E sheets. He is still working on them he said, needs to add a couple more things, but so much better IMO.

And saved.

 

[Tony Vargas]

Even the printer-friendly might do a number on your black cartridge, but, aesthetically, evokes a 3e sheet.
Don't see the problem

 

[Parmandur]

Even the printer-friendly might do a number on your black cartridge, but, aesthetically, evokes a 3e sheet.
Don't see the problem

My first PC sheet was 3E, not a lot of nostalgia there.

 

[zztong]

I believe both editions also suggest giving hero points for "group service" like buying food for the group, cleaning, hosting, etc.

This is the result of a plot by the junk food industry.

 

[zztong]

"Hero points" have been around for a while. A form was in the 3e Unearthed Arcana called "Action Points". They're in the 5E DMG. I want to say I remember using them even back in 2E but unsure if it was an official supplement or something from Dragon Magazine.

They were in house rules all the way back. I remember a DM using them when running the original Boot Hill back in the 1970s.

 

[Remathilis]

I think it's not too bad. It is not pretty, but clear and functional.
It even made me want to try PF2, until I found myself on the second page with the blank space for feat lists and remembered the amount of things I have to handle in game.

Yeah... I'll stick with 5e. Thanks.

 

[skugga]

At least I can say that reading ENworld comments today at work has been work related.


It'll make a perfect case study for junior designers on how not to do things

 

[JeffB]

So..
Many...
Boxes...

:eyescross:

 

[JesterOC]

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[Maul]

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[Aldarc]

Paizo chose the term "ancestry" so they could provide varied, modular options, particulary for humans.

 

[Morrus]

So they changed "Race" to "Ancestry". Thats just an example of many of how Paizo is letting the reality of politics into their RPG. They don't want to offend the eternally offended by changing the terms of game mechanics in their game.

Don't do that here, please.

 

[Kaodi]

Call me crazy but I think I actually prefer the black and white "design atrocity" to the slimmed down retro sheet. Sure, maybe there are too many pages and the first one is probably rather too busy, but most of it is pretty clean, well delineated, and expansive; very good for quicker referencing for those lacking in system mastery.

And if you want to actually plan your character ahead it is pretty easy to lightly write down the feats you plan to take. Heck, if you have a lot of time to kill you could practically write in your whole advancement in the proper spots and then just pencil over it darker when you actually reach that level.

I understand the distaste some of you have for it, but I think we should withhold judgement until we can actually use it in play.

Now the brown colour scheme of the colour one; I would be interested to hear the justification for that.

 

[Parmandur]

Call me crazy but I think I actually prefer the black and white "design atrocity" to the slimmed down retro sheet. Sure, maybe there are too many pages and the first one is probably rather too busy, but most of it is pretty clean, well delineated, and expansive; very good for quicker referencing for those lacking in system mastery.

And if you want to actually plan your character ahead it is pretty easy to lightly write down the feats you plan to take. Heck, if you have a lot of time to kill you could practically write in your whole advancement in the proper spots and then just pencil over it darker when you actually reach that level.

I understand the distaste some of you have for it, but I think we should withhold judgement until we can actually use it in play.

Now the brown colour scheme of the colour one; I would be interested to hear the justification for that.

"Withhold Judgement" on the Internet??? Heresy!

 

[Kaodi]

So I tried to see what it would look like if I made a comprehensive code character sheet for the boards here using the same expansive principles and it is... long, heh. Maybe not as long on the page because of sblocking but it is REAL long in Notepad.

Edit: Think I forgot the code tags to make the sections with the numbers, particularly skills and equipment, to line up nicely. This is just a rough up in any case. PbP folks, if we do much PF2 here, would probably prefer it be a bit more bare bones.

Single Action >
Two-Action Activity >>
Three-Action Activity >>>
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[sblock=Name]
Name:
Ancestry/Heritage:
Background:
Class/Level:
Size:
Alignment:
Traits:
Deity:

Ability  Score Mod
STR        10   +0
DEX        10   +0
CON        10   +0
INT        10   +0
WIS        10   +0
CHA        10   +0

AC: 10 = 10 + 0 Dex + 1 Level + 0 Prof + 0 Item
Shield: +0, 0 Hardness, HP 0/0, BT

Fort: +0 = + 0 Con + 1 Level + 0 Prof + 0 Item
Ref: +0 = + 0 Dex + 1 Level + 0 Prof + 0 Item
Will: +0 = + 0 Wis + 1 Level + 0 Prof + 0 Item
Notes:

Hit Points: 00
Resistances/Immunites:

Perception: +0 = + 0 Wis + 1 Level + 0 Prof + 0 Item
Senses:

Class DC: 10 = 10 + 0 Key + 1 Level + 0 Prof + 0 Item

Speed: 00'
Movement Types/Notes:

[sblock=Strikes]
Melee Strikes
Weapon +0 = + 0 Str + 1 Level + 0 Prof + Item, Damage 0d0 B/P/S + 0 Str + 0 Spec
- Other/Traits
Weapon +0 = + 0 Str + 1 Level + 0 Prof + Item, Damage 0d0 B/P/S + 0 Str + 0 Spec
- Other/Traits
Weapon +0 = + 0 Str + 1 Level + 0 Prof + Item, Damage 0d0 B/P/S + 0 Str + 0 Spec
- Other/Traits

Ranged Strikes
Weapon +0 = + 0 Dex + 1 Level + 0 Prof + Item, Damage 0d0 B/P/S + 0 Str + 0 Spec
- Other/Traits
Weapon +0 = + 0 Dex + 1 Level + 0 Prof + Item, Damage 0d0 B/P/S + 0 Str + 0 Spec
- Other/Traits
Weapon +0 = + 0 Dex + 1 Level + 0 Prof + Item, Damage 0d0 B/P/S + 0 Str + 0 Spec
- Other/Traits

Weapon Proficienies
Simple:
Martial:
Other:
Other:
[/sblock]

[sblock=Skills]

Skills
Acrobatics    +0 = + 0 Dex + 1 Level + 0 Prof + 0 Item
Arcana        +0 = + 0 Int + 1 Level + 0 Prof + 0 Item
Athletics     +0 = + 0 Str + 1 Level + 0 Prof + 0 Item
Crafting      +0 = + 0 Int + 1 Level + 0 Prof + 0 Item
Deception     +0 = + 0 Cha + 1 Level + 0 Prof + 0 Item
Diplomacy     +0 = + 0 Cha + 1 Level + 0 Prof + 0 Item
Intimidation  +0 = + 0 Cha + 1 Level + 0 Prof + 0 Item
(     ) Lore  +0 = + 0 Int + 1 Level + 0 Prof + 0 Item
(     ) Lore  +0 = + 0 Int + 1 Level + 0 Prof + 0 Item
Medicine      +0 = + 0 Wis + 1 Level + 0 Prof + 0 Item
Nature        +0 = + 0 Wis + 1 Level + 0 Prof + 0 Item
Occultism     +0 = + 0 Int + 1 Level + 0 Prof + 0 Item
Performance   +0 = + 0 Cha + 1 Level + 0 Prof + 0 Item
Religion      +0 = + 0 Wis + 1 Level + 0 Prof + 0 Item
Society       +0 = + 0 Int + 1 Level + 0 Prof + 0 Item
Stealth       +0 = + 0 Dex + 1 Level + 0 Prof + 0 Item
Survival      +0 = + 0 Wis + 1 Level + 0 Prof + 0 Item
Thievery      +0 = + 0 Dex + 1 Level + 0 Prof + 0 Item

Languages:
[/sblock]

[sblock=Feats & Abilities]
Ancestry Feats/Abilities
Special 1st:
Heritage 1st:
Feat 1st:
Feat 5th:
Feat 9th:
Feat 13th:
Feat 17th:

Skill Feats
Background:
2nd:
4th:
6th:
8th:
10th:
12th:
14th:
16th:
18th:
20th:

General Feats
3rd:
7th:
11th:
15th:
19th:

Class Feats/Abilities
Feature 1st:
Feature 1st:
Feat 1st:
Feat 2nd:
Feature 3rd:
Feat 4th:
Feature 5th:
Feat 6th:
Feature 7th:
Feat 8th:
Feature 9th:
Feat 10th:
Feature 11th:
Feat 12th:
Feature 13th:
Feat 14th:
Feature 15th:
Feat 16th:
Feature 17th:
Feat 18th:
Feature 19th:
Feat 20th:

Bonus Feats
[/sblock]

[sblock=Wealth]
Inventory

Worn                    Inv  Blk
item                     0    L
Readied
item                     0    L
Other
item                     0    L

Bulk 0, Encumbered 0 = 5 + 0 Str, Maximum 0 = 10 + 0 Str
0 CP, 0 SP, 0 GP, 0 PP
[/sblock]

[sblock=Description]
Ethnicty:
Nationality:
Birthplace:
Age:
Gender/Pronouns:
Height:
Weight:

Personality
Attitude:
Beliefs:
Likes:
Dislikes:
Catchphrases:
[/sblock]

[sblock=Actions]
Actions/Activities
Name > Traits
- Description
Name >> Traits
- Description
Name >>> Traits
- Description

Free Actions/Reactions
Name <> Traits
- Trigger
- Description
Name < Traits
- Trigger
- Description
[/sblock]

[sblock=Spells]
Spell Attack: +0 = + 0 Key + 1 Level + 0 Prof
Spell DC: 10 = 10 + 0 Key + 1 Level + 0 Prof

Cantrip Level:
Spell Slots Per Day: 1 - 0, 2 - 0, 3 - 0, 4 - 0, 5 - 0, 6 - 0, 7 - 0, 8 - 0, 9 - 0

Cantrips
Name > M/S/V
- Description
Name > M/S/V
- Description
Name >> M/S/V
- Description
Name >> M/S/V
- Description
Name >> M/S/V
- Description
Name >> M/S/V
- Description
Name >>> M/S/V
- Description

Innate Spells
Name 0/Day > M/S/V
- Description
Name 0/Day >> M/S/V
- Description

Focus Spells - Focus Points:
Name > M/S/V
- Description
Name >> M/S/V
- Description
Name >>> M/S/V
- Description

Spells
Name > M/S/V
- Description
Name >> M/S/V
- Description
Name >>> M/S/V
- Description
Name > M/S/V
- Description
Name >> M/S/V
- Description
Name >>> M/S/V
- Description
[/sblock][/sblock]