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Message: <blockquote data-quote="thc1967" data-source="post: 4197787" data-attributes="member: 65294">My game has a couple interesting attributes that led me to want a sheet like you described, too.  We use software to maintain information about characters, and we can easily print out new records at will.  This means we don't really need to see the "numbers that go into making the numbers".  The math just adds clutter.We also have a few "rookie" players who tend to get confused by looking at tons of numbers they'll never need on a character record.I intend to use power cards when we start with 4e, so we'll require even less detail on the front page of the character record.I've modified neceros's excellent work somewhat into my first draft of a landscape-based character record to suit my group's needs.  It's in HTML format today, but I'll upload it here in JPG format.  This is just the front page, and its goal is to hold over 90% of the data that a player would need during an encounter.  I intend to design a back page that tracks additional data and more detail.Ultimately my plan for this sheet, once it's finalized and I'm happy with it, is to convert it into an XSL file.  I'll use Excel to manage the character data, spit it out into XML format, and then use XSLT to produce a populated character record.This probably won't be more efficient than the DDI software, but it's sure going to be less offensive to my wallet.As a final note, if DDI produces a reasoanble character record and drops their prices to something reasonable given the value it provides, I'll likely drop work on this altogether.</blockquote>

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