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<blockquote data-quote="SubDude" data-source="post: 7161384" data-attributes="member: 6790261">Looking deeper, I honestly don't think this is an improvement over the standard WotC sheets.&nbsp; The Hit Point / Hit Die boxes are actually larger on Wizards' version, and frankly more useful given the inclusion of temporary hit points and death saves.&nbsp; The lack of a specifically calling out &quot;hit point maximum&quot; isn't a major problem, but I think taking it away reduces the effectiveness of this sheet - for beginners especially.Deleting all of the proficiencies seems actually COUNTER to the sheet's supposed &quot;beginner friendliness.&quot;&nbsp; What is the newbie supposed to when asked for a Medicine Check when he isn't proficient?&nbsp; Likewise with the saving throws.&nbsp; Now our poor beginner has to manually write down all the proficiencies and saving throws?&nbsp; I think these are both large negatives in that they are not included on your sheet.&nbsp; In fact, you have 18 lines on your Proficiencies section, and that would cover all 18 of the Proficiencies, leaving zero room for any tools, kits, or languages.I agree with you and Quickleaf about the Attacks section being too large, as in too many lines.&nbsp; You might actually be better served by just making it wider than the Wizards version.&nbsp;&nbsp; If you take their default character sheet, and shrink the &quot;Features and Traits&quot; section such that you can widen the &quot;Attacks and Spellcasting&quot; section to the right margin, that would probably be more useful to a beginner than having a lot of extra room for features.Also, I think it is even more important for a beginner to have their character traits (bonds, flaw, etc.) front and center on the top page.&nbsp; They are learning the mechanics of their character, but they are also learning about Role Playing.&nbsp; Burying these items on the back pages implicitly lessens their importance - erroneously in my view.Thank you very much for uploading this; but all in all, I'll just use the standard WotC version for my beginners.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SubDude, post: 7161384, member: 6790261"] Looking deeper, I honestly don't think this is an improvement over the standard WotC sheets. The Hit Point / Hit Die boxes are actually larger on Wizards' version, and frankly more useful given the inclusion of temporary hit points and death saves. The lack of a specifically calling out "hit point maximum" isn't a major problem, but I think taking it away reduces the effectiveness of this sheet - for beginners especially. Deleting all of the proficiencies seems actually COUNTER to the sheet's supposed "beginner friendliness." What is the newbie supposed to when asked for a Medicine Check when he isn't proficient? Likewise with the saving throws. Now our poor beginner has to manually write down all the proficiencies and saving throws? I think these are both large negatives in that they are not included on your sheet. In fact, you have 18 lines on your Proficiencies section, and that would cover all 18 of the Proficiencies, leaving zero room for any tools, kits, or languages. I agree with you and Quickleaf about the Attacks section being too large, as in too many lines. You might actually be better served by just making it wider than the Wizards version. If you take their default character sheet, and shrink the "Features and Traits" section such that you can widen the "Attacks and Spellcasting" section to the right margin, that would probably be more useful to a beginner than having a lot of extra room for features. Also, I think it is even more important for a beginner to have their character traits (bonds, flaw, etc.) front and center on the top page. They are learning the mechanics of their character, but they are also learning about Role Playing. Burying these items on the back pages implicitly lessens their importance - erroneously in my view. Thank you very much for uploading this; but all in all, I'll just use the standard WotC version for my beginners. [/QUOTE]

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