Character Sheet Preview

Would love to see a form-fillable version!

A Harris

Looks neat, but the wasted space is woefully inefficient.

Dice Ex Magicka

If the "Death" field is for death saving throws, maybe change it to checkboxes for life and death. If the field is not for that, then I have no idea.

I think when it's all said and done, making it a fillable pdf would be nice too. So I don't have to waste so much ink. xD I was gonna recommend something like forged anvil cause I think something like that from you guys would be awesome with your creativity and hard work! Either way thanks for doing all you do! <3

Ultimately, I'd like to do four pages (2 sheets), where every character except for spellcasters is taken care of on the first sheet. Ideally, you shouldn't have to turn over your character sheet all that often, either. My intent was to put inventory on the front, as large as possible, so you wouldn't have to deal with flipping over your page to get to it. Am I underestimating how much space people need for their inventory? I thought I relegated plenty of space for it. Sure, I can make it /bigger/ on the back, but that makes it was less convenient. Background Notes is really just supposed to be for "I was a farmer" or "I came from Stonehawk" or something like that. It's a wildcard area where you can put a small note about your background. I'd like to put a larger section on the back having to do with your story and the quest so far, giving you more space to write things about your background.

Mage Hand Press

It's down the line, for sure, but page 2 will be a spell sheet on the front and a companion on the back. I'd _really_ like to get it down so that you can play almost any character with the front and back side of the first page (including spellcasters, if you use an app or cards to take care of the spell list itself.) We'll see if that happens, I suppose. I'll playtest this version a little and see where it goes.

Mage Hand Press

Silly thing that you guys are probably going to do but, for second page, a spell area ;w; I play a lot of casters personally, so an optional sheet depending on if you’re a caster or not with an extra tab or something if someone is multiclassing so they can keep track of where they got their spells from.

Kura Tenshi

Most character sheets that I have seen have 3 pages with an optional 4th cohort/companion/familiar page, so I would suggest thinking about moving some things over to a second sheet. For example, inventory is one of the most used parts of a character sheet, so I would suggest moving that to a second page along with currency so it can be bigger. Move languages, spell slots, and the expendable uses area to replace inventory and currency, and expand the class features area (or maybe split it into racial features and class features as separate sections).I would also suggest moving background notes to another page and putting the background feature there.

Corey Heward

I don't think that anyone will be confused on the ordering since this is a different enough approach to displaying stats. The standard order as it is seems to be built on physical then mental, and those divided into attack, defense, utility. In 5e we have changed a little what each stat is designed for, Cha is not just a utility stat, dex is used for offense as much as defense, so I say make changes as need to present the information in the most useful manner.

Corey Heward

I was definitely thinking about having a generic Quest Notes or Story Notes section, so that's definitely getting in.

Mage Hand Press

Lines are really just a personal preference thing. Grey lines are a very good compromise, at least for me. As for the background details I can see where you are coming from, as it does help to serve as a reminder. When it comes to inventory, I tend to hoard interesting things I find during my adventures, or take trophy's from kills that were memorable so I tend to need a lot of space, but I guess most people would be fine with what is there, I can always print out a separate inventory sheet if need be. I would much rather have an inventory space on the smaller side if it meant more room for other stuff on the sheet. good call. I know that mostly encumbrance is ignored but it is one of those things that feels like it is still good to have just in case a DM likes to use it or in a survival type campaign. Once again, just my opinion. As far as the AC thing goes, I think it would be good just to have the shield box with the total and then a line for your armor(maybe with a bubble or square to denote how much Dex the armor allows), one for a shield, one for magic items and then one for misc. Whether or not this would all fit and still look appealing is another question.

Levi Rendon

Okay, some great ideas here. I'd like to poke at a few of them, just to make sure they hold up. Lines: I'm of the opinion that no lines = best lines, which is why I left most of these boxes very open. That being said, I could do grey lines as a compromise. I'm a /bit/ iffy on this. Anyone else want to weigh in? Background Details: I went with a very bullet point approach for background details on the front page, because I intended give a larger space for Story Notes on the back page. Would that suffice for what you're looking for? I definitely want to keep important character notes on the front, in some capacity, since I think it helps remind players who they're roleplaying. Limited Use Abilities: I like this idea. In fact, I think I'll divide the spell slots box into two boxes, and make the second box "Limited Use" or "Uses" or something. Great idea. Inventory Space: Do you need more space for inventory? I thought I allotted a ton of space for that. I mean, it's a ton compared to the WoTC character sheets. Weight and Encumbrance. I could easily add a section for weight and encumbrance, but I'm skeptical as to whether people tend to use that at all... Again, anyone else want to weigh in on that. AC and Armor: Okay, I like your suggestion, but I'd like your thoughts on implementation as well. Should I keep the AC/Alt division I have now and just add a blank for armor in the AC section, or should I make it a 3-part thing, with AC, Alt, and Armor?

Mage Hand Press

I think it could stand to have lines on the bigger areas such as the inventory, the class features, and the languages/proficiencies. Honestly the background stuff seems more like something for the back side of page one than the front, but that may just be personal preference. I tend to like having a larger space for background notes, ideals, party members, and etc . It would however make room for something like a small(ish) section for limited use abilities from classes (second wind, risk dice, etc), more space for the inventory and a small space below the inventory for a section on weight and encumbrance or a section at the top expanding on the AC section with a space for what armor you are wearing, shields, magic items, and so on.

Levi Rendon

But would people find that confusing? Right now, it follows the standard order of Str, Dex, Con, Int, Wis Cha, going counterclockwise from the top

Mage Hand Press

Rotating the CON to the top would provide more room for INT and WIS skills at the bottom. Swap STR into the CHA slot. Move INT to CON. Move CON to STR. CHA to WIS. WIS to INT. Maximize Space.

What about an adventure/session log on the back? A captain's log, a place to take notes about the journey such far.

Alright -- box size increased. The intelligence section is starting to look pretty crowded

Mage Hand Press

I can try to increase the size on the skill boxes, but I'm a little tight for space on the sides, so we'll see how that comes out. And the whole sci-fi look is basically intentional, since A) it's easier than making something look ornate or hand-drawn, and B) it complements Dark Matter

Mage Hand Press

I like the general idea but I have some thoughts on it. The boxes next to the skills and saving throws are too small, I would like them significantly larger. The whole sheet looks very sci-fi, it doesn't "feel" fantasy medieval.

Eric Jackson

That's a possibility. I have a lot of space in that box to play with

Mage Hand Press

Ah that makes sense. Maybe just a "number of slots" box to put the number in.

James Belin

You're supposed to just fill them in as you expend spell slots, but I haven't solved the problem of showing off which ones you actually have access to in the first place.

Mage Hand Press

How do the spell slot dots work?

James Belin

Makes sense to me, I'll look over it now.

James Belin

I've been thinking about that, for sure. And I also need a proper spell page as well. I guess right now I'm trying to figure out what I do with the back side of the sheet. I've tried to fit as many of the essentials on the front as possible, but I feel like a section of familiars is really like second page material, rather than back page material, if that makes sense.

Mage Hand Press

I haven't opened it yet, but a page for cohorts/familairs/animal companions would be cool.

James Belin