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One way which I've enjoyed from the Warhammer Fantasy Role Playing Game is to use cards. Jot down each spell or item on a separate card or slip of paper. Each day, the wizard takes his/her allotment of resources from the card deck into his/her "hand". As s/he uses a spell or expendable, drop from the hand of cards for the day.

there are three basic approaches... Dedicated Character Sheet programs PDF with markup Editable file in an office suite. Character Sheet Apps Dedicated Android Apps I can't vouch for any of the dedicated apps, but you can find a bunch on the play store. I can say that the various app stores have different apps in this field. Web Apps Ernir points ...

After years of being plagued from the same problem, we started to keep all the characters in a single folder, which is either kept by the DM or where we usually play. My backup option is: "wing it". it's not really a problem if your skills are a bit off for a single session :) On top of that, I always keep a "character cheat sheet" for all characters with ...

I allow them to reconstruct it during play. To a degree, this depends on the game, but even in the more complex games it's the end results that matter more than the formulas. For example, if I know that my energy blaster in Champions has a big energy blast with a bunch of different options, I can probably get away with saying I do 12d6 with a single-target ...

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It sounds like you're asking which rolls gain the ubiquitous +1/2 level bonus. The easy answer is: Most every d20 roll that gains an ability stat modifier as a bonus also gains 1/2 your level as a bonus to the roll. Attack rolls, initiative, skill checks, ability checks Rolls that don't use a d20 don't get the level bonus. Damage rolls d20 rolls ...

It really depends strongly on the system, and on the character sheet design. For D&D 3.5, I can't live without a character sheet. I can quickly fill it in with the book in hand, and be done creating a character in minutes. I know where all my combat stats are, and can find them easily. I have a PDF of a customized sheet that has quick descriptions, ...

I have scanned in one of my Everway character sheets and prepared three PDFs, at 300dpi (6.2MB), 150dpi (1.6MB) and 75dpi (412KB). I was going to upload them all to the Everway yahoo group that Brian mentioned, but they have a file size limit of 5120KB, so I have had to host the highest resolution sheet myself. The scan of the original WOTC character ...

Other than writing/erasing more than you are comfortable with, I don't see a purely paper-based solution. Similar to Matt's answer, I tend to put either clear contact paper or (lately) just drop the whole character sheet into a clear document holder. Any sort of notation I need to make gets jotted down on the plastic cover. Hitpoints: I'll just mark the ...

I use my computer to maintain the character sheet and print it off for that week's session. There are some form fillable PDFs out there. One of the best sites is Mad Irishman's. Now you can have your very own Permanent Character Record.

I've used several solutions. For one-shots, I just use standard 20# bond. For typical campaigns, 80# to 110# card If there is a box with potential for LOTS of write and erase (like Hit Points), I'll put scotch tape over it, or a small spot of con*tac clear non-glare laminate. This can be penciled upon, and vinyl erasers (standard on Bic pencils these ...

I have a DnD insider subscription and require all players to enter their character in to the character builder. This way I can print off a spare copy if it is ever needed. However, this does not take in to account their inventory, however, it's usually good enough for us to get by, or have someone else take control of an absent player's character.

As answered here, I recommend power2ool.com. While it has DDI integration, you can create your own well-formatted power cards on it with custom text. For character sheet, I find that making my own really helps me understand my character. Of course, my character sheets (answered in detail here) are themed after weem's sheet. They are functionally checklists ...

One neat trick I use to protect parts of a character sheet where a lot of writing/erasing is due is to use a small strip of Scotch 811 Removable tape to cover it. It is possible to write on it with a pencil, and erase it many times over with less effort than the paper itself. You can also remove it without damaging the paper, if you need to change ...

A character sheet helps keep track of the myriad rules and options you would otherwise overlook. This does depend on your game: for complex games like D&D 3.5 and Pathfinder the number of things to keep track of is huge and depends on the class you're playing, while a simpler and more emotive game may be better served with a few scribbled notes and raw ...

In my experience, use character sheets so you don't forget to fill out a part of the character and a blank sheet of paper only for the session to track dynamic items like hit points, spells cast, etc. That way the character sheet doesn't get overly ruined with constant erasing and rewriting. Instead the character sheet only gets updated when new ...

If you have the time and effort and you and your group are into card games, here is an idea: Make a DND player deck, Magic:tG style.(From Ben's RPG Pile, not my idea) If I had the time and patience I would do it, it seems like a good idea. Instead of reams of pages, players can lay their cards out in front of them and they are less likely to forget what they ...

I play a half orc, and for the life of me could never remember to get the temp HP that a half orc is supposed to the first time I was bloodied. What I did to try to help was to add a custom power to my character that would get printed along with my other powers for the temp HP race which I then saw much, much more, as I spend much more time in combat ...

I second Brian's answer by saying that making your own character sheets and power cards is very helpful. Personally, I combined them into one and created an excel spreadsheet for my character info and my powers. While the up-front work is significant, it's worth it if you are sticking with a single character for any amount of time. The spreadsheet is ...

There is no universally "great" way of tracking resources of any kind. You have to take into account various parameters such as: The number of variables you wish to track (spells can be dozens while ammo for weapons are going to be 2-3 entries) The number of fields/attributes you wish to track for that parameter (you need to know how many scrolls of a ...

Here's how I've always understood the sheet: The Modifier space is where you put the Ability Modifer - so with a STR of 14, you would add +2 (page 36 in both "Heroes of.." books.) This box is helpful for powers which have a secondary effect. For example - one attack might also give allies X Temporary Hit points, where X is equal to a certain Ability ...

It's not character sheet specific, but I've had good luck with Inkscape. It's a free SVG editor. Here's why I like it: SVG instead of raster. This means it'll print more cleanly than an image of text. Item grouping. I can group items into a set and then treat the set as a single entity. So if I like my stats block but want to move it to the other side ...

I've been able to find a couple. I had better luck searching for form fillable pdf instead of "modifiable", since that's the term that Adobe and therefore most PDF creators use. Here are a couple good ones: A character sheet based on the TSR original for a an AD&D setting called 10th Age can be used for other AD&D 2e settings. The only thing that ...

My former group put their sheets in clear plastic pockets and used permanent markers to tick of non-permanent information (and used a cloth and various rubbing alcohol products to wipe it clean). I bought an eyeglass cleaning product and emptied it out in the sink, because I needed to spray capability of the container.

The method I use is put a sheet of paper, something like the 2nd sheet down here or this sheet here, put them in a sheet protector and then, unlike the above which used permanent markers and solvents, use wet-erase markers and a damp cloth (or a finger, though this turns them colours by the end of a day of gaming). For ammunition there is always sheets ...

Black and White Character Sheet, Official Ancient HTML character sheet 5 Character sheets, one in Full Colour with vector graphics (requires joining the Yahoo Group) A slightly less atrocious HTML sheet (Warning, comic sans) I particularly recommend the everway_character_sheet_(SAJ).png (yahoo group membership required) as it's just beautiful.

The passive checks are easy to calculate and only of interest to the GM, so I wouldn't consider it a useful addition to a character sheet. The Attack and Damage workspace is useful for helping you calculate totals, but not often useful in game. Keep it on a separate bit of paper. Death Saving throws don't need to be tracked long term. They only matter ...

From Bryant's answer to this question, you could check out Weem's 4e D&D Combat Sheet for some ideas. It's got places next to your defenses where you can write down any abilities/items/powers that might trigger off a hit or a miss against you, a place next to your attack bonus for putting down abilities that trigger on yourself hitting or missing a ...

Check (Ability or Skill) The amount you add to an ability or skill check. For abilities, this is for those times when you are asked for an ability check, such as a strength check when trying to lift something, and is a different number than the ability modifier as the check bonus will include +1/2 level. For skills, I would write bonuses that are neither ...

For 4e, I use my iPad and iPlay4e.com. Just too convenient for words, although it totally loses that sensory feel and sense of history. On the other hand, 4e character sheets need so much revamping when you level that I never kept paper ones for very long anyhow. For anything simple enough, I use a thin notebook, like these. I love having a notebook full of ...