D&D 5e: Character Sheet Try-Out

Trying out some of the character sheets for D&D 5th Edition EnWorld stuff. I really like the compressed nature of the stats on this one done by Verys Arkon, as well as the layout of the skills grouped into each Stat.

Wish there was a similarly clean way to handle character abilities, but that's another animal.

The variances of the font sizes can't be avoided, I suppose, given the length of the skill names.

The Combat column is nice, though I feel a bit strange about that proficiencies portion. Could the Proficiencies be combined with the Exploration portion? Or perhaps with the skills associated?

Perhaps after a bit more adventuring, there'll be a few more options for useful blocks on the character sheet front portion.

Rinaldo Cardano is my character for the Echoes 2 campaign, being run by a friend of mine. It's in a homebrew setting which doesn't have native divine or arcane magic, so I guess we'll see how my cleric will deal with things. He assures us that I have herbal-based healing abilities; we'll need them based on the feedback from other bloggers on the nature of combat in this edition.

Marvel PBEM: Character -- Mach 3

Just usin' the art from Agents of T.H.U.N.D.E.R.!

Here's another character sheet for Marvel Heroic Roleplaying, specifically the PBEM I'm running. It was randomly rolled up, and I collaborated with the player to come up with the rationale.

MACH 3 is a speedster, who also has control over sound, via his special suit. The creator of the Mark III Zoom Suit / Boom Suit joined the world of super-heroics for unknown reasons, but has rapidly become a popular figure in the super-heroic realm.

He can move really fast, and can also generate vibrational effects and sonic booms.

MACH 3

Affiliations: Solo [ d10 ] Buddy [ d8 ] Team [ d6 ]

Distinctions (Use at d4 for 1 PP or Use at d8):

• I Feel The Need For Speed
• Push The Envelope
• Think Fast

POWER SETS

Mark III - Zoom Suit / Boom Suit:
Superhuman Speed [d10], Enhanced Durability [d8], Sound Control [d8]

• SFX - Area Attack: add a d6 and keep an additional effect die for each additional target.
• SFX - Boost: Shutdown your highest rated MARK III ZOOM SUIT / BOOM SUIT power to step up another MARK III ZOOM SUIT / BOOM SUIT power by +1. Recover power by activating an opportunity or during a Transition Scene.
• SFX - Burst: Step up or double a SOUND CONTROL die against a single target. Remove the highest rolling die and add 3 dice for your total.
• SFX - Unleashed: Step up or double any MARK III ZOOM SUIT / BOOM SUIT power for one action. If the action fails, add a die to doom pool equal to the normal rating of your power die.
• SFX - Counter Attack: On a reaction against a PHYSICAL STRESS attack action, inflict PHYSICAL STRESS with your effect die at no PP cost or spend a PP to step it up by +1.
• SFX - Afflict: add a d6 and step up your effect die by +1 when inflicting DEAFENED complication on a target.

Limit - Exhausted: Shutdown any MARK III ZOOM SUIT / BOOM SUIT power to gain 1 PP. Recover power by activating an opportunity or during a Transition Scene.

Limit - Gear: Shutdown MARK III ZOOM SUIT / BOOM SUIT and gain 1 PP. Take
an action vs. doom pool to recover.

SPECIALTIES

Combat Expert [ d8 ], Covert Expert [ d8 ], Science Expert [ d8 ], Tech Master [ d10 ]

Marvel PBEM: Character -- O.M.A.C.

Hard-pressed to come up with a rationale for O.M.A.C. in the Marvel setting, I still have to clear the backstory with the player. However, here's my first pass at the One Man Army Corps.

O.M.A.C. (Buddy Blank)

Affiliations: Solo [ d10 ] Buddy [ d8 ] Team [ d6 ]

Distinctions (Use at d4 for 1 PP or Use at d8):

• One Man Army Corps
• OMAC Must Live So That Man May Live
• Eye In The Sky

POWER SETS

Molecular Engineered Powers: Superhuman Reflexes [ d10 ], Superhuman Strength [ d10 ], Superhuman Stamina [ d8 ], Superhuman Durability [ d8 ], Superhuman Senses [ d10 ]

• SFX -- Area Attack: Add a d6 and keep an additional effect die for each additional target
• SFX -- Remade by Brother Eye: Before you make an action including a MOLECULAR ENGINEERED POWERS power, you may move your physical stress die to the doom pool and step up the MOLECULAR ENGINEERED POWERS power by +1 for this action.
• SFX -- Focus: Replace two dice of equal size with one die +1 step larger
• SFX -- Big Brother is Watching: Spend 1 PP or use an effect die to create a WATCHED complication for a target. You may track that target anywhere until the complication is removed or SUPERHUMAN SENSES is shut down
• Limit -- Blanked: Shut down any MOLECULAR ENGINEERED POWERS power to gain 1 PP and revert to Buddy Blank. Recover power by activating an opportunity or during a Transition Scene.

SPECIALTIES

Combat Master [ d10 ], Menace Master [ d10 ], Science Master [ d8 ], Menace Master[ d8 ]

BUDDY BLANK

Affiliations: Solo [ d6 ] Buddy [ d8 ] Team [ d10 ]

Distinctions (Use at d4 for 1 PP or Use at d8):

• Just Another Face
• Voice of the Common Man
• That's Not Fair!

SPECIALTIES

None

Marvel PBEM: Character -- MegaVolt

Okay, it seems that I'll get some practice in various stages of new character creation for the PBEM game I'm running for a small group of people online. But before we get to that, let me post the character sheet already done by someone whose had as much time as I have already reading and playing the Marvel Heroic Roleplaying game: pointyman2000!

His character, MegaVolt, is essentially the son of two very well-known characters in the Philippines: Steve Armstrong and Jamie Robinson, from the English-translated version of an old Japanese Anime called Voltes V. Here's the sheet:

"Ultra-electronmagnetic beam! Hey, what's this sword for?"

John Armstrong, aka Megavolt

Solo D10, Buddy D8, Team D6

Distinctions:
Multi-Millionaire
Brilliant Scientist
Uphold the Honor of The Armstrong Family

Power Sets:
Megavolt Armor
Ultra-Electromagnetic Beam (Attack Power) D10
Elemental Control (Electricity) D8
Force Field D10
Subsonic Flight D8

• SFX: Boost - Shutdown your highest rated MEGAVOLT ARMOR power to step up another MEGAVOLT ARMOR power by +1. Recover power by activating an opportunity or during a Transition Scene
• SFX: Counterattack - On a reaction against a Physical Stress attack action, inflict Physical Stress with your effect die at no PP cost or spent a PP to step it up by 1
• Limit: Exhausted - Shutdown any MEGAVOLT ARMOR power to gain 1 PP. Recover power by activating an opportunity or during a Transition Scene.

Specialties:
Combat Expert D8
Medical Expert D8
Science Master D10
Tech Master D10

Milestones

Workplace Ethics:
1XP when you reveal a new stunt associated with your Medical, Science or Tech Specialties
3XP When you engage in a confrontation with another hero regarding your use of your Specialties and your action or reaction total makes you the victor
10XP when you use a questionable Medical, Science or Tech asset or resource to support a team member or you refrain from supporting a team member with your Specialties at a critical moment.

Independent:
1XP when you stand up to another hero
3XP when you prove one of your decisions was the best for your team
10XP when you stress out the last foe in an Action Scene, or another character acknowledges your assistance was essential in saving the day.

MHRP: Spider-Man Text Character Sheet

As I mentioned before, there's a test PBP game and here's the text character sheet for Spider-man:

SPIDER-MAN

PLOT POINTS: [   ]
STRESS / TRAUMA: Phys [   ] | Ment [   ] | Emot [   ]

Affiliations: Solo [ d8 ] Buddy [ d10 ] Team [ d6 ]

Distinctions: Friendly Neighborhood Hero? | Wisecracker | With Great Power Come Great Responsibility
Use at d4 for 1 PP or Use at d8

POWER SETS

Spider-Powers: Enhanced Senses [ d8 ], Enhanced Stamina [ d8 ], Superhuman Reflexes [ d10 ], Superhuman Strength [ d10 ], Wall-crawling [ d6 ]

• SFX -- Spider Sense: Spend 1 PP to add ENHANCED SENSES (or step up by +1 if already in your pool) and reroll all dice on a reaction.
• SFX -- Second Wind: Before you make an action including a SPIDER-POWERS power, you may move your physical stress die to the doom pool and step up the SPIDER-POWERS power by +1 for this action.
• SFX -- Spider-Tracer: Spend 1 PP or use an effect die to create a TRACED complication for a target. You may track that target anywhere until the complication is removed or ENHANCED SENSES is shut down.

Limit -- Exhausted: Shut down any SPIDER-POWERS power to gain 1 PP. Recover power by activating an opportunity or during a Transition Scene.

Web-Slinging: Enhanced Durability [ d8 ], Swingline [ d8 ], Weapon [ d8 ]

• SFX -- Grapple: Add d6 and step up effect die +1 when inflicting a complication on a target.
• SFX -- Web Constructs: when creating web-related assets, add D6 and step up effect die by +1.

Limit -- Exhausted: Shutdown WEB-SLINGING to gain 1 PP. Recover power by activating an opportunity or during a Transition Scene.

SPECIALTIES

Acrobatic Master [ d10 ], Combat Expert [ d8 ], Covert Expert [ d8 ], Psych Expert [ d8 ], Science Expert [ d8 ], Tech Expert [ d8 ]

MHRP: Daredevil Text Character Sheet

I'm doing a light play-by-post with a couple of friends online, and since we're all first timers with Marvel Heroic Roleplaying, I decided to put together text character sheets that I we can adjust and send back and forth via e-mail.

This game is really pushing all three of us out of our comfort zones, since two of us (including me) openly admitted to being confused early on when reading it, and another two of us (including me) admitted that the narrative nature of the game is completely alien to my gaming instincts.

In fact, this RPG (along with the FATE-based RPGs) reminds me a little bit about how confused I was about game mechanics and conflict resolution concepts when I first started gaming. It's not completely new, because the concept of RPGs is very clear to me know. It's just that, unlike more simulationist systems (and I hope I use the term correctly here), the logic that is followed here is more along the narrative path -- a give and take of plot points plus a bit of luck in order to deserve whatever outcomes are achieved.

As far as the character sheet is concerned, I only need to adjust the first few lines periodcially -- the rest of the sheet is just a reminder for the players (and for me) what they can do.

Here's the one for Daredevil:

DAREDEVIL

PLOT POINTS: [   ]
STRESS / TRAUMA: Phys [   ] | Ment [   ] | Emot [   ]

Affiliations: Solo [ d10 ] Buddy [ d8 ] Team [ d6 ]

Distinctions: Blind Justice | Man Without Fear | Protector of Hell's Kitchen ( Use at d4 for 1 PP or Use at d8 )

POWER SETS

Billy Club: Enhanced Durability [ d8 ], Swingline [ d6 ], Weapon [ d6 ]

• SFX -- Rebound: Step up or double WEAPON die against a single target. Remove highest-rolling die and add an additional die to your total.
• SFX -- Grapple: Add d6 and step up effect die +1 when inflicting a complication on a target.
• Limit -- Gear: Shut down BILLY CLUB and gain 1 PP. Take an action vs. the doom pool to recover gear.

Hypersenses: Enhanced Reflexes [ d8 ], Enhanced Stamina [ d8 ], Superhuman Senses [ d10 ]

• SFX -- Focus: In a pool incuding a HYPERSENSES die, replace two dice of equal steps with one die of +1 step.
• SFX -- Immunity: Spend 1 PP to ignore stress, trauma, or complications from attacks targeting sight or vision.
• SFX -- Radar Sense: Spend 1 PP to add SUPERHUMAN SENSES (or step up by +1 if already in your pool) and reroll all dice when taking an action.
• Limit -- Overstim: Shutdown a HYPERSENSES power and gain 1 PP. Recover power by activating an opportunity or during a Transition Scene.

SPECIALTIES

Acrobatic Master [ d10 ], Combat Expert [ d8 ], Cover Expert [ d8 ], Crime Master [ d10 ], Menace Expert [ d8], Psych Expert [ d8 ]

C&C Character Sheet: Yuri "Presto Link" Aranos

Another Labyrinth Lord to Castles & Crusades conversion from a PBP game. It's incomplete as I have to review the mage abilities and spells, but here's the preliminary attempt.

Yuri is a brave (some might say foolhardy) mage who often charges forward despite his inability to take a hit. So far, he has also been exceedingly lucky.

C&C Character Sheet: Boris Dmitrov

This is an attempted conversion from the original Labyrinth Lord character sheet to a Castles & Crusades one for one of the PCs in my stalled online Play-by-Post game called "Shadows Over Mystara": Boris Dmitrov lives!

This is an image capture from a PDF dump from an Excel Sheet (for those who care about such things).

I've color-coded the Primary Attributes as dark red, for easy visual cues. It may make the Challenge Base values redundant, but since I'm teaching folks who don't know the rules it should be a good reminder. Wait, I'm still learning the rules too -- it's a good reminder for me!

(Updated Jan 29, 2011) Changed to have a Melee and Ranged To Hit line item and the formula for the Challenge Class.