gochie Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Hi guys, Just wanted to let you know that I uploaded my character sheets (p.1 and 2) for Human, Elf, and Troll races in the Download section. These 2 pages should be sufficient for players who prefer to write their own backgrounds/biographies. Here are most of the changes from Chaosium's sheet: Removed weapon category skills (only kept "natural weapons"), moved equipment to the first page, moved Rune Affinities and Passions to 2nd page, added 8 rune affinities (Chaos, Plant, Law, etc.) added "Original", "Current", and "Species Max" characteristic lines, added armor type/ENC/SIZ per location lines, added a move speed line, added blank lines (at least one) to most skill categories, including weapons and Sorcerous Magic, divided the long lines in equipment and spells sections, moved Mount/Ally section to 2nd page (from 3rd), added a "Race" line (replacing "Ransom", which was removed), added race-specific color and pretty pictures to the frame, and probably other minor things I forgot about. Enjoy! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Just glanced over the human one real quick. Looks like some nice work. If I ever get out of the eternal-GM chair, I might try it out . Quick Q, shouldn't the "Dragon" Rune be "Dragonewt" Rune? Or was that an intended abbreviation? I'm also led to understand that humans will not be able to obtain % in Runes like Mastery, Infinity, Magic, etc. but without actual published Heroquesting rules I don't see it as a huge issue. 1 Quote Jonstown Compendium author. Find my publications here. Disclaimer: affiliate link. Social Media: Facebook Patreon Twitter Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfpack48 Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 These look nice. Maybe add an experience checkbox for POW gains? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilHibbs Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Nice. Is it done purely in a graphics editor, or do you have original files in some format that you render for a PDF? Does anyone have recommendations for good software for laying out character sheets? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soltakss Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 31 minutes ago, PhilHibbs said: Does anyone have recommendations for good software for laying out character sheets? I use Excel, but I like blocky character sheets with things in tables. 1 Quote Simon Phipp - Caldmore Chameleon - Wallowing in my elitism since 1982. Many Systems, One Family. Just a fanboy. www.soltakss.com/index.html Jonstown Compendium author. Find my contributions here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilHibbs Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 59 minutes ago, soltakss said: I use Excel, but I like blocky character sheets with things in tables. Snap! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilHibbs Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 It took me a while to find Spirit Combat Damage, I was just about to post that you had missed it out! I think this should be up with the stats along side SR and damage modifier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gochie Posted April 13, 2019 Author Share Posted April 13, 2019 6 hours ago, Crel said: Just glanced over the human one real quick. Looks like some nice work. If I ever get out of the eternal-GM chair, I might try it out . Quick Q, shouldn't the "Dragon" Rune be "Dragonewt" Rune? Or was that an intended abbreviation? I'm also led to understand that humans will not be able to obtain % in Runes like Mastery, Infinity, Magic, etc. but without actual published Heroquesting rules I don't see it as a huge issue. Yeah I added those because my GM is a wildcard and he will likely incorporate some of those runes at some point in play (and who knows if they're added in heroquest supplements). It's also nice as a reference for newer players that don't know the different runes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gochie Posted April 13, 2019 Author Share Posted April 13, 2019 5 hours ago, Wolfpack48 said: These look nice. Maybe add an experience checkbox for POW gains? Not a bad idea, might add a box on the "current" line. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gochie Posted April 13, 2019 Author Share Posted April 13, 2019 1 hour ago, PhilHibbs said: It took me a while to find Spirit Combat Damage, I was just about to post that you had missed it out! I think this should be up with the stats along side SR and damage modifier. I used Photoshop... And I have very little knowledge of the software - basically learn as I go. As for spirit damage, that's not a bad place to put it at all, but I figured you would need to look at your spirit combat skills anyways, so might as well put it all on the same page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfpack48 Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 (edited) One thing I notice on these is that you have the anatomical HP tracker as well as a block for tracking HP on the right. I wonder if you might do an "Option 2" that keeps the block tracker but replaces the anatomical space with space for a character sketch. One thing I've always noticed on RQ sheets (early D&D sheets had them) is that there is no place to draw your guy or gal, and I always thought that was a nice way to personalize your character. Outstanding job on these! Edited April 13, 2019 by Wolfpack48 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gochie Posted April 13, 2019 Author Share Posted April 13, 2019 23 minutes ago, Wolfpack48 said: One thing I notice on these is that you have the anatomical HP tracker as well as a block for tracking HP on the right. I wonder if you might do an "Option 2" that keeps the block tracker but replaces the anatomical space with space for a character sketch. One thing I've always noticed on RQ sheets (early D&D sheets had them) is that there is no place to draw your guy or gal, and I always thought that was a nice way to personalize your character. Outstanding job on these! I always draw my characters too, but that area is preeeetty small for a drawing (in my opinion), and the block tracker for armour details would be pretty cluttered with HP and AP slapped on top. I could add a 3rd page with the appropriate border and a large "Background section" and half a page for a drawing though... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soltakss Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 4 hours ago, PhilHibbs said: Snap! That kind of thing is perfect for me. I hate whitespace, wasted space, artistic character sheets that are poorly organised and so on. Quote Simon Phipp - Caldmore Chameleon - Wallowing in my elitism since 1982. Many Systems, One Family. Just a fanboy. www.soltakss.com/index.html Jonstown Compendium author. Find my contributions here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard S. Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 The sheet looks good! I think my only gripes are that I think Runes should be on the front page as equipment on the second, and the non-character runes like infinity and law. Other than that it's a good sheet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfpack48 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 On 4/13/2019 at 12:01 PM, gochie said: I always draw my characters too, but that area is preeeetty small for a drawing (in my opinion), and the block tracker for armour details would be pretty cluttered with HP and AP slapped on top. I could add a 3rd page with the appropriate border and a large "Background section" and half a page for a drawing though... That sounds like a good compromise, Gotchie. I've always been fine with a smaller area -- I usually just draw the bust so don't need a ton of room, and was thinking of a slight tweak to the location block, something like below. In any case, I like your treatment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultor Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 These are great @gochie - we've had problems running out of space in some places with the official sheets and these look to solve that problem. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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