Player Character Record Sheets


Okay, I was going to do the other magazine next, but time is short tonight, so I'll make a quick entry instead. The official character sheets for 3rd edition are a bundle that include a generic sheet for any and all characters, as well as class-specific character sheets for the eleven character classes. It also includes a 'companion' sheet for a druid's animal companions. The sheets are very nice, and copies can be downloaded all over the internet. However, I got a partial package of the original sheets in my copy of the Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Game boxed set. It's missing the generic sheet, and has about half the classes plus the companion sheet.

The only issue I have with the sheets is that other than the generic sheet, there's no room for multiclassing on these. If you use the bard sheet, you'd better plan on staying a bard, or get ready to transfer your character to another sheet when you switch classes. So, the generic one sounds like the one that would get the most use. Still, there are some classes, such as monk or paladin, that are less likely to multiclass anyway.

And...that's about it. They're character sheets; everyone knows what they are for and how they work, so there's not much else to say about them.

Next, the Living Greyhawk Journal for sure.

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