Most players of D&D 3.5 are satistfied with the official sheets - They're neat, effective and short. Only two pages rather then the 3 or 4 of other games.
I am not one of those players. I *want* to describe my character, I *want* to add a back story to every one I create (which is usually the most laborous part of character creation). Were I to use the official sheets, I would have to put this information on a sheet of scrap paper and add it into the character's plastic wallet. It may never be read by the DM, who may only need mechanical information to build encounters. The easy solution was to put them on the back of my character sheet but to me this was cluttered and ugly.
I went trawling the internet for a highly detailed character sheet that can potentially contain all the information that I care to jot down. Which is when I found this:
I am not one of those players. I *want* to describe my character, I *want* to add a back story to every one I create (which is usually the most laborous part of character creation). Were I to use the official sheets, I would have to put this information on a sheet of scrap paper and add it into the character's plastic wallet. It may never be read by the DM, who may only need mechanical information to build encounters. The easy solution was to put them on the back of my character sheet but to me this was cluttered and ugly.
I went trawling the internet for a highly detailed character sheet that can potentially contain all the information that I care to jot down. Which is when I found this:
Hawkins Custom 3.5 Sheets |
This is an 8 page sheet, of which you only 'need' the first three. All the information you need is, as it should be, on the first page with secondary information on the second and feats on the third. It is meant for experienced players with almost complete rules familiarity and, joy! page 2 has room for both a Character history/background and Description. Short though they are.
Page 4 Is for those Incarnum users, so it's rarely even glanced at with my groups. Page 5 is for Spellcasters. Page 6 is for Psionics. Page 7 is for Initiators (The broken shit from Tome of Battle?) and Page 8 holds all the Epic information.
Download it, try it, love it. It's one of the nicest, neatest, cleanest and sensible sheets I have found so far. Why it's not on this site already, I have no idea.
Page 4 Is for those Incarnum users, so it's rarely even glanced at with my groups. Page 5 is for Spellcasters. Page 6 is for Psionics. Page 7 is for Initiators (The broken shit from Tome of Battle?) and Page 8 holds all the Epic information.
Download it, try it, love it. It's one of the nicest, neatest, cleanest and sensible sheets I have found so far. Why it's not on this site already, I have no idea.