 Fifth Edition Character Sheet, Pretty much what it says |
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 Jun 23 2013, 01:24 AM
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Runner  Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,946 Joined: 1-June 09 From: Omaha Member No.: 17,234  |
Anyone already created a PDF of the fifth edition sheet? I'm going to run a character gen session tomorrow and i'd prefer not to have to adapt something or photocopy the book.
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Jun 27 2013, 08:51 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 65 Joined: 12-July 08 Member No.: 16,137 |
Is there something new on this?
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Jul 1 2013, 08:34 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 11 Joined: 5-June 13 From: Scandinavian Union Member No.: 107,466 |
I guess we will have one soon, but it would be really nice to have one now.
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Jul 1 2013, 12:50 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,973 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Fairfax, VA Member No.: 13,526 |
Why is it that character sheets in books always suck? Is it that the graphic artists are obsessed with taking up space with artwork that unifies the sheet with the game book? Is it that the sheet is designed by someone who doesn't actually play the game?
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Jul 1 2013, 02:23 PM
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Old Man Jones Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,415 Joined: 26-February 02 From: New York Member No.: 1,699 |
Most RPG companies don't hire full on classicly trained graphic designers. Generally because they can't afford to, especially when they can have their writers and editors and other folks learn some graphic design skills as a result of getting the layout and formatting duties dumped on them.
-k |
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Jul 3 2013, 05:14 PM
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Tilting at Windmills Group: Members Posts: 1,636 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Amarillo, TX, CAS Member No.: 388 |
Matt's a pretty sharp guy, and I think the sheet in the back of SR5 is actually pretty decent. YMMV, of course, on both counts, but it's actually a pretty good sheet and pretty printer-friendly.
I can't answer any questions about why it's not up yet, but I'd hazard a guess that it's got something to do with the book not being out yet. That's just a guess, though. |
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Jul 3 2013, 09:47 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 332 Joined: 11-June 13 Member No.: 109,479 |
QUOTE (LurkerOutThere @ Jun 23 2013, 01:24 AM)  Anyone already created a PDF of the fifth edition sheet? I'm going to run a character gen session tomorrow and i'd prefer not to have to adapt something or photocopy the book. I wouldn't mind taking a peak at it myself, as I need to code it up pretty soon into its magnificent transition into jaw droppingly beautiful 16 ANSI colors, compressed into 78 characters per horizontal line. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) -Wired_SR_AEGIS |
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Jul 3 2013, 09:51 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
Generic sheets in general tend to not be too good, because you're trying to cram all the character types into one or two pages. Specific build sheets are slightly better.
I like binder sheet builds myself. But I'm insane and print out a lot. |
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Jul 3 2013, 10:47 PM
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Douche Group: Banned Posts: 1,584 Joined: 2-March 11 Member No.: 23,135 |
So long as there's actually space to write in.
Most RPG character sheets have the problem of setting the lines too close together. |
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Jul 4 2013, 12:27 AM
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Prime Runner Ascendant Group: Members Posts: 17,568 Joined: 26-March 09 From: Aurora, Colorado Member No.: 17,022 |
QUOTE (CanRay @ Jul 3 2013, 03:51 PM) Generic sheets in general tend to not be too good, because you're trying to cram all the character types into one or two pages. Specific build sheets are slightly better. I like binder sheet builds myself. But I'm insane and print out a lot. Yeah, me too. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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Jul 8 2013, 02:11 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,416 Joined: 4-March 06 From: Albuquerque Member No.: 8,334 |
Once I get my SR5 book copy, I'll update the Wordman sheets to SR5 compatibility.
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