@Nolan: I LOL'd, I admit it.
As to the Link... just copy and past a URL into the bio.
As to the Link... just copy and past a URL into the bio.
The beauty of a feature like this is that if a group doesn't want to use it.. they don't have to.
Plus, your argument could be made for all the features in the program. "You don't need the system to roll dice for you! Just roll some on your table!"
Sorry, not meaning to bash, just trying to get the point across. Whether Riley puts a feature on the todo list is up to him and his friends, but he won't know what we could use unless we discuss it.
Rolling dice is simply not a good comparison for many reasons the biggest being keeping player's roles honest. Plus the ability to roll any number of die and sides is critical...having editable character sheets IMHO will have little impact on if people will use this tool or not.
Of course, then I'd have to ask for virtual chip crumbs and tomato sauce\coke stains too...
Of course, I should be also asking for the ability to rolled dice to show up on the tabletop itself for the experience to be complete. Of course, then I'd have to ask for virtual chip crumbs and tomato sauce\coke stains too...
Deightine's tip above also works in handouts. I've created a handout called "Alan's Character Sheet", pasted the URL to the PDF character sheet on Google Docs into the "Description and Notes" box, and added the handout to the corresponding player's journal.
Note that it only works if you copy and paste the URL from your URL bar. If you type it out or anything else, Roll20 doesn't recognise this as a URL. As previously mentioned, by default it opens the URL in your current tab, throwing you out of Roll20. To help, I've added the following text immediately above the URL in the handout.
Right click on the link below and select "Open link in new tab" to view.
Do not left click on the link as this will throw you out of Roll20.
All I really need for a Roll20 character sheet is for my players to be able to fill out a simple text (or basic HTML) document linked to their characters' bios; something like this (in GURPS 4e):
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Alden Fairhame (Frank Wilcox)
Human Male
ST 14, DX 12, IQ 10, HT 12
BS 6, BM 6, Dodge 10 (Combat Reflexes)
SKILLS:
Broadsword-16
Carousing-14
ADVANTAGES:
Combat Reflexes
DISADVANTAGES
Voluntarily Disinherited
and so on.
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Is that doable?
So the real question here is...Why is the CS important to you? Is it because your desired game must have one? Or is it merely a matter of convenience for you?
Similarly, click an icon to get a list of character sheets, clicking to select the on you want, clicking to open it in a pop-up window, mouse-dragging to find the part you want, double-clicking to select a text box, and clicking to place the text insertion point before starting to type is going to turn out slower, less convenient, and more distracting than taking a pencil to an actual character sheet on your actual desk.
The expectations are going way beyond just a CS here... ....where does it stop?