Character Sheet for Black Company 3.5e?

Hello All, I'm looking to start up a Black Company Game here on Roll20.  The Black Company is part of the Mythic Vistas setting for D&D 3.5e.  I have done a little editing of character sheets for another game, but this is beyond my ability.  any Help would be greatly appreciated.  

I've done a lot of tweaking to the 3.5e sheet for my own game over the years, what are the main changes needed?

Hi, thanks for responding.  I've been really sick and offline for a week.  Here is a  link to the BC character sheet on The Green Ronin website.  any help would be appreciated

Welcome back and I hope you are feeling much better! So from what I can see with a cursory glance it would ideally have: areas for speed and load for the various loads carried a 'con' hitpoints box area for massive damage threshold action points favoured class allegiances in the header (or elsewhere but top two summarised in the header?) saving throw modifiers? armour class modifiers? Rather than BAB1-4 simply a BAB and a #attacks box? combat modifiers magic skills adding to the skill list skill modifiers? spells simplified to use spell energy/save dc rather than level based /day and dcs? If you could summarise what these things are or how they are different (or implemented differently) from 3.5e that would be a huge help. For example if 'number of attacks' simply follows the same rules as BAB1-4 then that section won't need changing right? If the save/ac/skill modifiers are simply free text notes then there won't need to be sections for them since notes sections are available for ac/skills already (maybe rename them...), one could still be added for saves though. Also, anything else I've missed?

Thanks so much, I will look into your questions and get back to you!

Ziechael said: Welcome back and I hope you are feeling much better! So from what I can see with a cursory glance it would ideally have: areas for speed and load for the various loads carried  yes a 'con' hitpoints box yes, the system uses a Massisive Dmg threshold based on Con area for massive damage threshold action points this is just a place holder for the number of action points, this wil go up and down favoured class not necessary for my game allegiances in the header (or elsewhere but top two summarised in the header?) room for 3 alligances at the top is enough saving throw modifiers? this should be the same armour class modifiers? this should be the same Rather than BAB1-4 simply a BAB and a #attacks box? not sure, but this could problaly stay the same combat modifiers not sure, but we should be using the same combat modifiers magic skills adding to the skill list yes skill modifiers? should stay the same spells simplified to use spell energy/save dc rather than level based /day and dcs? this is not necessary, as spells are all custom and built form scratch.  they can be modified at any time for dice, dmg, duration. so don't need spells on the character sheet. If you could summarise what these things are or how they are different (or implemented differently) from 3.5e that would be a huge help. For example if 'number of attacks' simply follows the same rules as BAB1-4 then that section won't need changing right? If the save/ac/skill modifiers are simply free text notes then there won't need to be sections for them since notes sections are available for ac/skills already (maybe rename them...), one could still be added for saves though. Also, anything else I've missed? Hope this is what you are looking for.  I don't have a lot of experience with the normal 3.5 sheet in roll20. Thanks -Jason

Ok cool, thats certainly a good starting point for me :) I can't promise a super quick turnaround due to 'life' but will certainly try to come up with something for you to test out before the apocalypse ;) I think the only thing I need further is how the massive damage threshold is calculated and whether max action points is based off a set value (ie. 1/level etc). Final thoughts (to reduce the number of potential fields needed) do you want me to strip out the spells section down to basics, maybe reducing it do the kind of info on the sheet you linked to and maybe a single repeating section for recording spell details? My custom 3.5e sheet has a revamped inventory and feats/special abilities section, does this system follow 3.5e enough to make these changes acceptable? (mine essentially has repeating sections to allow for ammunition recording, consumables, weapon/armour crystals, magic items by slot and feats/abilities repeating sections). Also Diana, if you come across this, are you ok with me doing this based HEAVILY on your code?

Ziechael said: Also Diana, if you come across this, are you ok with me doing this based HEAVILY on your code? Always and of course.  I based my code on other's work in the first place and I enjoy seeing what other folk can make of my work (once they get over cringing at the inconsistent programming and stuff.. :).

Diana P said: Ziechael said: Also Diana, if you come across this, are you ok with me doing this based HEAVILY on your code? Always and of course.  I based my code on other's work in the first place and I enjoy seeing what other folk can make of my work (once they get over cringing at the inconsistent programming and stuff.. :). Thank you very much!!!!

Ziechael said: Ok cool, thats certainly a good starting point for me :) I can't promise a super quick turnaround due to 'life' but will certainly try to come up with something for you to test out before the apocalypse ;) I think the only thing I need further is how the massive damage threshold is calculated and whether max action points is based off a set value (ie. 1/level etc).   Massive Dmg is calculated by Con + player level. Final thoughts (to reduce the number of potential fields needed) do you want me to strip out the spells section down to basics, maybe reducing it do the kind of info on the sheet you linked to and maybe a single repeating section for recording spell details?  Sounds great. My custom 3.5e sheet has a revamped inventory and feats/special abilities section, does this system follow 3.5e enough to make these changes acceptable? (mine essentially has repeating sections to allow for ammunition recording, consumables, weapon/armour crystals, magic items by slot and feats/abilities repeating sections) It follows 3.5 really close, uses the normal PHB for most of the information.  I'm cool with whatever you do with inventory and feats.  Make this as easy on yourself as possible.  ( I have some small experience editing a Call of Cthulhu sheet, but not something I was linking Macros to and such, So I could make a few changes down the road. Thank you very much, you are awesome!  I saw some of your posts in the forum on Macros, very helpful.

one more thing. For the Massive damage, we would need a misc box for bonuses from feats and such.  Con + player level + misc.  Thanks

ok sweet thanks, similar to the current initiative setup... is massive damage CON-base or CON-mod based?

con based

Ok, first stab at it:&nbsp; <a href="https://app.roll20.net/join/2381523/JvSLbg" rel="nofollow">https://app.roll20.net/join/2381523/JvSLbg</a> Post when in and I'll GM you.

Key things to note: Moved the 'speed' along side the other movement types to make room for the action points Added 3x allegiance fields to header added calculations for Con HP and massive damage based on level and con score as needed (forced a 1 minimum to level attribute too) Changed Homeland for background as it is more useful information Updated skill lists to match Black Company added feats/abilities repeating section to stats tab included my version of an inventory management system (there are ways to summarise the data contained using macros calling hidden attributes which i'll add as token actions for reference should you find them useful, also added a character from my game so you can see the sheet in action from a 3.5 perspective so some things might be blanked) Removed most of the spell section, added fields for spell energy and save dc and 2 column repeating sections for adding spell lists to (no buttons as I'm not sure how you'd want these but can add if needed easily enough) DIDN'T add the speed/max load table because I view encumbrance as being 'meh' and a common sense problem rather than mechanical one but WILL add it if you really want it/enforce such drivel ;) DIDN'T add favoured class as per your note but will do if desired. Also note that I have installed the Powercards API script to this test environment so that if you wanted to play around with the sample character you can do relatively freely (shapeshifting won't work since I haven't brought the rollable table across nor installed some of the other APIs needed to run that advanced feature). Let me know of any changes/notes/criticisms/issues here.

thanks, I'll take a look!!!!!

Looks great!! A couple of changes. &nbsp; Header change alignment to Campaign&nbsp; Inventory tab change reputation to Renown can scroll case&nbsp;be a fillable field? Change gold to silver Change crystals to Masterwork Item. &nbsp;move above worn items I don't&nbsp;need the seven worn items slotless Spells Can you add a notes section to the spells, below each added spell, in both columns? I would love the macro that links the inventory to the chat, thats&nbsp;really cool. I want to really thank you for your help. &nbsp;Roll20 is great. &nbsp;the community is so helpful.

JCrayne said: Looks great!! A couple of changes. &nbsp; Header change alignment to Campaign&nbsp; Inventory tab change reputation to Renown can scroll case&nbsp;be a fillable field? Change gold to silver Change crystals to Masterwork Item. &nbsp;move above worn items I don't&nbsp;need the seven worn items slotless Spells Can you add a notes section to the spells, below each added spell, in both columns? I would love the macro that links the inventory to the chat, thats&nbsp;really cool. I want to really thank you for your help. &nbsp;Roll20 is great. &nbsp;the community is so helpful. Counter notes: How do you mean a fillable field for scrolls, a repeating section like ammo/consumables etc? The inventory macros are available in the collections tab, copy and paste as needed (check out the setup on the Lianna character to see how i call the buttons in my game). Would a tab for 'armies' or other large scale battle info be useful (not sure how it works in tBC....)? Happy to help, just learning this stuff myself so it's a great exercise for me :) GM'd you in test environment

Counter notes: How do you mean a fillable field for scrolls, a repeating section like ammo/consumables etc? no, just have the name be a typeable field. &nbsp;so it can be changed. &nbsp;most players will not need a scrollcase The inventory macros are available in the collections tab, copy and paste as needed (check out the setup on the Lianna character to see how i call the buttons in my game). thanks Would a tab for 'armies' or other large scale battle info be useful (not sure how it works in tBC....)? I keep separate&nbsp;sheets in the Journal as Character's {I'm just figuring it out}&nbsp; you multiply the HD of a 8 mad squad. so level 2 squad would be 16HD. you add 2 HD for every other squad, so now a 32 man platoon would be 22HD. you use this number with average BaB for the unit against the A/C of the outer unit. &nbsp;It's pretty fast and clean. &nbsp;Especially&nbsp;with the massive&nbsp;dmg threshold and grievous wounds for failing fortitude saves.

Ahh ok cool, so separate sheets for the armies probably works better than extra info on the PC sheets. Have made the scroll case name editable, it will have a placeholder name of 'scroll case' &nbsp;which can be made into anything but will need SOMETHING adding for it to feature as a header in the inventory outputs (if needed I can make scroll case the default value instead so that if it is never changed it will still display as a header...?) I'll also add some inventory manager text to the current roll template info area for future reference too.

(if needed I can make scroll case the default value instead so that if it is never changed it will still display as a header...?) sounds perfect

also under masterwork items can there be a dropdown choice for gear/equipment? &nbsp; in the weapons section, it has weapon&nbsp;enh.&nbsp;there are not really magical weapons in BC, so a +1 bonus to accuracy(to hit) would not give a bonus to sharpness (damage)at the same time. so is 2 boxes possible? &nbsp;or could I just fix this with a macro? thanks

JCrayne said: (if needed I can make scroll case the default value instead so that if it is never changed it will still display as a header...?) sounds perfect JCrayne said: also under masterwork items can there be a dropdown choice for gear/equipment? &nbsp; in the weapons section, it has weapon&nbsp;enh.&nbsp;there are not really magical weapons in BC, so a +1 bonus to accuracy(to hit) would not give a bonus to sharpness (damage)at the same time. so is 2 boxes possible? &nbsp;or could I just fix this with a macro? thanks Equipment added as option for masterwork item dropdown scroll case a 'default' value for customisable storage container added a smidge of inventory reporting text to the roll template section at the bottom of the sheet. As for the weapon enh... could completely remove that altogether, the weapon focus field only adds to attack (accuracy) and specialisation only adds to damage (sharpness) so I could rename those accordingly and have them as the default for those bonuses?

As for the weapon enh... could completely remove that altogether, the weapon focus field only adds to attack (accuracy) and specialization only adds to damage (sharpness) so I could rename those accordingly and have them as the default for those bonuses? let's just leave this as is, we can do the math and stack weapon focus/special with and sharp/accurate bonuses. &nbsp;Might need some reason for the enh&nbsp;field at a later date. thanks

Fine by me, let me know when you are happy for me to submit it for the repository so it can be used by all and sundry.

I think we are good to go. &nbsp;thanks again for all of your work on this. &nbsp;gonna make my game even better

Sweet, will get a pull request opened up immediately and post here when it is available in the repository :)

You are a rock star!!! If there is anything I can help you with in the future, I'd love to help. -Jason

Just enjoy the sheet, continue to support the site and run games for as many different people as possible ;)

Can do!!!!

I have a quick macro question. &nbsp;I have seen but can't find a macro query that asks you how many dice then asks what type/number of sides. then makes the rolls for you. &nbsp;any ideas?

[[ ?{Number of dice|1}d?{Die sides|4|6|8|10|12|20|100} ]] ?

Perfect, how would I make this so only the GM can see the rol?

Hi,&nbsp; I was wondering if this had been&nbsp;posted in the repository yet? &nbsp;My first game session is Sunday. &nbsp;Thanks

The pull request has been submitted and the team usually process such things mid-week, hopefully it will be available wed/thurs but i'll post here when it is.

JCrayne said: Perfect, how would I make this so only the GM can see the rol? Sorry, just seen this (note, this will be visible to the player sending the command AND the gm, to have ONLY the gm see it they'll need to be the ones to use it or an API script will be required which is a pro user perk): /w gm [[ ?{Number of dice|1}d?{Die sides|4|6|8|10|12|20|100} ]]

Ziechael said: The pull request has been submitted and the team usually process such things mid-week, hopefully it will be available wed/thurs but i'll post here when it is. Just checked and the pull request has been merged, should be available via the game settings drop down soon :)

thanks again!!!

one last question, maybe. I have made quite a few&nbsp;NPC's and bad guys using the Attributes and Abilities section of the character. &nbsp;Will uploading the character sheet mess with characters i have already made or just new ones?

Won't change a thing, in fact if you've used any attribute names that mirror the ones used in the original 3.5e sheet and subsequently this sheet then they will be available in the relevant field for you once the sheet is selected :)

Now available in game settings:

It seems that the skills, spells, &nbsp;and &nbsp;notes&nbsp;tabs are blank? can't thank you enough. &nbsp; happy gaming Jason&nbsp;

Hmm so they are, something must have gone wrong from final edit to code push... i'll get it fixed asap but it won't likely go live until next weeks pull requests are done sorry. Typical! Hope it doesn't ruin your game at the weekend too much...

Gah... had missed a &lt;/div&gt; like a total div! Fix submitted, once live those sections will be reenabled, any attributes already set up with the same names will auto populate, sorry again for the stupidity!

No worries, it will be fine. &nbsp;you have been so much of a help.

If you encounter any more issues when using the sheet just let me know here.

thanks, will do

Fixed sheet now should now be available in your game

thanks again

I started using this character sheet and I really like it. Is there a way to see the total skill points spent between the class and cross class ranks?

Thanks and sure, its actually a feature I have on my version of the original 3.5e sheet... The biggest issue comes in when you have multi class players. I'll see if I can find a robust way to handle it and add it to the sheet when I get chance