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D&D: Character Metadata Sheet

steakysteaky Registered User regular
edited September 2009 in Critical Failures
I recently dug up an old DnD campaign I started writing a year or two back.
Because I'm interested in involving my players in the campaign, I put together a packet for character Metadata,
all sorts of information about a character that could be useful to the DM in any stage of the campaign implementation.

As it took me several hours to plop the PDF together, and it's something that may be useful to others, I thought I'd link it here. All of the text fields are fully enterable via the computer.

Comments/Suggestions appreciated.

Character Metadata Sheet v1.2

If you found it helpful, please let me know. Feel free to message me to see if there's a later version.

[DnD Resource] Character Metadata Sheet
The Character Metadata Sheet is a packet for organizing character information for tabletop gaming meant to accompany the Character Sheet.

I created it to help myself tie character backstories into my campaign, as well as act as a resource for the players.
It is a good aid in character creation, and developing a roleplaying identity.

All of the fields are text-enterable.
The link above will always direct you to the latest PDF.
PM any suggestions.
steaky on

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  • Rhesus PositiveRhesus Positive GNU Terry Pratchett Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Very nice - lot of good stuff there. I belong to a roleplaying club which uses a wiki for character bios and suchlike, so that a GM can add personal touches to the campaigns. Nothing makes you desperately improvise like meeting the woman you abandoned at the altar many years previously.

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  • samurai6966samurai6966 Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Its cool and all, but I don't see that many people using "Background" sheet like this. If we would like to go that far into building our characters, I believe we would just write it in a Background and Personality spots on CB.

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  • steakysteaky Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Forgive my ignorance, but what's CB? :P

    The main idea for me, was to hand this out with a lore packet I created (because I figure, if these people have supposedly lived in this world, they should know a little about it), and let them plan their characters long before the start of the actual campaign. I'm hoping to get all my sheets back so that I can tie them in (improvisationally or concretely) to the actual story.

    It's not really something I expect the characters to have with them each session like a character sheet, unless I wanted to be super hardcore and have them only allowed to share character story through in-game conversation.


    I'm sure it wouldn't be of much use to someone who's midway through a campaign.

    steaky on
    [DnD Resource] Character Metadata Sheet
    The Character Metadata Sheet is a packet for organizing character information for tabletop gaming meant to accompany the Character Sheet.

    I created it to help myself tie character backstories into my campaign, as well as act as a resource for the players.
    It is a good aid in character creation, and developing a roleplaying identity.

    All of the fields are text-enterable.
    The link above will always direct you to the latest PDF.
    PM any suggestions.
  • samurai6966samurai6966 Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    CB is Character Builder. You get it when you sign up for D&D insider you can download it. It does the number work for you.

    samurai6966 on
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