Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Player Character Folio (based on
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Paizo Publishing, LLC
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Create characters of legend and organize your most epic adventures with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Player Character Folio. This deluxe character record covers absolutely everything you need to know about your Pathfinder hero, with an innovative layout that means your character’s most important details are always at your fingertips!
This sturdy folder’s 16 character-defining pages include:
Expanded space for your hero’s ability scores, feats, and class features
Space to track familiars, animal companions, cohorts, and other allies
A diagram to help fill every magic item slot
Space to track your character’s goals and history
A complete record of your hero’s special achievements
I purchased the PDF version of this product, and I can't speak to the quality of the paper copy.
It suits me just fine; I enjoy the presentation a lot better than virtually all of the character sheets out there. That was the main reason that I purchased it: I just wanted something more esthetically pleasing to look at while playing. I use it for characters that I'll be playing for awhile (usually for AP characters) that I enjoy putting the extra time into to fill out the "fluff" parts of the folio. Having corresponding sheets for the animal companions/eidolons/etc. is also great. I fill everything out by hand, so the fact that it's not form-fillable is not a problem for me either. Since I can print as many as I want to, the price is reasonable for the PDF as well (if you regularly use it).
I love character sheets and this one is a very well put together character sheet...I have been using it for 9 months now and it has been really nice.
The only things I would change...
1)Is put a section on the cover for the characters name.
2) Maybe put out two different ones...one for casters and one for non-casters...just thinking it is a waste to have a two page section for spells with non-caster characters.
3) Change it so the inside of the front gate(where you write) to a non glossy material. Writting on it with pencil is annoying.
I'm a big fan of Folio's and love Pathfinder, adopted the system before it hit beta and was just a bunch of 3.5 AP's I've run 3 AP's and have played in 4, when I heard paizo was making a folio I was excited, but that died when i bought the actual product, shrink wrapped so I didn't know exactly what I was getting the coating on the actual character sheet makes it impossible to fill out in a crisp, clear manner and erasing on it is a joke after about the third box I filled out, I just stopped and bought the less expensive Gamer Ingenuity folio and have kept using them instead.
It's nice to have lots of space for each section of a character sheet. I liked that I had a whole page for skills, feats, spells... However, I wish there were more spaces for craft, perform, and other fill-in-the-blank skills. Not a huge gripe, just something that would have been nice to have.
I only purchased the PDF copy, so I can't speak on the quality of the paper or the folder flaps being big enough.
It amuses me that people are angry about the PDF being secured. It's well within Paizo's right to protect their files from changes. If you REALLY NEED a fillable form, bypassing the security is the easiest thing in the world if you know where to look. But... since I like to fill out that stuff by hand, it's not a deal breaker for me.
No major complaints from me. Suits my purposes, a few things I would have done differently, but nice presentation.
1. As a folio, the pockets are too narrow to hold 8.5"x11" paper without bunching.
2. The price is too high to seriously consider buying one folio per character.
3. The pages do not copy well, due to the light grays that are used throughout the booklet.
4. The Eidolon sheet has absolutely no space for listing Evolutions, rendering it useless.
Most Paizo products are well-engineered and an excellent value. This is an unfortunate exception. Unless you play Pathfinder Society games and want the nightly reroll, I would recommend against this.